Oldsmobile Club of America Inc
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What it says it does
NO OTHER DOMESTIC AUTOMOBILE BUILDER CAN DUPLICATE THE LONG AND GLORIOUS TRAIL BLAZED BY OLDSMOBILE. IT SPANS THE CURIOUS HAND-BUILT WOODEN CARRIAGE WHICH CHUGGED TO LIFE IN 1897 TO THE LAST 2004 ALERO THAT LEFT THE LANSING, MICHIGAN PLANT ON APRIL 29, 2004. IN KEEPING WITH THIS LONG HERITAGE, NO OTHER CLUB CAN OFFER THE BROAD COVERAGE OF THE OLDSMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. WE COVER EACH OF THE OLDSMOBILE MODELS BUILT, AND ANYONE INTERESTED IN THIS FINE AUTOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE CAN JOIN. ESTABLISHED IN 1971, THE OLDSMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA (OCA) COVERS ALL PHASES OF THE COLLECTOR CAR HOBBY. ALTHOUGH THE CLUB DOES NOT DIRECTLY SELL OLDSMOBILE PARTS, MANY OF OUR MEMBERS DO. EACH MONTH OUR CLUB MAGAZINE IS FILLED WITH HUNDREDS OF SPECIALIZED CARS AND PART ADS, BOTH FOR THE BUYER AND SELLER. WITH A MEMBERSHIP, A MEMBER IS AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED IN THIS PROGRAM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLACE A FREE MONTHLY AD.
- Income
- $323,903
- Spending
- $325,901
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 1,500
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $159,356 spent. TO PUBLISH "JOURNEY WITH OLDS", A MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3,400 MEMBERS. THE PROFESSIONALLY EDITED AND AWARD WINNING MAGAZINE IS DESIGNED TO KEEP MEMBERS UP TO DATE ON THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF OLDSMOBILING. CLUB MEMBERS AND THEIR CARS ARE HIGHLIGHTED. FACTORY PHOTOS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE INCLUDED TO HELP MEMBERS WITH RESTORATION WORK. A WIDE VARIETY OF COLUMNISTS AND GUEST WRITERS COVERS THE RANGE OF OLDSMOBILES ACTIVITIES. NO BUYING OR SELLING METHOD FOR OLDSMOBILES CURRENTLY EXISTS THAT IS BETTER THAN THE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION IN "JOURNEY WITH OLDS". AND, EACH MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO A FREE MONTHLY AD. "JOURNEY WITH OLDS" IS ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED PUBLICATIONS IN THE COLLECTOR CAR HOBBY INDUSTRY.
- $91,556 spent. TO SCHEDULE, HOST AND PROMOTE NATIONAL, ZONE, STATE AND LOCAL EVENTS WHERE INDIVIDUALLY OWNED OLDSMOBILE AUTOMOBILES ARE DISPLAYED AND JUDGED. MANY REGIONS HAVE HOSTED THE OLDSMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA ("OCA") NATIONALS SINCE THE FIRST ONE IN 1972. OLDSMOBILE ENTHUSIASTS TRAVEL CROSS COUNTRY TO ATTEND THESE YEARLY EVENTS. IN ADDITION TO THE YEARLY EVENTS, THERE HAVE BEEN MILESTONES EVENTS TO MARK THE 75TH, 90TH AND 100TH AND 105TH ANNIVERSARY OF GENERAL MOTOR'S OLDSMOBILE DIVISION. THESE EVENTS GIVE OWNERS THE CHANCE TO SHINE UP THE OLDSMOBILES AND DISPLAY THEM FOR COMPETITION. THE EVENTS ARE ALSO ONE OF THE LARGEST OLDSMOBILE SWAP MEETS IN THE COUNTRY. INCLUDED WITH THE EVENTS ARE SEMINARS, DINNERS AND BANQUETS, PLANNED TOURS, SPEECHES AND AWARDS CEREMONIES. THE 2025 NATIONAL MEET HAD APPROXIMATELY 248 OLDSMOBILES ON DISPLAY AND APPROXIMATELY 714 MEMBERS AND FAMILY IN ATTENDANCE. IN ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL MEET, THE OCA ALSO PROVIDES PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS TO SEVERAL REGIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL EVENTS WHERE INDIVIDUALLY OWNED OLDSMOBILES ARE DISPLAYED IN AN EFFORT TO ATTRACT NEW MEMBERS AND TO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE THE LEGACY OF THE OLDSMOBILE BRAND.
- $74,989 spent. TO PROVIDE LITERATURE, ADVISORS, SEMINARS AND ACTIVITIES TO ASSIST MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC IN UNDERSTANDING, PRESERVING, RESTORING AND APPRECIATING VEHICLES BUILT BY OLDSMOBILE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(7) social or recreational club.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
Not on the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1986.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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