Project Manager, 530A Initiatives
Company: NYC Kids RISE
Location: Long Island City, NY, United States
Salary: $95k per year
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-10-28
About this role
Project Manager, 530A Initiatives
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About NYC Kids RISE
Over the last decade, NYC Kids RISE has been working alongside partners in government, philanthropy, business and communities to build a first-of-its-kind universal decentralized community wealth building platform for New York City neighborhoods. The platform expands access to mainstream financial products; builds individual, family, and collective financial assets; provides financial education for families and students; and brings schools and communities together to support all their children’s futures. As a unique vehicle for building both financial and social capital, the platform serves as a model for generational wealth building and fostering neighborhoods of economic opportunity — locally and nationally.
Today when a child starts kindergarten in New York City Public Schools, they receive an NYC Scholarship Account invested in a 529 Account with an initial investment for their educational futures. More than 380,000 children have NYC Scholarship Accounts and have accumulated more than $85M to date. ~1000 elementary schools are leveraging the Program as a tool for college & career readiness, strengthening school & community ties, and financial education & empowerment in a variety of different ways. Philanthropy, businesses, government, civic associations, houses of worship, and New Yorkers are plugging into the platform to share their social and financial capital and demonstrate to children what is possible by directing money into sets of students’ accounts through [Community Scholarships](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1geFKA8wV_OOhX4an1PgXnLIilD5vi4st/view?usp=sharing), by integrating the Program into their own operations and activities, and by spreading the word and reinforcing expectations about what is possible for children. This past June, the City announced an historic investment, increasing the initial seed scholarship for kindergartners from $100 to $1,000. At its core, the Pro...