Community Grants, a key component of Hyatt Thrive – Hyatt"s global corporate responsibility platform – encourages hotels around the world to identify and nominate local nonprofits for funding consideration through Hyatt Hotels Foundation. Since the program"s inception in 2008, Hyatt hotels have awarded more than US$1,350,000 in Hyatt Community Grants to nonprofit organizations in 103 communities and 34 countries globally.
"Hyatt has a long history of dedication to fostering thriving local communities where Hyatt hotels operate, and we are so proud of the many grant nominations we received," said Brigitta Witt, vice president of corporate responsibility for Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. "In many cases, these grants help support multi-year relationships of financial and volunteer support between the hotels and their chosen nonprofit organizations."
The program builds on Hyatt"s belief that no one better understands a community"s most pressing issues – and their solutions – than those who live and work there. Nonprofits selected represent efforts in one or more of the four Hyatt Thrive pillars: education and personal advancement; economic development and investment; health and wellness; and environmental sustainability.