Education Lights the Way
We’re committed to giving back to the communities we serve. That’s why we support educational programs that aim to provide today’s youth with a strong foundation for future success.
Growing a Love for Learning
At City National, one of our most significant goals is to empower children and adults within our communities by providing more access to the tools they need to thrive.
With more than 3 million dollars invested in Dollars + Sense® and a long term commitment to Reading is the way up®, we're helping to provide the educational necessities needed to succeed in today's world.
We’ve donated more than 40K backpacks since 2010.
More than 1.3M children have benefited from our
Reading is the way up® literacy programs.
Over 21K students utilized our Dollars + Sense financial education programs in 2025.
- Dollars + Sense®
- Reading is the way up®
Making Dollars + Sense®
Teaching people about sound money management skills as early as possible is critical to their future success.
That’s why Dollars + Sense was born.
This financial education program helps children and adults improve their understanding of concepts and strategies around personal finances.
Free and easily accessible online, Dollars + Sense is a self-paced series of interactive modules that cover key financial concepts such as saving, investing, credit scores and identity protection, and it’s available in both English and Spanish.
Simply register or log in to start planning your financial future today!
A Multimillion-Dollar Commitment to Los Angeles
To get opportunities for financial education in the hands of more children in a fun and engaging way, we partnered with the second-largest school district in the country, Los Angeles Unified (LAUSD).
In 2019, City National made a $1 million commitment to offer Dollars + Sense to every high school in the district. We renewed that commitment in 2022 and have provided 200,000+ hours of financial education to more than 67,000 students to date in LAUSD.
Reading is the way up®
2025 marked the 23rd anniversary of Reading is the way up, a program we started in 2002 as an authentic way to provide children access to books and get them excited about reading.
Backpacks
We supplied more than 6,500 backpacks stocked with school supplies to K-12 students in 2025.
Students
In total, 8,000+ students benefited from our 2025 backpack and
book giveaways.
L.A. Unified School District
We provided Dollars + Sense financial education for all Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) high school students, with over 67,000 benefiting since 2019.
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