54,000+
SFUSD TOTAL ACCOUNTS
$1,055
AVERAGE ACCOUNT BALANCE (SAVERS)
$17 MILLION
TOTAL SAVINGS
Updated May 2024
A Future Worth Saving For
First Graduating Class - 2023
What People are Saying



—Kloe Sierra Helmuth, Class of 2029

—Saw Yunn, Class of 2023


—Se Forde, Class of 2027

—Yadira Vazquez, Class of 2023


—Tierra Ferrand, Class of 2023


—Sophia Truong, Class of 2026

—Crystal Tan, Class of 2026

What's New
Do you know a recent (Class of 2023 o 2024) or upcoming (Class of 2025) graduate of a San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) or SFUSD affiliated charter school?
Then they have at least $50 in their Kindergarten to College (K2C) account to continue your education after high school! Eligible students may also have $500-$1,500 in a CalKIDS from the State of California.
Join our 4pm Tuesday April 29th workshop to learn how to claim your money with K2C and CalKIDS.
Register for the English Workshop.
Resources:
Need more help? Visit “Graduating Students” at K2CSF.org, join us for Zoom office hours and email k2c@sfgov.org.
Obtener Su Dinero Con K2C y CalKIDS
¿Conoce a algún graduado reciente (Class of 2023 o 2024) o próximo (Class of 2025) del Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Francisco (SFUSD) o de una escuela autónoma afiliada (charter) al SFUSD?
¡Entonces tendrán al menos $50 en su cuenta de Kindergarten to College (K2C) para continuar su educación después de la secundaria! Los estudiantes elegibles también pueden tener entre $500 y $1,500 en un CalKIDS del estado de California.
Únase a nuestro taller 9:30am jueves el 1 de mayo y obtenga información sobre como obtener su dinero con K2C y CalKIDS.
Regístrese para el taller en español.
Recursos:
Necesitas más ayuda? Visite “Estudiantes graduados” en K2CSF.org, únase a nosotros para el horario de oficina en Zoom y envíe un correo electrónico a k2c@sfgov.org.
Saving for College? How to Make the Most of Your Investment | KQED (2024)
SF Narrowed College Enrollment Gap by Giving Kindergarteners $50 in Savings, Study Finds | KQED (2024)
Savings program pledges at least $13,000 for students — if they graduate - The Washington Post (2024)
San Francisco K2C savings program: First cohort of kids goes to college (cnbc.com) (2023)
Can $50 Really Put A Student On The Road To College? - Forbes (2023)
600 Kindergartners Were Given Bank Accounts. Here’s What They Learned. - WSJ (2023)
SF's K2C program helps students go to college and learn about money (2023)
San Francisco's Graduating Class of Kindergarten to College (2023)
S.F. put cash in kindergarteners’ college savings accounts 13 years ago. Did it pay off? (2023)
Newsom highlights universal college savings program (losangelesblade.com) (2022)
College savings plan that starts in Kindergarten taking off across USA (usatoday.com) (2022)
529 Savings Plan: Why Every Penny Counts - The New York Times (nytimes.com) (2021)
Press Conference with Treasurer Cisneros, Governor Newsom, California Treasurer Fiona Ma, and Mayor Breed. The Mayor declared April 26th as K2C Day!
Treasurer Cisneros' press release celebrating K2C reaching $11 million dollars in savings.
Governor Newsom's press release celebrating the success of K2C
San Francisco gives kindergartners free money for college. Could it work statewide? - CalMatters (2020)
Newsom wants to expand programs that open a savings account for every kid (sfchronicle.com) (2019)
Citibank wants to help open college savings accounts for every kid in the U.S. | DeviceDaily.com (2019)
PBS Newshour clip (2019)
College Savings Accounts Are Popular But Missing Their Marks (governing.com) (2017)
San Francisco’s K2C: saving for college in kindergarten | Centre For Public Impact (CPI) (2016)
A Foot in the Door (video, 2016)
S.F. 1st U.S. city to start college savings plan (sfgate.com) (2010