Building A Future-Ready Technology Infrastructure

About this grant

This grant will enable the City and County of San Francisco to modernize the Kindergarten-to-College program’s technology infrastructure. Mott Foundation funds will support development of a mobile-friendly, scalable platform that enables integration with other savings programs, tracks multi-source deposits, and manages creative incentives among other features. These upgrades, along with new partnerships, aim to increase participation and maximize the program’s impact on students’ long-term college savings and aspirations. San Francisco’s Kindergarten-to-College program was the first universal children’s savings account initiative in the U.S. Since its launch in 2011, the program has opened savings accounts for over 56,000 students, helped families save $18.5 million for postsecondary expenses, and increased college enrollment by 12 percentage points among historically underrepresented students.