TECH FOUNDRY INC

Mission

FOUNDED BY CONCERNED AREA EMPLOYERS WHO SAW A DRAMATIC NEED FOR A SKILLED IT WORKFORCE, TECH FOUNDRY IS ON A MISSION TO BUILD THE MOST DYNAMIC AND FLUID IT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS EVER CREATED. DRIVEN BY SPECIFIC EMPLOYER DEMANDS, WE COMBINE HANDS-ON SKILL FOCUSED TECHNICAL TRAINING WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH AIDS US IN OUR OVERARCHING DUTY TO ELEVATE AN UNDER-SERVED, AT-RISK POPULATION INTO TOMORROW'S IT WORKFORCE. THE GREATER SPRINGFIELD AREA OF MASSACHUSETTS IS A REGION RIPE WITH OPPORTUNITY. A LOW COST OF LIVING AND HIGH AND QUALITY OF LIFE MAKE IT AN ATTRACTIVE COMMUNITY FOR BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYEES ALIKE. THE OBSTACLE TO GROWTH FOR OUR REGION IS THE LACK OF A SKILLED WORKFORCE. WITHOUT A STRONG, SCALABLE, AND DYNAMIC WORKFORCE, EMPLOYERS ARE HESITANT TO LOCATE AND GROW JOBS HERE AND THE TALENT WE DO HAVE IS HESITANT TO STAY. AT NO COST TO THE STUDENTS, WE PREPARE A CROSS-SECTION OF THE POPULATION TO STEP INTO A SUSTAINABLE CAREER IN THE INFORMATION T

$1.1M in foundation grants on record from 8 funders — from IRS 990 grant line items.

MIKE WALKER — TREASURER (Principal officer)