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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by I CAR EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,929,853
Total expenses
$13,089,539
Contributions and grants received
$11,752,760
Grants paid
$11,376,310
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$242,499
Other revenue
-$65,406
Total assets, end of year
$5,742,778
Total liabilities, end of year
$318,541
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,424,237
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,945,397
Management and general expenses
$806,090
Fundraising expenses
$338,052
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,945,397

Program services were 91.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $341,092

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $11,411,668

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $9,356,379

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $199,232 · excluded $199,232

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $152,038

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $108,771

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $43,267

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $43,267 · excluded $43,267

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $80,392

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $341,092

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $147,738

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$67,346 · excluded -$67,346

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $32,866

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $30,926

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $1,940 · excluded $1,940

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $11,245,275 · program services $11,245,275

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $131,035 · program services $131,035

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $157,174 · program services $15,717 · management and general $78,587 · fundraising $62,870

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $581,762 · program services $158,466 · management and general $268,930 · fundraising $154,366

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $20,064 · program services $6,600 · management and general $9,087 · fundraising $4,377

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $110,568 · program services $30,336 · management and general $55,674 · fundraising $24,558

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $59,702 · program services $16,460 · management and general $28,010 · fundraising $15,232

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $13,349 · management and general $13,349

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $42,238 · management and general $42,238

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $8,707 · management and general $8,707

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $77,923 · program services $48,438 · management and general $22,835 · fundraising $6,650

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $23,581 · program services $12,123 · management and general $10,084 · fundraising $1,374

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $239,414 · program services $178,506 · management and general $24,418 · fundraising $36,490

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $54,816 · management and general $54,816

  • 17 · Travel

    total $61,639 · program services $17,794 · management and general $25,070 · fundraising $18,775

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $41,262 · program services $15,902 · management and general $12,000 · fundraising $13,360

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,445 · program services $8,445

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT CANCELLATION FEES

    total $119,033 · management and general $119,033

  • 24b · Other expenses: TECH SHIRTS AND UNIFORM

    total $58,131 · program services $58,131

  • 24c · Other expenses: ICAR ALLOCATED EXPENSES

    total $18,369 · management and general $18,369

  • 24d · Other expenses: FILING FEES

    total $15,393 · management and general $15,393

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,659 · program services $2,169 · management and general -$510

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,009,607 · end of year $722,394

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $343,139 · end of year $351,296

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $329,300 · end of year $413,238

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,236,174

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $135,244 · end of year $5,818

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $32,335

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $8,445

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $26,595 · end of year $23,890

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,644,174 · end of year $4,226,142

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $324,958 · end of year $160,372

  • 18 · Grants payable

    end of year $82,988

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $53,236 · end of year $5,970

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $118,451 · end of year $69,211

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,462,194 · end of year $3,515,211

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,765,394 · end of year $1,909,026

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE I-CAR EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SCHOOLS, AND STUDENTS TO CREATE QUALIFIED, ENTRY-LEVEL EMPLOYEES AND CONNECT THEM WITH AN ARRAY OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SUPPORT SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY AUTOMOTIVE COLLISION TRAINING PROGRAMS THROUGH FUNDRAISING AND GRANTS.

  • THE COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION FOUNDATION TRANSFORMS COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION BY DISTRIBUTING VITAL IN-KIND PRODUCT DONATIONS. BY PROVIDING SCHOOLS WITH VEHICLES, TOOLS, SOFTWARE LICENSES, AND CONSUMABLES, THE FOUNDATION ENSURES STUDENTS HAVE THE RESOURCES TO BECOME SKILLED, INDUSTRY-READY TECHNICIANS. OUR INNOVATIVE DONATION EXCHANGE PLATFORM REVOLUTIONIZES ACCESS, DIRECTLY LINKING SCHOOLS TO GENEROUS DONORS AND ENABLING FUTURE TECHNICIANS TO TRAIN WITH THE LATEST EQUIPMENT. THE SCHOOL BENCHMARK AWARD PROGRAM DRIVES EXCELLENCE IN COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION. BY DELIVERING DIRECT FUNDING TO CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) COLLISION PROGRAMS, THE FOUNDATION EMPOWERS SCHOOLS TO ACQUIRE CUTTING-EDGE EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT WITH RAPIDLY EVOLVING INDUSTRY STANDARDS, ENSURING STUDENTS RECEIVE BEST-IN-CLASS TRAINING.THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FUELS THE NEXT GENERATION OF COLLISION REPAIR LEADERS. BY AWARDING TRANSFORMATIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLISION STUDENTS, THE FOUNDATION REMOVES FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO PROGRAM PARTICIPATION. BY COVERING CRUCIAL EXPENSES SUCH AS TUITION, TOOLS, AND BOOKS, THESE SCHOLARSHIPS UNLOCK OPPORTUNITIES AND HELP TALENTED INDIVIDUALS THRIVE IN AN ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY.

    Expenses $11,945,397 · Grants $11,376,310

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • ANDREAS HECHT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.96

  • STACY BARTNIK

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.02

  • PAUL FOLINO

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.13

  • MARK ALLEN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.13

  • MARK VERBOIS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.85

  • MIKE CROKER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • BRENDA HOGEN

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.31

  • MARK HELVENSTON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.67

  • KAYLA CLARK

    TRUSTEE AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.94

  • KEITH BELL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.13

  • SANDEE LINDORFER

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.87

  • KRISTLE BOLLANS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.06

  • JOHN ECK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.72

  • JOSH KRENTZ

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.06

  • STEVE SCHMIDT

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.79

  • CHRIS DEWES

    TRUSTEE AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.08

  • HEATHER MCMAHON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.7

  • FRANK PICKERING

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.04

  • BRANDON ECKENRODE

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $153,275
    From this org
    $136,296
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,979
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,296
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,605
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,374
    Filer's total
    $153,275

  • AMBER RITTER

    DIRECTOR OF MKTG AND PROJE

    Total calculated
    $134,306
    From this org
    $101,008
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,298
    Hours/week
    40

  • MELISSA JACKSON

    ACCOUNTANT

    Total calculated
    $104,269
    From this org
    $100,589
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,680
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
23 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202642669349300229

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