The Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation (MCERF) was created by the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) to develop resources for the mechanical contracting and service industry that would otherwise not be possible through the association. MCAA continues to support MCERF in a variety of ways through administrative staff support, financial support, and resource contributions.

The Foundation also works closely with partner associations that provide vital contributions to MCERF projects, including:

• Electri International, National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)
• New Horizons Foundation, Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA)
• Education Foundation, American Supply Association (ASA)
• ASHRAE Foundation, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• United Association (UA)

Finally, MCERF draws on the industry knowledge, leadership, expertise, and generous financial support of MCAA's numerous local affiliate associations:

• ARCA/MCA
• Contractors and Unions Together, (COUNT), Towson, MD
• CPMCA
• Eastern Iowa/Western Illinois MCA
• Grand Rapids Area Plumbing & Heating Industry Fund
• Greater Michigan PMCA
• Laurel MCA
• MCA of Akron
• MCA of Central Ohio
• MCA of Central Pennsylvania
• MCA of Chicago
• MCA of Cincinnati
• MCA of Cleveland
• MCA of Colorado/Contract Administration Fund
• MCA of Detroit
• MCA of Dutchess & Ulster Counties
• MCA of Eastern Missouri
• MCA of Eastern Pennsylvania
• MCA of Fairbanks
• MCA of Georgia
• MCA of Greater Dayton
• MCA of Greater Kansas City
• MCA of Houston
• MCA of Indiana
• MCA of Iowa
• MCA of Kentucky
• MCA of Maryland
• MCA of Memphis
• MCA of Metropolitan Washington
• MCA of New Jersey
• MCA of New York
• MCA of Northwest Pennsylvania
• MCA of Northwestern Ohio
• MCA of Omaha
• MCA of Rochester
• MCA of Rockford
• MCA of Shreveport-Bossier
• MCA of South Florida
• MCA of Southwestern Michigan
• MCA of the Carolinas
• MCA of Western Pennsylvania
• MCA of Western Washington
• MCA of Wisconsin
• Michigan MCA
• Mid-Michigan MCA
• New England MCA
• Northern California MCA
• Plumbing & Mechanical Contractors Association of Northern Illinois
• Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Industry Advancement Fund
• PMCA of Oregon
• PMCA of the Hudson Valley
• PPIC-LA
• Rhode Island MCA
• Shoreline Mechanical Contractors Association
• South Bay Piping Industry Fund
• Twin Cities Piping Industry Association
• Upper Peninsula MCA
• West Michigan MCA
• Western New York Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors