Donations will support eight organizations focused on disadvantaged children and adults.
Tucson, Ariz. (June 29, 2023) – The Sundt Foundation recently awarded $37,610 in grants to eight Tucson charities.
“These eight organizations are providing essential services to our community, and our Sundt Foundation members are pleased to support these local nonprofits,” said Amy Bojorquez, the Sundt Foundation’s Tucson region board member.
St. Luke’s Home in the Desert received a $10,000 grant to support renovations to its home, which provides quality assisted living care for low-income individuals.
A $6,610 grant was awarded to Marshall Home for Men to aid the nonprofit’s efforts to make urgent home repairs. The Marshall Home is a personal care facility for elderly men with limited means, and most of the residents are veterans.
Youth on Their Own (YOTO) and Wheels for Kids each received $5,000 grants. YOTO will use its grant award to support the YOTO Mini Mall, where youth experiencing homelessness can receive free basic items such as food, hygiene supplies and school supplies. Wheels for Kids collects and overhauls used bikes that are then distributed to deserving kids, teens and adults. The grant award will be used to purchase bike helmets, parts and locks.
Gabriel’s Angels received a $3,500 grant to support the expansion of its Pet Therapy Teams in Tucson. Gabriel’s Angels delivers free pet therapy services to at-risk children in Arizona.
The following three nonprofits each received a grant of $2,500: Inside Out Network, BICAS and Tu Nidito Children and Family Services.
Inside Out Network connects men and women leaving incarceration to assistance in nine categories: shelter and housing; support groups; multiservice agencies; churches and ministries; substance abuse treatment; health care; legal matters; employment and job training; and education.
The BICAS grant supports its Youth Earn-a-Bike program, a multi-session bicycle repair course where students learn bicycle mechanics, practice tangible skills, build self-confidence and earn a bike.
Tu Nidito Children and Family Services provides emotional support programming to children, teenagers and families impacted by the diagnosis of a serious medical condition or death of a loved one.
The Sundt Foundation awards quarterly grants to local Southern Arizona charities that support disadvantaged children and families. Nonprofits are selected through an application and review process led 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 $13 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; Charlotte, N.C., San Antonio, Dallas, and El Paso, Texas; Sacramento, San Diego, and Irvine, California; Vancouver, Washington and Tampa, Florida.
About Sundt
Sundt Construction, Inc. (www.sundt.com) is one of the country’s largest and most respected general contractors. The 133-year-old firm specializes in transportation, industrial, building, concrete, and renewable energy work and is owned entirely by its approximately 2,000 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, Portland metro, Texas and Utah and is currently ranked the country’s 62nd largest construction company by ENR, the industry’s principal trade magazine.
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