Crown Castle Donates $1 Million to UNCF, and Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown Matches with Additional $1 Million Gift
June 16 2020 - 9:00AM
Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI) Crown Castle
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.
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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.
Monique LeNoir
United Negro College Fund, Inc. (UNCF)
202-810-0231
monique.lenoir@uncf.org
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