MTN Foundation was established in 2004 to manage CSI initiatives for MTN Nigeria Communications PLC; one of the first corporates in Nigeria to launch such an initiative. It was commissioned in May 2005 with MTN Nigeria Communication PLC committing up to 1% of its Profit after Tax (PAT) as its main source of funding for projects.
MTN Foundation has invested over NGN31.8 billion in the 36 states of the federation and FCT. MTN Foundation has over 1,085 project sites across Nigeria with 54 unique projects which spans across 3,389 communities and reached over 32,007,707 people.