Kickstart your kid's college fund
Team up to send a kid you love to college, debt-free. Set up a fund and start saving in 5 minutes.
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Save tax-free with a gold-rated 529
Smart investment advice to maximize your savings
Share your fund link to save 4x more, together
Make saving a together thing 💛
Your kid deserves a shot at their brightest future — without a lifetime of debt following them around. Here's how to make it happen, together.
Backers
Add to the fund with gifts and regular contributions
Gramps
Sophie
Uncle Robbie
Mateo
Aunt Lucy
170k+
People saving with Backer
$25m+
Money saved for college
$500m+
Future debt avoided
The smartest way to save for school
You want the best future for your kid. But there's so much to figure out along the way. We've taken the guesswork out of saving for education, so you can take at least one thing off your list. 🙌
Super simple saving
Paperless setup. Automated contributions. Real-time projected savings. It's everything you need to manage your fund, all from your phone.
Gifts that make a difference
Every fund has a shareable custom link, so backers can add money straight into the fund, any time. Think birthdays, holidays... Wednesdays. And share family updates to keep everyone inspired and excited to save, all year long. 🎉
What is family update?The best 529 around
We'll set you up with the top-rated 529 plan in the country. It's like a 401K for education, so you can grow your savings, tax-free. If you've been wondering how you'll be able to save enough in time for college, this is it.
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Big love from Backer families
Surprise: it's not just parents who love saving together.
We really needed to start saving for our baby. I love that family members can make contributions. Instead of giving the baby gifts or monetary gifts they can just make a contribution towards their college fund. It makes me feel comfortable knowing we are saving for his future.
@andrea_mrllo
We really needed to start saving for our baby. I love that family members can make contributions. Instead of giving the baby gifts or monetary gifts they can just make a contribution towards their college fund. It makes me feel comfortable knowing we are saving for his future.
@andrea_mrllo
“I love using Backer to help my sister save for her daughter's college education.”
Instead of gifting my niece another toy that she's ultimately going to get bored of at some point, I prefer helping to save for her future. I will definitely open my own Backer account when I have a kid someday. Highly recommend!
It is hard to save but I believe in asking for help, so I asked friends and family to help and we are doing it as a team. Let’s give our kids the freedom to decide what they wanna do.
@thecarlinfamily
It's like an insurance policy for your child's future
Your fund can be used to cover all kinds of education expenses, not just traditional college. Think tuition, books and supplies, housing, tech bootcamps, apprenticeships, study abroad programs, and way more.
Small savings stack up
When you're saving together, even a few dollars a month can add up fast.
Higher (ed) insurance
We're an SEC-registered investment adviser with servers monitored 24/7.
Low, transparent fees
So more of your money can go where it really matters: your kid's college fund.
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