Cadillac & Lasalle Club Inc
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What it says it does
THE CADILLAC AUTOMOBILE IS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST MARQUES IN THE UNITED STATES, AND INDEED, IN THE WORLD. ITS HISTORY DATES BACK TO 1902, MAKING IT ONE OF THE OLDEST SURVIVNG AUTOMOTIVE MARQUES AS WELL. THE LASALLE WAS A COMPANION CAR PRODUCED BY CADILLAC FROM 1927 THROUGH 1940. THE CADILLAC & LASALLE CLUB MUSEUM & RESEARCH CENTER,INC. (CLCMRC) WAS CREATED IN 1995 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRESERVING THE HISTORY OF CADILLAC AND LASALLE AUTOMOBILES,INCLUDING THE PIONEERS OF INDUSTRY WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THEIR DEVELOPMENT;EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THESE DISTINGUISHED MARQUES; AND SERVING AS A REPOSITORY OF INFORMATION RELATING TO CADILLACS AND LASALLES AND THEIR HISTORY, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS INTERESTED IN THESE CARS,BOTH NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WILL HAVE INTEREST IN THIS SUBJECT MATTER INCLUDE EDUCATORS,HISTORIANS,ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE HOBBYISTS AND COLLECTORS AROUND THE WORLD
- Income
- $314,776
- Spending
- $333,731
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 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 (4)
- $228,462 spent. THE SELF-STARTER IS THE OFFICIAL, INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION OF THE CADILLAC AND LASALLE CLUB, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1958. THE PUBLICATION, FOR A BRIEF TIME, WAS A SIMPLE NEWSLETTER, BUT EVENTUALLY EVOLVED INTO A MAGAZINE FORMAT AS THE CLUB GREW. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW EARLY ISSUES, THE NAME HAS ALWAYS BEEN "THE SELF-STARTER" IN REFERENCE TO THE FIRST CAR, A 1912 CADILLAC, TO HAVE THIS DEVICE WHICH ELIMINATED THE NEED FOR CRANK STARTING. AMONG THE STATED PURPOSES OF THE CLUB IS "... TO DEVELOP AND EXCHANGE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO CADILLACS AND LASALLES: TO MAINTAIN REFERENCE MATERIALS AND OTHER HISTORICAL INFORMATION RELATING TO CADILLACS AND LASALLES; AND TO PROMOTE SOCIAL FELLOWSHIP AMONG THE CLUB MEMBERS." THE MAGAZINE HAS DILIGENTLY FOLLOWED THESE GUIDELINES, EVOLVING TO ITS CURRENT STATE - A RESPECTED PUBLICATION RECEIVED BY 6,000+ MEMBERS WORLDWIDE; FOR MANY RECIPIENTS, THE SELF-STARTER IS THEIR ONLY LINK TO THE CLUB. THE EDUCATIONAL ASPECT OF THE SELF-STARTER IS PARAMOUNT. THE SUBJECT, AND CONSEQUENT ACTIVITIES, STEM FROM A CAR (CADILLAC) FIRST BUILT IN 1902, AND A COMPANION CAR (LASALLE) PRODUCED FROM 1927 THROUGH 1940. THE EDUCATION OF BOTH MEMBERS AND IN OUTREACH TO NONMEMBERS IS ANOTHER KEY ASPECT OF THE MAGAZINE'S RAISON D'ETRE. "OLD CARS WEEKLY" IS A PROMINENT PUBLICATION IN THE WORLD CAR HOBBYIST PUBLICATIONS. EACH YEAR, IT AWARDS A "GOLDEN QUILL" TO THE MAGAZINE/EDITOR FOR OUTSTANDING JOURNALISTIC EFFORT IN THIS FIELD OF INTEREST. THE SELF-STARTER HAS WON THIS AWARD FOR THE PAST CONSECUTIVE 20 YEARS, AND AS RECENTLY AS 2021 WON THE HIGHEST GRADE OF THIS AWARD, PUTTING THE PUBLICATION AMONGST THE HIGHEST OF ITS PEER GROUP. THE MAGAZINE PUBLISHES APPROXIMATELY SEVEN 36-PAGE ISSUES AND FOUR 40-PAGE ISSUES PER YEAR. IT IS ABLY MANNED BY A STAFF OF PROFESSIONALS. THE CLUB HAS MORE THAN ADEQUATE RESOURCES TO FUND THE PRINTING THROUGH DUES AND INCREMENTAL FEES FROM ADVERTISING. THE SELF-STARTER HAS A HISTORY OF SUCCESS IN ITS MISSION WITH NO SIGN ON THE HORIZON OF THIS BEING DIMINSHED OR DILUTED.
- $7,824 spent. THE CLUB MEMBERS HAVE GATHERED DOCUMENTATION AND PHOTOGRAPHS TO PRODUCE 21 AUTHENTICITY MANUALS, WITH THE NEXT MANUAL CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION. THE MANUALS ARE ARRANGED BY CLASS OF VEHICLE AND YEAR. THE CLASS IS DEFINED AS HOW THE VEHICLES ARE GROUPED AND JUDGED EACH YEAR AT THE MAIN EVENT, "THE GRAND NATIONAL." FOR EXAMPLE, CLASS 2A COVERS THE 1924-29 CADILLAC. THE NEWEST CLASSES RELATE TO CLASS 5 - LASALLE 1939 SERIES 50, CLASS 10 - CADILLAC 1939 SERIES 60S AND 1940 SERIES 60S, 62, AND 72. THE NEXT MANUAL WILL COVER CLASS 28A - 1985-1993 "C" CARS TO CLASS 18, 1959-1960 MODELS.REGARDING DOCUMENTATION, EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON CADILLAC FACTORY-PRODUCED MATERIAL. THIS INCLUDES FACTORY/DEALER ORDER GUIDES, CONSUMER BROCHURES, PARTS AND SERVICE MANUALS, ETC. CADILLAC-TO-DEALER DISTRIBUTION BULLETINS WILL BE USED AS A VALUABLE SOURCE OF MID-PRODUCTION MODEL OR OPTION CHANGES. WHERE POSSIBLE, INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS OF THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF THIS SERIES AND WORKED ON ENGINEERING OR PRODUCTION AT THE ORION ASSEMBLY, WILL BE CONTACTED.
- $19,808 spent. THE GRAND NATIONAL EVENT HAS BEEN HELD ANNUALLY SINCE 1980 (EXCEPT FOR 2020 AND 2021 WHICH WERE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID) AND IS HOSTED AND ORGANIZED BY THE NATIONAL CLUB EACH YEAR. THE EVENT ENTAILS SEMINARS, VISITS TO HISTORICAL SITES, A TOUR OF A MEMBER'S CAR COLLECTION, AND THE CAR SHOW JUDGING WITH AN AWARDS BANQUET.
- $2,297 spent. THE INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY IS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY. THE DIRECTORY IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS. PART I CONSISTS OF (A) CONTACT POINT - WHOM TO CALL, (B) PAST PRESIDENTS AND NATIONAL OFFICERS, AND (C) NATIONAL DIRECTORS AND OTHER GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING MEMBERS, LIFE MEMBERS, NATIONAL/GRANT MEETS, AND DRIVE TOURS. THIS SECTION INCLUDES TECHNICAL AIDS SUCH AS CLC TECHNICIANS LIST, AND HOW TO READ YOUR BODY PLATE, BODY STYLE ABBREVIATIONS, SERIAL NUMBERS, BODY STYLE DATA, CADILLAC ENGINE CHARTS, ETC. THIS SECTION CONTAINS THE CADILLAC & LASALLE CLUB POLICY ON JUDGING MODIFIEDS, PROCEDURES GOVERNING GRAND NATIONAL EVENTS, PAST PRESIDENTS' PRESERVATION AWARD, AND SENIOR WREATH CARS.PART II CONSISTS OF MEMBERS LISTING BY U.S. STATE, CANADA AND OTHER COUNTRIES ALPHABETICAL BY LAST NAME.PART III CONSIST OF A LISTING OF CADILLAC AND LASALLE AUTOMOBILES BY YEAR AND MODEL. THIS PART ALSO INCLUDES THE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(7) social or recreational club as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 September 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 March 1984.
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 November 4, 2026.
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