Crown Castle Donates $1 Million to UNCF, and Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown Matches with Additional $1 Million Gift
June 16 2020 - 09:00AM
Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI) announced a $2
million combined donation to UNCF (United Negro College Fund) as
part of the company’s Connected by Good program, a platform for the
company to give and volunteer in the communities where employees
live and work. The donation includes a $1 million company
contribution and a $1 million personal match from Crown Castle CEO
Jay Brown. The gift will fund scholarships for students attending
UNCF’s 37 member historically black colleges and universities
(HBCUs) and more than 1,100 other colleges and universities across
the United States.
“Crown Castle’s generous donation and commitment
will have a lasting impact on our students,” said Dr. Michael L.
Lomax, UNCF’s president and CEO. “And the leadership demonstrated
by Jay Brown, to personally match his company’s donation, is
outstanding. This is what it takes to realize the vision of a
nation where all Americans have equal access to a college
education.”
“We believe in the movement across the country
to treat everyone equally with dignity, humanity and respect,” said
Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown. “Equal access to a quality higher
education is critical to supporting a more just society and
creating opportunity. I’m committed personally, and as Crown
Castle’s leader, to invest in the future leaders of our country, as
one step toward a better path forward.”
In addition to the donation, Crown Castle
invited its 5,000 employees to contribute to UNCF and the company
will make an additional donation, matching employee
contributions.
ABOUT CROWN CASTLE
Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than
40,000 cell towers and approximately 80,000 route miles of fiber
supporting small cells and fiber solutions across every major U.S.
market. This nationwide portfolio of communications infrastructure
connects cities and communities to essential data, technology and
wireless service - bringing information, ideas and innovations to
the people and businesses that need them. Connected by Good is
Crown Castle’s program to give and volunteer in the communities
where we live and work. With nearly 100 offices nationwide, Crown
Castle gives back to advance access to education and technology;
improve public spaces where people connect; and create safer
communities.
ABOUT UNCF
UNCF (the United Negro College Fund) is the
nation’s largest and most effective minority education
organization. To serve youth, the community and the nation, UNCF
supports students’ education and development through scholarships
and other programs, supports and strengthens its 37 member colleges
and universities and advocates for the importance of minority
education and college readiness. UNCF institutions and other
historically black colleges and universities are highly effective,
awarding 17 percent of African American baccalaureate degrees. UNCF
administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship,
internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment and
curriculum and faculty development programs. Today, UNCF supports
more than 60,000 students at over 1,100 colleges and universities
across the country. Its logo features the UNCF torch of leadership
in education and its widely recognized motto, “A mind is a terrible
thing to waste.”® For continuous updates and news, follow UNCF on
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @UNCF.
CONTACT |
Andrea Bradford, Director
Public Affairs & PRCrown Castle International
Corp.833-596-9942 |
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