News from February 2020

Workforce development, including training underserved populations for greater self-sufficiency, is one of the five focus areas of the Opus Foundation®. Recently, the Foundation awarded the Minneapolis-based nonprofit with a $50,000 Impact Fund grant to support career-readiness training with housing stability to provide positive outcomes for residents with low incomes. Read More

Supporting youth development programs that help young people find pathways to fulfillment through healthy social and academic growth is an important focus area of the Opus Foundation. A recent $25,000 grant to the Denver nonprofit will allow them to evaluate the impact of effectiveness of their four programs. Read More

In addition to enhancing communities by delivering exceptional buildings, we make it our business to support organizations that are making neighborhoods better places to live, work and raise families. The Opus Foundation® supported Upper Room with two grants to help the Kansas City nonprofit. Read More

When 56% of a businesspersons’ final decision is based on emotional factors, you want a partner versed in caring for clients beyond the project checklist. Read More

A student housing development and promotions are in this week's news. Read More

Grants were awarded to 14 nonprofits in 2019 in support of work in Iowa and surrounding areas Read More

Committed to building community for a better tomorrow, in December the Opus Foundation awarded nearly $635,000 to 14 impactful nonprofit organizations, supporting early childhood education, workforce development, youth development and community revitalization. Read More

As vice president, Pete will continue to manage and grow Opus' equity platform, while working closely with development teams to structure joint venture partnerships for their projects throughout the U.S. Read More

Almost two years ago, Girls on the Run–Chicago (GOTRC) won the Gerry Rauenhorst Building Community Award. The annual award, which honors our founder’s legacy of giving, provided GOTRC with a gift of $65,000 grant to further its mission of inspiring girls to be joyful, healthy and confident through a fun, experience-based curriculum that creatively integrates running and physical activity. Read More

Tom Becker will assume the role of president and CEO, and Beth Duyvejonck will be promoted to regional vice president after Dave Bangasser, current president and CEO, retires in April. Read More