Sundt Foundation Awards $29,000 to Tucson Charities

 |  Press Release

TUCSON, Ariz. (May 23, 2019) – The Sundt Foundation awarded a total of $29,000 in grants to 16 Tucson-area nonprofits during its second-quarter disbursements. SundtFoundation Tucson Q2 2019

“Our employee-owners contribute to the Sundt Foundation to give to the communities where they live and work,” said Randy Rusing, Sundt Foundation President. “We’re excited to support some great nonprofits for our second-quarter grant recipients in Southern Arizona.”

The Sundt Foundation awards grants quarterly to area charities that support disadvantaged children and families. Nonprofits are selected through an application process and reviewed by a committee of Sundt employee-owners.

Second-quarter grants include:

$3,000 Grant Recipients

  • Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Arizona

 

$2,500 Grant Recipients

  • South Tucson Lions Club

 

$2,000 Grant Recipients

  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson
  • Echoing Hope Ranch
  • Educational Enrichment Foundation
  • Sahuarita Food Bank
  • Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired
  • TMM Family Services, Inc.
  • Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network (TIHAN)

 

$1,500 Grant Recipients

  • Bag It
  • Community Home Repair Projects of Arizona
  • Flowing Wells Extension Program, Inc.
  • Integrative Touch for Kids
  • Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest

 

$1,000 Grant Recipients

  • Eastside Neighbors Volunteer Program
  • Mobile Meals of Southern Arizona

 

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 $9.6 million in donations. Nonprofit organizations interested in applying for a grant may call (480) 293-3000 or visit www.sundt.com/community-industry/sundt-foundation/ for more information. Sundt has offices in Tempe and Tucson, Arizona; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Antonio, Fort Worth, Irving 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 129-year-old firm specializes in building, transportation, industrial and concrete work and is owned entirely by its 2,000 employees. Sundt is distinguished by its diverse capabilities and experience, unique employee-ownership culture and depth of self-perform expertise in eight 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 65th largest construction company by ENR, the industry’s principal trade magazine.

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