The SBC Foundation - the company's philanthropic arm - has connected SBC communities for 20 years. Since 1984, SBC Communications and the SBC Foundation have contributed more than $1 billion in contributions, grants, United Way funding and employee programs that include the SBC Foundation Scholarship Program and matching gift program.

The SBC Foundation funds programs that strive to:

• Increase access to information technologies
• Broaden technology training and professional skills development
• Integrate new technologies to enhance education and economic development

From 1998 to 2003, nearly $328 million has been contributed to diverse community-based organizations through SBC Foundation grant programs. The Chronicle of Philanthropy and Foundation Center have consistently ranked the SBC Foundation among the nation's top five corporate foundations.