Sunnen Foundation
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The Sunnen Foundation is a charitable foundation which was established by machinery manufacturer Joseph Sunnen
in 1953. The foundation is managed by a board of trustees made up of Sunnen family members and company employees. Michael Haughey is president and Matt Kreider is chairman of Sunnen Products, and Sunnen Foundation
assets were estimated in 2007 to be valued at $16 million. The foundation makes 10 to 20 grants a year, totaling over $600,000. The Foundation is financed by earnings on investments rather than by company money.
Joe Sunnen established his Maplewood
-based firm in 1924. It has been involved in a number of charitable projects, including the transformation of the Ozarks' YMCA
in 1946, and has awarded grants to various groups throughout the United States
such as its approximately $75,000-$100,000 yearly grant to Catholics for a Free Choice
to fund their Abortion in Good Faith series, which totaled $1,091,700 to 1995.http://www.ewtn.com/library/PROLIFE/CFCPART2.TXT Grants are usually awarded to organizations in the St. Louis region, with about $250,000 a year going to groups in the Maplewood-Richmond Heights
area. The foundation has been particularly generous to the YMCA, and is strongly committed to funding projects that promote First Amendment rights, reproductive rights
and youth services, such as the Missouri Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.
Other organizations that have received support include the Children's Advocacy Center, Child Support Network, the Missouri Botanical Garden
, Operation Food Search, World Bird Sanctuary, Planned Parenthood
, Epworth Children and Family Services, College for Living, Our Little Haven and Voices for Children.http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/1998/06/29/focus5.htmlhttp://www.voicesforchildrenstl.org/About/Who_Supports/index.asp
Joseph Sunnen
-Biography:Joseph Sunnen was born in the coal mining town of Thayer, Illinois. He left school in the 7th grade to help on the family farm...
in 1953. The foundation is managed by a board of trustees made up of Sunnen family members and company employees. Michael Haughey is president and Matt Kreider is chairman of Sunnen Products, and Sunnen Foundation
Sunnen Foundation
The Sunnen Foundation is a charitable foundation which was established by machinery manufacturer Joseph Sunnen in 1953. The foundation is managed by a board of trustees made up of Sunnen family members and company employees. Michael Haughey is president and Matt Kreider is chairman of Sunnen...
assets were estimated in 2007 to be valued at $16 million. The foundation makes 10 to 20 grants a year, totaling over $600,000. The Foundation is financed by earnings on investments rather than by company money.
Joe Sunnen established his Maplewood
Maplewood, Missouri
Maplewood is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County. The population was 8,046 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Maplewood is located at ....
-based firm in 1924. It has been involved in a number of charitable projects, including the transformation of the Ozarks' YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
in 1946, and has awarded grants to various groups throughout the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
such as its approximately $75,000-$100,000 yearly grant to Catholics for a Free Choice
Catholics for a Free Choice
Catholics for Choice , formerly Catholics for a Free Choice , is a Catholic pro-choice organization based in Washington, D.C. that was founded "to serve as a voice for Catholics who believe that the Catholic tradition supports a woman's moral and legal right to follow her conscience in matters of...
to fund their Abortion in Good Faith series, which totaled $1,091,700 to 1995.http://www.ewtn.com/library/PROLIFE/CFCPART2.TXT Grants are usually awarded to organizations in the St. Louis region, with about $250,000 a year going to groups in the Maplewood-Richmond Heights
Richmond Heights
Richmond Heights is the name of several places:United States*Richmond Heights, Florida*Richmond Heights, Missouri*Richmond Heights, Ohio*East Richmond Heights, California*Richmond Heights, Richmond, CaliforniaNew Zealand*Richmond Heights, Taupo...
area. The foundation has been particularly generous to the YMCA, and is strongly committed to funding projects that promote First Amendment rights, reproductive rights
Reproductive rights
Reproductive rights are legal rights and freedoms relating to reproduction and reproductive health. The World Health Organization defines reproductive rights as follows:...
and youth services, such as the Missouri Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.
Other organizations that have received support include the Children's Advocacy Center, Child Support Network, the Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden
The Missouri Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is also known informally as Shaw's Garden for founder Henry Shaw, a botanist and philanthropist.-History:...
, Operation Food Search, World Bird Sanctuary, Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood Federation of America , commonly shortened to Planned Parenthood, is the U.S. affiliate of the International Planned Parenthood Federation and one of its larger members. PPFA is a non-profit organization providing reproductive health and maternal and child health services. The...
, Epworth Children and Family Services, College for Living, Our Little Haven and Voices for Children.http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/1998/06/29/focus5.htmlhttp://www.voicesforchildrenstl.org/About/Who_Supports/index.asp