Sponsor an Intern

Donations and Contributions

Donations from generous individuals support the costs of stipends for LCF summer internships in communications for undergraduate students of color. Each LCF intern receives a summer stipend of $4,500.00.

Contribute to an LCF intern stipend via mail-in check. All gifts make a difference. The Louis Carr Foundation is a non-profit organization, tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Gifts to LCF are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Telephone: 312-819-8641
Email: [email protected]

Make checks payable to:
The Louis Carr Foundation

Mail to:
Louis Carr Foundation
1245 S. Michigan, Suite 105
Chicago, IL 60605

Interested in becoming a LCF Corporate Internship Partner? We want to hear from you!

Tel: 312-819-8641

Email: [email protected]

Collaborations & Partners

LCF Corporate Internship Partners are prominent broadcast and print media, advertising agencies, corporate advertisers, public relations firms and other communications-related businesses that provide:

8 to 10 week summer LCF intern positions.
Structured internships that offers real-world work experience.
Meaningful skills enhancing work assignments.
Nurturing and supportive work environments.
Mentors who provide one-on-one career guidance.

LCF Corporate Internship Partners will receive from the foundation:

Pre-screened and qualified minority interns.
A coordinated mentor program.
Funding for stipends of summer interns.

LCF Corporate Internship Partners support the Foundation by:

Providing a summer LCF internship position, and if possible, also underwriting all, or a portion, of the LCF Intern’s summer stipend.

Each sponsored internship allows the foundation to serve more students of color who dream of careers in communications.

Board of Directors

Chairman: Louis Carr
President of Media Sales, BET Networks

Secretary: Diane Dinkins Carr
DDC Consulting Group Inc

Nia Linder Batts
Chief Marketing Officer, Union Heritage Capital

Jocelyn Brown
Founder, JB Investor Ventures L.L.C.

Raymond Goulbourne
Executive VP, Broadcast Advertising, BET Networks

William Dyson
Senior Account Executive, Midwest Sales, BET Networks

Kevin Newell
Retired Executive VP and Global Chief Brand Officer, McDonald’s Corporation

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