It’s all about working together. The IEC Foundation creates opportunities for the electrical workforce to grow and prosper. This issue shines a spotlight on some amazing sponsors who support the Foundation through grants — both equipment and funds.

The Home Depot Pro Xtra Grants

The Home Depot Pro

IEC members enrolled in the free The Home Depot Pro Xtra Program get cash back for all their purchases. The Home Depot also donates a half of a percent of these sales to the IEC Foundation. We thank The Home Depot for partnering with the Foundation to support the growth of our chapters and state-of-the-art labs.

Congratulations to the following 2024-2025 The Home Depot Pro Xtra award recipients:

  • Central Alabama IEC
  • IEC of Arizona
  • IEC Atlanta
  • IEC of the Bluegrass
  • IEC Central Ohio
  • IEC Chesapeake
  • IEC Florida East Coast
  • IEC Florida West Coast
  • IEC Fort Worth
  • IEC Georgia
  • IEC of Greater Cincinnati
  • IEC Greater San Antonio
  • IEC of Greater St. Louis
  • IEC of Kansas
  • IEC Kentuckiana
  • IEC Middle Tennessee
  • IEC Montana
  • IEC New England
  • IEC New Jersey
  • IEC of Northern Ohio
  • IEC-OKC
  • IEC of Oregon
  • IEC Pennsylvania
  • IEC Rocky Mountain
  • IEC of Southern Arizona
  • IEC Southern Colorado
  • IEC Southern Indiana-Evansville
  • IEC of Southern New Mexico
  • IEC Texas Gulf Coast
  • IEC of Utah
  • IEC Western Reserve
  • Lubbock IEC
  • Midwest IEC
  • Northern New Mexico IEC
  • Rio Grande Valley IEC
  • Western Colorado IEC

Kudos also to the following 2024-2025 The Home Depot Chapter Development Award recipients:

  • Greater Charlotte IEC
  • IEC Atlanta
  • IEC of the Bluegrass
  • IEC Central Ohio
  • IEC Florida East Coast
  • IEC Florida West Coast
  • IEC Fort Worth
  • IEC Georgia
  • IEC of Greater Cincinnati
  • IEC Greater San Antonio
  • IEC of Kansas
  • IEC Kentuckiana
  • IEC Middle Tennessee
  • IEC Montana
  • IEC Northern Ohio
  • IEC-OKC
  • IEC Pennsylvania
  • IEC Southern Arizona
  • IEC Southern Colorado
  • IEC of Southern Indiana-Evansville
  • IEC of Utah
  • IEC Western Reserve
  • Midwest IEC
  • Western Colorado IEC

The Equipment Grant Program

Wall of Milwaukee tools

Equipment grants are made available throughout the year to IEC chapters as our valuable partners donate.

Milwaukee

Congratulations to the following chapters on receiving equipment donations from Milwaukee Tool:

  • Greater Charlotte IEC
  • IEC of the Bluegrass
  • IEC Dallas
  • IEC El Paso
  • IEC Ft. Worth
  • IEC of Greater Cincinnati
  • IEC Greater San Antonio
  • IEC Kentuckiana
  • IEC Middle Tennessee
  • IEC Northern Ohio
  • IEC of Oregon
  • IEC Pennsylvania
  • IEC Southern Arizona
  • IEC Southern Colorado
  • IEC Southern Indiana Chapter-Evansville
  • IEC of Utah
  • Midwest IEC

Schneider Electric

Congratulations to the following chapters on receiving equipment donations from Schneider Electric:

  • Atlanta IEC
  • Greater Charlotte IEC
  • IEC CenTex
  • IEC Florida West Coast
  • IEC Fort Worth
  • IEC of Greater Cincinnati
  • IEC of Kansas
  • IEC Southern Arizona
  • IEC Southern Indiana Chapter-Evansville
  • IEC Texas Gulf Coast

Southwire

Congratulations to the following chapters on receiving equipment donations from Southwire:

  • IEC of the Bluegrass
  • IEC Dallas
  • IEC Florida East Coast
  • IEC Fort Worth
  • IEC Greater St. Louis
  • IEC of Idaho
  • IEC of Kansas
  • IEC Kentuckiana
  • IEC New England
  • IEC-OKC
  • IEC Southern Indiana Chapter- Evansville
  • IEC Texas Gulf Coast
  • IEC of Utah
  • Midwest IEC
  • Montana IEC
BILT Intelligent Instructions

Welcome to the Foundation Family BILT!

The IEC Foundation is honored to welcome BILT as a new sponsor for the IEC Foundation Equipment Grant program.

“We are deeply grateful for BILT’s commitment to supporting our mission of advancing education and workforce development in the electrical industry,” says LaNa Al-Amin, Foundation executive director. “Thank you for your partnership and investment in the future of our field.”

BILT is a 3D mobile instruction app that directly connects manufacturers to consumers and pros; it’s a digital learning tool that is customizable, accessible, sustainable, and interactive. Learn more at https://biltapp.com.

The Foundation representative at BILT is Keith Hulen, vice president of partnerships. Keith invites you to contact him at keith.hulen@biltcorp.com.

“At its heart, BILT is a customer experience company,” says Keith. “We partner with manufacturers to provide a global platform that’s so enabling and empowering it creates loyal promoters of the brands we serve. We are happy to do our part to help the IEC Foundation support education, apprenticeship, and training programs, helping to ensure the continued growth and success of the electrical and systems contracting industry.”

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