WA529 
Promotions


 

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GET - Guaranteed Education Tuition

 

Promotion begins January 5!

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Promotion Dates


January 5 - 30, 2026

or until 500 new accounts meet eligibility requirements, whichever comes first!

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Save $50 to GET $50
 

Earn a $50 match contribution for your child’s higher education savings!


The WA529 GET Prepaid Plan has been helping families build higher education savings since 1998. To kick off the new year, GET is offering a $50 contribution match for new accounts.  

Open a new GET account during the promotional window and contribute a minimum initial deposit of $50 to receive a matching $50 contribution from GET. This promotion is open to the first 500 new accounts opened between January 5-30, 2026, that meet the eligibility criteria.
 

    • The participant must successfully open a GET Account Online (application submitted and accepted) with a confirmed $50 initial contribution by 11:59 pm PT on January 30, 2026.
    • The account owner or the student beneficiary must be a Washington State resident at the time of entry.
    • The student beneficiary must be between birth and 14 years old at the time of entry.
    • The student beneficiary cannot be a beneficiary on another GET account.
    • ONE matching contribution per student beneficiary.
    • An account owner may open an account and qualify for the matching contribution for more than one student beneficiary (multiple children), provided each beneficiary does not already have an active GET account in their name. 
      A maximum of five (5) new student beneficiary qualifying accounts per Account Owner will be eligible for the matching contribution.
    • A $50 minimum initial deposit is REQUIRED to receive the $50 matching contribution.
    • Read the Official Rules for complete details.
    • One $50 matching contribution will be deposited on or before February 27, 2026, into the first 500 eligible GET accounts opened during this promotion.
    • To open an account, you need to provide the legal name, date of birth, contact information, and Social Security/Tax Identification number for each of the following: the account owner, the student beneficiary, and the designated account owner survivor. A valid email is also required for both the account owner & the account owner survivor.
    • Any taxes and other costs associated with the promotion are solely the responsibility of the GET Account Owner.
    • Please consult a tax advisor about the tax implications of participating in the WA529 GET Prepaid Tuition Plan and this promotion.

      *A slower, alternate means of opening a GET account: mail a completed paper enrollment form found on our forms page at 529.wa.gov/get/forms-get with a check for the $50 initial contribution to the WA529 GET Prepaid Tuition Plan, PO Box 84824, Seattle, WA, 98124-6124. WA529 cannot guarantee that paper enrollment forms will be processed in time to qualify as one of the first 500 GET accounts opened during this promotion period. Enrollment forms must be received by GET before 5:00 p.m. PT on January 30, 2026 or before 500 eligible new accounts are opened, whichever comes first. WA529 is not responsible for delayed or lost mail

Open a GET account during the promotion period, for your chance to receive a $50 match contribution! 
   

*The first 500 eligible GET accounts opened with the minimum $50 initial deposit during the promotion period will receive the $50 match.
 

Educational Resources

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