FOR SALE Gilbane Supports Volunteerism

Gilbane Building Company, one of the world’s leading and longest continuallyoperated, family-owned construction management firms, is recognizing National Volunteer Month thisApril by promoting its recently initiated volunteer time off (VTO) program, which is designed to support its employees’ community involvement and passion for giving back.

“Community service has been an integral part of Gilbane’s culture since our company’s founding over 150 years ago, and that spirit of caring is so evident in our people,” said Katherine Johnson, chief human resources officer and environmental, social and governance executive leader.

“Our people at Gilbane are deeply invested in giving back to their communities. One ofourESGgoalsistodeepenourcommunity involvement which is why we launched the Volunteer Time Off benefit program to support our people’s volunteerism.”

The VTO benefit provides each team member with four hours of paid time off per year to volunteer with a non-profit organization of their choice.

“We recognize that many of our employees are actively involved in programs that supportorganizationswithinyourcommunities,theVTObenefitismeanttobeanexten- sion of that support by giving employees the option to perform volunteer time during regular business hours,” the company said.

Since its launch in 2022, Gilbane employees across the United States have donated thousands ofVTO hours to impactful organizations like the ACE Mentors Program of America, the Atlanta CommunityFoodBank,CradlestoCrayons in Philadelphia, Phoenix’s St. Mary’s Food Bank, Publicolor in New York City, Sacramento’sYolo Food Bank, theTrust for the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and dozens of others.

In addition, Gilbane’s seven Employee Resource Groups drive significant volunteer activities across the company. In 2022, the ERGs organized volunteer activities in 13 cities across the United States, working with more than 20 non-profit organizations. Regionally, Gilbane’s offices also contribute to volunteerism efforts. For example, Gilbane’s Mid-Atlantic Division has organized an annual 7-Day Community Service Challenge. In 2022, the event engaged 267 employee volunteers based out of the Newark, N.J., Philadelphia, Pa., Baltimore, Md., and Washington, D.C., offices who spent 1,240 hours assisting 43 different charitable organizations. 