Your baby already has $50 for college!
Your baby can earn bonus dollars from the program to help their account grow!
Any deposit made by family members or friends such as grandparents, aunts, or uncles.
Register on the CollegeBound Saint Paul Savings Portal and log-on to view your child’s account balance for the first time. For assistance, check out our Participant Documents Page.
How to Claim Bonus: Click on the Savings Portal Registration Page. You will need your baby’s ID in order to register your savings portal for the first time. This can be found on your baby’s account card that was included in the welcome packet you received. Instructions for logging in the first-time to see your baby’s account can be found in your welcome packet booklet on page 4.
Happy Birthday! Earn this bonus when your baby turns 1 year old.
How to Claim Bonus: You do not need to take any steps for this bonus, the program will provide the bonus in the month your child turns 1 year old.
Opt-in to CollegeBound Saint Paul to open your baby’s account.
Babies eligible for CollegeBound Saint Paul are enrolled at birth, but for many families, your baby’s birth record that the program uses to automatically enroll participants is kept private. This includes babies whose parents are not married through the legal system, babies in the foster care system, or babies born outside of Saint Paul but became residents.
How to Claim Bonus: You do not need to take any steps for this bonus, the program will determine if you are eligible.
Babies born to families in historically-disinvested communities will receive a one-time bonus of $50.
Historically-disinvested communities refers to communities that have historically been under-resourced and disinvested in by the government, business and others.
How to Claim Bonus: Register or log into your account on the Savings Portal, and complete the Registration Survey. The program will determine if you are eligible based upon the information you provide in the survey or in the information provided when you enrolled in the program.
Receive $50 each year for participating in programs or taking actions designed to improve your family’s financial life, such as taking a financial education course or participating in a program to improve your credit.
How to Claim Bonus: Click here for more information on eligible activities, referrals to partners, and steps to claims the bonus.
Receive $50 each year for participating in programs or taking actions that promote the healthy development of your baby, such as participating in parenting or infant classes, or taking your baby to a well-baby check-up.
How to Claim Bonus: Click here for more information on eligible activities, referrals to partners, and steps to claims the bonus.
The purpose of CollegeBound Saint Paul is not only to help your child on the path to higher education, but also to connect families to early childhood resources as well as financial education and tools to be financially healthy. You can receive $50 bonus deposits each year (based on your child’s birthday) for accessing resources or taking actions related to these goals.
Activities you have participated in since the birth of your CollegeBound baby can count towards your bonus, and must be completed by or in the name of one of the parents or guardians registered with your child’s CollegeBound account.
Examples of eligible programs include:
Additional programs may be eligible for a bonus. To check if an activity qualifies, call 651-266-8829 or email collegebound@ci.stpaul.mn.us.
Below are organizations that offer financial health related programs, services & resources in Saint Paul and the Twin Cities:
Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES)
Latino Economic Development Center
Lutheran Social Services Financial Counseling
Community Action Partnership of Ramsey & Washington Counties
For more details on programs that qualify for a Financial Health Bonus, check out this list: Financial Health Programs
You can receive $50 each year for participating in programs or taking actions that promote the healthy development of your baby.
Activities you have participated in during your pregnancy or since the birth of your CollegeBound baby can count towards your bonus, and must be completed by or in the name of one of the parents or guardians registered with your child’s CollegeBound account.
Examples of eligible programs & activities include:
Additional programs may be eligible for a bonus. To check if an activity qualifies, call 651-266-8829 or email collegebound@ci.stpaul.mn.us.
Below are organizations that offer early childhood wellness and development related programs, services & resources in Saint Paul and the Twin Cities:
Ramsey County’s Support for Families, including
African American Baby Coalition
Early Head Start at Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties
Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) through Saint Paul Public School’s Community Education
Birth to Kindergarten early learning resources at Saint Paul Public Libraries
