Albert commits $400K over four years to three school communities this back-to-school season

School is where a lot of us first start learning about money — from basic math and what things cost to saving up for something we want. Albert's mission is to help people make good financial decisions, so as we've grown, education felt like a natural place for us to invest back into our communities.

This back-to-school season, Albert partnered with three schools— one in Los Angeles, one in Dallas, and one in Atlanta– and committed $400,000 total over four years. The goal was simple: help take care of some of the money-related needs around the start of school so students, families and staff could focus on the year ahead.

We visited each school for a celebratory event, and to reveal the surprise donation:

At Scholarship Prep South Bay in Los Angeles, we worked with the LA Sparks to refurbish the school's basketball court and host a back-to-school celebration with supplies, a carnival, budgeting activities, and a basketball clinic.

At Arturo Salazar Elementary in Dallas, we worked with the Dallas Wings to remodel a teachers' lounge, giving staff a dedicated place to sit down, eat lunch and take a break during the school day. Then we came back to kick off the start of the school year with a lunch celebration for staff.

And at Global Village Project in Atlanta, we worked with the Atlanta Dream to provide new equipment for the school’s tech center, and then hosted a kickoff event featuring basketball, school supplies, a hands-on budgeting activity, and bubble tea.

The commitment goes beyond those events and projects. Over the next four years, each school will have flexibility to use the funding where it is needed most, and as those needs change.

At Albert, we want the money piece to feel handled, so people can focus on what matters. We wanted to bring some of that same feeling to these school communities — taking a few concrete needs off their plate now, and giving them support they can use for whatever comes next in the school year and beyond.