The FT Cares Foundation wishes you a blessed and peaceful New Year and thanks you for your support in 2024. We will be publishing a Year In Review in early January.
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BRINGING HOPE & HELP
First Trust Cares was created in 2006 by a group of First Trust employees as a way to “give back”. First Trust Cares grew quickly, and the FT Cares Foundation, formalized in early 2012 as a 501(c)(3), has now touched all 50 states and 26 countries.
Photo, right, was taken at a build in 2024 with First Trust employees and volunteers.
MILESTONES & IMPACT
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In mid-2017, the Foundation realized the milestone of donating a total of $1 million dollars
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During the pandemic in 2021, the Foundation reached $2 million dollars in charitable donations
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In April 2022, the Foundation's 11th year, it was announced that $3 million dollars had been donated
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Mid-year 2023, the Foundation announced the $4 million dollar mark had been reached
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In October 2024, the Foundation announced that it had reached $5,000,000 in charitable donations
THE TORCH. The FT Cares Foundation's torch logo symbolizes the light of hope and help that we are bringing to others. Now in our second decade, the FT Cares Foundation remains committed to our mission of transforming lives locally, nationally and globally.
THE WHY. Since its founding, we have always committed to dreaming big and continuing to grow as we serve others by....
Dreaming things that never were and asking why not...
Weekly donations to local food pantries, including Austin, TX
LOCAL
NATIONAL
GLOBAL
Kids getting school supplies
from a teacher request
Kids at a new school kitchen
in Mexico enjoy a meal
How We Help Locally
The Foundation supports many organizations in DuPage County and surrounding counties. We also support organizations throughout the Chicagoland area that are working to make a difference. With another office in Austin, TX, we support local organizations there.
How We Help Nationally
Nationally, we are proud to have collaborated with organizations throughout the U.S., including several disaster relief organizations. To date, we have touched all 50 states.
How We Help Globally
We have touched 26 countries throughout the world, including during times of wars and conflict and when natural disasters have struck.