
TechForce™ powers technical careers so communities thrive.
TechForce™ is a community of students, working techs, educators, industry and donors committed to helping young people find a technical education and career that fits (Hence the name “Tech-Force”). Our mission is to champion all students to and through their technical education and into careers as professional technicians.
TechForce Foundation is the only nonprofit 501(c)(3) committed to the career exploration and workforce development of professional technicians across all sectors including (but not limited to) automotive, aviation, collision, diesel (trucking, agriculture, construction, heavy-duty, stationary engines, and rentals), fleets, marine, motorcycle, motorsports, restoration, welding, and emerging technologies.
TechForce inspires people to explore the technician profession; supports students obtaining the technical education needed to be workforce-ready; and connects techs to resources, mentors and employers to thrive in their careers.
As a public charity, TechForce is funded by donations from corporations, foundations and individuals.
Our Impact
$18M
scholarships and grants awarded since 2007
50,000
students awarded and impacted since 2007
16.5%
of scholarships & grants awarded to Veterans
701
official school partners in TechForce
TechForce Advisory Councils
Instructors Advisory
Council
National Leadership Cabinet
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council
TechForce Board of Directors

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TechForce Team
Donor Spotlight: Ford Motor Company

New Ford Tech and TechForce
Ford Motor Company selected TechForce to administer all its technician Ford FACT and Ford ASSET scholarships across the U.S. Additionally, Ford enthusiastically activates TechForce’s promotions via its dealerships nationwide with a Ford tech recently being named the national winner of the Techs Rock Awards.
Strategic Alliance Partners
$1,000,000+ annually
$250,000+ annually
$100,000+ annually
$50,000+ annually
$20,000+ annually
Annual TechForce Donors
TechForce Providers $10,000+ annually
- Autoshop Solutions
- RAD Dan Burkett in partnership with GEARWRENCH
- Cythero VR
- Steve DeMarzio
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- Thomas B. Evans
- Jennifer & Greg Maher
- Navistar
- Marshall Payne
- Penske Foundation Inc.
TechForce Educators $5,000+ annually
- Aerospace Maintenance Council
- Judge Joe Cassini & Caroline Cassini
- Doug DeMuro
- Bryce Peterson
- Motor
- Sills Family Foundation
- USA Science Engineering
- Vesely Family Foundation
- White Family Dealerships
TechForce Champions $1,000+
annually
- Donald Ableson
- Austin Healey Association of SoCal
- Alpio Barbara
- Angie Babin
- ANSED Diagnostic
- Barrett-Jackson
- Canteen Vending Services
- Steve Kirby/China Auto Group
- Chris Blanchette
- Barrett Crane
- Executive Car Events
- Lynn Fee
- Mark Ferner
- Festivals of Speed
- Michael and Brenda Fischer
- Susanna Gotsch
- Gustafson Brothers
- Harbor Freight
- Humble Mechanic/ Charles Sanville
- Michelle Johnson
- Denise Kingstrom
- Bryan Levenson
- Stu Libby
- Mary Mahoney
- Kim McCullough
- Ed and Jean Moffett
- Robert Neff
- Reid Family
- Greg Rintala and Ellen Stanley
- Nimisha Savani
- Schneider Foundation
- Gregory Settle
- Jill Trotta
- West Valley Mavericks Foundation
In Memorium Funds
- Andrew Carl Sliwinski
- William “Willy” Bertoti
- Terry Emig
- John F. Weinberger
- Andrew VanGorder
- Justin E. Beutel
- John E. Leao II
- Bobby Bove
- Daniel W. Gruber
- John & Helga Garofalo
- Jerry W. Reynolds Sr.
- Matthew W. Madole
- Brienne Davis
- Richard “Pup” Conklin
Special Collaborators
Collaborators
- AutoBio LLC
- AutoShop Solutions
- Automotive Software Advisors
- Harbor Freight
- Hunter Engineering Company
- Greg Maher
- RoushYates
- Greg Settle
- SVRA
- Quorum I.T., LLC
News & Publications
REPORTS &WHITE PAPERS
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ABOUT US
Our mission is to champion all students to and through their education and into careers as professional technicians.
We power technical careers so communities thrive.
TechForce is an Arizona nonprofit corporation designated by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Contributions are tax deductible. TechForce works nationwide to power the technician workforce. TechForce’s staff, consultants and volunteers work remote across the U.S. We are directed by a 15-member, volunteer board of directors comprised of industry employers, technicians and professionals, instructors and philanthropists.
TechForce was founded in 2005 and began operations in 2007 as the Universal Technical Institute Foundation. For the first eight years, it existed as a scholarship and grant organization, supporting financially-disadvantaged students who chose to attend a UTI campus. In 2014, the charity’s board of directors elected to expand its mission to do more to solve the technician shortage and support students everywhere. In 2016, the organization changed its name to TechForce Foundation, expanded its scholarships to support students attending any post-secondary technical program, and entered into strategic alliances to fuel career exploration and workforce development for students starting in middle- and high-school. Today, TechForce helps students from more than 508 schools nationwide find a technical education and career that fits.
TechForce helps students who love working with their hands and are interested in exploring the technician career to learn more about the profession, find technical schools, scholarships and grants, mentors, apprenticeships, jobs and successful careers.
TechForce 1) promotes the professional by sharing information, resources and marketing that reframes the technician profession and dispels myths and stigmas; 2) provides hands-on experiences to engage students with auto/diesel technology, explore the career and get workforce ready; and 3) awards more than $2.3 million annually in scholarships and grants to support technical education (students, schools and fellow nonprofits). Additionally, TechForce collaborates with businesses, schools, associations and nonprofits offering additional workforce development solutions and connects students to all these valuable resources through TechForce’s online career hub.
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