The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund works with school districts in economically disadvantaged areas that are now hard hit by the COVID-19 virus.
We provide direct financial aid to families with small children. 100% of every dollar donated is distributed in direct financial aid.
RELIEF PROGRAM
- SOME OF OUR PROJECTS:
- Hurricane Harvey
- Moore, Oklahoma
- Superstorm Sandy
- Puerto Rico
On February 11 & 12, 2018, The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund held the Hurricane Harvey Family Relief distribution event. It was the largest distribution of its kind in the Relief Fund’s history, giving a total of approximately $5 million to those families hardest hit by Hurricane Harvey.
We distributed $5 million in direct financial aid to approximately 5,000 families recovering after Hurricane Harvey.
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$5 million
In direct financial aid
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$5,000 families
Given disaster relief
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180
Volunteers from Cantor Fitzgerald and its affiliates
The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund led this effort thanks to a generous grant from the firms and partners of Cantor Fitzgerald, The Newmark Group, and BGC Partners, along with donations from the general public. Allison and Howard Lutnick, along with Edie Lutnick, Founder and President of the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, worked with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s office to make the program a reality.
The Relief Fund could not have achieved this without the invaluable efforts of school officials and administrators from across 15 school districts covering over 200 Houston-area schools. They worked to identify the 5,000 families who lost the most and now need the most.
Allison Lutnick, Director of Disaster Relief Operations, Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund said: “Our hearts go out to the families of Houston who have been displaced by and are struggling to recover from Hurricane Harvey. No parent should be faced with the inability to provide for their children: a toy to play with, a book to read or sheets for their bed. We are honored and humbled to have provided important aid and support to Houston’s wonderful and resilient mothers and fathers through the Relief Fund.” Read the multimedia press release here.