Madison has a population of 255,214 and Wisconsin’s state capital. In 2019, the CFE Fund began working with the City of Madison, currently led by Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway.

Projects in Madison, WI

Summer Jobs Connect

Embedding financial education and banking access into summer youth employment programs.

Financial Empowerment Center Replication Initiative

Professional, one-on-one, municipally-led, free financial counseling, embedded into government social services.

Financial Navigators

Thank you to our many municipal and funding partners for making this pandemic-era program such a bold and nimble success. Across 31 cities and counties, trained navigators helped thousands of residents identify and then access public resources targeted to address their individual needs. 

CityStart

Intensive, city-specific approach to helping mayors tee up financial empowerment work in their administrations.