🎒 August’s Future Funds Winners — Class Is in Session!
August 2026 Entry Period
Summer spending made a strong finish. In August, 35 Upromise members from 19 states added prize money to the cash back they were already earning — on groceries, dining, online shopping, and mobile gaming. No extra steps required; their everyday spending did the work.
Pennsylvania and Indiana led all states with 4 winners each, while Virginia and New Jersey each claimed 3 spots in the winner circle. And the 529 story this month spans the country: 17 winners have a college savings plan linked to their Upromise account, representing 10 different 529 programs from coast to coast. Nevada’s Future Path 529 was August’s most-represented plan, with 3 winners all drawing from the same program. 🎓
✏️ August 2026 — By the Numbers
🎓 529 Plans in August’s Winner Circle
17 winners are putting prizes to work in a college savings account this month — across 10 different 529 plans nationwide.
Prize deposits into Upromise accounts flow automatically into linked 529 plans — no extra steps needed. Linking your plan takes just a few minutes.
📋 August — Report Card
PA & IN Lead
Pennsylvania and Indiana tied for the most wins this month — 4 winners apiece
10 Plans
10 different 529 programs represented, with 17 winners putting prizes to work in education savings
5 Since 2001
David, Joseph, Mark, Jill & Tina — 25 years of earning, and still bringing home wins
19 States
From California and Utah in the West to Massachusetts, Virginia & New York on the East Coast
📊 State Honor Roll — August 2026
🏅 Meet August’s Winners
🏆 First Prize Winners
$300 each🥈 Second Prize Winners
$150 each🥉 Third Prize Winners
$100 eachTotal Prizes Awarded — August 2026
$5,000
Deposited directly into 35 members’ Upromise accounts — 17 flowing into linked 529 college savings plans
How Upromise Puts Money Back in Your Pocket
Shop & Dine
Earn cash back at 1,000+ online retailers and 20,000+ restaurants
Play Games
Hit milestones in 100+ popular mobile games and earn rewards
Stack Rewards
Cash back accumulates automatically — and every dollar earns sweepstakes entries
Put It to Work
Transfer to a 529 plan, pay down student loans, or withdraw anytime
Fall Is Here — Your September Entries Are Already Counting
Football tailgates, fall wardrobes, early holiday shopping — all that fall spending is earning you cash back and sweepstakes entries at the same time. Link a 529 and your rewards do even more. The September drawing is right around the corner.