You don't need a company behind you to put tools in someone's hands. Individual supporters give what they can, and every name on the wall counts the same regardless of the amount.
Status: TurnToTrades Apprenticeship Foundation, Inc. filed for 501(c)(3) recognition in August 2026. Sponsorships open once the IRS determination is received. Nothing is being collected today.
Individual gifts go into the same pool as company sponsorships, funding awards toward tools, gear, and program costs for people entering registered apprenticeships and trade programs. Fifty dollars covers a pair of boots somebody isn't going to have to skip a week's groceries for.
Give what makes sense. There's no tier ladder for individuals and no amount printed next to your name.
You're listed by your trade and your town, not by what you gave. That's the part worth putting on a wall.
The wall sorts by state. Watching it fill in across the country is the whole point.
Every individual supporter is listed the same way: first name, last initial, trade, and town. No dollar figures anywhere on the page. A retired machinist giving fifty dollars sits beside everyone else.
Everyone who supports the foundation before our first scholarship is awarded carries the Founding Supporter mark permanently. It's given once and never again.
Prefer not to be listed? There's a checkbox for that when the time comes, and leaving it unchecked changes nothing about the gift.
Leave your name and email. We'll reach out once the IRS determination is received. Anyone on this list before the first award carries the Founding Supporter mark.
We are not accepting contributions yet. Deductibility is expected once 501(c)(3) determination is received, but nothing on this page should be treated as tax advice.