Chapter Foundation
Mission
The Associated General Contractors Oregon-Columbia Chapter Foundation is a charitable, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting construction education and training and promotion the construction industry.
2024–2025 Foundation Board of Directors
Officers:
- President: Brian Shoemaker, P&C Construction Company
- Vice President: Kyle Izatt, Advanced American Construction, Inc.
- Secretary: Kieran O’Brien, Current Electrical Company
- Treasurer: Chad Emmert, Aldrich CPAs & Advisors LLP
Members at Large:
- Todd Duwe – Perlo Construction
- Joel Frasieur, Knife River Materials
- Todd Hess, Todd Hess Building Company
- Steve Malany, P&C Construction Company
Construction Leadership Council:
- Nathan Griggs, Sundt Construction, Inc.
Counsel to the Foundation Board:
- Paige Spratt, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
Staff Liaison:
- Mike Salsgiver, chapter executive director, 503-706-8233
Donate to the Foundation
The Associated General Contractors Oregon-Columbia Chapter (AGC) Foundation is a non-profit, chartable organization dedicated to carrying out charitable purposes related to construction industry promotion, education, training, and special projects in Oregon and southwest Washington. Grants awarded by the foundation support projects and activities designed to enrich the construction industry.
The AGC Foundation accepts contributions from individuals and companies. The foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization.
The foundation also provides a vehicle for AGC members to make targeted contributions to both construction and non-construction related causes consistent with the 501(c)(3) status of the organization.
Type of Contributions
- Cash: You may contribute cash in any amount to the foundation by making a check payable to teh AGC Foundation.
- Gifts of Stock: One way to share your good fortune is by making a gift of appreciated stock. Your gift of stocks can provide a financially attractive alternative to cash contributions due to favorable income tax and capital gains tax treatment.
- Estate Gifts: one of the simplest and most popular means of charitable giving is a specific bequest in a will. Tax laws allow an unlimited estate tax charitable deduction for gifts to qualified charitable organizations such as the AGC Foundation. With estate tax rates high, it is important to review your estate plan to insure proper disposition of your assets.
- Other contributions also qualify.
Donate to the Foundation
The Associated General Contractors Oregon-Columbia Chapter (AGC) Foundation is a non-profit, chartable organization dedicated to carrying out charitable purposes related to construction industry promotion, education, training, and special projects in Oregon and southwest Washington. Grants awarded by the foundation support projects and activities designed to enrich the construction industry.
The AGC Foundation accepts contributions from individuals and companies. The foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization.
The foundation also provides a vehicle for AGC members to make targeted contributions to both construction and non-construction related causes consistent with the 501(c)(3) status of the organization.
Type of Contributions
- Cash: You may contribute cash in any amount to the foundation by making a check payable to teh AGC Foundation.
- Gifts of Stock: One way to share your good fortune is by making a gift of appreciated stock. Your gift of stocks can provide a financially attractive alternative to cash contributions due to favorable income tax and capital gains tax treatment.
- Estate Gifts: one of the simplest and most popular means of charitable giving is a specific bequest in a will. Tax laws allow an unlimited estate tax charitable deduction for gifts to qualified charitable organizations such as the AGC Foundation. With estate tax rates high, it is important to review your estate plan to insure proper disposition of your assets.
- Other contributions also qualify.
Pod Build Challenge
The AGC Construction Leadership Council (CLC), in partnership with the Northwest College of Construction and the AGC Oregon-Columbia Chapter Foundation, participated in the Kenton Women’s Village Pod Build Challenge.
Surgery Center, Jacmel, Haiti
The AGC Oregon-Columbia Chapter Foundation, Beavers Without Boarders, and countless other volunteers working together to build a surgery center in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
Santiam Shed Build
The foundation, CLC, Associates Council, and a fundraiser at the convention donated $76,300 to this endeavor. There have been approximately 3,000 volunteer work hour contributed toward the project by community and AGC members.