Sundt Foundation Donates Over $72,000 to Valley Charities

PHOENIX (August 26, 2021) – The Sundt Foundation awarded over $72,000 in grants to 16 Phoenix-area nonprofits during its current giving round.

“The Phoenix Sundt Foundation committee is happy to gift over $72,000 to local organizations making a difference in the community,” said Cathie Gabriel, the Sundt Foundation’s Phoenix region board member. “Being able to live our company’s purpose every day and give back to our community is very rewarding for our employee-owners.”

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 local Sundt employee-owners.

Those nonprofits receiving grants include:

$5,430 Grant Recipient

  • Meals of Joy

$5,000 Grant Recipients

  • Chrysalis Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence
  • ACCEL
  • Family Promise – Greater Phoenix
  • Save the Family Foundation
  • Kitchen on the Street
  • Foster the Future
  • Superstition Food Bank
  • Community Alliance Against Family Abuse
  • Assistance League of Phoenix, Arizona
  • Back to School Clothing Drive

$3,750 Grant Recipient

  • Packages from Home

$3,600 Grant Recipients

  • Diana Gregory Outreach Services
  • Bridging AZ Furniture Bank

$3,500 Grant Recipient

  • Ryan House

$2,500 Grant Recipient

  • Ezras Cholim Kosher Food Pantry

 

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 131-year-old firm specializes in transportation, industrial, building, concrete and renewable power work and is owned entirely by its approximately 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. 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 11 offices throughout California, Arizona, 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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Media Contact:
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Sundt Construction, Inc.
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