We're In This Together

Our charitable giving and support includes: 

• Providing more than $58 million in Foundation support over the last 20 years to essential charitable, civic and education organizations that strengthen and enrich our communities.  
• Granting $4.3 million in Foundation assistance to organizations in 2019.  
• Donating additional non-Foundation company funds in excess of $1 million in 2019 to organizations and activities not eligible to accept 501(c)(3) Foundation funds.
• Providing $580,000 in company funds in 2019 to schools, hospitals, and medical research programs, as well as cultural and conservation organizations through the Company’s Matching Gifts program, which honors and supports our employees’ own contributions to such organizations.  
• Donating more than $8 million over the last 20 years to match employee charitable giving and support employee volunteerism.

Our key community service and support areas include: 

Environment

• Working constructively with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) such as conservation and environmental groups to tackle mutual challenges and find solutions.   
  • • Our partnerships include: California Council of Land Trusts, American Forest Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, Sierra Foothills Conservancy, Rivers and Lands Conservancy, San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust, Kings River Conservancy, Cahaba River Society, Freshwater Land Trust, Wildlife Habitat Council, National Wildlife Federation, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Pronatura Península de Yucatán AC, Amigos de Sian Ka’an AC and Comunidad y Biodiversidad AC.
• Creating and maintaining the third largest number of Certified Wildlife Habitat sites of any industrial company in the U.S., in partnership with the international Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC). With a focus on biodiversity protections and enhancements, the certified sites often include educational components along with outdoor classrooms that are used by local schools.  
• Developing a long-term environmental vision and strategy at our Sac-Tun operation near Playa del Carmen, Mexico, that has been praised by local government authorities and NGOs as a model for other businesses and industries in Mexico.
• Providing $1.5 million over three years in the Mexican Riviera to fund strategic projects identified through multi-stakeholder workshops including the conservation of the Mesoamerican Reef, the second largest coral reef in the world, and its associated federal protected areas.
• Continuing important work on mine site reclamation projects that will provide long-lasting benefits to local communities.  

Employee Volunteerism 

• Encouraging and supporting our people who volunteer their time and efforts for education initiatives and programs, health and human services projects, volunteer fire and EMS work, and many other community service organizations.  
• Supporting Vulcan employees to organize and lead major events in 2019 as in prior years to raise significant funds for medical research, hunger relief, local law enforcement, emergency responders and schools.  
• Hosting the Quarry Crusher Run series at our facilities across the U.S. to raise funds and awareness for community organizations and causes. Since the series began in 2012, it has attracted over 13,000 participants and raised more than $600,000.
• Supporting employees who serve in the National Guard. 

Education

• Forging a long-term partnership with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in 2019 to support future leaders in our communities and on our team.
• Providing scholarships to Wilkes Community College for students in the Diesel and Heavy Equipment Program and the College Foundation. 
• Continuing a 50-year history of supporting Georgia Independent Colleges and Universities and partnering with independent learning institutions in Alabama and South Carolina.  
• Providing more than 150 student scholarships and supporting scholarship funds totaling more than $500,000 in 2019.
• Maintaining active partnerships with more than 230 schools near our operations to support student learning and growth and provide funds for building and program improvements. 
• Hosting more than 25,000 visitors to our facilities throughout the United States and Mexico in 2019 to learn more about our operations, natural resources, geology and sustainability practices. Many of these annual visitors are local students and teachers, in addition to local elected and regulatory officials. 

Disaster Relief

• Responding whenever called upon to assist with relief efforts from natural disasters and other emergencies.
• Helping our own employees who in 2019 suffered from natural disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes and tornadoes, through donations from our Vulcan Employee Assistance Fund.