The Minnesota Financial Empowerment Initiative (MNFEI) seeks to raise awareness of the importance of financial literacy and provide an educational foundation for life impacting decision making. We are focused on providing free, practical financial education to Minnesotans via volunteer facilitators and educators using high quality learner-focused curriculum.
Our Mission
A Shared Vision
In 2022, MNFEI initiated working relationships with financial literacy groups across the nation, including Financial Beginnings, Secure Futures and Babson Financial Literacy Project, to source and coordinate delivery of best-in-class financial literacy education within Minnesota.
MNFEI has developed strong relationships and sourced high-quality content from financial literacy groups across the nation, including FDIC, Financial Beginnings, Boston CFA Society, Atlanta CFA Society and others in order to deliver best-in-class financial literacy education within Minnesota.
MNFEI operates as nonprofit corporation through a fiscal sponsorship with Players Philanthropy Fund, a Texas charitable trust, allowing MNFEI to accept 501(c)(3) qualified tax-deductible donations.
Our goal for 2026 is to expand our volunteer recruiting and training efforts, grow our network of nonprofit partner organizations, and deepen engagement with those partners so we can reach more participants. We will continue tailoring our financial education content to reflect what learners currently need most, while delivering a strong and consistent schedule of programming across our community.
Longer term, MNFEI will build support staff to provide customized content and program support that meets the financial education needs of communities across Minnesota.
Our History
Jack Hansen begins conversations with interested community members to form advisory committee
The first MNFEI classes with the Jeremiah Program are held in Minneapolis and St. Paul
MNFEI becomes a non-profit with sponsorship from the Players' Philanthropy Fund. An official board and staff are put in place
MNFEI is continuing to establish its presence in the community, with the goal of taking flight as a self-governed non-profit.
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How Can We Serve You?
We aim to help people create more stable and secure lives for themselves and their families, grounded in better financial knowledge. We will reach individuals who would benefit most from basic financial information by partnering with non-profits, public entities and other community focused organizations who have strong relationships in their communities with immigrant, minority and underserved populations and schools.
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Minnesota Financial Empowerment Initiative is a Minnesota nonprofit corporation operating through a fiscal sponsorship with Players Philanthropy Fund, Inc. a Texas nonprofit corporation recognized by IRS as a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (Federal Tax ID: 27-6601178, ppf.org/pp). Contributions to Minnesota Financial Empowerment Initiative qualify as tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.