TEMPE, Ariz. (March 5, 2019) – The Sundt Foundation donated $5,425 to Hoofbeats with Heart. The organization is currently using equine therapies to serve 98 children diagnosed with autism. Funds from the grant will be used to create a therapeutic riding sensory trail that uses the movement of the horse to guide the children through a variety of sensory stations. 
“It is a great honor to be able to help support a charity like Hoofbeats with Heart,” said Cathie Gabriel, the Sundt Foundation’s Tempe region board member. “Children with autism struggle with sensory stimuli, appropriate motor skills and behavioral responses. Through equine therapy, this organization is helping children improve language and balance motor coordination.”
The Foundation awarded a total of $92,825 in grants to 24 additional local nonprofits during its first-quarter disbursements. First-quarter grants also include:
$5,000 Grant Recipients
- Arizona Helping Hands
- Catholic Charities Community Services
- FANS Across America
- St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance
- Waste Not, Inc.
- Rebuilding Together Valley of the Sun
$4,000 Grant Recipients
- Camp Patrick (Patsy Reeve Foundation)
$3,600 Grant Recipients
- Bridging AZ
$3,500 Grant Recipients
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona
$3,000 Grant Recipients
- Arizona Friends of Foster Care Foundation
$2,500 Grant Recipients
- ACCEL
- Arizona Career Pathways
- Childhelp Inc.
- Community Alliance Against Family Abuse (CAAFA)
- Cultivate Coffee
- Furnishing Dignity
- Gompers
- Hope’s Crossing
- TIE Foundation
- Fresh Start Women’s Foundation
- Gabriel’s Angels
$2,000 Grant Recipients
- Billy’s Place
- Neighborhood Ministries
$1,800 Grant Recipients
- Independence Plus, Inc.
$1,000 Grant Recipients
- Desert Foothills Family YMCA
- Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Arizona
- Down Syndrome Network Arizona
- Hemp Legacy FoundationPathway to Work
- Project 25 World
- Stand for Children Leadership Center
- The Opportunity Tree
- Three Precious Miracles
- Advocacy 31nine
The Sundt Foundation awards grants each quarter 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.
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 $9.2 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 13 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.
###