The team that would become The National Trust was formed when three sidekicks of members of the famous Hero League thought it would be a good idea to team together to fight crime when their mentors were otherwise occupied. The original roster consisted of The Union Kid (the American's sidekick), Sparrow (Falcon's original sidekick), and Boy Thunder (son of Thunderbolt). After offering her lair (the Nest) as the team's first headquarters, Sparrow joked that the team should be called the Trust Fund. Unexpectedly, her teammates agreed.
Over the years, other young heroes joined the Trust Fund's ranks and membership rose and fell as members left or fell to other means. Union Kid eventually left his mentor's charge and the team, striking out on his own with a new name, State of the Union. Boy Thunder also chose a new code-name, Tempest, as he slowly succumbed to his inner lunacy and became a powerful villain to rival even Dominion himself. During one of Tempest's rampages across the American Midwest, the Trust Fund tried in vain to take down their former comrade. In the process, four team members were seriously injured and Sparrow was killed. It was only the assistance of Tempest's brother, Downtown and his buddy Chance that kept the team alive and managed to drive Tempest off. The Trust Fund, battered and beaten, disbanded that day.
Years later, State of the Union reformed the team under a government charter with the name: The National Trust. Like the Trust Fund, State of the Union filled the roster with new young heroes and sidekicks of well-established heroes as well as two former Trust Fund members, Sorority and Gold Shield. However, The National Trust is a much more mature team than its teenage predecessor. With a national charter, The National Trust has a stronger connection with the nation it defends and is often seen as "America's Heroes."
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