PHOENIX (March 7, 2022) – The Sundt Foundation awarded $86,000 to 16 nonprofits in the Phoenix area during its current giving round.
“Every single one of these organization deserves their grant,” said Cathie Gabriel, the Sundt Foundation’s Phoenix region board member. “We are grateful to be able to help and highlight their efforts. It is a very special opportunity for all of our employee-owners to see the difference that our company can make.”
Those nonprofits receiving grants include the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual & Domestic Violence, Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation, Arizona Friends of the Homeless, the Arizona Humane Society, Aster Aging, Caring Coalition Arizona, Crowd to Community, Furnishing Dignity, PV Community Food Bank, Helen’s Hope Chest, Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health, the Opportunity Tree, the Phoenix Rescue Mission, Southern Arizona Association of the Visually Impaired, Stand for Children Leadership Center and the Tempe Community Council.
The Sundt Foundation awards quarterly grants to local Phoenix-area charities that support disadvantaged children and families. Nonprofits are selected through an application process and reviewed by a committee of local Sundt employee-owners.
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; Portland, Ore., Charlotte, N.C., 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 132-year-old firm specializes in transportation, industrial, building, concrete and renewable energy work and is owned entirely by its approximately 1,500-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. Much 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 12 offices throughout Arizona, California, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas and Utah and is currently ranked the country’s 58th largest construction company by ENR, the industry’s principal trade magazine.
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