Terracon Foundation Awards More than $117,700 in University and Community Grants

OLATHE, Kan. — The Terracon Foundation today announced the award of $117,723 in grants and scholarships to four universities and 21 nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S., resulting in more than $500,000 in total giving in 2024.

“The focus of the Terracon Foundation is on education and the built and natural environment,” said Derek Koller, CIH, CHMM, chair of the Terracon Foundation and manager of the company’s Tucson, Arizona office. “That is paired with the goal for these grants to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our employee-owners and the communities we serve. Our employees who personally champion these grant recipients make it all happen.”

In its most recent grant cycle for Fall 2024, the Terracon Foundation made a total of $50,000 in grants to four universities:

• University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
• University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
• Virginia Tech Foundation, Blacksburg, Virginia
• Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, North Carolina

The Terracon Foundation awarded more than $67,000 in community grants to 21 nonprofit organizations:

• Archaeological & Historical Conservancy, Davie, Florida
• Arizona State University (student-run food pantry), Tempe, Arizona
• Bastrop Robotics Booster Club, Bastrop, Texas
• Bluegrass Greensource Inc., Lexington, Kentucky
• Boy Scouts of America – Crowley’s Ridge District, Little Rock, Arkansas
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Charlotte, North Carolina
• Grace Christian Academy, Falls Church, Virginia
• Iowa 4-H Foundation, Ames, Iowa
• LEAD SA, San Antonio, Texas
• North Springs Elementary School, Columbia, South Carolina
• Public Archaeology Corps, Rocky Point, North Carolina
• South Texas Symphony Association, McAllen, Texas
• Southern Arizona Environmental Management Society, Tucson, Arizona
• Tampa Metropolitan Area Young Men’s Christian Association, Inc., Tampa, Florida
• Texas Academy 4, Fort Worth, Texas
• Texas Engineering Foundation, Austin, Texas
• The Citizenship Trust (DBA American Village), Montevallo, Alabama
• United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps Region 086 Louisiana, New Iberia, Louisiana
• Walnut Grove Neighborhood Association, Kansas City, Missouri
• Waubonsie Valley High School, Aurora, Illinois
• Wisconsin World Affairs Council, Inc., West Allis, Wisconsin
   

Terracon Foundation

Established as the community investment arm of Terracon, the Terracon Foundation has made nearly $5 million in grants to community organizations, universities, scholarships for dependents of employees, and disaster relief efforts since 2008. Total giving in 2024 exceeded $500,000.

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