Foundry Educational Foundation
The talent pipeline of the metalcasting industry, born in 1947 from a postwar shortage of skilled hands, that ties students, certified schools and foundries together through scholarships and research.
Financial profile
Foundry Educational Foundation · EIN 34-0714666 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $1,826,279 | $1,085,580 | $209,907 | $2,023,577 | $12,437,653 | Apr 2024 |
| FY2023 | $1,442,547 | $1,034,222 | $203,222 | $1,827,629 | $11,579,344 | Apr 2023 |
| FY2022 | $1,988,861 | $1,290,602 | $179,378 | $1,725,755 | $12,026,826 | Apr 2022 |
| FY2021 | $1,478,128 | $1,001,862 | $17,275 | $1,429,665 | $13,010,320 | Apr 2021 |
| FY2020 | $1,517,075 | $946,877 | $178,661 | $1,537,873 | $10,840,284 | Apr 2020 |
| FY2019 | $1,808,178 | $1,174,444 | $191,592 | $1,595,568 | $10,930,959 | Apr 2019 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Foundry Educational Foundation is read alongside.
FF
FMA Foundation
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115 companies named
AF
ACI Foundation
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7 companies named
PEF
PHCC Educational Foundation
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AF
AATCC Foundation
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5 companies named
SESF
SFPE Educational & Scientific Foundation
The philanthropic and research arm of fire protection engineering, funding the scholars, the studies, and the…
15 companies named
Who backs FEF
Every company Foundry Educational Foundation names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Caterpillar | Foundation donor | ARTBA ASCC AACC CTA DCC +3 |
| General Motors | Foundation donor | AAI BGACC EEI ES FGCC +3 |
| John Deere | Foundation donor | ARA AFBF APHA ARTBA ASABE +3 |
| Steel Dynamics Inc. | Foundation donor | AAOHN GFWI ICC MBASC NRCMA +1 |
| EJ | Foundation donor | NUCA NPPA |
| Ervin Industries, Inc. | Foundation donor | AISC AMPP |
| Ford Meter Box Company, Inc. | Foundation donor | AWWA RWAU |
| Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc | Foundation donor | BIANH NHCF |
| Howmet Aerospace | Foundation donor | MLCC PPF |
| Mueller Water Products | Foundation donor | AWWA NFPA |
| Allied Mineral Products Inc. | Foundation donor | AIST |
| American Cast Iron Pipe Co. | Foundation donor | AWWA |
| Amsted Rail | Foundation donor | RSI |
| Clow Valve/McWane | Foundation donor | NUCA |
| Eirich Machines Inc. | Foundation donor | CMHA |
| Fairbanks Morse Defense | Foundation donor | ASNE |
| General Kinematics Corporation | Foundation donor | CDRA |
| Hickman, Williams & Company | Foundation donor | AIST |
| Inductotherm Corporation | Foundation donor | AA |
| Lodge Manufacturing Company | Foundation donor | CACC |
| Magaldi Technologies LLC | Foundation donor | AIST |
| McWane Inc. | Foundation donor | AWWA |
| Miller and Company | Foundation donor | HFPCR |
| Southern Cast Products, Inc. | Foundation donor | MBASC |
| Tyler/Union - McWane | Foundation donor | RWAU |
| Voxeljet America Inc. | Foundation donor | AMT |
| A. Y. McDonald Mfg. Co. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Aalberts surface technologies | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Accurate Castings, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Acme Foundry, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Air Products & Chemicals | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| American Bronze Corp. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| American Colloid | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Aurora Metals Division L.L.C. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Badger Mining Corporation | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Bender Foundry Service | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Betz Industries | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Bingham and Taylor | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Cadillac Casting | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Carpenter Brothers, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Cooper Hayes, LLC | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Didion International, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| DISA - A Norican Tech | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Durametal Corporation | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Eck Industries | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Farrar Corporation | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Goldens' Foundry | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Grede | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Griswold Industries | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| HA International | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Hay Melting Solutions LLC | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Hill & Griffith Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| iD Castings | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| John Bouchard & Sons Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Laempe & Reich Corporation | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Lawton Standard Co.* | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Littlestown Foundry, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| M & H Valve/McWane | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| MAGMA Foundry Technologies | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Manitowoc Grey Iron Foundry | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Matthews International Corp. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Matthews Memorialization | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Melt-Tech | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Mercury Marine Castings | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Metal Technologies | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Metaltek International | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| MPS Mankato, LLC | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Neenah Enterprises Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Olson Aluminum Castings | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| OmniSource Corporation | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Osco Industries, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Peter E Macler Associates | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Piedmont Foundry Supply, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Pittsburgh Foundry & Machine | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Premier Aluminum Inc | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Rochester Metal Products Corp. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Scott Sales Co. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Selee Corp. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Seneca Foundry, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Signicast Investment Castings | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Simpson Technologies | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Southern Alloy Corporation | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Specialty Foundry Products, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| The Henry Perkins Company | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Tinker Omega Sinto LLC | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Torrance Casting, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Trumbull Foundry and Alloy, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Vision Materials, LLC* | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Watry Industries, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Waupaca Foundry | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Whibco Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
| Woodland--Alloy Casting, Inc. | Foundation donor | Only Foundry Educational Foundation, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
Current Corporate Contributors (contributions 5/1/24 to 4/30/25). Read September 28, 2026. Image list on the Current Corporate Contributors page; AFS chapters, foundations and associations omitted.
Who backs Foundry Educational Foundation's peers, but not Foundry Educational Foundation
Companies named publicly by at least one of Foundry Educational Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in Foundry Educational Foundation's reviewed public records.
The outside view
The talent pipeline of the metalcasting industry, born in 1947 from a postwar shortage of skilled hands, that ties students, certified schools and foundries together through scholarships and research.
- Authority
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- Outward
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Their shape
The Legacy
Faithful to what was handed down.
The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.
Also reads toward The Movement and The League.
Strengths
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