Congratulations to the 2023 Founder's Endowment Fund Recipients!

IDA Founder's Endowment Fund

The members of the IDA Founder’s Club are the sole stewards of the Founder’s Endowment Fund. These funds are granted for programs and projects that align with the goal of the Endowment Fund: to further detailing education and training for future detailers.

Congratulations to the 2023 Endowment Recipients!

Andrew Haney, CD-SV

Department Chair AST & Professor, Automotive Tech, Bakersfield College (Bakersfield, California, United States)
Funds granted to build a new wash bay with proper water filtration to be utilized by Bakersfield College Automotive Technology’s 900+ students each year.
Photo Credit: Andrew Haney profile, linkedin.com

Jeffrey Moore, CD

Owner, iAutoshine LLC (Manassas, Virginia, United States)
Funds granted for community-based internship program for low-income participants to learn a new trade/skill.
Photo Credit: Jeffrey Moore profile, the-ida.com

Now Accepting Submissions!

The Founder's Endowment Fund grant request form is now open for submissions through October 31, 2023.

The selected applicants will be announced and presented at the Annual Business Meeting (in conjunction with Mobile Tech Expo in Orlando, FL each year). For Endowment requests that are more time-sensitive, exceptions may be made to the approval and fund distribution timeline outlined above.

Examples of projects/programs that would be eligible for an Endowment Fund distribution: establishing a new education program for future detailers, funding the acquisition of new tools and equipment for a training center, supporting a charitably run re-education program. View past recipients here.

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