St. Paul, Minnesota, October 22 /PRNewswire/ — Marketplace, owned by American Public Media, has received a grant from the Nasdaq Foundation’s Economic Opportunity Initiative to expand its financial literacy content. Marketplace is the most widely listened to and watched business and economic news program in the United States across radio, television, and public broadcasting.
This grant will support Marketplace’s financial literacy initiative, helping it advance its mission to improve economic understanding. The economic opportunity funding will be used to bundle some of Marketplace’s strongest reporting and learning content into an easily accessible digital hub. The project will expand classroom-ready resources through educational partners and engage audiences in communities and online—particularly on social media—to lower barriers to accessing financial literacy tools.
This program centers on four established financial literacy podcasts from Marketplace: Million Bazillion, Financially Inclined, This Is Uncomfortable, and Must Be the Money. Together, these shows help listeners at every stage of life understand how finance, business, and the economy work—knowledge that stays with them for life.
Neal Scarbrough, Vice President and General Manager of Marketplace, said: “Financial literacy is at the core of our mission to elevate economic awareness across the nation. With support from the Nasdaq Foundation, Marketplace can accelerate its efforts to expand the depth, discoverability, and reach of these resources, equipping Americans with tools to build a more secure financial future at every stage of life.”
Jailan Griffiths, Chair of the Nasdaq Foundation and Head of Nasdaq’s Purpose Initiatives, said: “Financial literacy is the foundation of economic opportunity. Through our Economic Opportunity grant program, the Nasdaq Foundation is committed to expanding financial knowledge and equipping underserved communities with the tools to share in the wealth created by markets. Marketplace’s mission to elevate economic awareness across the nation aligns closely with this goal, and we are proud to support their efforts to make trustworthy, accessible financial education available to more Americans.”
For more information about the Nasdaq Foundation Economic Opportunity Grant Program, visit www.nasdaq.com/nasdaq-foundation. To view all episodes of Marketplace, visit marketplace.org.
About Marketplace
Marketplace® is dedicated to raising economic literacy across the nation. Its flagship programs—Marketplace®, Marketplace Morning Report®, and Marketplace Tech®—are currently broadcast on more than 800 public radio stations nationwide, reaching over 10 million listeners each week. Marketplace podcasts, including This Is Uncomfortable and Million Bazillion, are available at marketplace.org or on your preferred podcast app. Marketplace programs are produced and distributed by American Public Media® (APM), one of the world’s largest public media producers and distributors. For more information about Marketplace, visit marketplace.org or follow us on Facebook.
About the Nasdaq Foundation
The Nasdaq Foundation is dedicated to supporting underserved communities by reimagining investor engagement and providing the financial literacy needed for communities to participate in wealth creation. Through strategic partnerships and grants, the foundation supports innovative solutions that empower underserved communities and foster long-term economic resilience.