The KSD Nanum Foundation is expanding its public-interest work through a variety of social contribution projects, including scholarship programs, financial education, and support for vulnerable groups.
The KSD Nanum Foundation is a nonprofit public-interest foundation established in 2009 to return the love that Korea Securities Depository (KSD) received from customers to society. Based on practicing "warm capitalism," the foundation focuses on spreading the social value of the capital market and fostering a culture of sharing.
The foundation is carrying out projects in six key areas: scholarship programs, support for vulnerable groups, public-interest support projects, financial education, overseas aid, and operation of the securities museum.
The scholarship program provides scholarships to children and teenagers from vulnerable groups and to university students to help cultivate future talent.
The program to support vulnerable groups focuses on building a social safety net and laying the groundwork for self-reliance through regular sponsorship of social welfare institutions, medical expense support for children from vulnerable groups, support for companies run by people with disabilities, and support for socially disadvantaged groups.
Public-interest support projects are also underway. Initiatives include training professionals and discovering projects to build an impact finance ecosystem, supporting restorative justice programs to prevent recidivism among youths on probation, supporting culture and arts opportunities for underserved teenagers, and running green campaigns to practice ESG.
The financial education program focuses on providing tailored financial education across the life cycle. It offers practical financial knowledge needed in everyday life to children and teenagers as well as young adults, middle-aged and older adults, and vulnerable groups, and supports sound financial habits.
Through overseas aid projects, it supports improving educational environments in developing countries and conducts emergency relief activities when disasters strike.
The foundation also operates the Securities Museum, the nation's first museum specializing in securities. The Securities Museum preserves and exhibits securities artifacts and carries out research and educational functions. The Busan branch operates on the second floor of IFC Busan in Nam-gu, Busan.
The KSD Nanum Foundation plans to continue contributing to the spread of the capital market's social value through social contribution, financial education, and support for vulnerable groups.