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From fully-hosted to white-label – and everything in between – Backer’s 529 gifting platform is designed to work with your organization.
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Backer Gifting
Backer’s 529 gifting platform has the widest plan coverage, the fastest processing times, and the best exception handling. Go live in weeks.
Give your customers, clients, or audience the best 529 gifting experience so they can save more with support from family and friends.
Few plans have a gifting experience that feels native to the way families share and contribute today. Backer gives state 529 programs a proven path to improve results while keeping plan operations clear.
5%
Backer gifting’s share of all North Carolina 529 contributions in 2025.
Let clients easily invite family and friends to contribute to their omnibus-held advisor-sold plan. A win for your advisors, their clients, and your 529 asset base.
A standardized agreement and flat per-gift fee structure support compliant broker-dealer adoption.
Add 529 gifting capabilities beside the moments when families already gather, celebrate, and give. Backer supplies the contribution infrastructure while your consumer UI remains the front door.
+70% YoY
growth in recurring gifts – that first contribution can become an enduring family habit.
The moment a family receives a gift, shipped as an embeddable partner module – your brand front-and-center, Backer under-the-hood.
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You received a gift
$50.00
from Grandma
our numbers
455,000+
529 contributions processed
277,000+
People reached
$100M+
Saved toward kids' futures
One home for the whole village behind a kid – parents, grandparents, godparents, friends.