Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,731,015
- Total expenses
- $2,715,322
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,385,636
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,302,744
- Investment income
- $42,635
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,567,318
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,469,880
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $97,438
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,683,071
- Management and general expenses
- $885,456
- Fundraising expenses
- $146,795
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,683,071
Program services were 62.0% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,385,636
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2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE REVENUE
total $736,774 · related or exempt $736,774
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2b · Program service revenue: RESEARCH PROGRAM REVEN
total $565,970 · related or exempt $565,970
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3 · Investment income
total $42,635 · excluded $42,635
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $680,845 · program services $262,293 · management and general $367,262 · fundraising $51,290
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $447,181 · program services $354,300 · management and general $90,746 · fundraising $2,135
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $17,935 · program services $10,336 · management and general $6,702 · fundraising $897
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $41,181 · program services $23,735 · management and general $15,388 · fundraising $2,058
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $75,960 · program services $43,785 · management and general $28,381 · fundraising $3,794
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11b · Fees: legal
total $14,473 · management and general $14,473
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $57,767 · management and general $57,767
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11g · Fees: other
total $747,338 · program services $488,121 · management and general $182,174 · fundraising $77,043
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13 · Office expenses
total $4,971 · program services $1,507 · management and general $3,339 · fundraising $125
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14 · Information technology
total $13,362 · program services $7,699 · management and general $5,027 · fundraising $636
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16 · Occupancy
total $131,504 · program services $75,762 · management and general $49,482 · fundraising $6,260
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17 · Travel
total $9,498 · management and general $9,498
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20 · Interest
total $34,250 · management and general $34,250
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $24,461 · program services $14,093 · management and general $9,204 · fundraising $1,164
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23 · Insurance
total $8,446 · program services $4,868 · management and general $3,156 · fundraising $422
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24a · Other expenses: CONFERENCE COSTS
total $245,840 · program services $245,840
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24b · Other expenses: RESEARCH
total $129,098 · program services $129,098
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24c · Other expenses: RESEARCH RESOURCE MATER
total $18,708 · program services $18,708
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24d · Other expenses: OTHER
total $12,504 · program services $2,926 · management and general $8,607 · fundraising $971
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $655 · end of year $645
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $47,457 · end of year $133,237
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $282,874 · end of year $841,616
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $69,813 · end of year $64,066
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$366,397
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$283,098
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $108,481 · end of year $83,299
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,399,194 · end of year $1,444,455
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $405,141 · end of year $537,407
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $162,878 · end of year $193,989
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $211,361 · end of year $340,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,528,399 · end of year $1,398,484
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$399,305 · end of year $77,438
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
end of year $20,000
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO INFORM AND ADVISE, THROUGH INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND DIALOGUE, ENABLING A MORE VIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE AUTOMOTIVE ECOSYSTEM.
Activities or mission (Part I)
AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT PRODUCING INDUSTRY-DRIVEN RESEARCH AND FOSTERING DIALOGUE ON CRITICAL ISSUES FACING THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE U.S. ECONOMY AND SOCIETY.
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RESEARCH: CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH PARTICIPATES IN SEVERAL MULTI-YEAR AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY RELATED RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY FEDERAL, STATE, FOUNDATION AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY SOURCES. THE PROJECTS FOCUS ON ANALYZING ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRY TRENDS, PERFORMING COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS AND FORMING OPINIONS ON AUTOMOTIVE RELATED POLICIES.
Expenses $485,721 · Revenue $565,970
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CONFERENCES: THE CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH CONDUCTS CONFERENCES ON AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY TRENDS, TECHNOLOGY AND MANUFACTURING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CONFERENCE OFFERED IS THE CAR MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS (MBS). THE MBS HAS TAKEN PLACE ANNUALLY FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON AUTOMOTIVE RELATED TOPICS, THE SEMINARS PROVIDE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPANTS AND PROMOTES THE SHARING OF IDEAS. IN ADDITION TO THE MBS, CAR CONDUCTS OTHER REGIONAL AND LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE RELATED CONFERENCES.
Expenses $648,528 · Revenue $736,774
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MISSION: THE CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH WORKS TO FULFILL OUR NON-PROFIT DUTY TO PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE AUTOMOTIVE AND MOBILITY INDUSTRY. THIS INCLUDES JOURNALIST INTERVIEWS, SPEAKING AT CONFERENCES AND OTHER PARTNER'S EVENTS, AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT RESEARCH TO SUPPORT PUBLIC POLICY.
Expenses $548,822
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Dr Andrew Brown JrDR ANDREW BROWN JR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.6
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John BozzellaJOHN BOZZELLA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.6
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Ed KnappED KNAPP
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
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Mike Putz CPAMIKE PUTZ CPA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.6
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Alan AmiciALAN AMICI
PRESIDENT AND CEO JAN-SEP
- Total calculated
- $221,600
- From this org
- $211,532
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,068
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $211,532
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,250
- Nontaxable benefits
- $3,818
- Filer's total
- $221,600
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Dr Anuja SonalkerDR ANUJA SONALKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
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Michael PressMICHAEL PRESS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
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Dr Don HillebrandDR DON HILLEBRAND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
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Dan NicholsonDAN NICHOLSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.6
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Kristen TabarKRISTEN TABAR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.6
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Julia RegeJULIA REGE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
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John RobbJOHN ROBB
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
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Bill LongBILL LONG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
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Eric WildsERIC WILDS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
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Cherie Van AllenCHERIE VAN ALLEN
TREASURER, V-P OF OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $125,759
- From this org
- $111,087
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,672
- Hours/week
- 40
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K Venkatesh PrasadK VENKATESH PRASAD
SENIOR VP OF RESEARCH
- Total calculated
- $170,603
- From this org
- $161,879
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,724
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $161,879
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $4,224
- Filer's total
- $170,603
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Steven PolakowskiSTEVEN POLAKOWSKI
VP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT JAN-JUNE
- Total calculated
- $95,477
- From this org
- $80,861
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,616
- Hours/week
- 40
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David LeckeyDAVID LECKEY
INTERIM CEO OCT-DEC
- Total calculated
- $58,334
- From this org
- $58,334
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- 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
None.
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523219349327522
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