Grant Submission
The Masonry Foundation awards grants once each year at the Association's annual Midyear Meeting.
The Masonry Foundation Has Invested:
Project Summary 2023 Grants
They are broken down into the following projects:
Standardized Employee Orientation Video
Existing Masonry Guidelines Summit
Grout Heights and Dowel Study
$40,000
Masonry Education Workshop
$15,000
Masonry Insights Program - From The Ground Up!
Masonry Rocks! Career Program - Phase IIIProject Summary 2022 Grants
They are broken down into the following projects:
Southwest Guide to Masonry
$20,000
Masonry Insight Program
$4,000
Masonry at the 2023 UC Davis Wildfire Resilient Structures Conference...and Beyond
Masonry Training in TN
$10,000
Workforce Initiative in NC
$30,000
Seismic Testing
$5,000
Phase II Masonry Rocks
$12,500
14th North American Masonry ConferenceProject Summary 2021 Grants
They are broken down into the following projects:
Ohio 12 Week Intensive - Masonry Training
MAF Interactive Residential Guide to High Winds Construction
North Carolina Masonry Contractors Association Renewal 2021
TMC Masonry Rocks! Career Program
UMCA Masonry Rocks! Career ProgramProject Summary 2020 Grants
They are broken down into the following projects:
Masonry Institute of Iowa Prison Program Renewal GrantProject Summary 2019 Grants
They are broken down into the following projects:
AZ Masonry Council’s DDSv3 Program
FCMEC NCCERconnet Program
$15,000
Greater Waco Advanced Manufacturing Academy Program
In-Kind Contribution Awarded
Masonry Institute of Iowa Prison Program
$2,325 & In-Kind Contribution Awarded
NC Workforce Development Initiative
TX Masonry Council Fire Promotion ProgramProject Summary Pre 2019 Grants
The Masonry Foundation works on projects to benefit the masonry industry including high quality education, in-depth research and overall promotion of the masonry industry.
Building Information Modeling for Masonry (BIM-M)
Single Wythe Masonry Structures Study"I am personally supporting our Foundation's critical endowment initiative because I believe it's time for our industry to take charge of its future."
- Mark Kemp, Superior Masonry Builders, Inc.
Board
Robert "Buddie" Barnes
Chairman
Dee Brown, Inc.
Kent Huntley
Treasurer
Huntley Brothers Company, Inc.
Pete Groetzinger
Secretary
Brazos Masonry, Inc.
Ron Adams
Trustee
Cascade Construction
Brian Carney
Trustee
SPEC MIX LLC
Garen Graves
Trustee
Echelon
Melvin Hinton
Trustee
MH Masonry, Inc.
Heath Holdaway
Trustee
IMS Masonry, Inc.
John Jacob
Trustee
J. Construction Company
Mark Kemp
Trustee
Superior Masonry Builders, Inc.
Christian Stein
Trustee
Arch Masonry & Restoration
Robert "Buddie" Barnes
Review Committee Chairman
Dee Brown, Inc.
Neal Adams
Review Committee Member
Adams Masonry, Inc.
Calvin Brodie
Review Committee Member
Brodie Contractors, Inc.
Paul Cantarella
Review Committee Member
Cantarella & Son, Inc.
John Jacob
Review Committee Member
J. Construction Company
Mark Kemp
Review Committee Member
Superior Masonry Builders, Inc.
"There is nothing as important to this industry as securing a healthy and stable future for our members."
- Mackie Bounds, Brazos Masonry, Inc.
Donors
The Masonry Foundation is pleased to announce the manner in which it recognizes investments. All donors from the Patron level to the Chairman level are recognized as members and supporters of The Masonry Foundation. Investment commitments are acknowledged publicly, in accordance with the investor's wishes and the level of commitment, as follows:
Chairman
$500,000+
Founder
$250,000+
Ambassador
$150,000+
Governor
$100,000+
Fellow
$50,000+
Patron
$25,000+
Benefactor
$15,000+
Principle
$10,000+
Regent
$5,000+
Executor
$3,000+
Sustainer
$1,000+
In order to provide a permanent funding source, many millions of dollars will be needed. Our campaign goal is $5,000,000 divided into two phases of $2,500,000 each resulting in an initial corpus of $5,000,000 from which The Masonry Foundation can access the interest to fund critical industry initiatives.
Goal: $5,000,000
"I thrive on promoting my industry and its future. I know what it can provide and I want to be a part of preserving its future."
- Gary Joyner, Joyner Masonry Works, Inc.
Investments
The Foundation was established to provide perpetual financial support for the nonprofit and its mission. It is the goal of the Board to maintain and invest the Fund so that the growth of the Fund will be sufficient to offset the effects of inflation and to provide perpetual funding at prescribed annual levels for the operating fund of the nonprofit.
Policy
Investments
Firm
2018 Public Inspection Tax Documents"It's important for we, who have benefitted so much from this industry, to give something back, helping to ensure a sound and prosperous future for the next generation."
- Michael and Colleen Sutter
Contact
Address
1481 Merchant Drive
Algonquin, IL 60102
Phone
800-536-2225
(224-678-9709)
Fax
224-678-9714
