Zurn Foundation

The Zurn Foundation provides financial support to organizations working at the ground level to foster sustainability in our communities, built on the three pillars of Basic Needs, Education and Environment. The Zurn Foundation matches U.S. associates' personal philanthropy too, up to $5,000 per year per U.S.-based associate, provides every global associate 20 hours of company sponsored volunteer time per year and has awarded U.S. college scholarships to associates' children for 46 years. On Friday, October 9, 1953, president L. B. McKnight and other leaders of the 62-year-old Chain Belt Company established the Chain Belt Foundation Inc. with a starting endowment of $150,000 ($1.725 million in today's dollars). While the Foundation's name has changed in the ensuing seven decades—to Rexnord Foundation in 1973 and to Zurn Foundation in 2022—one thing has remained the same: the Foundation’s commitment to building hope and a brighter tomorrow has been steadfast. Enduring economic recessions, business transformations, and a global pandemic, the Zurn Foundation has quietly, and without interruption, been a partner and advocate, funding thousands of appeals in Milwaukee and across the country.

Website

zurnelkay.com/zurn-foundation

External link for Zurn Foundation

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Company size

1,001-5,000 employees

Headquarters

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Type

Nonprofit

Founded

1953

Specialties

Basic Needs, Education, and Environment