Helping people move from financial stress to financial freedom.
We harness the experience and resources of The Motley Fool community to support Americans living paycheck to paycheck.
1 National Endowment for Financial Education, 2026. 2 LendingClub and PYMNTS, Reality Check: Paycheck-to-Paycheck series, 2026. 3 Bankrate Emergency Savings Report, 2026.
We build and scale solutions that help people:
Build the capacity to save
Savings is the foundation of financial freedom.
Increase financial knowledge
Knowledge provides the confidence to put money to work, and turn savings into wealth.
Strengthen financial resilience
Resilience enables perseverance through life's inevitable challenges.
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Applies the principles of venture philanthropy to find, fund, and accelerate innovative nonprofits.
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Danielle
A graduate student and her new husband built a financial foundation together with 3rd Decade.
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Larry
His story comes from Tzedek DC, which provides legal help for people buried in debt.
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Cathy
Her story began at NeighborShare, which funds urgent needs for neighbors in crisis.
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