Chase and Money Savvy Generation Seek Elementary Classes for Financial Literacy Program; JPMorgan Chase Foundation grants make program possible.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The JPMorgan Chase Foundation and the Money Savvy Generation(R) Foundation will recruit 75 second- and third-grade classes in Indiana to take part in the Money Savvy Kids(TM) Basic Personal Finance Curriculum.

The 75 classes will be recruited during the 2006 Indiana Financial Literacy Conference April 10 in Indianapolis. This conference, presented by Networks Financial Institute (NFI), helps elementary school teachers explore how easily financial literacy instruction can be integrated into the classroom.

Money Savvy Kids, made possible by a grant from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, is designed to teach responsible money management with age-appropriate instructional materials, features the interactive, four-chambered Money Savvy Pig(R) piggy bank.

"At Chase, we understand that to make a difference we need to teach our very youngest children about money," said Dennis L. Bassett, CEO of Chase in Indiana. "Learning about how to manage money should happen early in students' lives, so they aren't overwhelmed as they become adults. It is better to teach good financial habits now, rather than trying to correct poor money habits later in life."

"This type of education empowers children to take control of their financial lives and, in turn, their futures," said Susan Beacham, Founder and CEO of Money Savvy Generation.

Three workshops, sponsored by Chase, will be offered during the Indiana Financial Literacy Conference to introduce teachers to the curriculum and the pre- and post-instructional assessment module.

The JPMorgan Foundation selected the Money Savvy Kids curriculum because of its best-in-class reputation. Extensive third-party research shows that the curriculum has changed children's attitudes and behavior about money management regardless of where they live and their ethnic or socio-economic background.

The JPMorgan Chase Foundation is the philanthropic arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a leading global financial services firm with assets of $1.2 trillion and operations in more than 50 countries. Chase operates 180 offices in Indiana. More information on the firm is available at www.jpmorganchase.com.

Money Savvy Generation Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Money Savvy Generation, a Lake Bluff, IL based educational publishing company which develops innovative products to help parents and educators teach the skills of basic personal finance. More information is available at www.msgen.com.