The Citigroup & YWCA NSW partnership
Recognising many Australians struggle with personal finances, Citigroup and YWCA NSW formed a partnership in 2003 to develop the MakingCents initiative. The partners are grateful for the assistance received from the NSW Department of Education and Training, the University of Technology, Sydney, the Financial Counselors Association of NSW and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

YWCA NSW
YWCA NSW is a not for profit community service organisation dedicated to providing realistic and effective approaches to helping transform the lives of those in need. There are currently more than 45 programs across the state operating in over 76 sites throughout regional and metropolitan NSW. Programs include Big Brother Big Sister, Encore After Breast Cancer and Links to Learning.

YWCA NSW is a member of YWCA Australia - a member of the World YWCA – one of the world's oldest and largest women's organisations represented in 122 countries, with a global outreach of 25 million people worldwide.

Citigroup Australia
Citigroup is one of the largest financial services companies in the world with around 120 million customers in more than 100 countries. Customers range from individuals to corporations, governments and institutions.

Citigroup supports financial education because it helps people understand how to use financial resources, and in the process, raises the quality of life for individuals, families and institutions and strengthens communities around the world.

Through the US-based Citigroup Foundation, Citigroup supports financial education programs in 42 countries and in 2004 made an unprecedented 10-year, US $200 million commitment to support financial education programs around the world. MakingCents is supported through a grant by the Citigroup Foundation.