Financial Literacy Access Initiative
Expanding access to practical financial education for students, schools, and communities that need it most.
Every year, millions of young people enter adulthood facing important financial decisions with little or no formal preparation.
They will make choices about saving, spending, debt, education, employment, housing, and long-term planning. These decisions can shape opportunities, create challenges, and influence financial well-being for years to come.
The Financial Literacy Access Initiative exists to help expand access to practical financial education so more students can build the knowledge, judgment, and confidence needed to navigate those decisions.
Financial decisions are part of everyday life
Whether a student pursues college, enters the workforce, starts a business, joins the military, or follows another path, they will eventually face choices involving money, risk, trade-offs, and long-term planning.
Yet many students receive little practical education about how these systems work before they are expected to navigate them independently.
The goal of the Financial Literacy Access Initiative is not simply to teach financial concepts. The goal is to help more young people understand how financial decisions connect to the real-world opportunities and challenges they will encounter throughout life.
Students preparing for adulthood
Helping more students build financial confidence
The Financial Literacy Access Initiative exists to expand access to practical financial education for students and communities that otherwise may not receive these resources.
We believe every student deserves the opportunity to learn the foundational concepts that influence financial decision-making throughout adulthood. By working alongside schools, community organizations, charitable foundations, and other partners, we seek to make these educational opportunities available to more students across the United States.
From support to student impact
A simple, accountable path that turns the generosity of partners into real classroom and community access.
Support
Foundations, charitable organizations, corporate giving programs, community partners, and individual supporters provide funding and resources that help expand access to financial education.
Access
Support is used to provide students and partner organizations with educational resources focused on practical financial knowledge and real-world decision-making.
Impact
Students gain greater understanding of important financial concepts and develop skills that can help them make more informed decisions throughout their lives.
Built to work alongside your community
The Financial Literacy Access Initiative is designed to work alongside organizations that share a commitment to preparing young people for adulthood.
- Community foundations
- Family foundations
- Corporate giving programs
- Public schools
- Private schools
- Charter schools
- Homeschool organizations
- Youth development organizations
- Community centers
- After-school programs
- Faith-based organizations
Together, these partnerships help expand access to practical financial education for students who might otherwise go without it.
Support where it matters most
Every community has unique needs. Sponsors may choose to support financial literacy access in a variety of ways — specific cities, regions, school communities, youth organizations, or broader national initiatives — and may determine the level of public recognition associated with their support.
Public sponsorship
Support student access while receiving public recognition for helping expand educational opportunities.
Community sponsorship
Direct support toward a specific city, school, region, or student population.
Anonymous sponsorship
Provide meaningful support while remaining entirely private.
Practical resources, designed for real life
Students participating through initiative-supported programs may receive access to:
- Video-based instruction
- Practical financial education
- Digital learning materials
- Assessments and progress tracking
- Guided learning activities
- Certificates of completion
Resources are designed to help students connect financial concepts to real-world decisions and future opportunities.
Measuring impact
The initiative is committed to measuring participation and program outcomes wherever possible.
Our goal is to provide partners with meaningful insight into how their support is helping expand access to financial education.
Depending on the partnership, reporting may include
- Students served
- Program participation
- Course completion rates
- Assessment outcomes
- Community reach
- Program observations and recommendations
A future where more students are prepared
We envision a future where more young people enter adulthood with the knowledge, judgment, and confidence needed to make informed financial decisions throughout their lives.
By expanding access to practical financial education, we hope to help more students better understand the opportunities, responsibilities, and choices they will encounter as they move into adulthood.
More than one way to help
Sponsor student access
Help provide educational opportunities to more students.
Support a community
Direct resources toward a specific city, region, school, or youth organization.
Become a community partner
Work alongside the initiative to bring financial education resources to students.
Advocate for financial literacy
Help raise awareness about the importance of preparing young people for real-world financial decisions.
Let’s talk about expanding access
We welcome conversations with foundations, charitable organizations, corporate giving programs, community partners, schools, and individuals interested in expanding access to financial education.