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Financial Matters "Students don't often know how to budget or manage their money; having a volunteer interact with them is so helpful. The students learn so much." 92% of teachers stated that their students' financial literacy skills were improved 94% of teachers stated that students were given information and tools to help them make better educated financial decisions 92% of teachers agree that students feel more confident and prepared to manage their finances Motivating students to make sound money management decisions & become financially savvy 2019 Program Recap 12,798 students 82 schools volunteers 243 Annual Program Impact -Ashley Mace, College Possible Educator Program Results 124 educators

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Financial Matters

"Students don't often knowhow to budget or managetheir money; having avolunteer interact with themis so helpful. The studentslearn so much."

92% of teachers stated that their students'financial literacy skills were improved

94% of teachers stated that students were giveninformation and tools to help them make bettereducated financial decisions

92% of teachers agree that students feel moreconfident and prepared to manage their finances

Motivating students to make sound moneymanagement decisions & become financially savvy

2019 Program Recap

12,798students

82schools

volunteers243

AnnualProgramImpact

-Ashley Mace, College Possible Educator

Program Results124educators

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   "I think financial literacy isone of the most important topics in ourlifetime. I feel honored to be spreading

this knowledge to our young individuals of today."

-Yusra Mohamud, Wells Fargo

Program Highlights

Financial Matters rolled out a brand newpresentation to schools on Paying for College.

In honor of Teach Your Children to Save Day,Financial Matters presentations impacted morethan 600 students through the support of 26Wells Fargo volunteers.

Volunteers from Wings Financial Credit Union,Cedar Ridge Wealth Management Group,United Educators Credit Union, and Wells Fargoeducated 2,000 eighth graders at theMinneapolis STEM expo.

About Financial MattersFinancial Matters equips students with the tools to develop sound money management skills.

Through interactive presentations, industry professionals help students become morefinancially literate. Available to teachers grades 6-12, the program offers a variety of topics

that provide real-life lessons in money management.

128companies participated

Special thanks to our Financial Matters Ambassadors Committees!

Volunteer Engagement

Tammy Andrews, Citizens Independent BankChase Brakke, North Star Resource Group

Yusra Mohamud, Wells FargoVictor Thompson, Emergent Leadership

PathwaysTerry Weber, United Educators Credit UnionDavid Wolfe, Educators Financial Services

Content Creation

Chase Brakke, North Star Resource GroupStacey Conaway, Famous Dave's of America

Bridget Peterson, SPIRE Credit UnionDenise Phillips, Next Step Transition Program

Andrea Thermos, Boulay

Content Review

Mark Buchholtz, Allianz LifeMark Glasser, Allianz Life

Jason Kley, Carlson Capital ManagementCheryl Newell, Money $marts LLCMolly Osberg, Maranatha Christian

AcademyLori Stieber, Internal Revenue Service

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“Financial Matters offers life-changing opportunities for students. I

highly recommend this amazingprogram and organization.”

-John Morris, Colin Powell Leadership Academy Educator

2019 Schools RepresentedAcademy for Sciences & Agriculture High School,

Vadnais HeightsAlbany Senior High School

Anne Sullivan Communication Center, MinneapolisAnoka High School

Apple Valley Senior High SchoolBlaine High School

Blooming Prairie High SchoolBloomington Kennedy High School, Bloomington

Brooklyn Center Secondary SchoolBuffalo Community Middle School

Burnsville High SchoolCentennial High School, Circle Pines

Central High School, St. PaulCentral High School, Norwood Young America

Champlin Park High SchoolChaska High School

Columbia Heights High SchoolCommunity of Peace Academy, St. PaulComo Park Senior High School, St. Paul

Cookie Cart, MinneapolisCoon Rapids High School

Delano Middle SchoolEden Prairie Senior High School           

Edison High School, MinneapolisEisenhower Elementary, Coon Rapids

Elk River High SchoolFAIR School Downtown, Minneapolis

Fernbrook Elementary School, Maple GroveFridley High School

General Colin L. Powell Leadership Academy,Minneapolis

Glenville-Emmons Secondary SchoolHarding Senior High School, St. Paul

Henry Sibley High School, West St. PaulHighland Park Senior High School, St. Paul

Highview Alternative Program, Golden ValleyHoldingford High School

Humboldt High School, St. PaulIrondale High School, New BrightonJefferson High School, Bloomington

Johnson High School, St. PaulMaranatha Christian Academy, Brooklyn Park

Minnesota Transitions Charter School, MinneapolisMinnetonka High School

MN Internship CenterMound Westonka High School, Minnetrista

Mounds Park Academy, MaplewoodMounds View High School, Arden Hills

MTS Secondary, MinneapolisNew Prague High SchoolNew York Mills Secondary

Normandale Hills Elementary, BloomingtonNorth Senior High School, Minneapolis

North St. Paul High SchoolNorthfield Senior High

Northside Christian, Blaine

Osseo Senior High SchoolPark Center IB World School, Brooklyn Park

Park High School, Cottage GrovePathways, Coon Rapids

Patrick Henry High School, MinneapolisPrior Lake-Savage Area ALC

Project SUCCESS, MinneapolisRed Wing High SchoolRichfield High School

Robbinsdale Armstrong High School, PlymouthRobbinsdale Cooper High School, New Hope

Rogers High SchoolRoosevelt High School, Minneapolis

Secondary Technical Education Program, AnokaSimley Senior High School, Inver Grove Heights

Southwest High School, MinneapolisSt Cloud Area Learning Center, Waite Park

St. Louis Park High SchoolSt. Michael-Albertville High SchoolSt. Paul Academy & Summit School

Tartan High School, OakdaleThe Next Step Transition Program, North St. Paul

Ubah Medical Academy, HopkinsUniversity of St. Thomas

Upward Bound - Century College, White Bear LakeWashburn High School, Minneapolis

Washington Tech Secondary Magnet, St. PaulWilson Elementary, Anoka

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2019 Companies Represented3M

Accord Financial StrategiesAccount-Ability Plus

ADPAffinity Plus Federal Credit Union

AgriBankAllianz Life

Allina HealthAllstate

American Family Insurance, Nick Atkinson AgencyAmeriprise Financial

Ameriprise National Trust BankAnfinson Thompson & Co.

Artisan Financial GroupAssociated Bank

Better Business Bureau of MN/NDBMO Harris Bank

Boulay PLLPBreitenfeldt Group

Bremer BankBridgewater Bank

Carlson Capital ManagementCarlson Wagonlit Travel

Castle Rock Financial Planning, Inc.Cedar Ridge Wealth Management Group

Charles SchwabChoice Bank

Citizens Independent BankCity & County Credit Union

CliftonLarsonAllen LLPConstellation Wealth Group

Consumer Credit of MinnesotaCordis Financial

Cymbet CorporationDax V. Stoner, Ltd.

Department of DefenseEcho Wealth Management

Educators Financial ServicesEducators Financial Services, Inc.

FamilyMeans/CCCSFamous Dave's of America Inc.

Federated InsuranceFiduciary Counselling, Inc.

Financial Empowerment LLCFinancial LifeLab, Inc.

First Bank & TrustFlagship Bank

Focus FinancialGeneral Mills

Great Waters FinancialHiway Federal Credit Union

HomeTown Credit UnionImage Sensing Systems, Inc.

Integrity WealthInternal Revenue Service

Keller Williams Integrity RealtyKeller Williams Realty, Inc.

Landvik FinancialLuther Westside VolkswagenMaranatha Christian Academy

McNellis & AsatoMerced Capital LP

Minnesota Bank & TrustMinnwest Bank

Money $marts LLCMorgan Stanley

National Western LifeNew York Life

Next Steps 2 Success, LLCNorth Central University

North Star Resource GroupOld National BankOtter Tail Power

Pan, Inc.

PWB CPAs & AdvisorsPwC

RBC Wealth ManagementRed Wing Shoe Company

Reese, Winter, & AssociatesRiverland Community College

SeQuel ResponseSPIRE Credit Union

Spray Control Systems, Inc.TaTonka Real Estate AdvisorsTempo Investment Advisors

The Advocate GroupThe Minneapolis Foundation

The Next Step Transition ProgramThorsen, Breidinger, & Novak, P.A.

Thrivent FinancialThrivent Financial-Stonebridge Group

TopLine Federal Credit UnionToro Company

TriNetTschida Investments

Twin Cities Wealth Strategies, Inc.U.S. Bank

United Educators Credit UnionUnitedHealth Group - Optum Campus

University of MinnesotaVector Wealth Management

Versique Search & ConsultingWakota Federal Credit UnionWealth Enhancement Group

Weivoda Financial LtdWells Fargo

Wings Financial Credit UnionWoodbury Financial

Xcel Energy

[email protected] 763-233-6320 bestprep.org

Thanks to our volunteers, sponsors, partners, and educators!

   "Learning and practicing goodpersonal finances is a life-long skill.Financial Matters provides students

with the knowledge to be successful."

-Debbie Huddleston, Xcel Energy