Corporate or Foundation Partner Award

PNC Bank is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, and operates in 19 states and the District of Columbia. It is the fifth-largest bank in the United States based on a number of branches and the eighth-largest in a number of assets. PNC's priority is to form partnerships with community-based nonprofit organizations to enhance educational opportunities, with an emphasis on early childhood education, and to promote the growth of communities through economic development initiatives. Through their Grow Up Great program, they have impacted over 4.1 million children.

PNC's Mid Michigan Region partner, based in Lansing, MI has been exceptional in advancing the experience of Central Michigan University students, student-athletes, the work of our faculty, and the University's impact on our greater community. Through annual grant proposals, PNC and the PNC Foundation have awarded generous funding in support of CMU Athletics, the College of Business Administration, the Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center, and the Child Development Learning Lab in the College of Education and Human Services.

PNC is an ideal partner who leverages CMU's community engagement and impact by providing funding that enables CMU students to partake in service-learning activities and to make a positive difference in the lives of others.