Funds will be used to help military families and students in the community.
Salt Lake City, Utah (April 20, 2023) – The Sundt Foundation recently awarded $10,000 in grants to two Salt Lake City charities.
“It is very rewarding to work with the nonprofits in our community,” said Jasen Bennie, the Sundt Foundation’s Salt Lake City region board member. “We are grateful to our employee-owners for their contributions in supporting the welfare of our community.”
Wolf Creek Foundation received $5,000 for their support of military families. Whether being deployed or returning from deployment, separation brings stress and anxiety to a military family, which is often difficult to overcome. Through a partnership with Hill Air Force Base, the Wolf Creek Foundation sponsors weekend retreats twice a year, where military families relax, reconnect, and develop much-needed skills to help the entire family cope with deployments. The grant provides help with meals, lodging, and entertainment, along with programming for adults and children.
Salt Lake Education Foundation was awarded $5,000 in support of its work to build bridges between schools and community agencies and organizations. It engages students and families in meaningful and culturally appropriate ways and works with the district to ensure that high school students are ready for college, careers, and life.
The Sundt Foundation awards quarterly grants to local Salt Lake City charities that support the disadvantaged members of the community. 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 $12 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; and Vancouver, Washington.
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 61st largest construction company by ENR, the industry’s principal trade magazine.
Media Contact:
Stefanie Teller
Sundt Construction, Inc.
520.750.4611 (office)
media@sundt.com