To address lead in drinking water head-on, Zurn Elkay’s Fountains for Youth program provides filtered bottle filling stations to school districts in areas where lead levels are high and resources are low. We seek partnerships with districts where we can significantly and dramatically improve students’ access to cleaner, safer drinking water, especially within elementary schools. In 2023, we donated 5,732 products including filling stations, filters, faucets, flush valves and other accessories to 10 school systems.
The largest such gift was to Milwaukee Public Schools: as part of an agreement to convert all existing MPS drinking fountains and bottle filling stations to Elkay filtration, Zurn Elkay donated a five-year supply of bottle filling station filters, valued at $2.2 million, to support the City of Milwaukee’s and MPS’s ongoing commitment to providing safe, clean, filtered drinking water to students, faculty and staff.
Zurn Elkay supported Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit organization that has helped more than 46 million people achieve safe and affordable shelter. Our donation of more than $4 million worth of sinks and $1 million worth of faucets gave support for use in both their new home construction projects and for sale through their ReStores.