FT CARES FOUNDATION

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Mission: Welcome to the FT Cares Foundation website. We invite you to explore it and learn about our Mission of Transforming Lives, Locally, Nationally and GloballyBRINGING HOPE & HELPFirst 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 In mid-2017, the Foundation realized the milestone of donating a total of $1 million dollars During the pandemic in 2021, the Foundation reached $2 million dollars in charitable donations In April 2022, the Foundation's 11th year, it was announced that $3 million dollars had been donated Mid-year 2023, the Foundation announced the $4 million dollar mark had been reached 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, TXLOCAL NATIONALKids getting school supplies from a teacher request GLOBALKids at a new school kitchen in Mexico enjoy a mealHow 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.