Public Charity

CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH

CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in ANN ARBOR, MI. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $2.7M, expenses of $2.7M, total assets of $2.6M. Imperigo tracks 8 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $830K.

EIN: 010779978 ANN ARBOR, MI Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.7M
Total Expenses$2.7M
Total Assets$2.6M
Grant Records8
Funding Total$830K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

TO INFORM AND ADVISE, THROUGH INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND DIALOGUE, ENABLING A MORE VIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE AUTOMOTIVE ECOSYSTEM.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT AND CEO JAN-SEP Alan Amici
DIRECTOR Bill Long
TREASURER, V-P OF OPERATIONS Cherie Van Allen
DIRECTOR Dan Nicholson
INTERIM CEO OCT-DEC David Leckey
DIRECTOR Dr Andrew Brown Jr

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT, SPONSORSHIP
$550,000 1 grant
CAR AFFILIATES PROGRAM
$140,000 3 grants
To support the CAR Affiliates program
$125,000 3 grants
Contribution to the CAR Affiliates Program
$15,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.7M $2.7M $2.6M
2023 $3.2M $3.5M $1.9M
2022 $2.7M $3.1M $2.3M
2020 $2.8M $3.4M $816K
2019 $4.1M $4.3M $1.2M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $4.1M to $2.7M (-33%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.6M.

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