PHOENIX (February 9, 2021) – During its current round of giving, the Sundt Foundation awarded $80,900 in grants to 20 Phoenix-area nonprofits.
“To be able to award over $80,000 in funds to local Phoenix-area charities hits at the core of our company’s purpose,” said Cathie Gabriel, the Sundt Foundation’s Tempe region board member. “Being able to live that purpose is very important for our employee-owners.”
The Sundt Foundation awards quarterly grants to local Phoenix charities that support disadvantaged children and families. Nonprofits are selected through an application process and reviewed by a committee of Sundt employee-owners.
Those nonprofits receiving grants include:
$7,500 Grant Recipient
- Aster Aging, Inc.
$6,400 Grant Recipient
- Arizona Brainfood
$6,000 Grant Recipient
- Furnishing Dignity
$5,000 Grant Recipients
- Fans Across America Charitable Foundation
- Homeward Bound
- Greater Paradise Valley Community Assistance Team
- Florence Crittenton Services of Arizona
- Military Assistance Mission, Inc.
- Catholic Charities Community Services
$3,500 Grant Recipients
- Arizona Children Association
- Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired
$3,000 Grant Recipients
- Christ Child Society of Phoenix
- ElderTLC
- Hope Community Services, Inc.
$2,500 Grant Recipients
- Neeley’s Chronic Joy Foundation
- Sargeants Army
- Generation Justice
- Caring Coalition Arizona
- Lost Our Home Pet Foundation, Inc.
- Scott Foundation
About the Sundt Foundation
Sundt’s purpose is to build environments where its clients, employee-owners and communities prosper. The Sundt Foundation was established in 1999 as a way for employee-owners to give back to the communities in which they live and work. The organization is funded primarily by contributions from Sundt employees, which are matched by the company. To date, the Foundation has awarded more than $11 million in donations. Nonprofit organizations interested in applying for a grant may call (480) 293-3000 or visit www.sundtfoundation.org for more information. Sundt has offices in Tempe and Tucson, Arizona; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Antonio, Dallas and El Paso, Texas; and Sacramento, San Diego and Irvine, California.
About Sundt
Sundt Construction, Inc. (www.sundt.com) is one of the country’s largest and most respected general contractors. The 130-year-old firm specializes in transportation, industrial, building, concrete and renewable power work and is owned entirely by its 2,000-plus employees. Sundt is distinguished by its diverse capabilities and experience, unique employee-ownership culture and depth of self-perform expertise in nine major trades. Half of Sundt’s workforce is comprised of skilled craft professionals who, together with the company’s administrative employees, enable Sundt to fulfill its mission to be the most skilled builder in America. Sundt has 11 offices throughout California, Arizona, Texas and Utah and is currently ranked the country’s 52nd largest construction company by ENR, the industry’s principal trade magazine.
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