Illinois-based Crane Composites, a subsidiary of Crane Co., recently presented 35 local charity organizations with donations from the Crane Fund for Widows and Children as part of their long-standing and valued tradition of supporting local communities.
Each year, Crane Composites sponsors donations to organizations having personal connection to their associates. Individuals from each site in Channahon, Ill., Goshen, Ind., Florence, Ky., and Jonesboro, Ark., nominate local organizations that have positively impacted their lives or the communities in which they work.
“Being involved in the community where we live and work and supporting those in need has been a hallmark of Crane’s storied philanthropic platform for more than 100 years,” said John O’Sullivan, president. “These donations have been particularly important over the past two years as organizations around the world are faced with pandemic related restrictions and associated economic hardships.”
Crane has a rich history and legacy of more than 100 years of charitable giving through three company-administered charitable entities: The Crane Fund, The Crane Fund for Widows and Children and the Crane Foundation.
In 1904, R.T. Crane said, “a loyal employee gives something besides his labor and the employer should recognize that fact,” and toward the end of his life he set aside one million dollars as a fund for “the purpose of taking care of my men”. The Crane Fund was established by his family two years after R.T. Crane’s death and the tradition of giving continues.
