“This gift is the largest disaster response in the Bechtel Group Foundation’s 66-year history,” said Bechtel Chairman and CEO\u00a0Brendan Bechtel. “These gifts will help local nonprofit organizations respond to urgent needs such as food, emergency financial assistance, and physical and mental health services.”<\/p>\n
This article is part of the Family Enterprise USA ongoing series showcasing how family businesses are helping their employees, supporting local communities, and giving back during the COVID 19 pandemic.<\/em><\/p>\n The Bechtel Group Foundation selected GlobalGiving as its partner because of the organization’s innovative approach to connecting philanthropic organizations with humanitarian needs around the world. GlobalGiving’s network will enable the Bechtel COVID-19 Relief Fund to immediately activate in support of suffering communities.<\/p>\n GlobalGiving will distribute more than\u00a0$2 million\u00a0from the Bechtel COVID-19 Relief Fund to local charitable organizations in\u00a0Australia,\u00a0Canada,\u00a0Chile,\u00a0Egypt,\u00a0India,\u00a0Peru, the\u00a0United Kingdom, and the U.S. (specifically, in the northeast,\u00a0Southern California, and the Gulf Coast).<\/p>\n If you are not an FEUSA Member, JOIN now!<\/a><\/p>\n The Bechtel Group Foundation will award\u00a0$750,000\u00a0in direct grants from the Bechtel COVID-19 Relief Fund to charitable organizations in smaller U.S. communities that are the home to large Bechtel projects, such as:<\/p>\n In addition, the Bechtel COVID-19 Relief Fund will support charitable organizations in the following communities:\u00a0Glendale, Ariz.,\u00a0Pueblo, Colo.,\u00a0Dover Plains, New York,\u00a0Wellsville, Ohio, and\u00a0Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n Family Enterprise USA<\/a> is the organization that represents all family businesses on a national level in DC; it is not unique to any industry. FEUSA is different from other organizations because it represents and advocates for the families of family businesses and the issues, they face running their businesses every day. Our sole mission and purpose is to promote family businesses and their job growth in America. We also support the work of Family Business Centers across the country. We hope your family will choose to be a member of FEUSA. Family Enterprise USA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Family foundations can donate.<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nRead the full “Bechtel Group Foundation Establishes Bechtel COVID-19 Relief Fund in Partnership with GlobalGiving” article from prnewswire.com.<\/a><\/h4>\n
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