Fifth Annual CoreGiving Day Makes Over 1 Million Meals Accessible Worldwide

3,500+ volunteers from Blackstone and its portfolio companies unite across 15 countries

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CoreGiving, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting childhood hunger, hosted its fifth annual CoreGiving Day on October 9, 2025. For the second consecutive year, the initiative expanded globally—engaging more than 3,500 employees from Blackstone and 31 of its portfolio companies and strategic partners to support hunger-relief organizations in over 90 cities across 15 countries. Together, their efforts made more than 1 million meals accessible to neighbors in need throughout North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

“CoreGiving Day showcases the extraordinary impact we can make when we come together with purpose,” said Luke J. Petherbridge, chairman and co-founder of CoreGiving and CEO of Link Logistics. “What began as a grassroots effort has evolved into a global force, and I am humbled by our volunteers’ and sponsors’ passion and commitment to this great cause.”

“This year’s CoreGiving Day was our most impactful yet,” said Bridget O'Connell, executive director of CoreGiving. “Thanks to the incredible energy of our volunteers and the generous support of CBRE Group Inc., Cushman & Wakefield, Eastdil Secured, JLL and Newmark Group Inc., we were able to fund and facilitate access to more than 1 million meals for individuals and families facing food insecurity. We’re grateful for the momentum this collective effort has created and remain inspired by the lasting impact we can achieve together in the fight against hunger.”

Since its inception, CoreGiving has provided more than 77 million meals to children and families facing hunger. To donate to CoreGiving or learn more about the organization, please visit www.coregiving.org.

About CoreGiving

CoreGiving is a 501(c)(3) organization established to fight childhood hunger. CoreGiving works closely with Blackstone and Blackstone portfolio companies to fulfill its mission. Companies participating in the fifth annual CoreGiving Day include: American Campus Communities (Austin, TX), Ancestry (Lehi, UT), April Housing (Los Angeles, CA), Beam Living (New York, NY), Binomial Real Estate (Salt Lake City, UT), BioMed Realty (San Diego, CA), Blackstone (New York, NY), Brio Real Estate (Atlanta, GA), Civica (London, United Kingdom), Crown Resorts (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), DataSphere Advisory (Singapore), FORA (London, United Kingdom), IDC (Needham, MA), Indurent (London, United Kingdom), Instrument Transformer Equipment Corporation (Monroe, NC), IntraFi (Arlington, VA), Link Logistics (New York, NY), LivCor (Chicago, IL), Longview Senior Housing (Tampa, FL), Mileway (Amsterdam, Netherlands), OneFiveOne Property (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), Ontra (Concord, CA), Perform Properties (New York, NY, and Santa Monica, CA), Phoenix Tower International (Boca Raton, FL), Preferred Apartment Communities (Atlanta, GA), QTS (Overland Park, KS), Renaissance (Bloomington, MN), Revantage (Chicago, IL), SESAC Music Group (New York, NY), Signature Aviation (Orlando, FL), Tricon Residential (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), and VFS Global (Washington, D.C.).