Grants Awarded By
Finra Investor Education Foundation

20 Grants Awarded in 2022

Grant RecipientAward

REDWOOD CITY, CA

PURPOSE: To study household financial resilience in the United States from the Great Recession to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (2008 to 2020) and to examine factors affecting financial stability, especially among financially vulnerable groups.

$57,143

SAN JUAN, PR

PURPOSE: To undertake research about the financial capability of Hispanic people in the United States, both as a single cohort and disaggregated by heritage.

$28,208

JONESBORO, GA

PURPOSE: To enable the Clayton County Library System to leverage interest in the region's well-established film industry to engage youth, adults, and entrepreneurs in a variety of activity-based financial education experiences, thereby integrating financial education and workforce development.

$25,000

KENOSHA, WI

PURPOSE: To expand financial education and financial coaching in low-income and underserved communities, focusing especially on topics such as banking, credit, budgeting, and managing debt.

$25,000

ROME, GA

PURPOSE: To partner with the University of West Georgia's Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy to deliver customized financial education for adults and teens in collaboration with existing social service initiatives maintained by local nonprofits and government agencies.

$25,000

ORLANDO, FL

PURPOSE: To collaborate with the University of Central Florida to help English language learners acquire essential personal finance skills and knowledge through instruction that engages participants in a variety of listening, speaking, writing, and practice exercises that make unfamiliar financial concepts as concrete as possible.

$24,965

NEW YORK, NY

PURPOSE: To support LaGuardia Community College Library's efforts to provide financial and investor education to college students and the wider community using Open Educational Resources in multiple languages, thereby empowering underserved groups to make informed financial choices.

$24,819

WASHINGTON, DC

PURPOSE: To research how out-of-pocket healthcare spending is trending in the United States and to examine the degree to which the rising costs that patients face are a manifestation of changes to health insurance plan design, increasing overall healthcare costs, or other factors.

$23,748

BUFFALO, NY

PURPOSE: To provide and coordinate basic financial education for lower-income families, immigrant and refugee populations, and recently incarcerated individuals who are reintegrating into society and the local economy.

$22,798

FT WORTH, TX

PURPOSE: To advance sustainable workplace financial wellness services and education for lower-income employees.

$20,000

HASTINGS, MI

PURPOSE: To advance sustainable workplace financial wellness services and education for lower-income employees.

$20,000

OVERLAND PARK, KS

PURPOSE: To advance sustainable workplace financial wellness services and education for lower-income employees.

$20,000

MEXICO, MO

PURPOSE: To advance sustainable workplace financial wellness services and education for lower-income employees.

$20,000

MEMPHIS, TN

PURPOSE: To advance sustainable workplace financial wellness services and education for lower-income employees.

$20,000

CHARDON, OH

PURPOSE: To advance sustainable workplace financial wellness services and education for lower-income employees.

$20,000

ATLANTA, GA

PURPOSE: To advance sustainable workplace financial wellness services and education for lower-income employees.

$20,000

WARREN, OH

PURPOSE: To advance sustainable workplace financial wellness services and education for lower-income employees.

$20,000

NAZARETH, PA

PURPOSE: To deliver a diverse array of sustainable financial capability experiences for children, teens, and adults, with programs on preparing financially for college; saving money (for emergencies, major purchases, and long-term goals); the psychology of money; managing debt; and credit health.

$10,788

HUNTINGTON, WV

PURPOSE: To expand the personal finance collections of the Cabell County Public Library, Mingo County Public Library, and Wayne County Public Libraries and share fraud prevention messages to help residents make well-informed financial decisions following a FEMA-declared major natural disaster in the region.

$9,852

PHILADELPHIA, PA

PURPOSE: To expand the availability of reliable personal finance and fraud prevention information resources for a community recovering from a FEMA-declared major natural disaster.

$9,541