How to Make a Deposit
You can now make online deposits at any time and even set up recurring monthly deposits when you connect your bank or credit union account in your SF K2C participant portal.
- Log in to your SF K2C account online.
- Open the “Transfers” tab from the horizontal menu options and select Contributions.
- Select the bank or credit union account you want to contribute from. If you have more than one account, choose from one of the following:
- Select an existing bank or credit union account already saved to your profile, or
- Select “Add a new bank account” to connect a new bank or credit union account for deposits. If you add a new bank or credit union account, you will be taken to a new page and will need to navigate back to the Contributions page.
- Select the “one-time” or “recurring” contribution type and click Next.
- Select Review.
- If everything is correct, select Confirm.
Direct deposit makes saving easier by sending money from your paycheck automatically to a student’s SF K2C account. You have two methods to set up direct deposit through an employer-based payroll deduction. Choose one of the following ways to set up Direct Deposit:
Online in your SF K2C Participant Portal:
- Log in to your account online.
- Select Direct Deposit on the “Account Balance” tile.
- Click Get Started.
- Select “Attest” to confirm you’re setting up direct deposit from each paycheck.
- Enter your information, then click Next to review, then
- Click Submit to generate your direct deposit routing and account numbers.
- Either enter that information into your payroll system or work with your employer to set up an additional payment option.
Using the SF K2C paper Direct Deposit form:
Complete this direct deposit form in English | Español | 中文 | Vietnamese | عربى | Filipino | Samoan and give it to your employer.
Make a check or money order payable to your child's name, include their account number in the memo section of the check, and mail to:
Citi Youth Savings Accounts
P.O. Box 790020
St. Louis, MO 63179-9966.
You can make deposits into a SF K2C account by mailing a check to the program. Prepaid envelopes to mail your check deposits are available at City Hall or by contacting K2C. Money Orders cannot be mailed and must be deposited in-person at City Hall or another in-person deposit event.
- Make the check payable to “SF Kindergarten to College”.
- In the memo section of the check, write your student’s name and their new SF K2C account number which starts with 415, followed by their SFUSD Student ID. Example: 415123456789
Please note: Checks made payable to your child’s name will only be accepted if you include their SF K2C account number on the memo line AND endorse the check with “Pay to the order of SF Kindergarten to College” in the endorsement section on the back of the check.
Depositing cash and money orders into a K2C account can be done by visiting San Francisco City Hall at: 1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl, San Francisco, CA 94102. You can also collect a prepaid envelope to mail a check deposit at City Hall.
Deposits require a Deposit Ticket with the following information:
- Your student’s name
- Your student’s K2C account number which starts with 415 and their SFUSD student ID
- The contribution amount
A Deposit Ticket will be provided to you onsite.
For check deposits make the check or money order payable to “SFKindergarten to College”.
In the memo section of the check, write your student’s name and their new K2C account number which starts with 415, followed by their SFUSD Student ID. Example: 415123456789
Please note: Checks made payable to your child’s name will only be accepted if you include their SF K2C account number on the memo line AND endorse the check with “Pay to the order of SF Kindergarten to College” in the endorsement section on the back of the check.
For Money Orders, make the Money Order payable to “K2C”. Money Orders made payable to “CCSF”, “City and County of San Francisco”, or “Kindergarten to College (K2C)” will be accepted.
]You can set up deposits to a SF K2C account through your bank or credit union’s Bill Pay service. Please note that the Bank of New York Mellon is a partner of Vestwell and helps manage SF K2C accounts.
- Log into your bank’s online portal and proceed to the Bill Pay section.
- Enter and save the Bill Pay merchant details as follows for all fields as applicable:
- Merchant Name — Enter “SF Kindergarten to College”
- Financial Institution — Enter “Bank of New York Mellon”
- Account # — Enter your student’s K2C account number with 908 included at the beginning (for example, 90841512345678)
- Merchant Address — Enter the address PO Box 534020, Pittsburgh, PA 15253-4020
- Merchant Phone Number — 415-701-2311
- Follow the prompts to add the merchant and set up a one-time or recurring payment.
Once you have entered this merchant in your bank’s Bill Pay section, you may not have to enter the merchant’s information again.
It is easiest to set up electronic deposits from your personal checking or savings account at a bank or credit union through your K2C participant portal. If you would rather, you can make an electronic ACH deposit to a K2C account through your bank or credit union’s system.
- Log into your bank or credit union’s online portal and proceed to the electronic payments section.
- Enter the payment details as follows for all fields as applicable:
- Merchant Name — Enter “SF Kindergarten to College”
- Financial Institution — Enter “Bank of New York Mellon”
- Routing # — Enter “011001234”
- Account # — Enter your student’s new K2C account number with 908 included at the beginning (for example, 90841512345678)
- Merchant Address — Enter the address PO Box 534020, Pittsburgh, PA 15253-4020
- Merchant Phone Number — 415-701-2311
- Follow the prompts to make the electronic deposit.