Stephen's story
Why I Built EmpowerEd
Financial literacy isn't a luxury. It's a legacy.
Founding 500
Help Us Teach
Help Us Teach
1 Million Teenagers How Money Works.
Join the first 500 supporters building the future of financial education. EmpowerEd is youth financial literacy built by a student, for students, and your support puts real money skills in the hands of the next generation.
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Funds a full curriculum unit of lessons and content.
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Beyond the tiers
None of These Feel Like Enough?
Some supporters look at our tiers and want to do more than any of them allow. If that's you, don't round down to fit a box. Tell us your number, whatever it is, and put it entirely behind the mission.
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Why we're asking
Built by someone who lives the mission
Most people learn about credit scores the hard way, after the damage is done. Most learn about investing too late for compound interest to do its real work. EmpowerEd exists to change when that learning happens. I'm Stephen Yancey, a student founder from Boston, and I built EmpowerEd because too many people my age head into adulthood with no idea how money actually works. Not because they aren't smart, but because nobody taught them.
So we built the education ourselves. StackUp turns financial literacy into a game teens actually want to play, and our lessons cover budgeting, credit, saving, and investing in language built for ages 13 to 25. The platform is live, the work has earned back-to-back NAACP ACT-SO Boston Gold Medals in Entrepreneurship and a 2nd place finish at the Citizens Bank Power Pitch, and demand is growing faster than a self-funded student project can keep up with. That's where you come in.
Why it matters
Why Financial Literacy Matters
Understanding money is the foundation of economic empowerment.
The Wealth Gap
The typical white family holds about 6.3x the wealth of the typical Black family (Federal Reserve, 2022). Education is one of the few levers we can pull early.
Early Intervention
Students who receive financial education are more likely to save, budget, and make informed decisions for life.
Economic Mobility
Financial literacy empowers people to break cycles of poverty and build generational wealth.
Community Impact
When youth understand money, they uplift entire communities through informed financial decisions.
Where every dollar goes
What Your Support Funds
Every contribution goes directly into building and delivering the program.
Lessons & Content
New lessons, animated videos, and gamified content that make financial education actually stick.
New Tools
Development of our investing simulator and credit-building game, built right into StackUp.
Boston Launch Event
Bringing EmpowerEd to students in person with our upcoming Boston launch event.
Outreach
Reaching more schools and community programs so financial literacy gets to the young people who need it most.
What happens next
After You Give
Founding Supporters aren't just donors, they're part of the mission.
A thank-you email from Stephen
Quarterly progress updates
Early access to new content
Invitations to webinars & launch events
Stories showing your impact
A note on transparency: EmpowerEd operates under Augera, LLC while our nonprofit arm is being established. Contributions today are not tax-deductible; they're an investment in getting this to more young people, faster. When our nonprofit status is finalized, we'll offer tax-deductible giving.
Every founding supporter is listed (with permission) on our supporter wall and receives updates as EmpowerEd grows.
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Founding Supporters
The people and families backing EmpowerEd from day one.
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Built by a student. Backed by a community.
If you believe every teenager deserves real financial education, not just a personal finance unit crammed into a semester, join us today.
