UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 1320, 2004

EDUCATION FUNDING CAPITAL TRUST - IV (ISSUER)

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

333-111959-01

51-6553467

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

(Commission file Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

c/o U.S. Bank National

Association

CN-WN-06CT

425 Walnut Street, 6^th Floor

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s Telephone Number: (513) 632-2518

~~Exhibit~~Check ~~Index~~the ~~appears~~appropriate onbox ~~Page~~below 4if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

~~Item~~¨ 5.Written ~~Other~~communications ~~Events~~pursuant ~~and~~to ~~Regulation~~Rule FD425 ~~Disclosure.~~under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

~~Pursuant~~¨ toSoliciting ~~the~~material ~~Indenture~~pursuant of Trust dated as of May 1, 2004 as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture of Trust dated as of May 1, 2004 (collectively, the “Indenture”) among Education Funding Capital Trust – IV (the “Issuer”), U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”) and Fifth Third Bank, as eligible lender trustee for the Issuer (the “Eligible Lender Trustee”), the Indenture Trustee made available to ~~noteholders~~Rule ~~the statement required by the Indenture, which statement is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8~~14a-~~K, and~~12 inunder ~~accordance with~~ the ~~Indenture,~~Exchange ~~the~~Act ~~Indenture~~(17 ~~Trustee~~CFR ~~was required to make distributions to the holders of the Issuer’s Education Loan Backed Notes Series 2004 – A-4, SA-5, A-6 and B-1~~240. 14a-12)

~~Item~~¨ 7.Pre-commencement ~~Financial~~communications ~~Statements~~pursuant ~~and~~to ~~Exhibits~~Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01. Other Events

Pursuant to the Indenture of Trust dated as of May 1, 2004 as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture of Trust dated as of May 1, 2004 (collectively, the “Indenture”) among Education Funding Capital Trust – IV (the “Issuer”), U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”) and Fifth Third Bank, as eligible lender trustee for the Issuer (the “Eligible Lender Trustee”), the Indenture Trustee made available to noteholders the statement required by the Indenture, which statement is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K, and in accordance with the Indenture, the Indenture Trustee was required to make distributions to the holders of the Issuer’s Education Loan Backed Notes Series 2004 – A-6 and B-1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)

Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description of Document
99.1		Statement to Noteholders July 31, 2004

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cincinnati, State of Ohio, on August 1331, 2004.


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Co-Owner Trustee for EDUCATION FUNDING CAPITAL TRUST - IV

By:		/s/ Daniel R. Bley
		Daniel R. Bley
		Vice President and Trust Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description of Document
99.1		Statement to Noteholders July 31, 2004

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