Driving meaningful change in 2024 | Transcript

With the passion of our team, the trust of our clients, and the support of our nonprofit partners, we spent 2024 creating lasting change in the communities around the world. Discover how our collective efforts made a real difference.

Key points

  • In 2024, RBC, RBC Foundation® and RBC Foundation USA invested C$184 million into community initiatives across the globe with an additional $30.2 million donated by RBC employees through the Celebration of Impact, and over C$11 million raised through RBC Race for the Kids.
  • We partner with innovative and outcomes-driven organizations from our core ambition areas focused on driving inclusive opportunities for prosperity, equipping people with the skills for a thriving future, and supporting the transition to a low-carbon and resilient economy.
  • As part of our long-term vision, RBC, RBC Foundation® and RBC Foundation USA are proud to be making a commitment of C$2 billion in community investments by 2035.

We're committed to uplifting communities together

RBC's Global Reach in 2024: C$184 million in community investments provided by RBC, RBC Foundation® and RBC Foundation USA; C$30 million donated by RBC employees through the Celebration of Impact; and C$11 million raised for local youth charities through RBC Race for the Kids.

RBC Capital Markets: C$28.7 million invested into our communities by
RBC Capital Markets, RBC Foundation® and RBC Foundation USA; C$8.1 million donated by RBC Capital Markets employees through the Celebration of Impact, plus 18,000 hours of volunteering; and 10 years of RBC Charity Day for the Kids, supporting 140+ organizations around the world.

RBC Capital Markets United States: 1.4 million total youth supported from 2023 to 2024 through our partner organizations; C$500,000 committed over two years to support college mental health through our collaboration with The JED Foundation; RBC received the Game Changer Award at Cycle for Survival, an event that benefits Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center; and C$1.7 million donated by RBC Capital Markets, RBC Foundation USA and raised by RBC Capital Markets employees for MSK Cancer Center.

RBC Capital Markets Canada: 100 employees collaborated with Tree Canada to help environmentally sustainable urban communities in Toronto, Montréal and Halifax; 7,100 RBC employees, friends and family participated in RBC Race for the Kids Toronto; and 87 million pounds of food rescued and redistributed with help from our support of Second Harvest’s Food Rescue App.

RBC Capital Markets Europe: 15 years celebrating the London RBC Race for the Kids with 10,000+ participants supporting Great Ormond Street Hospital; C$1.5 million raised in collaboration with SportsAid, Ronald McDonald House and the King’s Trust since 2015; and 10 years celebrated as Principal Partner of The Old Vic, hosting 1,000 colleagues and loved ones at the 2024 RBC Family & Friends Performance.

RBC Capital Markets APAC: 850 family stays supported in collaboration with Ronald McDonald House Charities Sydney; and 3,000 children, youth, their parents and carers helped with mental health literacy through our support of Singapore Children’s Society.

RBC Capital Markets Caribbean: 45 employees in Barbados painted a care cottage for children with special needs at Nightingale Children’s Village.

As part of our long-term vision, RBC, RBC Foundation® and RBC Foundation USA are proud to be making a commitment of C$2 billion in community investments by 2035.