Council for Economic Education (CEE)
MFS partners with the Council for Economic Education (CEE), a leader in economic and personal finance education for youth. Through initiatives like Invest in Girls and the National and State Personal Finance Challenge, CEE equips students — especially those from underserved communities — with essential financial skills early on. By working together, we are empowering young people with critical financial knowledge that prioritize their long-term interests.
Invest in Girls
MFS supports the Invest in Girls Champions of Literacy annual fundraising breakfast and invites participating schools to the firm for career days. Invest in Girls is a program designed to prepare young women to build financially literacy skills and to explore career opportunities in the world of finance. The program places a special focus on supporting girls of color and those from low-income communities, ensuring that financial literacy education begins early and is accessible to all.
Crayola Creativity Week
In 2025, MFS partnered with Crayola Creativity Week as its first-ever financial literacy sponsor. This global initiative reached over 13 million students, inspiring young learners to build confidence, spark curiosity, and develop essential life skills through creativity.
As part of this collaboration, MFS supported a special session featuring entrepreneur Mikaila Ulmer, who shared her journey from starting a honey-sweetened lemonade stand to founding Me & the Bees Lemonade, now a thriving, multi-million-dollar business. Her inspiring story highlighted the importance of financial literacy and entrepreneurship, encouraging students worldwide to dream big and develop the tools to achieve their goals.