The NFTC Foundation is committed to promoting education and engagement around the critical role of trade and investment in driving economic growth and opportunity. Its major activities include hosting the annual World Trade Dinner, the International Tax Conference, and other high-impact educational events along with supporting and disseminating research and data about the opportunities and challenges of engaging in the global marketplace.
“In the face of so much criticism leveled at trade… trade is a force for good.”
Arun Venkataraman (former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets) at the NFTC Foundation Annual World Trade Dinner, 2024
Our History
Incorporated in 1979, the National Foreign Trade Council Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization incorporated under the laws of the state of New York and is affiliated with the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC).
Over the decades the NFTC Foundation has hosted seminars, conferences and roundtables bringing together business leaders, policymakers and academics to advance understanding of international commerce. Its signature activities include the annual World Trade Dinner, which has honored cabinet secretaries, Members of Congress, heads of state, and leaders of the United Nations and World Trade Organization, and the International Tax Conference, a premier gathering for international tax professionals.
Today, the NFTC Foundation continues to build on more than four decades of educational work, expanding its research and engagement program to address the defining trade and investment policy questions of our time.
Our Work
Through independent research, premier convenings and digital content, we educate the American public on the importance of global commerce, and champion the frameworks that provide stability for American businesses, workers, and communities. Learn more about the mission and vision behind our work.
Since 2009, the Foundation has housed the Global Innovation Forum, a unique effort to connect small businesses, entrepreneurs, universities and policymakers to explore the opportunities and challenges of engaging in the global marketplace. Since its founding, GIF has elevated the voices of thousands of small businesses and entrepreneurs to policymakers in the United States and globally.