The Power of Parents in Education with Darla Romfo (Children's Scholarship Fund)

What happens when parents have the resources to choose the education that best fits their child? In this episode of Going Big!, host Kevin Gentry sits down with Darla Romfo, president and CEO of Children’s Scholarship Fund, an organization that has awarded more than $1.2 billion in scholarships to nearly a quarter of a million children across America. Darla shares the story behind CSF, the vision of founders John Walton and Ted Forstmann, and why she believes families should be at the center of educational decision-making. The conversation also explores the major new opportunity created by the upcoming federal tax credit for scholarship funding, which takes effect in 2027. Darla explains how the policy could expand access to educational choice, bring new donors into philanthropy, and create an unprecedented opportunity to scale scholarship programs across the country. She also shares lessons from more than two decades of leading CSF about parents, philanthropy, leadership, and preparing for a moment of enormous growth. For those interested in education, school choice, philanthropy, nonprofit leadership, or the future of opportunity for children and families, this conversation offers a firsthand look at what it takes to build a movement, scale a proven model, and prepare for a potentially transformative moment.