The National Endowment for Financial Education is the leading private nonprofit 501(c)(3) national foundation dedicated to inspiring empowered financial decision making for individuals and families through every stage of life. Through increased understanding of personal finance issues, everyone can enjoy better, more secure, and more satisfying lives.

NEFE evolved from the College for Financial Planning®, a Denver-based nonprofit that served as the nation’s first financial-planning educational institution. The College helped define the concept of financial planning and established the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER^TM certification.

As the College grew, diversified, and advanced its interaction with the public, its trustees and management recognized a critical need for ongoing financial educational efforts that could provide reliable, impartial financial information to consumers, particularly the underserved. To meet that need, the trustees created the National Endowment.

NEFE is independently funded by its own endowment and operates as a noncommercial entity free from financial ties to other organizations. NEFE’s endowment was established with the proceeds of the sale of the College for Financial Planning and related transactions in 1997. Additional growth is realized through investment of the endowment’s assets.

NEFE does not accept funding from government or corporations, and does not raise revenue through the sale of products or services.

All NEFE resources are provided free of charge.