, /PRNewswire/ -- IMC, a leading global market maker that provides liquidity to financial assets on trading venues, today announced it has renewed its partnership with Room to Read, a global non-profit organization, for the next five years, with a commitment to donate between 2024-2028. IMC has proudly supported Room to Read's mission to end illiteracy across the globe since 2016. It has donated more than to-date as a result of its biggest annual charity event, Trading and Gaming Day for Charity – this year taking place on .
On that day, the energy and expertise of IMC's employees is deployed in service to others by donating the firm's global trading revenue for 24 hours in support of Room to Read's Literacy Program, as well as other charitable organizations. So far, these contributions have benefited 3.2 million children in , , and through access to a quality education.
IMC's investment has enabled Room to Read to train 23,700 teachers and librarians, distribute 1.9 million books, and support 6,000 schools throughout these regions. The next phase of the partnership will enable Room to Read to provide books and other resources for nearly 5.
7 million additional children in and by 2030 and support lasting improvements in education systems in the communities where Room to Read works. "Through the annual Trading and Gaming Day for Charity and our local Foundations, IMC has supported a range of organizations worldwide focused on helping young people develop to their fullest pote.