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First Stamp Foundation provides fully-funded global travel opportunities for rural high school students, helping them broaden their horizons and linking communities

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OUR MISSION

At First Stamp, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization,

we strive to bring the world closer together through the transformative experience of travel and connection

OUR IMPACT

96%

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96% of alumni report higher self-confidence and expanded life goals through global exposure

3x higher likelihood of civic engagement amongst student travelers

84% of students who experience international travel have measurable increases in cultural empathy and global citizenship scores

Less than 4% of philanthropic giving in the USA goes to rural programs while 20% of the USA population lives in rural areas

  • "FIRST STAMP ABSOLUTELY CHANGED MY LIFE.  It was amazing.  The suitcase was a huge blessing because I did not have one. The packing list and going over everything we were going to do just to mentally prepare was great too." 

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    Danin L., Oregon

    Summer 2024 First Stamp Participant

    Student piping pastry dough in a baking class

  • "THE TRIP HAS GIVEN ME a more broad understanding of other people's lives."

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    Piper D. Texas

    Summer 2024 First Stamp Participant

    Young person standing next to the Rosetta Stone.

  • "Justin (First Stamp trip leader) is someone who I believe will HELP ME PICK THE RIGHT PATH IN LIFE. 

    All of the kids from the trip are definitely life long friends that I can't wait to see again." 

     

    Logan C., Pennsylvania

    Summer 2026 First Stamp Participant

    Students viewing a large religious painting in the Louvre museum.

  • "THIS TRIP WAS SUCH AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY 

    that we still can't believe was real. Everything was so expertly organized and communication was stellar. These girls will be looking back on this trip as a core memory of their teen years. Everything from beginning to end was handled professionally and gave me great confidence in sending Abby off on this great adventure with excitement in my heart for her instead of worry. Well done, First Stamp."

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    Jeanette J., Pennsylvania

    2025 First Stamp Parent

    Group of smiling students outside Golden Phoenix restaurant.

  • "TRAVELING HAS SHIFTED MY PERSPECTIVE. I found meaning behind the saying 'it's about the journey, not the destination,' and realized my biggest moments of growth happened during the little moments.

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    Megan S., Texas

    Summer 2024 First Stamp Participant

    Young woman eating escargot for the first time at a restaurant
Group of students posing in front of Big Ben in London.

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Our Trinity University partnership is at the heart of the First Stamp experience. With the support of Trinity’s leadership and Education Department, many of our trip mentors are graduates of Trinity’s Master in Teaching program.  Our Trinity partners also help shape the trip’s educational content, including our two-day orientation on Trinity’s campus. 

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OUR PARTNERS

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American Friends of the Louvre (AFL) is a U.S.-based nonprofit that supports the Louvre, the world's largest museum, and builds connections between the museum and American audiences.  Thanks to our partnership with AFL, we were able to introduce it to the next generation of art lovers and leaders.

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