Aci Foundation
The ACI Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Established in 1989, it operates as a subsidiary organization of the American Concrete Institute. The foundation supports a wide range of research and educational initiatives that advance the concrete industry's technological progress in material composition, design, and construction.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$5.8M
+8.7% YoY
Annual Giving
$392K
-22.6% YoY
Grant Count
20
-20.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$20K
-3.3% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The ACI Foundation's mission is to support research, scholarships, and innovation to advance the concrete industry's strength, safety, and technological progress, keeping the industry at the forefront of technological advances.
The foundation operates through three primary councils:
Scholarship Council — Establishes and manages monetary awards for graduate and undergraduate students studying concrete-related fields. Supports emerging leaders and knowledge experts in concrete, acknowledging student achievement.
Concrete Research Council — Manages funding and dissemination of high-quality research on concrete materials, construction, and structures, working with ACI committees to advance the field.
Concrete Innovation Council — Identifies technologies, structural systems, methods, products, and materials that provide solutions for the concrete industry. Supports implementation through financial backing of research, technical document development, business cases, education and training, and promotion of new technologies.
Grantmaking
The foundation awards scholarships, fellowships, and research grants. Typical award amounts range from $5,486 to $150,000.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation's grantmaking focuses primarily on Indiana, Texas, and Ohio. The organization has international presence in Iraq and Egypt.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
2024 Financial Data:
- Total Assets: $5,848,051
- Total Revenues: $3,304,228
- Total Expenses: $2,764,702
Organization Status:
- IRS Ruling Year: 1991
- EIN: 38-2986800
- Four-Star charity rating with 96% overall score
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $5,848,051 | $5,382,243 | $4,492,201 |
| Revenue | $3,304,228 | $3,124,495 | $2,102,534 |
| Expenses | $2,764,702 | $2,815,808 | $1,675,760 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $68,642 | $32,484 | $20,583 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
95 grants across all recorded years
Open Grants
29 open opportunities from Aci Foundation
201 Undergraduate Concrete Durability Scholarship Grant
ACI FOUNDATION
Amount
US $5,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
ACI Foundation Concrete Materials Fellowship Grant
ACI FOUNDATION
Amount
More than US $10,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
ACI Foundation Concrete Practitioner Fellowship Grant
ACI FOUNDATION
Amount
More than US $10,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Ann Masek — Executive Director
- Email: Ann.Masek@acifoundation.org
- Phone: +1.248.848.3144
Tricia G. Ladely — Assistant Director
Robert Frosch — Board of Trustees
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREDERICK H GRUBBE | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| JEFFREY COLEMAN | CHAIR | 1 | — |
| KHALED AWAD | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| ROBERT FROSCH | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| MARIA JUENGER | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| KEITH KESNER | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| BRETT MCMAHON | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| DAVID LANGE | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| SCOTT ANDERSON | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| DONNA HALSTEAD | TREASURER | 1 | — |
| ANN MASEK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETA | 40 | — |
Recent News & Activity
Recent developments and announcements
The foundation announced funding for eight new research projects and released its 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 fellowship and scholarship recipient lists. The organization maintains active solicitations for both research projects and innovation initiatives through its dedicated portals.
The ACI Foundation's 2025-2026 Fellowship and Scholarship ...The foundation engages industry partners and offers planned giving opportunities through its Concrete Legacy Society and ACI Past Presidents' Giving Circle to cultivate long-term philanthropic support.
Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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