CREW Charlotte, one of the most transformative commercial real estate professional organizations in the Charlotte Region, announced this week its establishment of a $25,000 endowment benefitting Johnson C. Smith University.
The endowment will offset educational expenses for select top performing female students seeking degrees that could lead to careers in commercial real estate. CREW Charlotte funded the endowment through donations raised at various events hosted annually by the organization and chose Johnson C. Smith to receive the generous gift in an effort to further its commitment to diversity and supporting activities that positively impact the Charlotte community.
Johnson C. Smith is a private, independent historically Black university located in Charlotte that was founded in 1867 as a freedmen’s college to educate formerly enslaved Black men. JCSU is one of 11 HBCUs in North Carolina recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The school offers 22 degree programs through its three colleges to nearly 1,100 students annually.
Founded in 1990, CREW Charlotte is a chapter of CREW Network, the commercial real estate industry’s premier business networking organization with over 14,000 members globally. CREW Charlotte boasts more than 400 commercial real estate professionals in the Charlotte Region.
To learn more, visit crewcharlotte.org.
