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
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: 3/31/23 2023 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 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 pursing careers in the industry. The supports expenses related to education tuition, fees, transportation, childcare, and equipment. GRANT APPLICATION HERE |
DONATE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Robert Clifford (Chairman)
Acme Industries, Inc. |
Mike Chester
IMS Buhrke-Olson, LLC |
Jess Giudici
Duravant |
Keith Krutz
IMS Buhrke-Olson, LLC |
Mike Warren
Rieke Office Interiors |
Nicole Wolter
H.M. Manufacturing, Inc. |
GRANTS MADE | 1995-2018
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 | $51,106.90 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 Crystal Lake Central High School | $16,529.91 Crystal Lake South High School | $1"7,290.00 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 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 Glenbard East High School | $907.50 Harvard High School | $44,522.62 |
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 Kankakee Area Career Center | $500.00 Kerr Communications | $2,200.00 Lake County Technology Campus | $921.00 Lake Park High School | $76,696.00 Lane Tech High School | $3,766.10 Leyden High School | $143,722.65 Lumens Student News | $18,000.00 Maine East Robotics Club | $1,000.00 Maine Township High School District 207 | $14,000.00 McHenry East High School | $60,239.00 Mighty Mites Awards | $1,167.19 MLW Marketing, Inc. | $165.00 Moovers | Lego Team | $5,700.00 Morton West High School | $21,632.00 Mundelein High School | $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 Communuity 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 Rich East High School | $23,580.00 Rolling Meadows High School | $24,500.00 SkillsUSA | $11,250.00 Streamwood High School | $43,116.70 Technology Center of DuPage | $59,016.00 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 | $4,000.00 Wheeling High School | $46,302.00 Woodstock High School | $38,000.00 World Business Chicago | $25,000.00 Wright College | $1,995.00 |
TOTAL: $1,684,908
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