- Program Education
- Program Area Graduating High School College & Career Ready
- Grant Amount $365,000
- Grant Period November 1, 2021–October 31, 2023
- Location San Francisco, CA, United States
- Geographic Focus San Francisco
About this grant
The City and County of San Francisco’s Kindergarten to College program was the first universal and automatic municipal children’s college savings program in the country. Since its inception in 2011, the program opened savings accounts for more than 40,000 students, the majority of whom are children of color, and has encouraged families, half of whom are low- and moderate-income, to save more than $5 million and earn millions more in program incentives. The Kindergarten to College program has also inspired replications in cities around the country. Renewal funding will support planning, evaluation and outreach efforts that help the grantee prepare for the next phase of program operations, which will include the launch of California’s statewide children’s savings account initiative and the first group of program graduates.