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Where Are the Bold Ideas Building America's Future? PMI U.S. Launches National Challenge to Find Out.

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Philip Morris International's U.S. businesses launched the Community Futures Challenge, an initiative to identify and fund nonprofits with forward-looking ideas to strengthen communities.

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"Community Futures Challenge" to Find and Fund Nonprofits Applying Local Ingenuity to Address America's Most Pressing Needs STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Philip Morris International's U.S. businesses (PMI U.S.) today announced the launch of the Community Futures Challenge, an initiative to identify and support forward-looking ideas that promise to strengthen communities across the country. At a time when many localities are seeking new sources of resilience, opportunity, and growth, the Challenge is designed to elevate practical solutions emerging from local leaders and changemakers. Administered in partnership with Arizona State University (ASU), the Community Futures Challenge is issuing a call for ideas, innovations, and solutions designed to strengthen American communities. "At PMI U.S., we believe America's next chapter will be shaped by the people not afraid to tackle difficult problems, turn bold ideas into action, and open up new routes to progress for their communities," said Stacey Kennedy, CEO of PMI U.S. "As our businesses continue to invest in American jobs, manufacturing, and innovation, the Community Futures Challenge extends that commitment by backing the people and ideas helping build what comes next." The Challenge is open to eligible U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in all 50 states and will feature a regional innovation hub...

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Community Futures Challenge
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Sep 1, 2026
Location
Stamford, Connecticut, United States

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