Lowe's Foundation Expands Commitment To $250 Mln To Train 250,000 Tradespeople

April 07, 2026 — 08:37 am EDT Written byRTTNews.comforRTTNews-> (RTTNews) - The Lowe's Foundation, the charitable arm of Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW), on Tuesday announced plans to invest $250 million to train and develop 250,000 skilled tradespeople by 2035, increasing its workforce commitment five-fold. The expanded initiative comes in response to a growing shortage of skilled trades workers, with the construction industry requiring hundreds of thousands of additional workers to meet demand. The new goal builds on the foundation's earlier $50 million commitment announced in 2023. Nearly $53