About the SC&R Foundation

The SC&R Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, exists to benefit specialized carriers, crane, rigging, and millwrighting industries by providing industry research, education and scholarships.

The Foundation has contributed over $140,000 to research projects, including two videos.

• Moving the World: No Other Industry Carries as Much Weight is a useful tool in educating legislators, regulators, and shippers on the planning complexities and heavy regulatory environment under which the industry operates. It also serves as an introduction to the industry and a recruitment tool.

• Recommended Practices for Telescopic Hydraulic Gantry Systems covers the scope, construction, inspection, engineering, and operations of hydraulic gantries. Featured are demonstrations of equipment setup, and proper use and maintenance of the systems. This video is sold with the Recommended Practices for Telescopic Hydraulic Gantry Systems manual.

The SC&R Foundation provides 7 scholarships annually to children/grandchildren of SC&RA member company employees.

Donations to the Foundation are tax deductible. Individual and corporate contributors to the SC&R Foundation are recognized in the SC&RA newsletter, and at the SC&RA Annual Conference.

The SC&R Foundation Board is composed of volunteers. In addition to the Board of Directors, the work of the Foundation is done primarily through three standing committees. The committees are open to all SC&RA members and meet annually during the SC&RA Annual Conference and the January Board and Committee Meetings.

• The Development/Public Relations Committee is charged to develop specific plans to increase the SC&R Foundation net assets while continuing to fund the scholarship program and highly visible industry research. The committee is responsible for an ongoing publicity and promotion campaign to educate the SC&RA membership about the Foundation's mission, objectives, and successes.

• The Education/Research Committee is charged to review proposed research projects and make recommendations to the SC&R Foundation Board for approval during its annual Board meeting. The committee is also charged to produce effective programs that will raise member awareness of the severity of the long-term industry labor shortage, identify educational opportunities, and provide appropriate materials for effectively introducing industry career opportunities to potential employees or students.

• The Scholarship Committee is charged with growing and maintaining a scholarship/grant program that is valuable and useful to the industry and member firms. Currently the program includes scholarships for students attending college and grants for persons attending technical/vocational school.

For additional information contact:

SC&R Foundation
2750 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 620
Fairfax, VA 22031- 4312
Tel: 703-207-3582
Fax: 703-698-0297
Email: info@scranet.org