Bell Charitable Foundation announces $1 million commitment to digital equity

The Bell Charitable Foundation announced a $1 million commitment to create digital equity in the communities it serves over the next five years through a series of focused grants to organizations that are expanding access to broadband Internet. The Foundation will make digital equity grants in the Midwest and Hawaii markets, where it also supports organizations that focus on Economic & Social Mobility, Technology, Environmental Sustainability, and Health & Wellbeing initiatives. Christi Cornette, Chief Administrative Officer of Altafiber and Bell Charitable Foundation Board Member, said increasing access to broadband connectivity is critical to maximizing the impact of organizations that the Bell Charitable Foundation funds. Altafiber, which formerly did business as Cincinnati Bell in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, launched the Bell Charitable Foundation in 2022. To date, the Bell Charitable Foundation has provided more than $400,000 in grants to 23 organizations.