About PNC Grow Up Great

Founded by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., PNC Grow Up Great and PNC Crezca con Éxito form a comprehensive, bilingual program designed to help prepare children - particularly underserved children - from birth to age 5 for success in school and life. Through Grow Up Great, PNC supports families, educators and community partners to provide innovative opportunities that enhance learning and development in a child’s early years. To this end, we offer leadership, advocacy, funding, volunteers and educational resources because we believe an investment in our children, the workforce of tomorrow, makes economic sense today.

Since the inception of Grow Up Great, more than 1,000,000 at-risk preschool children have been served through grants and innovative programs emphasizing math, science, the arts and financial education for young children.

Why PNC Grow Up Great?

PNC Grow Up Great is an investment in the future. Extensive research indicates that the returns on investments in high-quality early education and school readiness initiatives are significant and long lasting - impacting our children, our society and the health of our economy for generations to come. Furthermore, research shows that children who participate in high-quality preschool programs are far more likely to experience greater educational achievements, strive toward higher vocational aspirations and contribute to society later in life.