MAC Foundation's mission is to serve as a catalyst for emerging apparel creatives, offering comprehensive solutions that transition ideas into high-quality, market-ready realities. We are committed to promoting connection, collaboration, and economic opportunity for the underserved creative community across the Midwest region, fostering both innovation and product development in fashion and design.

Our vision: A Midwest where zip code, income, and access to capital are no longer determinants of who gets to build a career or a business in fashion.

Organizational Identity

MAC Foundation is a double minority-founded and operated enterprise — African American-led and women-led — headquartered in Cincinnati's urban core. We operate at the crossroads of workforce development, small business incubation, and creative industry access.

Our guiding pillars are reflected in everything we do:

Inspire — igniting the creative spark in every participant
Mentor — connecting aspiring designers with working industry professionals
Promote — amplifying the voices and work of Midwest creatives
Advance — moving participants forward in their careers and businesses
Create — providing hands-on, production-ready skill building
Transform — changing lives, businesses, and the regional fashion ecosystem

The MAC Foundation IMPACT Fundraiser

Making an IMPACT one creative at a time

Team Members