Link Logistics, the Blackstone-owned operator of last-mile logistics properties, has picked 21 nonprofit groups recommended by its employees to receive a total of $2 million in grants designed to help address hunger, education and other local needs.
The distributions represent the latest round of investments made through the 2025 Link Logistics Community Grants Program and bring the total distributed through the program to $8 million, Link said. “This national program drives local impact by leveraging our colleagues’ insights and relationships,” Link Logistics CEO Luke Petherbridge said in a statement.
This year, Link Logistics employees recommended more than 70 projects for consideration, and the New York-based company said it "distributed the full $2 million in available funding within two months of it being granted."
The grants fund critical infrastructure projects needed by the non-profit groups. Examples include upgrading heating, ventilation and air conditioning to enable the groups to cut operating costs and buying vehicles so they can distribute food to those in need across larger areas.
This year's grant recipients included Pursuit, a New York-based non-profit group that helps people get technical jobs; Second Harvest Food of Orange County, a Southern California organization that grows fruits and vegetables for local residents; and Boulder Crest Foundation, a national outfit that helps veterans and first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder.