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Citi Markets to Donate $6.7 Million to Education-Focused Non-Profit Organizations

NEW YORK – Citi announced that it will donate $6.7 million in support of education-focused non-profit organizations through its 2025 e for education campaign.

With this donation, the campaign is set to donate over $86 million in aggregate since its inception in 2013.

Citi’s Markets business donates a percentage of electronically traded proceeds during an annual eight-week campaign from September through October.

The non-profit organizations tackle childhood illiteracy and improve access to quality education.

Since its launch in 2013, the campaign has in aggregate:
• Supported over 3 million young people
• Helped over 21,000 schools
• Spanned over 85 countries

Citi’s first e for education campaign originated in FX in 2013, and the campaign has since expanded across Citi’s Markets businesses.

Citi works with 13 non-profit partners globally that support the right to education for all children. 2025 Partners (alphabetical order):

  • Asian University for Women – A fully independent, regional institution dedicated to empowering women from the most marginalized communities across Asia through women's education and leadership development
  • Civic Builders – Develops public school buildings in historically under-resourced communities
  • Ditch the Label – A leading youth charity, which runs a digital support platform that provides advice and support for young people who are experiencing a wide range of issues, including bullying and mental health
  • EMpower – Supports marginalized youth in education in emerging market countries
  • Fallen Patriots – Educates children who have lost a parent in the U.S. Military
  • Malala Fund – Breaks down the barriers preventing more than 130 million girls around the world from going to school
  • Pencils of Promise – A non-profit organization whose focus is removing barriers and supporting access to quality education in Laos, Guatemala and Ghana
  • Place2Be – A children's mental health charity with more than 25 years of experience providing mental health support for pupils, families and staff in UK schools
  • Reach the World – Makes the benefits of travel accessible to classrooms through virtual exchange, inspiring youth to become more curious and confident global citizens
  • Room to Read – Creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality
  • Teach First – A charity that provides a range of school leadership programs to support teachers, leaders and schools facing the biggest challenges, serving the most disadvantaged communities
  • Teach For All – A global network of organizations working to ensure all children have the education, support and opportunity they need to fulfil their potential
  • Uncommon Schools – Starts and manages K – 12 public charter schools that prepare students from low-income backgrounds for college and beyond