Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE
THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $13,246,210 to it, the largest being TRANE TECHNOLOGIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($2,690,000). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $8.8M
- Funders on record
- 36
- Grants received
- $13M
- Net assets
- $8.2M
What The Manufacturing Institute does
Mission
The Manufacturing Institute's mission is to build a resilient manufacturing workforce prepared for the challenges and opportunities of the future. Through implementing groundbreaking programs, convening industry leaders and conducting innovative research, the mi furthers individual opportunity, community prosperity and a more competitive manufacturing industry. As the 501 (c)3 nonprofit workforce development and education affiliate of the national association of manufacturers, the mi is a trusted adviser to manufacturers, equipping them with solutions to address the toughest workforce issues
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Connecting the military with manufacturing career opportunities: the mi's heroes make america builds connections between the military community and the manufacturing industry. The program provides integrated certification and career-readiness training in partnership with local community colleges to prepare transitioning service members, veterans, national guard, reservists and military spouses for rewarding careers in manufacturing.
$1,879,692 spent$235,322 earned by the program22% of program spendingProviding global-best workforce development: the mi's fame usa initiative develops highly skilled, professional and sought-after talent who can meet the unique needs and challenges of today's modern manufacturing workforce. This earn-while-you learn program features strong technical training, integration of manufacturing core competencies, intensive professional practices and intentional hands-on experience.
$1,298,777 spent$35,923 earned by the program15% of program spendingInspiring women and young adults to pursue careers in modern manufacturing: through its careers on track initiative, the mi is supporting workforce development and career solutions for young women by creating a digital stem curriculum, a virtual 3d-mapping stem experience, stem micro-grant program for young women and compelling public events to showcase the careers opportunities in the industry for students, parents and teachers.
$1,158,127 spentof which $50,000 as grants14% of program spendingAll other programs
$4,206,685 spentof which $177,500 as grants$1,366,309 earned by the program49% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $8,543,281.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $7.2M to $12M (+68%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 1% · 2023 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Jay Timmons
Chairman
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 13 funders, grant income rose $3k → $2.6M.
7 of 36 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 15% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $1.2M from 2 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest National Association of Manufacturers of the United States of America). These are real filings, and they are not money THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE raised.
From the IRS filings of THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 36 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 20% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
33% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 60% · 2018 100% · 2020 70% · 2021 37% · 2022 41% · 2023 25% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
14% of THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 44% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE draws 95% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 16 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.0M arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Government funding THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $5k on record.
- OK$5k
- NJ$209
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
81% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
59%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 26 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- National Association of Manufacturers · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE?
- THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $13,246,210 to it, the largest being TRANE TECHNOLOGIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($2,690,000). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE have?
- IRS filings report 36 organizations giving $13,246,210 in grants to THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE, 16 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE?
- TRANE TECHNOLOGIES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $2,690,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 36 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing