The continued success of Hydro Construction Company led the business and its team members to make an easy decision: it’s time to give back to the community.

The mission of the company’s corporate Donor Advised fund, established in September 2008, is to enhance and enrich community programs.

“We are privileged to share this success with our community,” President Rodney Rice (pictured left) said. “The Hydro Construction Charitable Fund allows us to more effectively manage our charitable giving. It has made it possible for us to thrive in our giving during good times and to continue giving in a down economy.”

The Fort Collins business is 100 percent employee-owned and has specialized in the construction of water and wastewater treatment facilities since 1974. It has worked on many of the major treatment facilities throughout Colorado and the surrounding states. Hydro encourages employees to support nonprofit organizations in the communities where it operates, and matches donations dollar-for-dollar through its charitable fund.

“The Community Foundation makes it easy and stress-free to give back to the community,” Rod said. “The staff works with us to make our charitable giving successful and rewarding. Their expertise provides us with community connections and legal resources.”

  Dean, 8, David, 11, and Job, 9, develop a variety of skills while wrestling for Grit Athletics, a future grantee of the Hydro Construction Charitable Fund. Its mission is to inspire people of all ages through sports competitions.