Actor Michael Rainey Jr. donates $2.4 million to improve financial literacy in Staten Island schools

“Power Book II: Ghost” star Michael Rainey Jr. just made a significant move into power — starting this 12 months’s holidays early.

The 24-year-old actor has partnered with the Restoring America Through Recovery Education (RARE) Foundation to donate $2.4 million in financial literacy tools and support to three high schools in Staten Island, New York.

“A huge THANK YOU to (Michael Rainey Jr.) for sponsoring Port Richmond High School and providing each student and their parents with the necessary education in financial literacy and Equifax identity theft protection! Your commitment to empowering the next generation is truly inspiring,” RARE officials captioned the post on the web site Instagram.

The post included a video from the day Rainey visited Port Richmond High School to present the organization with an enormous check. There, he spoke candidly about his financial literacy journey and posed for photos with students. School officials and community organizers were also available to talk to students about financial literacy.

“Together with the support of the RARE Foundation Board of Directors, this is the first step in our mission to ensure that every student in New York is financially prepared for adulthood,” the post continued. “This is just the beginning – there are many more schools to come! Let’s make financial literacy a priority for every student!”

According to the organization’s website, the RARE Foundation strives to provide disadvantaged communities with “essential financial recovery education and training.” By partnering with RARE, Rainey hopes to further empower disadvantaged and at-risk youth with sage advice in order that they can confidently navigate their financial future, local radio station HOT 97 reported.

Rainey is from Louisville, Kentucky, and “Power Book II: Ghost,” a derivative of fifty Cent’s “Power” TV series, is ready in the five boroughs of New York City. In the spirit of the season, this wasn’t the one charity event Rainey took part in on Staten Island in recent days. According to videos uploaded to his Instagram Storiesthe actor also appeared on the Staten Island Turkey Drive, where he greeted guests and handed out T-shirts.