Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$107,303

Total expenses

$71,294

Contributions and grants received

$107,303

Grants paid

— not reported

Program service revenue

— not reported

Membership dues (line 3)

— not reported

Investment income (line 4)

— not reported

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

— not reported

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

— not reported

Other revenue (line 8)

— not reported

Total assets, end of year

$74,003

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$74,003

Program service expenses (Part III)

$69,509

Program services were 97.5% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

• HIGHLIGHTS OF LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACYCALIFORNIA: CARS SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION ENACTED IN CALIFORNIA THAT WILL BENEFIT THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIANS WHO PURCHASE OR LEASE RVS OR FIFTH WHEELS.CARS SUCCESSFULLY LED OPPOSITION TO LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED AUTO REPOSSESSORS TO TRESPASS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT AND SEIZE MOTOR VEHICLES, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO VIOLENT ENCOUNTERS. THE BILL WAS VETOED, MAKING LIFE SAFER FOR THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIANS, INCLUDING BOTH VEHICLE OWNERS AND REPOSSESSORS. CARS SUCCESSFULLY LED OPPOSITION TO LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HAVE DRASTICALLY HAMSTRUNG THE ABILITY OF VICTIMS OF PREDATORY AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES WHO WERE DEFRAUDED BY BUSINESSES WHEN THE LAWBREAKERS FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY OR SIMPLY VANISH. THE LEGISLATION WOULD HAVE MEANT THAT ONLY THE MOST WEALTHY INDIVIDUALS COULD AFFORD TO FIGHT BACK IN COURT, MAKING IT EASY FOR UNSCRUPULOUS ENTITIES TO TARGET MODERATE AND LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES. THE BILL WAS VETOED, BENEFITING MILLIONS OF CONSUMERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES BY HELPING DETER WIDESPREAD, RAMPANT FRAUD.CARS OPPOSED ENACTMENT OF A LAST-MINUTE "GUT AND AMEND" BILL BACKED BY GENERAL MOTORS, FORD, STELLANTIS, AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, TO WATER DOWN PROTECTIONS UNDER CALIFORNIA'S AUTO LEMON LAW. THE BILL WAS ENACTED. HOWEVER, CARS' ROLE IN OPPOSING THE BILL HELPED PAVE THE WAY FOR FOLLOW-UP LEGISLATION THAT PARTIALLY RESTORED PROTECTIONS FOR MANY THOUSANDS OF AUTO LEMON OWNERS.NEW JERSEY: CARS LED A COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS BASED IN NEW JERSEY THAT SUCCEEDED IN WINNING AMENDMENTS TO CAR DEALER "LICENSE TO KILL" BILLS. THE BILLS WERE AMENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRO-CONSUMER / PRO-SAFETY COALITION'S POSITION AND SUBSEQUENTLY ENACTED (IN 2025), MAKING THE ROADS IN NEW JERSEY SAFER FOR ALL WHO SHARE THEM.LITIGATIONCARS FILED AMICUS BRIEFS BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA CAR BUYERS AND SUCCEEDED IN WINNING A FAVORABLE DECISION IMPROVING PROTECTIONS FOR MILLIONS OF VEHICLE OWNERS.NEWS - PUBLIC EDUCATIONCARS REPEATEDLY GENERATED WIDESPREAD MAINSTREAM NEWS COVERAGE AND ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO MAJOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS ABOUT AUTO LENDING SCAMS, SAFETY RECALLS, THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CURRENT AUTO SAFETY RECALL SYSTEM, AND AUTO LEMON LAWS.CARS ALSO PROVIDED CONSUMER INFORMATION VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND VIDEOS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT HOW TO AVOID BEING VICTIMIZED BY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES PERPETRATED BY SCOFFLAW AUTO DEALERS, MANUFACTURERS, LENDERS, AND OTHERS WHO PREY ON CONSUMERS.CONSUMER ASSISTANCECARS PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE TO OVER 25 VICTIMS OF UNSCRUPULOUS AUTO MANUFACTURERS, AUTO DEALERS, AND LENDERS.

  Expenses $69,509

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990_ez

Tax year

2024

Filed

13 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

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