JRGF

OUR MISSION: JRGF articulates and funds the mechanical contracting industry’s most critical human resource and research needs by cultivating and supporting activities that allow professionals in the mechanical contracting industry to succeed in their businesses.

The John R. Gentille Foundation was founded in 1989 by members of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA), led and marshaled by Foster McCarl, Jr., McCarl’s, Inc., Beaver Falls, PA, as the non-profit foundation arm to provide needed education and research programs or products that the association either could not or should not undertake. 

These industry pioneers envisioned an organization that would identify and work to solve the issues that confront the organized mechanical construction and service industry, challenges such as future workforce, productivity and technology. They wanted and worked to establish an institution that could lend both professional and neutral insights into these issues; one that could work fluidly across organizational and political boundaries. The Foundation has broad access to the capabilities and resources of MCAA, an internationally-recognized trade association.

The foundation was renamed in March 2020 to the John R. Gentille Foundation (JRGF) to recognize and honor John Gentille, an industry leader and JRGF supporter who has retired as MCAA’s leader and CEO after 24 years of dedication and service. John Gentille has left an indelible mark on the foundation and the entire mechanical industry.

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