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Overview

Wireless Zone Foundation for Giving Grant

Funder: Wireless Zone Foundation for Giving®

Geographic Scope: Local and national; multiple awards given to organizations in different communities

Focus Areas:

  • Community-based nonprofit initiatives

  • Program expansion and implementation

  • Safety equipment and technology

  • Educational programming

  • STEM education and technology integration
  • Eligible Applicants:

  • Local and national nonprofit organizations

  • Programs serving communities where Wireless Zone stores operate
  • Program Description:
    The Wireless Zone Foundation for Giving® supports nonprofit organizations through a collaborative giving program, providing funding to expand upon current programs and implement new ones. Each of the over 400 independently owned and operated Wireless Zone stores have the ability to give back to their local community.

    What They Fund:

  • Program expansion initiatives

  • New program implementation

  • Equipment purchases (e.g., VHF radios, long-range radios)

  • Technology integration for educational programming

  • STEM education resources
  • About Wireless Zone:

  • Founded in 1988 as "The Car Phone Store"

  • Nation's largest wireless retail franchisor

  • Ranked #1 franchise in its category by Entrepreneur magazine

  • Ranked #118 on Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 in 2021

  • Over 400 franchised locations exclusively offering Verizon Wireless products and services

  • Honored with Verizon's "Best Customer Service" award for five consecutive years
  • Contact Information:

  • Wireless Zone LLC

  • Website: www.wirelesszone.com

  • New England Science & Sailing Foundation (recent recipient)

  • 72 Water Street, PO Box 733

  • Stonington, CT 06378

  • Phone: 860.535.9362

  • Email: adventure@nessf.org
  • Recent Awards to NESS:

  • 2021: $67,000 granted to NESS, Waterford Country School, and Lawrence & Memorial Hospital

  • 2023: Grant to purchase VHF radios and long-range radios for fleet safety

  • 2024: Grant for technology integration in classrooms to enhance STEM education
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    nonprofitsstem-educationtechnologycommunity-services

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