Exhibit 99.906 CERT

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Aaron Masek, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of The Empire Builder Tax Free
      Bond Fund (the "registrant");

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
      of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
      statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
      were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
      report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
      information included in this report, fairly present in all material
      respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net
      assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to
      include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the
      periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
      establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
      defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and
      internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d)
      under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

      a)    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
            disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
            supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
            registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
            to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
            period in which this report is being prepared;

      b)    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused
            such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
            our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
            reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
            statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
            accepted accounting principles;

      c)    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
            and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about
            the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a
            date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on
            such evaluation; and

      d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
            control over financial reporting that occurred during the second
            fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has
            materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
            the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the
      registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
      directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

      a)    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
            or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
            reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
            record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

      b)    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
            other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
            internal control over financial reporting.

May 9, 2008                              /s/ Aaron Masek
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Date                                     Aaron Masek
                                         Treasurer




This certification is provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, and accompanies the report on Form N-CSR for the
period ended February 29, 2008 of The Empire Builder Tax Free Bond Fund (the
"Registrant").

Each of the undersigned, being the Principal Executive Officer and Principal
Financial Officer of the Registrant, hereby certifies that, to such officer's
knowledge,:

1.    the Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
      15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or
      78o(d)); and

2.    the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
      material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
      the Registrant.

May 9, 2008
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Date

                                            /s/ Seth M. Glickenhaus
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                                            Seth M. Glickenhaus
                                            President

                                            /s/ Aaron Masek
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                                            Aaron Masek
                                            Treasurer

This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of Form N-CSR or as a
separate disclosure document. A signed original of this written statement
required by Section 906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained
by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.