Philanthropy
The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund was founded in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The Relief Fund has raised and distributed $180 million to over 800 families and 932 children of the victims of that tragedy. In the past few years, the Relief Fund's expanded scope has included such natural disasters as the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, the tsunami of 2004, the earthquake in Haiti and the recent events in Japan as well as the wounded members of the U.S. military. In addition, the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund supports a wide variety of other charitable organizations providing assistance to those in need.
Cantor Fitzgerald Chairman and CEO Howard Lutnick and the partners of Cantor Fitzgerald underwrite all the expenses of the fund so that 100 percent of every dollar raised goes directly to those in need. The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, administered by its Co-Founder and Executive Director, Edie Lutnick has raised and distributed over $250 million in memory of the 658 men and women who worked at Cantor Fitzgerald and lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
Edie Lutnick is also the Author of “An Unbroken Bond: The Untold Story of How the 658 Cantor Fitzgerald Families Faced the Tragedy of 9/11 and Beyond,” in which 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the book benefit The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund and the charities it assists.
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