Incorporated in 1988 as a charitable not-for-profit organization, the NCMA Education and Research Foundation is the concrete masonry industry’s foundation serving as a research and education affiliate of the National Concrete Masonry Association.
The mission of the NCMA Foundation is to advance and support the concrete masonry industry and the public interest through research and education programs designed to meet the future needs of the industry. This will be accomplished by:
Supporting industry research and technical studies for codes and standards.
Sponsoring programs that educate the public, members of the industry, and architectural and engineering students and professors.
Endorsing programs to ensure an adequate supply of well-trained workforce for the future growth of the concrete masonry industry.