Updated (February 8, 2016):

And the votes have been tallied and here are the non-profit organizations that will each be receiving a $500 grant from Next Gen Personal Finance:

• Illinois: Illinois JumpStart Coalition
• New Jersey: New Jersey Coalition for Financial Education
• Oregon: Financial Beginnings
• Utah: Utah JumpStart Coalition
• Wisconsin: National Institute of Financial and Economic Literacy (Edgewood College)

Thank you again for all that participated in the Next Gen Q&A Forum Challenge! You have created an amazing resource for the personal finance educator community through your participation.

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The FIVE states with the most Forum registrants (as of midnight February 2nd) will receive $2,500 in grant money ($500 per state) to support financial literacy efforts.

Thank you to all that participated! We had 38 states and over 200 registrants to the Forum. Please return frequently to the Q&A Forum to continue to support your community.

The final results are in and the top 5 states (who will each be able to designate the state organization to support with their $500 grant):

About the Author

Tim Ranzetta

Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.