Danos calls for grant apps

The Danos Foundation announced the deadline for nonprofit organizations to apply for its annual GIVES grant is Wednesday, Aug. 31. Danos GIVES, the grant-giving program of the Foundation, awards funding to nonprofits that benefit people in areas where Danos employees live and work. Danos Corp., HQ'd in Gray, La., offers onshore/offshore customers a range of integrated services, including production workforce, fabrication, construction, intelligent integrated materials solutions, project management, coatings, automation, instrumentation and electrical, scaffolding, shore base and logistics, mechanical maintenance, regulatory compliance, power generation, valve and wellhead. Danos has more than 2,000 employees with nine offices in Louisiana and Texas and operations across in the Gulf of Mexico. “The purpose of the Danos Foundation is to solve big challenges in the communities where we live and work. Through our GIVES grant program, we partner with excellent nonprofit organizations that provide outreach and care for our neighbors,” said Mark Danos, CEO of Danos Family Investments. “And it is through those partnerships that we are able to have a tremendous impact.” In 2022, GIVES awarded $140,000 in grants to six nonprofits across South Louisiana and Texas: $50,000 to The Life of a Single Mom (Baton Rouge, La.); $10,000 to The Dulac (La.) Community Center; $10,000 to The Salvation Army of Houma, La.); $10,000 to The Salvation Army of Lafayette, La.; and $10,000 Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans. The Foundation asks that interested organizations apply by 11:59 p.m. on August 31. Applications can be submitted online. Awards will be announced in January 2023. (Source: Danos 08/03/22) Danos Foundation Calls for Grant Applicants