Industrial Mutual Association

{{Short description|Nonprofit organization}} {{Infobox organization | name = Industrial Mutual Association | full_name = Industrial Mutual Association of Flint | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = | image_size = | image_alt =  | caption = | abbreviation = IMA | predecessor = | merged_into =  | formation = {{start date and age|1922|09|22}} | founder =  | founding_location = Flint, Michigan, United States | dissolved = {{end date and age|2008}} | merger = Flint Vehicle Factories Mutual Benefit Association and The Industrial Fellowship League | type = 501(c)(4) organization | tax_id = 38-0677900 | status =  | purpose =  | professional_title =  | headquarters = Burton, Michigan, United States | coordinates =  | origins = | region_served =  | products =  | services = | methods =  | fields =  | membership =  | num_members_year =  | owner =  | leader_title =  | leader_name = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | leader_title5 = | leader_name5 = | board_of_directors = | key_people = | main_organ =  | parent_organization =  | subsidiaries = | secessions = | affiliations = | budget = | budget_year = | revenue = {{ublist|class=nowrap|US$2,063,354 (2007)|US$2,404,407 (2006)}} | expenses = {{ublist|class=nowrap|US$2,070,568 (2007)|US$2,668,422 (2006)}} | endowment = | endowment_year = | funding =  | num_staff = | num_staff_year = | num_volunteers = | num_volunteers_year = | awards = | remarks = | footnotes = <ref name="motorcities">{{Cite web |last=Salameh |first=Malinda |title=Industrial Mutual Association |url=https://www.motorcities.org/locations/industrial-mutual-association |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=www.motorcities.org |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref name="motorcitiesgraphic">{{Cite web |title=You Auto Know |url=https://www.motorcities.org/images/cache/dd7de02da36fd702762c01f49ea177ee_w900_h600_cp.jpg |website=MotorCities National Heritage Area}}</ref><ref name="2008form990">{{Cite web |access-date=2023-11-07 |title=2008 Form 990 |url=https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2008/380/677/2008-380677900-054bd4cd-9O.pdf?_gl=1*54zay3*_gcl_au*NTU0MjQ2Njk1LjE2OTkzNDgwODE.*_ga*MTA1NjQ0ODQyNC4xNjk5MzQ4MDgx*_ga_5W8PXYYGBX*MTY5OTM0ODA4MC4xLjEuMTY5OTM0ODE1MC42MC4wLjA. |website=GuideStar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |access-date=2023-11-07 |title=2007 Form 990 |url=https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2007/380/677/2007-380677900-045e7d6e-9O.pdf?_gl=1*1orqw2x*_gcl_au*NTU0MjQ2Njk1LjE2OTkzNDgwODE.*_ga*MTA1NjQ0ODQyNC4xNjk5MzQ4MDgx*_ga_5W8PXYYGBX*MTY5OTM0ODA4MC4xLjEuMTY5OTM0OTM2NC42MC4wLjA. |website=GuideStar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |access-date=2023-11-07 |title=2006 Form 990 |url=https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2006/380/677/2006-380677900-0359e978-9O.pdf?_gl=1*1glh652*_gcl_au*NTU0MjQ2Njk1LjE2OTkzNDgwODE.*_ga*MTA1NjQ0ODQyNC4xNjk5MzQ4MDgx*_ga_5W8PXYYGBX*MTY5OTM0ODA4MC4xLjEuMTY5OTM1MDQyNC42MC4wLjA. |website=GuideStar}}</ref><ref name="10.25335">{{Cite journal |title=The industrial mutual association : contributor to the educational, recreational, and charitable betterment of Flint, Michigan |url=https://doi.org/doi:10.25335/M54Q7QZ3W |language=en |doi=10.25335/m54q7qz3w}}</ref> }} The '''Industrial Mutual Association of Flint''' (commonly known as the '''Industrial Mutual Association''' or by its abbreviation '''IMA''') was a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization whose focus was to benefit the workers and families of workers of General Motors.

== History == The Industrial Mutual Association was formed on September 22, 1922, with the merger of the Flint Vehicle Factories Mutual Benefit Association and the Industrial Fellowship League.<ref name="motorcities" /><ref name="motorcitiesgraphic" /><ref name="10.25335" />

The organization reported to the Internal Revenue Service with its 2008 Form 990 that it had discontinued its operations.<ref name="2008form990" /> On January 1, 2019, the organization transferred its remaining assets, worth US$2,610,679 at the time, to the IMA Recreation Association.<ref name="2008form990" />

=== Flint Vehicle Factories Mutual Benefit Association === The Flint Vehicle Factories Mutual Benefit Association (originally known as the Flint Vehicle Factory Mutual Benefit Association and sometimes referred to as the Flint Vehicle Factories Mutual Association) was founded by Josiah Dallas Dort to provide insurance for workers of General Motors automobile factories.<ref name="motorcitiesgraphic" /><ref name="10.25335" />

=== Industrial Fellowship League === The Industrial Fellowship League was formed within the YMCA by Charles Stewart Mott to provide recreational and educational activities to workers of automobile factories.<ref name="motorcitiesgraphic" /><ref name="10.25335" />

== Activities == The Industrial Mutual Association provided services and activities meant to benefit the workers and families of workers of General Motors.<ref name="motorcities" /><ref name="10.25335" />

[[File:Industrial Mutual Association Auditorium Flint.jpg|thumb|Industrial Mutual Association Auditorium, circa 1925]] [[File:Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center - Exterior.JPG|thumb|Exterior of Dort Financial Center in March 2016]] In 1929, it built the Industrial Mutual Association Auditorium on the former site of the Randall Lumber and Coal Company, and the previous site of the Crapo Sawmill, for {{US$|1,200,000|1929}}.<ref name="mycitymag102015">{{Cite web |last=Dennison |first=Cheryl |date=2015-10-01 |title=The Late, Great IMA Auditorium |url=https://www.mycitymag.com/the-late-great-ima-auditorium/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=My City Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Its final major event was a Peter Frampton concert held on June 1, 1979.<ref name="mycitymag102015" /> The auditorium was sold to the Mott Foundation for {{US$|2,400,000|1979}} and was incorporated into the AutoWorld theme park,<ref name="mycitymag102015" /> which opened in July 1984 and closed in 1994.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/62230/ahighsmi_1.pdf|title = Demolition Means Progress: Race, Class, and the Destruction of the American Dream in Flint, Michigan|date = 2009|access-date = February 21, 2016|website = |publisher = The University of Michigan|last = Highsmith|first = Andrew R.}}</ref> The building was imploded in February 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Dominic |date=2014-08-07 |title=#FlintTBT: IMA Auditorium was downtown Flint entertainment hub for 50 years |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2014/08/flint_throwbackthursday_ima_au.html |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=mlive |language=en}}</ref>

In 1969, the association built the IMA Sports Arena (today known as the Dort Financial Center) for {{US$|10,000,000|1969}}.<ref name="mlive122014">{{Cite web |last=Dresden |first=Eric |date=2014-12-09 |title=A timeline of Perani Arena's history in Flint and teams that have called it home |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2014/12/a_timeline_of_perani_arenas_hi.html |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=MLive Media Group |language=en}}</ref> It sold the arena to the city of Flint in 1980.<ref name="mlive122014" />

At the time of their dissolution, the organization's activities included providing recreational activities to workers of General Motors, such as golf, softball, hockey, basketball, chess, quilting, soccer, karate, and theatre.<ref name="2008form990" /> They also provided food services at recreation facilities including concessions and catering services.<ref name="2008form990" />

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Category:Organizations established in 1922 Category:Organizations disestablished in 2008 Category:1922 establishments in Michigan Category:2008 disestablishments in Michigan Category:Automotive industry in the United States Category:Non-profit organizations based in Michigan Category:501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations