Who We Are

Vision

The ING DIRECT Kid's Foundation is a nonprofit, national foundation committed to helping children become self-sufficient citizens through financial education and life skill programs.

Mission

The mission of the ING DIRECT KIDS FOUNDATION is to help children acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed financial and life decisions. ING DIRECT Kid's Foundation mission is grounded in the belief that by focusing on financial education and life skills programs, children and adolescents will have the tools to:

• Understand the basics of earning, saving, spending, sharing and investing
• Make more informed life decisions
• Improve their quality of life

The Foundation strives to utilize its resources to positively impact children and adolescents through programs that: focus on financial education, youth life skills programs and personal development opportunities.

Values

The Foundation seeks to develop relationships with donors and grant recipients based on a shared vision that recognizes nonprofit organizations as vital agents in the communities they serve.

Organizational Structure

The ING DIRECT Kids Foundation is a Delaware non-profit 501 (c) (3) foundation governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees and led by Chief Executive Arkadi Kuhlmann. The ING DIRECT Kids Foundation organizes its initiatives into two areas of focus:

• Financial education;
• Youth life skills programs and personal development.

Every project or program undertaken by The Kids Foundation must fit within the scope of at least one of these two areas of focus. Foundation activities place special emphasis on those who face challenges that are not being addressed by others. Among our target audiences are:

• Youth (ages 6 -12),
• Low-income youth and adolescent, and
• Youth and adolescents in difficult or unusual life circumstances.