Philanthropy and volunteerism

Strengthening our communities

Programs designed for long-term, high impact

Investing in early childhood

Pre-school age children interacting in a classroom setting. Vanguard supports many children like this through volunteer programs.

Strong Start for Kids theory of change

A focus on financial well-being

Crew's passion to serve

Vanguard crew at a volunteer C365 event.

Stewarding generosity

Vanguard strategically designs global programs and effectively deploys our crew’s time, talent, and treasure to strengthen communities.

$83M

in early childhood development grants has been committed by Vanguard Strong Start for Kids between the program’s 2016 inception and December 2023

70%

of Vanguard crew in 12 countries participated in a community program in 2023

85K+

hours of global volunteer service by crew in 2023

1.2M

children have been served through our financial literacy program for children, My Classroom Economy, since inception