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About Savings Collaborative

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Fast facts

Founded: 2018, incubated at MANAUS; became an independent nonprofit in [YYYY].

Founder & CEO: Dr. Barbara Freeman

Headquarters: Carbondale, CO

Additional office: Denver, CO

501(c)(3) status: Federal ID 85-4174243

Programs: Digital Savings Platform · Financial Coaching · Financial Education

Reach: National, anchored in Colorado. Direct service across the state, plus institutional partnerships nationally.

Languages: English and Spanish

Service model: Direct delivery + embedded partnerships

Impact-to-date

$7MCollectively saved

4,000+Individuals supported

$600KTotal debt reduced

$300KEmergency microloans (near-zero default)

+34 ptsAvg credit score increase

90%+of $400 savers continue to $2,500+

Leadership

Available for interviews on financial resilience, behavioral savings, public-private partnerships, and the integrated model.

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Dr. Barbara Freeman

Founder & CEO

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Speaks to: financial resilience strategy, integrated nonprofit models, public-private partnerships, scaling impact through institutional integration, founder-led organization growth.

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Enrique Aviles

Lead Financial Coach

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Speaks to: financial coaching practice, Latino/Hispanic financial inclusion, on-the-ground delivery in immigrant communities, multilingual program design.

Topics we can speak to

Story angles where Savings Collaborative offers domain expertise, data, or first-hand evidence.

Financial resilience for low-income families

What it takes for families living paycheck-to-paycheck to absorb a $400 emergency. SC's integrated model has measurable outcomes here.

Latino/Hispanic financial inclusion

Multilingual delivery, bicultural coaches, and community-rooted approaches in Colorado's Latino and Hispanic communities.

HBCU student financial wellness

The Financial Resilience Initiative with TMCF — a national effort across 55 HBCUs reaching 300,000+ students and their families.

Public-private partnerships in financial empowerment

FEC of the Rockies — first regional rural Financial Empowerment Center in the U.S., delivered with three Colorado counties and the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund.

Behavioral approaches to savings

Why 90%+ of savers who reach $400 continue saving to $2,500 and beyond. The mechanism behind durable savings habits.

Microloans with near-zero defaults

$300,000 in emergency microloans deployed with default rates near zero. What design choices and trust mechanisms make that work.