A Program of the Tennessee Department of Treasury · David H. Lillard, Jr., State Treasurer

Automate your college savings
and get $25 from TNStars!

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Get an extra $25 from TNStars. How it works:

  • Start a monthly recurring contribution of $25 or more for your TNStars account or increase an existing recurring contribution by at least $25 between September 1 and October 31, 2023, and receive a one-time $25 deposited into your TNStars account.

  • New and existing TNStars account owners, who are Tennessee residents, are eligible for the incentive.

  • The new or updated recurring contribution must occur by December 6 to receive the $25, which will be applied as a contribution to the qualifying account after December 15.
    See the Official Rules.

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Get started in 4 easy steps:

  • Log in to your account, or open a TNStars account here. Select the beneficiary account.
  • Select “Manage recurring contributions” on the left side of your screen.
  • Click "Add" to start a new monthly recurring contribution or "Edit" to update an existing monthly recurring contribution.
  • Follow the prompts and hit “Submit.” A confirmation will be sent to verify a change to the account.

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Setting up recurring contributions means...

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• Having set amounts automatically contributed to your account(s)
at scheduled times
• Making saving convenient and easy over time
• Helping you stay on track to meet your savings goals
• Helping you benefit from dollar-cost averaging
• Enabling you to choose how much and how often you save based
on your budget

Set up a recurring contribution

Official Rules

OFFICIAL RULES OF THE “TNStars® 2023 $25 Incentive Campaign”

SPONSORED BY THE TNStars® College Savings 529 Plan

INCENTIVE DESCRIPTION: From September 1, 2023 until October 31, 2023 at 11:59 pm CT (the “Incentive Period”), Tennessee residents may receive a one-time contribution totaling $25.00 deposited into an eligible TNStars account in exchange for 1) establishing a new monthly recurring contribution of $25.00 or 2) increasing an existing monthly recurring contribution by $25.00.

INCENTIVE ELIGIBILITY: This incentive is for Tennessee residents only.* New TNStars and existing TNStars account owners are eligible for this incentive.

NEW TNSTARS ACCOUNT OWNERS: New TNStars account owners** may qualify for only one $25.00 incentive for each new monthly recurring contribution of at least $25.00 established during the Incentive Period for a qualifying TNStars Account. The start date for the new recurring contribution must occur on or before December 6, 2023 in order to receive the $25.00 incentive. The incentive will be applied as a contribution to the qualifying TNStars account after December 15, 2023.

EXISTING TNSTARS ACCOUNT OWNERS: Existing TNStars account owners may qualify for only one $25 incentive amount for each qualifying TNStars Account if an existing monthly recurring contribution is increased by at least $25.00 during the Incentive Period. A qualifying TNStars account is any TNStars account that is open and active as of September 1, 2023. The TNStars account owners must execute the new recurring contribution instruction form either online or via form within the Incentive Period. The start date for the new or updated monthly recurring contribution must occur on or before December 6, 2023 in order to receive the $25.00 incentive. The incentive will be applied as a contribution to the qualifying TNStars account after December 15, 2023.

TNStars account owners may have more than one qualifying account and may qualify for the $25.00 incentive amount for each qualifying TNStars account. In the event that multiple account owners designate the same beneficiary, each TNStars account owner is eligible for the incentive.

DISCLAIMER: Before investing, carefully consider the TNStars College Savings Program’s investment objectives, risks, fees, and expenses, which may be found in the TNStars Disclosure Brochure. Please call us toll-free at 855-386-7827 for a Disclosure Brochure containing this and other pertinent information. Read it carefully.

Investments in the TNStars College Savings Program are neither insured nor guaranteed and there is the risk of investment loss. 529 Plans offered by other states may offer tax or other benefits, such as financial aid, scholarship funds, and protection from creditors to taxpayers or residents of those states that are not available to TNStars account holders. Taxpayers or residents of other states should consider such state tax treatment and other benefits, if any, before making any investment decisions.



* Individuals seeking to qualify for this incentive must be a Tennessee resident at the time the individual starts the new recurring contribution or change the existing recurring contribution.
** A new TNStars account owner means an account owner that does not currently have a TNStars account as of September 1, 2023.