The Cornerstone 15 Campaign is a $1.5 million campaign to create a board-designated endowment dedicated to research and education for the turnaround and corporate renewal industry. In the dynamic world of corporate renewal, the demand for new research and educational programs to meet industry professionals’ needs is increasing. That’s why in its 15th anniversary year—2003—TMA launched the Cornerstone 15 Campaign.

The mission of the Cornerstone 15 board-designated endowment is to provide a financial base to advance the corporate renewal industry through research and education by:

• Serving as a clearinghouse for information and research pertinent to the corporate renewal industry.
• Collaborating with universities, professors, and industry professionals to promote higher standards of practice and improved methodologies in turnaround management.
• Fostering professional development opportunities for turnaround executives, enhancing necessary competencies for successful practice.

The Cornerstone board-designated endowment accepts large, medium, and small contributions from the corporate renewal community. The minimum contribution required to be recognized as a Cornerstone 15 donor is $500 per year for five years, or $2,500. Contribution levels are:

Cornerstone Capital Donor ($100,000 or more)

Cornerstone Donor ($75,000 - $99,999)

Leadership Donor ($50,000 - $74,999)

Sustaining Donor ($25,000 - $49,999)

Benefactor Donor ($10,000 - $24,999)

Patron Donor ($5,000 - $9,999)

Supporter Donor ($500 - $4,999)

Cornerstone 15 donors receive a host of benefits for their support of the endowment. These include:

• Monthly recognition in TMA’s The Journal of Corporate Renewal
• Acknowledgement on TMA’s Web site
• Acknowledgement in TMA’s conference brochures and program books
• Recognition on signage at each of TMA’s three conferences and conventions throughout the year
• Multimedia recognition during the Cornerstone 15 video shown at the Annual Convention each October
• “Sneak previews” of upcoming event sponsorship opportunities at conferences and conventions
• Special “Cornerstone Donor” name badge ribbons to wear at TMA’s conferences and conventions
• In some instances, opportunities to attend “invitation only” events at TMA’s conferences and conventions
• A seat on TMA’s Cornerstone Council for firms that pledge $50,000 or more, or that have reached an aggregate contribution level of $50,000 or more

Cornerstone Capital ($100,000 and above)
Bank of America Business Capital
Gordon Brothers Group, LLC
Huron Consulting Group

Cornerstone ($75,000–$99,999)
CIT

Leadership ($50,000–$74,999)
Abacus Advisors Group LLC
BBK
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
DrinkerBiddleGardnerCarton
Realization Services, Inc.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Sustaining ($25,000–$49,999)
Anderson Bauman Tourtellot Vos
Bank of America Commercial Finance
Buccino & Associates, Inc.
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
DoveBid Valuation Services
Executive Sounding Board Associates Inc.
Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC
Morris-Anderson & Associates, Ltd.
NachmanHaysBrownstein, Inc.
Prime Locations LLC
The Scotland Group, Inc.
Wachovia Capital Finance
Wells Fargo Business Credit, Inc.

Benefactor ($10,000–$24,999)
AEG Partners, LLC
AlixPartners, LLC
Atlas Partners, LLC
Corporate Renewal Services, Inc.
Forman Holt Eliades & Ravin LLC
FTI Consulting, Inc.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Lake Pointe Partners, LLC
Quarles & Brady LLP
RAS Management Advisors, Inc.
Riemer & Braunstein LLP
Trimingham International, Inc.
Wells Fargo Foothill 
White Oak Group
XRoads Solutions Group

Patron ($5,000–$9,999)
Atwell, Curtis & Brooks, Ltd./University Management Associates and Consultants Corp.
Aurora Management Partners Inc.
Bear Sterns & Co.
The Belet Group, Inc./Belet Acquistions, Inc.
Blank Rome LLP
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC
Conway MacKenzie & Dunleavy
FINOVA Capital Corporation
Horizon Management Inc.
Kugman Associates
NatCity Investments Special Situations Group
Philip + Company, Inc.
Retail Consulting Services
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Tiger Capital Group, LLC
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Wells Fargo Retail Finance

Supporter ($500–$4,999)
AccuVal Associates, Inc.
Allomet Partners, Ltd.
American Management Advisors Inc.
Andrew M. Toft, Attorney at Law
ARG Recovery, LLC 
Bankers Advocate Group
Beane Associates, Inc.
Bederson & Co., LLP
Cairncross & Hempelmann, P.S.
Caledonia Group Inc.
Capital Restoration, LLC
Citadel Investment Group
Continental Advisory Services, LLC
The Daley-Hodkin Group
Dickinson Wright PLLC
DLA Piper US LLP
EMCC, Inc.
Emerald Technology Valuations, LLC
Fennemore Craig, P.C.
The Finley Group
First American Corp.
Fort Dearborn Partners, Inc.
Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Giuliani Capital Advisors LLC
Grant Thornton LLP
Great American Group
Harney Partners LLC
Harvard Turnaround Management
Health Capital Investors, Inc.
The Hilco Organization
Hill & Gertner Capital Corporation
Houlihan Lokey Howard and Zukin
HSG Services Inc.
Iron Horse, LLC
Jager Smith P.C.
Joe Foster Real Estate Advisors
KBK Financial, Inc.
KPS Special Situations Funds
Lain Faulkner & Co.
Lisa Poulin
McShane Group
Mehmco Financial Services Inc.
The Meridian Group
Meriturn Partners, LLC
Midwest Business Capital
Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
Modesitt Associates, Inc.
The Nauset Group, Inc.
Northern Healthcare Capital, LLC
The Parkland Group, Inc.
Penn Hudson Financial Group, LLC
Phelps Consulting Group
Phoenix Advisors & Collections, Inc.
Phoenix Management Services Inc.
Project Executive Group, Inc.
Protiviti
Quest Turnaround Advisors, LLC
Renaissance Partners, L.C.
Republic Financial Corporation
Rhone Group Advisors
RJ Reuter Business Consulting
Rochelle, Hutcheson & McCullough, LLP
RSM McGladrey
Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.
San Filippo & Associates
SB Capital Group
Seth R. Freeman/E M Management, Inc.
Sherman, Lavallee & Associates, LLC
State Securities PLC
Sterling Supply Co.
Stout Risius Ross, Inc.
Strategic Management Partners, Inc.
Stutman, Treister & Glatt
Sullivan & Worchester LLP
TeamWork Technologies, Inc.
Tono-Bungay Consulting, Inc.
Treadstone Partners, LLC
Tucker Arensberg, P.C.
Windham Professionals, Inc.
Winternitz, Inc.
Wiss & Company, LLP