Everyone Deserves Financial Education

The International Financial Education Foundation (IFEF) champions effective financial education. We are the independent, centralizing voice providing leadership, research and collaboration to advance financial well-being.

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Explore IFEF's Work and Impact

As IFEF evolves, both operationally and in how we serve our field, we will share our progress and track our work for accountability. By leading and encouraging best practices and knowledge sharing, we are committed to improving the effectiveness of financial education approaches and mitigating systemic factors which affect financial well-being.

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Research Grants Awarded Since 2006

IFEF News

How Student Advocacy Changed the Future of Financial Education in Kentucky

July 03, 2025

By Hunter Field, Manager, Policy and Advocacy

A determined Kentucky student turned personal passion into statewide policy, helping make financial education a graduation requirement for all.

Access to Financial Education: Improvements Present New Opportunities For Success

June 24, 2025

At the 2024 FEI&I Summit, thought leaders explored how far we've come—and how much further we must go—to ensure equitable access to financial education.

Quality of Financial Education: Making this Generation Aware and Ready

June 24, 2025

At the 2024 FEI&I Summit, experts emphasized why quality—not just access—is essential to delivering impactful, equitable financial education for all.

Impact of Financial Education: Identifying What Works and Why

June 24, 2025

At the 2024 FEI&I Summit, leaders explored how financial education’s true impact goes beyond knowledge—shaping lives, communities, and long-term equity.

IFEF Research

Supporting research in the field of financial well-being.

IFEF promotes a better understanding of personal finance by identifying and investigating the financial issues affecting people's lives. We advance effective financial education through research studies, symposia, think tanks and round table discussions.

IFEF funds rigorous, innovative and actionable research that seeks to improve the public's financial well-being and has the potential to make a profound contribution to our field.

Our research values drive this work.