Missouri Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy
An Independent Affiliate of the Jump$tart Coalition
The Missouri Jump$tart Coalition is an independent affiliate of the national Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. The national Jump$tart Coalition is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1995, the coalition includes more than 100 national partners and a network of 51 state affiliates that share a commitment to #afinlitfuture and to working collaboratively toward common goals.
About Us
Working together we can improve the financial literacy of Missouri’s youth.
If you’re involved with or concerned about students learning how to handle money successfully – you’ve come to the right place.
The Missouri Jump$tart Coalition is a non-profit organization with individuals and organizations representing business, government and education who have joined together to improve the personal financial literacy of Missouri’s youth.
Missouri Jump$tart Coalition’s goals:
- To strengthen the economic and personal financial literacy of Missourians, with an emphasis on Missouri’s youth;
- To assist other charitable and educational organizations in the conduct of similar activities; and
- To engage in any and all lawful activities incidental to the foregoing purposes.
To find up-coming personal finance education events across Missouri, go to the Activities page and click on Events.
Partners
The following organizations and individuals are members of the Missouri Jump$tart Coalition.
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
MU Office of Financial Success
Missouri Council on Economic Education
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Family Consumer Sciences & Human Services
Missouri Extension Service
University of Missouri
Personal Financial Planning
Board of Directors
The following officers and directors comprise the Board of the Missouri Jump$tart Coalition
Barbara Flowers
President
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Sara Schedler
Vice-President
Missouri Department of Higher Education
Grant Black
Treasurer
Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Education, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Merilee Thoenen
Secretary
Missouri Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education
Darlene Martin
Money Smarts School of Finance for Children
Marilyn Landrum
Missouri Department of Higher Education
Sharon Laux
Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Education, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Ryan Law
MU Office for Financial Success
Lori Niekamp
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
R
P
Patty Palmer
Center for Economic Education-UMKC
Rob Weagley
MU Office for Financial Success
Gigi Wolf
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Andrew Zumwalt
MU Extension
Get Involved
There are many ways that organizations or individuals can become involved with the coalition.
Join the Coalition! If your organization or you as an individual are actively engaged in promoting personal financial literacy amongst youth, we invite you to become a member.
Support the Coalition! The Jump$tart Coalition is a charitable 501(c)3, nonprofit organization. As such, in-kind donations such as the printing of promotional materials or hosting of meetings and events are greatly appreciated. The Coalition also welcomes monetary contributions.
Make a difference locally! Organizations and individuals can make a great impact at the local level. Here are just a few ways that you can make a difference:
- Financial Institutions: Volunteer to work with a local school or district to provide classroom presentations or teacher support.
- Educators: Incorporate personal finance within your curriculum. Personal finance has been taught successfully to students of all ages and within many core and elective subjects. For more resources, go to the Jump$tart Clearinghouse and search according to your grade and subject matter.
- Policy Makers: Consider ways to incorporate personal finance education into your school’s curriculum and teacher professional development programs.
- Parents: Begin teaching your child about personal finance at a young age and continue to reinforce these skills. See the Links section or visit the Clearinghouse for more ideas on teaching your child about personal finance matters.
Links
The Missouri Jump$tart Coalition has compiled the following collection of websites. Inclusion in this listing does not constitute an endorsement by the Coalition.
Organizations
Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Missouri Council on Economic Education
Missouri LifeSmarts
Personal Finance Resources for the Classroom
College 101 Infographic
Be educated and informed. Forecast your financial aid with the FAFSA4caster calculator. Find out what percentage of students received federal financial aid in 2012 and see the results of an April 2013 salary survey. Use a calculator to estimate the size of your monthy loan payment and the annual salary required to manage that payment. Learn about the top 75 college destinations with a link to the College Destination Index. Identify some of the reasons students select particular colleges…and more.
Personal Finance Flash Cards
You will flip over this fun way to review personal finance concepts, whether you’re taking a class in schoolm preparing for the Personal Finance Challenge, or simply want to learn more about smart personal finance decisions.