2018 Building Community Award
Continuing the Legacy of Giving
In partnership with the Opus Foundation®, in 2015 we launched the Gerry Rauenhorst Building Community Award to honor our founder's legacy of giving and celebrate our history. Fueled by unwavering optimism, Gerry demonstrated an entrepreneurial spirit, creativity and a commitment to finding a better way to build a business, community and value-centered life. With an enduring belief that business has a responsibility to strengthen society, Gerry ensured giving back was a cornerstone of our organization.
Our fourth annual winner—Girls on the Run - Chicago—was awarded a $65,000 grant from the Opus Foundation, $1,000 for each year of our 65-year history. Recognizing the important contributions of all the organizations, each of the remaining seven finalists will receive a $5,000 grant.
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2018 Building Community Award Winner
2018 Finalists
Recognizing the important contributions of all the finalists, the remaining seven each received a $5,000 grant from the Opus Foundation®.
Metro Caring
Metro Caring addresses hunger’s systemic issues with a grocery store, job-readiness program, financial literacy classes and cooking and nutrition education.
Variety - The Children’s Charity
Variety – The Children’s Charity provides funding to nonprofit children’s organizations for building expansions and renovations, life-saving equipment, programming and more.
Elevate Indianapolis
Elevate works to equip urban youth with the capabilities to thrive and contribute to the community.
reStart, Inc.
reStart is a pioneer of Housing First, a solution-driven, person-focused approach to serving persons who are homeless.
The Link
The Link has worked with thousands of youth and families to overcome the impacts of poverty and social injustice.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Phoenix
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul works to feed, clothe, house and heal Arizonans in need of assistance.
North Side Community School Early Education Center
North Side Community School Early Education Center ensures 100% of pre-K students enter kindergarten with skills necessary for school success.