TUCSON, Ariz. (December 22, 2021) – The Sundt Foundation awarded $25,000 in grants to 10 Tucson-area nonprofits during its current giving round.
“It is truly inspiring to see how much the Sundt Foundation means to all of our employee-owners,” said Rick Buchanan, the Sundt Foundation’s Tucson region board member. “Having the ability to support all of these well-deserving organizations shows the strong connection between the foundation and our employee-owners.”
Those nonprofits receiving grants include Angel Heart Pajama Project, Arizona Dental Foundation, Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern Arizona, Our Family Services, Pima Foundation ARC Resource Center, Project Insight, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Arizona, Sahuarita Food Bank, Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports and the Child Language Center – Wings on Words Preschool.
The Sundt Foundation awards quarterly grants to local Tucson 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; 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 131-year-old firm specializes in transportation, industrial, building, concrete and renewable power 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. 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 Arizona, California, North Carolina, 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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