Financial literacy provides the foundation for saving and investing wisely. It is the basis for the responsible use of credit and money and for making informed financial decisions that can affect our families and our future. In short, financial literacy is a fundamental tool for each of us, whether we are making choices as students, consumers, members of the workforce or responsible citizens and voters.

Financial literacy, and more broadly, economic empowerment, is well suited as a giving focus for The McGraw-Hill Companies given that we are a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, BusinessWeek and McGraw-Hill Education. Consequently, financial literacy provides greater opportunities for us to:

• Align with our corporation's core competencies
• Leverage resources across all business operations; and
• Enhance the impact of our grant making

Grant Highlights
The objective of our grant making focus is to bridge the gap between what people know and what they need to know with respect to personal financial skills and to provide opportunities for personal empowerment and enhanced self-sufficiency.

Among the primary recipients of our grantmaking are teachers, with a programmatic emphasis on providing professional development.