Industrial Mutual Association
former nonprofit organization focused on workers and families of workers of General Motors
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.
The organization reported to the Internal Revenue Service with its 2008 Form 990 that it had discontinued its operations. On January 1, 2019, the organization transferred its remaining assets, worth US$2,610,679 at the time, to the IMA Recreation Association.
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.
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.
Activities
The Industrial Mutual Association provided services and activities meant to benefit the workers and families of workers of General Motors.
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 (equivalent to $22,500,000 in 2025). Its final major event was a Peter Frampton concert held on June 1, 1979. The auditorium was sold to the Mott Foundation for US$2,400,000 (equivalent to $10,646,492 in 2025) and was incorporated into the AutoWorld theme park, which opened in July 1984 and closed in 1994.
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