The National Education Foundation (NEF) was founded in 1989, after consultations with national leaders including former President Bill Clinton and Intel founder Dr. Gordon Moore. The NEF is the world's leading nonprofit organization, providing high quality, affordable 21st Century online education and mentoring to millions of students and jobseekers in many countries including the U.S., India, Egypt, Jordan and Mauritius. Learn more about the NEF initiatives.


The National Education Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, headquartered in metropolitan Washington, D.C. After consultations with national leaders including former President Bill Clinton and Intel founder Dr. Gordon Moore, Dr. Appu Kuttan founded NEF in 1989 with the proceeds from the sale of the world-famous Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. NEF is now the world's leading nonprofit organization bridging the employment, digital and academic divides by providing high quality affordable 21st Century online education to millions of students and jobseekers in many countries including the U.S., India, Egypt, Jordan and Mauritius. NEF offers 3,000 high quality online courses using state-of-the-art LMS (Learning Management System) and interactive video platform.