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1,000+Students reached
In person, through workshops, classroom visits, and events.
Our impact
Every workshop gives students a real choice to test, a trade-off to explain, and a stronger financial instinct to take with them.
Mission activeImpact at a glance
Growing one confident decision at a time.
From our first classroom workshop to more than 1,000 students reached in person, every number represents a learner who practiced making money choices in the real world.
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15M+Social media views
Financial literacy videos reaching learners online.
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35K+Followers
A growing community learning with FinGoose.
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$10K+Raised
To support FinGoose books, workshops, and programs.
Four numbers. One direction.More confident decisions, one classroom at a time.
The result
Scores more than doubled.
Across our three Crisis Lab workshops (90+ middle school students at Charles DeWolf and Benjamin Franklin), the average score went from 43% on the pre-test to 93% on the post-test.
Timeline
Everything we’ve done, newest first.
From becoming a nonprofit in October 2025 to today. Tap a photo to see more.
Oct 3, 2026: Dino read-aloud at Leonia Public Library
We read FinGoose and the Dino Dream aloud, then followed it with a hands-on “elephant toothpaste” science activity.
Spring 2026: 1st place at NJ DECA States
FinGoose won first place in Project Management: Financial Literacy at the New Jersey DECA State Conference and qualified for DECA’s International Career Development Conference.
Mar 2026: 150 books for Books for Africa
We packed and shipped 150 FinGoose children’s books to Books for Africa’s headquarters, bringing our story about fairness and opportunity to young readers abroad.
Mar 2026: Keychain & cupcake bake sales
Over a month of bake sales we sold 120 keychains and 200 cupcakes, raising $2,200 for future FinGoose programs.
Feb 2026: The FinGoose card game
A quick-fire quiz game for elementary and middle schoolers: race to 100 points, and every wrong answer earns a silly goose dare.
Early 2026: Partnering with Youth Policymakers for Tomorrow
We teamed up with Youth Policymakers for Tomorrow, a youth civic organization with members in 12+ countries.
Early 2026: Meeting the Colorado Department of Education
We met with the Colorado Department of Education and set up a pilot of the FinGoose curriculum in 5 school districts for the 2026–27 school year, with pre- and post-tests over six weeks.
Early 2026: Partnering with Go For Glass
Go For Glass, a student-run DECA prep organization, shared our personal finance resources with its 3,000+ students and advisors.
Winter 2026: Our videos take off
Our Gen Z–style money videos grew our Instagram past 20,000 followers. Our top video has passed 6 million views, and we’ve reached 15M+ views and 35K+ followers across platforms.
Jan 2026: First paid sponsorship: Solace Launch
Solace Launch, a startup from UC Berkeley students, sponsored our content to promote their AI companion for student well-being.
Winter 2025–26: Publishing FinGoose and the Two Mornings
Our children’s book about wealth inequality went live on 9+ platforms, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Apple Books, with Spanish and Chinese PDF editions. It has sold 230 copies and earned 17 five-star reviews.
Winter 2025–26: The online course launches
Students told us they wanted to see the best answers to each Crisis Lab, so we built a one-hour online course that walks through every scenario. 131 students have enrolled.
Dec 17, 2025: Workshop at Benjamin Franklin Middle School
Our biggest workshop yet: 50+ students in Teaneck, split across two rooms with three leaders. That brought the series to 90+ students, and average scores rose from 43% on the pre-test to 93% on the post-test.
Dec 15, 2025: Second workshop at Charles DeWolf
We came back to the same students. This time Munchkins boosted participation, and we saw stronger recall and reasoning than in the first session. About 40 students joined across both visits.
Nov 10, 2025: First workshop at Charles DeWolf
Our first in-person Crisis Lab workshop in Old Tappan. Students took a pre-test, then worked in teams to solve a financial crisis and present their fix.
Oct–Nov 2025: Building the curriculum
We wrote a 44-page, five-module middle school curriculum aligned with the JumpStart National Standards. Each module is a “Crisis Lab”: students fix a money problem, then pitch their solution like a DECA role-play. Bergen County Academies’ Business Department reviewed it, and Charles DeWolf Middle School signed on to pilot it.
Oct 2025: FinGoose becomes a 501(c)(3)
We incorporated FinGoose as a registered nonprofit, turning a DECA project into an organization that schools could trust and partner with.
Workshop scrapbook
Open the field notes.
These larger workshop polaroids hold the story behind each visit. Select one to read what students practiced and learned.
Children’s book · free eBookBook 01 · Books & publications
FinGoose and the Two Mornings
The illustrated story introduces opportunity, fairness, and empathy in a way young readers can understand. Digital access is available free through Kobo.
Digital accessFree Kobo eBook
Read the verified English digital edition.
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Children's book · available nowBook 02 · Books & publications
FinGoose and the Dino Dream
The second FinGoose children's book is available through Amazon, with additional reading materials planned as the collection grows.
Available nowAmazon edition
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Book coverAvailable
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Next print run
Putting FinGoose books into more hands.
We are preparing the next phase of paperback distribution, placing more accessible financial-literacy stories into classrooms and libraries.
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