The $100 Solution™, whose Academic Home is located at Western Kentucky University, is a recognized 501(c)(3) global non-profit organization that utilizes an innovative service-learning model to teach university and high-school students how to effectively conduct community development projects. In the process, the program aims to improve the quality of life within communities across the globe. Its mission statement reads, "To teach students how to turn $100 into a world of change by meeting community-determined needs. The $100 Solution™ uses a model which requires partnership, reciprocity, capacity building, sustainability and reflection. Use of this model encourages global citizenship through civic and community engagement." Since its founding in 2007, over 325 projects have been conducted by over 3,500 students through The $100 Solution™ in 15 countries.