Empowering Financial Education Champions.
Elevating Financial Readiness Outcomes.

The NFEC has trained and certified over 5,000 graduates of our Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI) course. Our graduates have completed over 300,000 professional development hours and reached more than 1.4 million people in over 71 countries and in every state across the US.

At the core of our work lie the industry standards we developed for financial education instructors. The Framework for Teaching Personal Finance (adapted in collaboration with the Danielson Group and aligned with InTASC principles) defines the knowledge, competencies, and observable practices that distinguish high-quality financial educators. The CFEI credential signals that an instructor meets those benchmarks – bringing rigor, ethical practice, and instructional excellence to every program they lead.

The NFEC provides end-to-end support so instructors and program leaders can focus on impact. Whether you’re launching a program from scratch or strengthening an existing initiative, we help design, staff, and scale high-quality financial-education offerings that produce measurable outcomes. Our goal is simple: boost program effectiveness while reducing the time, cost, and personnel burden of getting results.

Financial education remains a grassroots movement, and we work to democratize access so organizations of every size can deploy meaningful programs. By offering turnkey resources, training, funding guidance, and local partnerships, we help communities deliver practical financial education that builds capability, confidence, and long-term resilience.

Our state chapters drive targeted advocacy, local support, and scalable financial-wellness initiatives – turning instructor training into action. From life-changing skills to partnerships with local leaders, NFEC chapters have delivered support to community organizations and celebrate their impact with award ceremonies to honor outstanding students, educators, and community champions.

Each chapter is led by a local Advisory Board focused on three priorities: Empowerment – equipping individuals and families with the skills and confidence to make informed financial choices; Advocacy – running multi-level campaigns to secure policy and funding commitments; and Relationships – building partnerships with schools, employers, media, and policymakers to drive adoption and build sustainability. Together, these pillars convert classroom gains into lasting, measurable community change.

The NFEC is accelerating action to ensure that children graduate from high school with the money skills they need for self-sufficiency. We’ve shifted to a multi-dimensional, results-focused advocacy strategy – raising standards, shaping public opinion, advancing policy, and reforming systems that sustain financial illiteracy. Working with partners, developing rigorous standards, and targeting legislative change, we’re building a movement that makes financial wellness a national priority across education, health, and economic sectors.

We have mobilized those passionate about advancing financial education with our United for Financial Literacy Advocacy Committee. Each quarter we focus efforts on a target campaign to advance financial wellness.