T-Mobile employees lead the philanthropic charge, hand-selecting organizations in their communities across the U.S. to receive grant funds and ongoing volunteer support
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As part of the second-annual Regional Grants Program, T-Mobile today announced the T-Mobile Foundation is donating a total of $1 million, which is being distributed by T-Mobile employees who chose more than 120 nonprofits in their local communities to receive funding and support through volunteer events.
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The T-Mobile Regional Grants Program is unique in that it not only helps employees give back (through funding and hours), but it also allows them to personally choose where the funding will go in their communities. With this employee-led approach, the Un-carrier is fueling its employees' passion and desire to support and connect with their local communities in meaningful, impactful ways.
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The neighborhoods positively impacted by the T-Mobile Regional Grants program — and anyone interested in how companies and their employees go the extra mile to give back.
As further proof of the Un-carrier’s ongoing commitment to create positive change in the communities it serves every day, today T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) and the T-Mobile Foundation announced they are distributing a total of $1 million in funding this year to more than 120 nonprofits across the United States including Puerto Rico through their second-annual Regional Grants Program. The best part: T-Mobile’s frontline retail and customer care employee teams are at the center of the program, choosing the grant recipients in their areas. Teams are also providing those nonprofits hands-on volunteer support at events happening through the end of the year.
"T-Mobile employees absolutely LOVE supporting the communities we serve, so this year, through our Regional Grants Program, we helped them give back EVEN MORE - offering up a total of $1 million for our employees to choose some of the most deserving and impactful organizations across the U.S. for grants!" said John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile. "And our employees didn't just want to give money - they wanted to roll up their sleeves and get to work helping! So, we extended the program to include employee volunteer events for the organizations of their choice!"
The Regional Grants Program is funded by the T-Mobile Foundation, and each grantee is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) organization. This year's recipients include local chapters of well-known national organizations like The Boys and Girls Club of Oakland and Soldiers’ Angels of North Florida and local nonprofits like The South End Teen Center in Waterville Maine and the Bronx Music Heritage Center.
In addition to the financial support, hundreds of T-Mobile employees have been planning and executing volunteer events with their regional grant recipients. For example, the T-Mobile Foundation Regional Grant to nonprofit Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation made it possible to outfit every student in Samuel Clemens Elementary School, an underserved local elementary school, with backpacks, school supplies and more. T-Mobile employee volunteers hosted a celebration to kick off the school year and deliver the supplies to the kids.
“The T-Mobile Foundation’s generous donation to Samuel Clemens is immeasurable,” said Garry R. Lawson, principal of Samuel Clemens Elementary School in Milwaukee, Wis., a school with 98% free or reduced lunch that received Regional Grants funding in 2018 and 2019. “Because of their support, we were able to ensure our students began the school year prepared for the rigor of learning. Each student was given a bookbag full of school supplies, which lessens the stress on parents that are struggling to make ends meet. The entire staff thanks T-Mobile for their generosity and continued support.”
With 5,000-plus retail stores across the country and more than 50,000 employees, T-Mobile is steadfast in its mission to create positive change in the thousands of communities it serves every day. Investing in the T-Mobile Foundation, which funds things like the Regional Grants Program — as well as Huddle Up Volunteer Grants, the Changemaker Challenge and Generation T — makes good sense all around. Studies show that employees who actively engage in company giving and volunteer efforts are happier and find their jobs more fulfilling when provided opportunities to make a positive impact at work.
Last year, through the company’s employee matching program, text-to-give campaigns, community grants and holiday promotions like #GivingOnUs, T-Mobile and the T-Mobile Foundation gave to more than 6,000 different organizations and its employees volunteered nearly 60,000 hours.
For more information about T-Mobile’s corporate social responsibility programs and the T-Mobile Foundation, visit T-Mobile.com/responsibility.
Acerca de T‑Mobile US, Inc.
Como El Un-carrier de EE.UU., T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) está redefiniendo la forma en que los consumidores y las empresas adquieren los servicios de telefonía móvil por medio de liderazgo en la innovación de productos y servicios. Nuestra avanzada red nacional 4G LTE brinda experiencias excepcionales de servicio móvil a 83.1 millones de clientes que no están dispuestos a transigir en calidad y en valor. Con sede en Bellevue, Washington, T-Mobile US presta servicios a través de sus subsidiarias y opera sus marcas emblemáticas, T-Mobile y Metro by T-Mobile. For more information, please visit https://www.t-mobile.com.
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La T-Mobile Foundation está comprometida a cambiar el mundo para bien. The Foundation advances positive change in our communities by supporting causes that focus on youth development, and by providing opportunities for T-Mobile employees to engage in causes that benefit the communities where they live and work. La T-Mobile Foundation, creada y financiada por T-Mobile US, Inc., es reconocida por el IRS como una fundación privada de la Sección 501(c)(3).