Designing, testing, and scaling cash transfers for young people.
Young people carry real financial weight but are excluded from nearly every public cash assistance program. Fifty changes that. We combine five years of operational experience with university-partnered research to turn evidence into public policy.
Evidence
+1.23 additional school days per semester (p=.018)
15% student savings rate — 3x the national adult average
45.8% of spending directed toward food and basic needs
1,000+ students served since 2020
The $50 Study: 2022–2024 randomized controlled trial, n=380We’re hiring.
Fifty is looking for a founding Executive Director in Washington, D.C. to build our first proof-point market. DC legislation is advancing to create the first sustained public funding for youth cash transfers in the country. The systems built here become the playbook for every city that follows.