The government of Republic of Korea and the following United States foundations have supported the AEF since 1997.

For Programs
(Unit : US$)
Korean Government (Ministry of Finance and Economy) 3,150,000
AT&T Foundation 55,000
General Electric Fund 25,000
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation 35,000
IBM 15,000
Levi Strauss 20,000

For Maintaining the Secretariat
(Unit: KRW)
Korean Government (Ministry of Finance and Economy) 939,708,000