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Skip To Main Site Navigation Skip to Content Skip To Footer Menu Search search Menu GO About Mobile Navigation Icon Our Mission Our Story Our Strategy Our Team Impact Mobile Navigation Icon NEFE Annual Report Partners Policy Engagement Research Mobile Navigation Icon Get Funding Research Projects Polls Convenings Initiatives Mobile Navigation Icon The Personal Finance Ecosystem High School Financial Planning Program CashCourse Smart About Money Evaluation 101 News Mobile Navigation Icon The Latest Story Ideas Polls NEFE Digest Everyone Deserves Financial Education The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) champions effective financial education. We are the independent, centralizing voice providing leadership, research and collaboration to advance financial well-being. Our Philosophy Our Mission Impact Explore NEFE's Work and Impact in 2019 As NEFE evolves, both operationally and in how we serve our field, we will share our progress and track our work for accountability. By leading and encouraging best practices and knowledge sharing, we are committed to improving the effectiveness of financial education approaches and mitigating systemic factors which affect financial well-being. Our History Our Funding Update on NEFE Curriculum Our intention over the next year is to transform NEFE into an institute that advances high-impact scholarly research and facilitates collaboration with practitioners, advocates and policymakers. To successfully devote more of our resources to this kind of leadership, we have made the decision to retire our curriculum programs, including the High School Financial Planning Program® (HSFPP), CashCourse® and Smart About Money (SAM), at the end of the 2020-2021 academic year. Learn about NEFE's evolving strategy NEFE President and CEO, Dr. Billy J. Hensley, on our new strategic future. 1,190 Peer-Reviewed Publications Have Cited NEFE 39 Active Partnerships $4M+ Dispersed for Research Projects Since 2006 31 Research Grants Awarded Since 2006 NEFE News December 14, 2020 NEFE Welcomes New Board Members The National Endowment for Financial Education® (NEFE®) welcomes three new members to its Board of Trustees for 2021. October 08, 2020 RTDNA/NEFE Announce 2020 Excellence in Personal Finance Reporting Award Winners NEFE, in partnership with the RTDNA, announce the winners of the 2020 Excellence in Personal Finance Reporting Awards. July 30, 2020 NEFE Invests in Underserved Communities NEFE is making a greater commitment to address structural and systemic racism and inequality by investing in several organizations that support underrepresented populations. July 29, 2020 NEFE, AFCPE Partner to Support Diverse Communities NEFE is launching an initiative through a partnership with the AFCPE to fully sponsor the training and credentialing of 100 new Accredited Financial Counselors® (AFC®), all of which will be people of color. July 02, 2020 Racism, Bias and Economic Inequality Impair the Financial Well-Being of Millions NEFE provides unrestricted operational grants to organizations focused on equity. June 11, 2020 Listening, Reflection Is Key to Our Nation’s Healing NEFE has always valued equity and inclusion, but is making a greater commitment to evolve by investing in communities of color and underserved populations. May 15, 2020 The 2020 Excellence in Personal Finance Reporting Awards is Now Open The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) and NEFE are now accepting entries for the 2020 Excellence in Personal Finance Reporting Awards. April 16, 2020 With This Crisis Does Financial Literacy Even Matter? Financial literacy matters more than ever, especially as the country moves forward in recovery. March 16, 2020 NEFE's Commitment and Short-term Changes in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic The National Endowment for Financial Education first and foremost prioritizes people and do not take this current situation lightly. In this global effort, we want to update you on our response and our actions as we continue to closely monitor COVID-19. View All News NEFE Research Supporting research in the field of financial well-being. NEFE promotes a better understanding of personal finance by identifying and investigating the financial issues affecting people's lives. We advance effective financial education through research studies, symposia, think tanks and round table discussions. NEFE funds rigorous, innovative and actionable research that seeks to improve the public's financial well-being and has the potential to make a profound contribution to our field. Our research values drive this work. Learn More How can we help our nation heal? NEFE has always valued equity and inclusion, but is making a greater commitment to evolve by investing in communities of color and underserved populations. Learn More Educational Resources NEFE offers a variety of self-help websites and resources that are noncommercial and frequently updated to ensure that we provide credible and reliable information. CashCourse A customizable online tool for nonprofit universities and colleges, CashCourse® offers a wealth of financial education resources for you and your students. Read more about CashCourse High School Financial Planning Program Our flagship program helps teachers reaching students in grades 8-12 present fundamental personal finance skills to teens to prepare them for financial independence. It can be taught in a variety of settings including classroom, after-school programs and workshops. Read more about HSFPP Smart About Money Consumers from all walks of life can use this website to find self-directed courses, informative articles, calculators, quizzes, worksheets, money-saving tips, discussion forums and other valuable resources to answer commonly asked questions and address various economic situations. Read more about SAM Evaluation Toolkit This online evaluation toolkit helps you understand and evaluate concepts and efficiently apply them to your educational programs so you can document the impact programs have on learners. Read more about ETK National Endowment for Financial Education 1550 Market Street, Suite 475 Denver, CO 80202 303-741-6333 303-741-6333 Subscribe Contact Us Careers NEFE Resources CashCourse Evaluation Toolkit High School Financial Planning Program Smart About Money Twitter (opens in new window) LinkedIn (opens in new window) Legal Privacy Unsubscribe Copyright © 2020 National Endowment for Financial Education. All rights reserved. NEFE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Tax ID: 84-0632115. Back to Top Announcement Our curriculum programs, including the High School Financial Planning Program® (HSFPP), CashCourse® and Smart About Money, will be retiring on July 31, 2021. Learn more about this decision....