Ty Inc.

Ty Inc.
Founder Ty Warner
Headquarters Oak Brook, Illinois, United States
Products Beanie Babies, Beanie Boos, Frizzys, Disney, My Little Pony, Hello Kitty, TMNT, MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL, Rush Zone
Owner Ty Warner
Website ty.com

Ty Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Oak Brook IL, a suburb of Chicago USA.

Founded by Ty Warner in 1986, Ty is now the largest manufacturer of plush in the world. It designs, develops and sells products exclusively to specialty markets worldwide.

Ty products

Ty began by producing stuffed toy cats, and has produced many stuffed animals since. The company's logo is a red heart with the lower-case letters "ty." A tag in this shape is found affixed to all Ty stuffed toys, and inside each tag is the name of the toy and a short poem (4 lines in most, but 2 lines in Beanie Boos and early Ballz).

Ty digital products

In 2007 Ty launched its first online virtual world for girls, Ty Girlz. In 2008 it launched the virtual world for the Beanie Babies. In 2011 the company launched its first mobile iPhone game, Beanie Ballz Bounce.[2]

Fundraising

Ty, Inc. has been involved in a large amount of fundraising. Some has been through the sale of certain Beanie Babies, with the proceeds have been donated to various causes. It has also been through other means, such as voting for a fee.[3]

One such fundraising Beanie Baby was Ariel, made to raise funds for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Its sales raised a total of $3.4 million for the foundation.[4] Others include Aware and Awareness, sold to raise funds for breast cancer research and awareness; and Barbaro, created in memory of Barbaro the Horse, to raise funds for the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, which tried to save the horse.

Ty has also raised money for the 2004 PGA Tour with a beanie called ChariTee; one, signed by Jack Nicklaus was auctioned for $455.[5]

Ty was the shirt sponsor of Portsmouth FC from 2002 to 2005, in which the club was promoted to the Premier League.

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