Verizon Foundation

Verizon is a long-standing partner in national and global campaigns to improve literacy and educational attainment. The Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon, invests in initiatives that leverage innovative technology and interactive learning to increase teacher effectiveness and advance student achievement.  We are committed to enabling children and adults to acquire the complex set of skills that are required for success in the 21st century and empowering them to access, absorb, evaluate and use the infinite amount of information that broadband delivers.

Verizon Thinkfinity is the Verizon Foundation’s nationally recognized signature initiative for education and literacy. Verizon further supports education with initiatives that help to keep children and teens safe – online, while on the phone or watching television.

The Verizon Foundation also supports initiatives that foster awareness and prevention of domestic violence. In 2009, the Verizon Foundation awarded $67.9 million in grants to nonprofit agencies in the U.S. and abroad. It also matched the charitable donations of Verizon employees and retirees, resulting in an additional $26.1 million in combined contributions to nonprofits. Through Verizon Volunteers, one of the nation’s largest employee volunteer programs, Verizon employees and retirees have volunteered more than 5 million hours of community service.

Since 2000, the Verizon Foundation has dedicated technical, financial and human resources to help people in communities across the country live healthy, productive lives. This is our passion as well as our responsibility.

We focus our efforts on two primary areas – education and literacy, and safety and health. We participate in innovative programs to improve literacy and strengthen educational achievement for children and adults. We support initiatives that help prevent domestic violence and improve access to healthcare information and services.

Our employees are extremely generous with their time and talents, and we encourage their volunteer efforts with incentive and matching gift programs. We also partner with many creative national and community-based nonprofit organizations.

At the Verizon Foundation, we believe that with every gift of time and resources, we contribute to a better present and future environment for our employees, customers and communities.