FinGoose

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.

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Student-ledClassroom-testedBuilt for real life
Finn, the FinGoose mascot, walking in a suit and tie
Meet Finn!
Silly goose,
serious money.
Field notes

Small team. Real classrooms. Growing reach.

1K+students reached at events
$10K+raised for financial literacy
15M+social media views
35K+followers

What we do

Milestones

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.

  1. FinGoose mascot Finn waving
    Chapters

    A student chapter program bringing FinGoose to new communities.

    2026

    US, Canada & China

  2. Grace Zhou with the FinGoose project board and award at NJ DECA States
    Award

    Won Project Management: Financial Literacy with FinGoose and qualified for DECA’s International Career Development Conference (ICDC).

    Spring 2026

    1st place, NJ DECA States

  3. FinGoose team with boxes of books for Books for Africa
    Global reach

    Shipped FinGoose children’s books through Books for Africa.

    Mar 2026

    150 books donated to Africa

  4. The FinGoose card game deck on the game table
    Game

    A quick-fire quiz game: race to 100 points, and every wrong answer earns a silly goose dare.

    Play the card game
    Feb 2026

    The FinGoose card game

  5. Grace Zhou on a video call with Stephanie Hartman of the Colorado Department of Education
    State pilot

    The FinGoose curriculum is set to be piloted in 5 Colorado school districts, with pre- and post-tests over 6 weeks.

    Early 2026

    Colorado Department of Education

  6. Early 2026

    3,000+ students via Go For Glass

  7. Money toast graphic from a FinGoose video
    Media

    Our top video passed 6 million views. All videos and graphics are designed and edited in-house.

    Winter 2026

    15M+ views · 35K+ followers

  8. Cover of FinGoose and the Two Mornings
    Publishing

    FinGoose and the Two Mornings is on 9+ platforms, with Spanish and Chinese PDF editions. A second book, FinGoose and the Dino Dream, followed.

    Winter 2025–26

    230 copies sold, 17 five-star reviews

  9. Illustration from the FinGoose online course
    Online course

    A one-hour course that walks through each Crisis Lab and its best solutions.

    Winter 2025–26

    131 students enrolled

  10. 50+ students at a FinGoose workshop
    Workshops

    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.

    Nov–Dec 2025

    3 workshops, scores up 43% → 93%

  11. Cover of the FinGoose middle school curriculum
    Curriculum

    Written for grades 6–8 and reviewed by Bergen County Academies’ Business Department.

    Oct–Nov 2025

    5-module middle school curriculum

  12. FinGoose mascot Finn presenting
    Nonprofit

    Grew FinGoose from a DECA project into a registered nonprofit based in Bergen County, NJ.

    Oct 2025

    Founded a 501(c)(3)

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Partners, schools & programs

What educators say
“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. Williams portrait

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
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