EIN 01-0779978

Center for Automotive Research (CAR)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
28
Year formed
2003
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
The Center for Automotive Research, a nonprofit organization, is focused on a wide variety of important trends and changes related to the automobile industry and society at the international, federal, state and local levels.
Total revenues
$2,687,576
2022
Total expenses
$3,125,432
2022
Total assets
$2,277,311
2022
Num. employees
28
2022

Program areas at CAR

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. Despite the pandemic, car researchers completed 22 Research projects, of which 2 were federally funded. They also have 9 projects that carry over to 2021, of which 7 are federally funded.
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.
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. During the pandemic, car forged ahead with all virtual events. The premier mbs event had 675 virtual attendees that could also network via chat rooms. Car also held 20 other smaller webinars with 2,570 total remote attendees.

Who funds Center for Automotive Research (CAR)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Autos Drive AmericaContribution To the Car Affiliates Program$15,000

Personnel at CAR

NameTitleCompensation
Alan AmiciPresident and Chief Executive Officer$63,478
Cherie van AllenVice President$113,480
Kristin DzicekSenior Vice President of Research$36,717
Kristin DziczekVice President Research$161,941
Bernard SwieckiDirector of Research / Group Director - Bus Group / Director Acp Program and Assistant Research Director / Director Acp PRGM and Assistant RSRCH Director - Ile GRP / Director Acp Program and Senior Automotive Analyst$134,457
...and 10 more key personnel

Financials for CAR

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$871,590
Program services$1,812,012
Investment income and dividends$3,974
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$2,687,576

Form 990s for CAR

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2020-122021-11-15990View PDF
2019-122021-02-26990View PDF
2018-122019-10-08990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 7, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 7, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
December 26, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Business and community development organizationsResearch centersCharities
Issues
Science and technologyCommunity improvementPublic policy
Characteristics
Political advocacyConducts researchReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
880 Technology Dr Ste C
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Metro area
Ann Arbor, MI
Website URL
cargroup.org/ 
Phone
(734) 662-1287
Facebook page
cargroup 
Twitter profile
@cargroup 
IRS details
EIN
01-0779978
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2003
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
S05: Community Improvement and Capacity Building Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis
NAICS code, primary
5417: Scientific Research and Development Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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