TEMPE, Ariz. (November 9, 2020) – During its fourth-quarter round of giving, the Sundt Foundation awarded over $75,000 in grants to 19 Phoenix-area nonprofits.
“Through the Sundt Foundation, our employee-owners have helped many organizations achieve their mission to help the less fortunate in the Phoenix area,” said Cathie Gabriel, the Sundt Foundation’s Tempe region board member. “Now more than ever, it’s critical to help these organizations support their communities.”
In addition to its grants, the Foundation also donated 25 gently used computers to five Valley charities. Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels, Chrysalis, Live & Learn AZ, StreetlightUSA and the Be Kind People Project each received five computers.
Fourth-quarter grants include:
$5,000 Grant Recipients
- Rainbow Acres
- Advocacy 31nine
- Sojourner Center
- New Life Center
- Homeless Youth Connection
- Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank
- Maggie’s Place, Inc.
- StreetLightUSA
- New Pathways for Youth, Inc.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley
- ICAN: Positive Programs for Youth
$2,500 Grant Recipients
- Brighter Way Institute
$2,000 Grant Recipient
- Jayla’s Community Outreach Center
- Foster Arizona
- Helen’s Hope Chest
- Stand for Children Arizona
$1,000 Grant Recipient
- Backpacks 4 Kids AZ, Inc.
The Sundt Foundation awards quarterly grants to local Phoenix charities that support disadvantaged children and families. Nonprofits are selected through an application process and reviewed by a committee of 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; 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 130-year-old firm specializes in transportation, industrial, building, concrete and renewable power work and is owned entirely by its 2,000-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 California, Arizona, Texas and Utah and is currently ranked the country’s 52nd largest construction company by ENR, the industry’s principal trade magazine.
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