Help those you serve gain financial wellness. And an extra $500.
Community Financial Wellness is an online money management training program. We provide nonprofit community partners with relevant, accessible financial education to help individuals and families achieve long-term financial behavior change and resilience. This program is FREE to nonprofit community partners.
How to become a partner
ORGANIZATIONS ELIGIBLE FOR PARTNERSHIP
- Organization must be located and serve the Central Ohio area
- Organization must be recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)3 tax-exempt public charity
- Organization must have a history of strong fiscal management and board member involvement and commitment
ORGANIZATIONS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PARTNERSHIP
- Organizations that the CFW determines discriminate on the basis of age, disability, religion, ethnic origin, gender or sexual orientation
- Organizations that spend more than 20% of their revenue on overhead or fundraising
- Organizations without 501(c)3 status
PLEASE NOTE: The CFW Board of Directors will review and approve partnership requests on a quarterly basis.
“Our partnership with CFW has many positive aspects. Our staff and clients have benefited greatly from the knowledge gained. Many of our clients are experiencing poverty and have been so grateful for the education and ability to build an emergency fund for their future.”
Todd Lewis (Alvis Program Manager)
“This program has assisted me in feeling more secure if there is a small emergency in my life. This is a program that is beneficial to anyone, even if they think they know everything about finances. It forces you to think and heal a little in places you didn’t even know needed work. This program showed me additional tools that I could use to assist me obtaining the goals I have set for myself this year. I feel like I am going to be able to securely build a savings account and achieve my short term goals I have set for myself this year. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to participate in this program to learn and grow.”
YMCA Stable Families (Participant)
“I took this program as a step toward my financial stability goals. I lost my job at the end of 2024 and I needed a flexible program that could give financial guidance to help me manage my home expenses while attending school. The program helped me to determine which costs were necessary, to choose the best use of my available income, and it empowered me to make better financial decisions overall while I put my energy into working full-time to complete barber school as a way to increase my income. The budgeting exercises gave me an overview of how I have been spending money and how to better tackle my bills moving forward. I was even able to begin building an emergency fund within my savings account right away. I’m hoping to use what I learned to reduce my car loan and credit card debt so that I can start saving up for bigger financial goals in the near future.”
YMCA Stable Families Participant
“The CFW program gave me the opportunity to gain knowledge about several financial topics, which will help me in the future with money decisions. I found the information very helpful. Finishing the modules was interesting and easy to understand. I appreciate the opportunity to be involved with the CFW Program. Thank you.”
Jeff H. (Alvis Participant)
“This program offered a wealth of information, and presented it all in an easy to understand format.”
Rachel G. (Freedom a la Cart Participant)
Apply to become a partner
Interested organizations should submit the following information through our online form or by sending an email to info@communityfinancialwellness.com.
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