Piston Foundation Inc
Mission
The Piston Foundation is a public charity that funds skilled trade education for students and apprentices who want to pursue careers in automotive craft, vehicle restoration, and service. The Piston Foundation has a mission to bring more young people into the collector car industry. We're working to help the craftspeople who built this American touchstone transfer their skills to a new generation and help young technicians build rewarding careers in the trades and services that fuel the passion of 25 million American car enthusiasts.
Ruling year
2021
Founder & EO
Robert Minnick
President &COO
Jeff Mason
Main address
PO Box 4611
Greenwich, CT 06831 USA
EIN
85-4373512
NTEE code
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid, Awards (B82)
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Piston Fund Scholarships
Piston Fund Scholarships
The Piston Fund program provides automotive education scholarships to graduates with an interest in collector cars.
Piston Academy Apprenticeships
The Piston Academy program will provide apprenticeship placements and training grants to working technicians who want to begin a career in collector car restoration.
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total dollar amount of scholarship awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Students, Unemployed people, Veterans
Related Program
Piston Fund Scholarships
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
$42,500 in total for 10 scholarships awarded in 2022. These are our inaugural awards and all 10 completed applications received scholarships!
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
We provide scholarships and /or apprenticeship opportunities to anyone seeking to learn or expand their trade skills.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person),
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
In 2022 we issued 10 scholarships, 5 more than planned. this represented 100% of the 2022 applicants. the foundation scholarship selection committee was so impressed with the interest shown by applicants that funding all applicants was the right decision.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners,
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually,
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback,
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Piston Foundation Inc
Board of directorsas of 10/07/2022
Robert Minnick
Jeff Mason
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