CHARLOTTE, N.C. (February 18, 2022) – The Sundt Foundation awarded $7,000 to three nonprofits in the Charlotte area during its current giving round. Transformations by Charlotte Angels received a $3,500 grant and Foster Village Charlotte and Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte each received grants of $1,750.
“We are happy to be able to start donating to those in need in the Charlotte region,” said Andre Castaneda, Charlotte’s Sundt Foundation board member. “Each of these nonprofits is extremely deserving and we are looking forward to continuing to give back each quarter.”
Charlotte Angels supports youth and families in the foster community. The grant will help fund a full-time staff position to manage its two programs, the Love Box and Dare to Dream, ensuring the organization has enough capacity to match families on their waitlist. The Love Box program matches people with foster families to build relationships and provide comprehensive support. Dare to Dream provides foster youth with a mentor to provide emotional needs and guidance throughout important milestones in development.
Foster Village Charlotte’s flagship program provides new foster parents with welcome packs. These packs provide a weeks’ worth of supplies tailored to the new foster child. The Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte provides housing and food for families traveling for medical treatment. The grant will help the organization continue to operate and serve families.
The Sundt Foundation awards quarterly grants to local Charlotte-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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