MISSION
Founded in 1987, the TMA Manufacturing Education Foundation raises, manages, and grants funds in order to:
✓ Provide schools with state-of-the-art equipment and improved facilities.
✓ Provide education and career materials to guidance offices, libraries, and classrooms.
✓ Provide financial assistance to students and vocational education teachers.
✓ Provide industry advisors to education.
✓ Expand the pool of qualified entry level tooling, machining, and manufacturing career candidates.
✓ Improve the image of manufacturing careers, and increases awareness of these careers to parents, educators, students, legislators, and public officials.
✓ Promote and direct the establishment of tooling, machining, and manufacturing technology training centers.
✓ Recruit talented men and women for challenging metalworking and manufacturing careers.
✓ Provide schools with state-of-the-art equipment and improved facilities.
✓ Provide education and career materials to guidance offices, libraries, and classrooms.
✓ Provide financial assistance to students and vocational education teachers.
✓ Provide industry advisors to education.
✓ Expand the pool of qualified entry level tooling, machining, and manufacturing career candidates.
✓ Improve the image of manufacturing careers, and increases awareness of these careers to parents, educators, students, legislators, and public officials.
✓ Promote and direct the establishment of tooling, machining, and manufacturing technology training centers.
✓ Recruit talented men and women for challenging metalworking and manufacturing careers.
GRANT TYPES
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PROGRAMS, MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT GRANTS
Proposals for programs and equipment that: Increase the pool of qualified candidates for precision manufacturing and related careers; Increase awareness of and improve the image of manufacturing careers; Sustain and expand manufacturing technology education; Encourage men and women to pursue careers in manufacturing. DEADLINE TO SUBMIT GRANT APPLICATIONS: 3/31/24 2023-2024 GRANT APPLICATION HERE |
MICRO-GRANTS
Need-based grants designed to assist in the execution of small projects. Micro-grant amounts may be requested up to $1,000. 2023-2024 MICRO GRANT APPLICATION HERE |
WOMEN IN TMA GRANT
The Women in TMA Committee has established this program to assist women in advancing their manufacturing education and pursuing careers in the industry. The supports expenses related to education tuition, fees, transportation, childcare, and equipment. GRANT APPLICATION HERE |
DONATE
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Donations to the TMA Education Foundation can be made by clicking the button above.
QUESTIONS:
Contact Leigh McConnell at lmcconnell@tmaillinois.org |
Rolling Meadows High School
"The Technology and Manufacturing Association has been instrumental in the development and growth of our manufacturing and engineering programs here at Rolling Meadows High School. With the financial assistance and guidance provided by the TMA Education Foundation, we have been able to equip our facility with the tools needed to train the future career-ready manufacturing workforce. The impacts of the TMA's holistic approach in helping prepare students to become the next generation of manufacturers has been immeasurable. The TMA hosts and encourages students to attend their numerous career fairs, centered around the high school student. In addition to student-driven career fairs, the TMA's industry connections have also assisted students in attaining employment, putting their skills to great use. I have seen the student empowerment that they receive when competing in the TMA's annual Precision Machining Competition, boosting their confidence and desire to begin an exciting career in manufacturing. As a high school manufacturing instructor, I can attest to the need for organizations and associations like the TMA to advance U.S. manufacturing and local communities." ANTHONY GENOVESE PLTW Engineering & Manufacturing Instructor |
Cary-Grove High School
"The TMA has been instrumental in the resurgence of our machining and manufacturing program at Cary-Grove High School. Budgets and fund allocations have been a challenge for schools all over the country and our school has been no different. That along with the huge push to put every kid into a 4-year university had our Industrial Technology Department basically down to an automotive program. TMA's support has allowed us to bring back our machining and manufacturing program. TMA has supported us with the purchase of a much-needed additional Bridgeport Mill, Tormach CNC Mill, and DRO's for all of our mills. This has allowed us to put manual machining back into our metals classes as well as generating enough momentum to help us launch a new CNC program and lab. We hope to continue to partner with TMA and its industry partners to build our program and create many more highly qualified candidates ready to enter the manufacturing workforce." MIKE MANNING Industry & Careers Division Lead |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Robert Clifford (Chairman)
Acme Industries, Inc. |
Charlotte Canning
Hoffer Plastics Corporation |
Mike Chester
Former TMA Chairman |
Jess Giudici
Duravant |
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Keith Krutz
IMS Buhrke-Olson, LLC |
Mike Warren
Rieke Office Interiors |
Nicole Wolter
H.M. Manufacturing, Inc. |
GRANTS MADE | 1995-2023
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Addison Trail High School | $12,786.00
High School participation in IMTS Summit | $1,356.86 Austin Polytechnical High Shool | $92,417.60 Bartlett High School | $9,927.00 Buffalo Grove High School | $4,962.00 Cary | Grove High School | $94,110.90 Channel20 | $1,000.00 Chicago Christian High School | $1,700.00 Chicago Manufacturing Institute | $1,500.00 Chicago Public School | $7,500.00 College of DuPage | $15,999.00 College of Lake County | $3,000.00 Compass Academy High School Dst. 303 | $100,000 Crete-Monee High School | $65,860.00 Crystal Lake Central High School | $16,529.91 Crystal Lake South High School | $17,290.00 Conant High School | $16,632.00 DAVEA | $13,902.35 Desktop Dimensions Interactive | $6,500.00 East Aurora High School | $6,200.00 Edge Factor Inc. | $15,000.00 Eisenhower High School (District 218) | $37,150.00 Elgin Area School District U | 46 | $12,500.00 Elk Grove High School | $35,552.00 Englewood High School | $2,055.15 Evanston Township High School | $14,660.40 Fox Valley Career Center | $8,080.26 Glenbard East High School | $907.50 Hampshire High School | $57,273.00 Harvard High School | $75,229.87 |
Homewood Flossmoor High School | $32,000.00
Illinois Institute of Technology | $46,500.00 Illinois SkillsUSA Competition | $9,750.00 lnscite Illinois | $3,000.00 lnstituto Del Progresso Latino | $1,090.42 Jane Addams Resource Corporation (JARC) | $6,667.50 John Hersey High School | $13,176.00 JS Morton West High School | $21,632.00 Kankakee Area Career Center | $500.00 Kerr Communications | $2,200.00 Lake County Technology Campus | $921.00 Lake Park High School | $92,508.00 Lane Tech High School | $3,766.10 Leyden High School | $173,722.65 Lumens Student News | $18,000.00 Maine East Robotics Club | $1,000.00 Maine Township High School District 207 | $46,750.00 McHenry East High School | $118,536.19 Mighty Mites Awards | $1,167.19 MLW Marketing, Inc. | $165.00 Moovers | Lego Team | $5,700.00 Morton West High School | $5,680.00 Mundelein High School | $15,632.00 National Institute for Metalworking Skills | $164,800.00 New Trier High School | $2,852.00 Niles North High School | $10,940.30 |
Niles West High School | $10,940.30
Northern Illinois University | $95,399.29 Oakton Community College | $5,380.00 Palatine High School | $9,599.00 Paul Rizzo Photography | $1,300.00 Prairie Ridge High School | $26,175.00 Prosser Career Academy High School | $21,974.00 Proviso West High School | $119,845.00 Rich East High School | $23,580.00 Rolling Meadows High School | $24,500.00 SkillsUSA | $11,250.00 Streamwood High School | $50,485.70 Technology Center of DuPage | $59,016.00 Thornton Community High School | $121,000.00 Tilden High School | $6,565.86 TMA | $137,044.03 TMA | High Mileage Competition | $5,000.00 TMA | Micro Grants | $20,000.00 Transportation to IMTS Student Summit | $2,500.00 Triton College | $1,600.00 Vocational Industrial Clubs of America | $12,500.00 Waubonsie Valley High School | $5,547.00 West Aurora High School | $41,583.00 Wheeling High School | $46,302.00 Woodstock High School | $103,996.96 World Business Chicago | $25,000.00 Wright College | $1,995.00 York Community High School | $27,585.00 |
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TOTAL: $2,678,675.59
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