The only organization in the nation championing direct cash transfers for high school students.
We have an evidence tested approach to revolutionizing economic opportunity for young people. With your help, we can be serious about investing in the next generation.
Evidence
Research shows that giving high school students $50 a week for 40 weeks results in:
- 27.6% reduction in absence.
- 15% savings rate — 3× the national adult average
- More than 45% of spending went to food and basic needs
- Empowered and confident young people
Findings from The $50 Study — the largest randomized controlled trial cash transfers to high school students in the U.S., conducted by Rooted School Foundation with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Guaranteed Income Research.
Fifty exists because every teenager deserves the economic resources to show up, stay in school, and build a future on their own terms.
That's why we design, test, and scale cash transfers to young people.
We are the only organization revolutionizing economic mobility for young people.
We've conducted first-of-its-kind research. We've built an infrastructure model that delivers. Now, we're taking Fifty to more cities than ever before.