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Dermody Properties Foundation Announces 2022 Grant Recipients

The Dermody Properties Foundation has announced its 2022 grant recipients. Among the organizations awarded this year are the Nevada Youth Empowerment Project, in Reno, Nevada; The Urban Ark, in Chicago, Illinois; Quiet Storm Foundation in Las Vegas, Nevada; Ronald McDonald House Charities Central & Northern Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona; BeLoved Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia; Food Bank of Delaware, in Newark, Delaware; Shelter, Inc. in Concord, California; and more than 100 other nonprofits in communities across the country where Dermody Properties does business. Dermody Properties is a national private equity real estate investment, development and management company focused exclusively on the logistics real estate sector. Headquartered in Reno, Nevada, the company established the Dermody Properties Foundation in 1988.

“Sharing our success with the communities in which we do business is a vital part of our mission,” said Michael Dermody, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Dermody Properties. “We are proud to support essential organizations that are making a difference in the communities we serve.”

The Dermody Properties Foundation is entirely employee-managed and funded by the hard work and dedication of all employees at Dermody Properties. The annual grant supports organizations that focus on the arts, education and families, with special emphasis on children, the elderly, the disabled, substance abuse and homelessness.

“With the Foundation managed completely by our employees, and employees on the Board making the funding decisions, these gifts are incredibly special to all of us here at Dermody Properties,” said Taylor Ruepp, Administrator of the Dermody Properties Foundation. “Over its lifetime, the Foundation has donated $3.67 million in funds to nonprofit organizations across the country.”

“As a company, we’re honored to be able to recognize outstanding organizations across the country that are going above and beyond to provide support and resources in their respective communities,” said Douglas A. Kiersey, Jr., President of Dermody Properties. “We feel very fortunate to be able to give back and make a genuine difference for those in need.”

Learn more about the Dermody Properties Foundation and its mission.