FinGoose
FinGoose’s mission is to make financial literacy fun, accessible, and real-world–relevant for K-12 students. Through interactive course lessons, storytelling in our E-Workbook, and hands-on crisis labs in our workshops, we turn money skills into engaging, practical learning. By blending creative teaching with DECA’s applied business focus, FinGoose prepares the next generation to think critically, solve problems, and make confident financial decisions in daily life.
Student-ledClassroom-testedBuilt for real life
Silly goose,
serious money.
serious money.
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Small team. Real classrooms. Growing reach.
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Milestones · flip through
The big wins so far.
Founded by Grace Zhou as a high school student, FinGoose has grown from one DECA project into a nonprofit with partners, published books, and student chapters in three countries.
FinGoose · field notes
The FinGoose
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every big win, Oct 2025–2026
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win no. 01 · Nonprofit
Oct 2025
Founded a 501(c)(3)
Grew FinGoose from a DECA project into a registered nonprofit based in Bergen County, NJ.
FinGoose · field notes
The FinGoose
Scrapbook
every big win, Oct 2025–2026
click to open →
win no. 01 · Nonprofit
Oct 2025
Founded a 501(c)(3)
Grew FinGoose from a DECA project into a registered nonprofit based in Bergen County, NJ.
win no. 02 · Curriculum
Oct–Nov 2025
5-module middle school curriculum
Written for grades 6–8 and reviewed by Bergen County Academies’ Business Department.
win no. 03 · Workshops
Nov–Dec 2025
3 workshops, scores up 43% → 93%
Crisis Lab workshops for 90+ students at Charles DeWolf and Benjamin Franklin Middle Schools. Average scores rose from 43% on the pre-test to 93% on the post-test.
win no. 04 · Online course
Winter 2025–26
131 students enrolled
A one-hour course that walks through each Crisis Lab and its best solutions.
win no. 05 · Publishing
Winter 2025–26
230 copies sold, 17 five-star reviews
FinGoose and the Two Mornings is on 9+ platforms, with Spanish and Chinese PDF editions. A second book, FinGoose and the Dino Dream, followed.
win no. 06 · Media
Winter 2026
15M+ views · 35K+ followers
Our top video passed 6 million views. All videos and graphics are designed and edited in-house.
win no. 07 · Partnerships
Early 2026
3,000+ students via Go For Glass
Partnered with Go For Glass and Youth Policymakers for Tomorrow, and landed a paid sponsorship with Solace Launch.
win no. 08 · State pilot
Early 2026
Colorado Department of Education
The FinGoose curriculum is set to be piloted in 5 Colorado school districts, with pre- and post-tests over 6 weeks.
win no. 09 · Game
Feb 2026
The FinGoose card game
A quick-fire quiz game: race to 100 points, and every wrong answer earns a silly goose dare.
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win no. 10 · Global reach
Mar 2026
150 books donated to Africa
Shipped FinGoose children’s books through Books for Africa.
win no. 11 · Award
Spring 2026
1st place, NJ DECA States
Won Project Management: Financial Literacy with FinGoose and qualified for DECA’s International Career Development Conference (ICDC).
win no. 12 · Chapters
2026
US, Canada & China
A student chapter program bringing FinGoose to new communities.
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“I was especially impressed by the level of preparedness, the depth of your questioning, and the strong command of financial planning and literacy concepts.”
Mr. WilliamsPrincipal · Benjamin Franklin Middle School
Try a crisis lab
FinGoose workshops make the unexpected part of the lesson. Students rebalance a plan, explain the trade-off, and see how strong decisions are built.
- 01 Build the budget
- 02 Face the surprise
- 03 Defend the decision
Interactive crisis lab
Give every dollar a job.
Monthly money$120
You earned $120 this month. Build a plan that covers today and protects tomorrow.
Plan resilient33% saved and every dollar has a job.
Unassigned$0