Participants have reported issues making a direct deposit into their K2C account. K2C is investigating and will keep participants updated. Make a contribution by mail, bill pay or in-person.
54,000+
SFUSD TOTAL ACCOUNTS
$1,055
AVERAGE ACCOUNT BALANCE (SAVERS)
$17 MILLION
TOTAL SAVINGS
Updated May 2024
A Future Worth Saving For
The Class of 2023
What People are Saying
![Thailyah Miller](https://www.sfgov.org/k2c/files/styles/medium/public/2023-05/Thailyah3.png?itok=upgThx5J)
![Treasurer Cisneros](https://www.sfgov.org/k2c/files/styles/medium/public/2023-05/IMG_8134b.jpg?itok=yqLozUKg)
![Kloe Sierra Helmuth](https://www.sfgov.org/k2c/files/styles/medium/public/2023-03/Helmuth%20Kloe_5th%20grade.jpg?itok=6D6R_QBc)
—Kloe Sierra Helmuth, Class of 2029
![Saw Yunn](https://www.sfgov.org/k2c/files/styles/medium/public/2023-05/saw2.png?itok=mHOrPYzK)
—Saw Yunn, Class of 2023
![Mayor Breed](https://www.sfgov.org/k2c/files/styles/medium/public/2023-05/Screenshot%202023-05-12%20091234.png?itok=MadX3Jbj)
![Se Forde](https://www.sfgov.org/k2c/files/styles/medium/public/2023-03/Se%20Forde%20Picture.jpg?itok=EAWXEqmm)
—Se Forde, Class of 2027
![Yadira Vazquez](https://www.sfgov.org/k2c/files/styles/medium/public/2023-05/Yadira.png?itok=Zj4qchQR)
—Yadira Vazquez, Class of 2023
![Gov Newsom](https://www.sfgov.org/k2c/files/styles/medium/public/2023-05/Screenshot%202023-05-12%20090212.png?itok=I8SjKDs1)
![Tierra Ferrand](https://www.sfgov.org/k2c/files/styles/medium/public/2023-05/Tierra2.png?itok=egKFb-6h)
—Tierra Ferrand, Class of 2023
![Ana Cass Reyes](https://www.sfgov.org/k2c/files/styles/medium/public/2023-03/AnaEverett.jpg?itok=bliKyESp)
![Sophia Truong](https://www.sfgov.org/k2c/files/styles/medium/public/2023-03/Sophia%20Truong.jpg?itok=RRmlg8F5)
—Sophia Truong, Class of 2026
![Crystal Tan](https://www.sfgov.org/k2c/files/styles/medium/public/2023-03/Crystal%20Tan%20picture.png?itok=Di2bzX1C)
—Crystal Tan, Class of 2026
![Imelee Morales Picture](https://www.sfgov.org/k2c/files/styles/medium/public/2023-03/Imelee%20Morales%20Picture.jpg?itok=2LwRo6Uk)
What's New
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