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Certified Automotive Parts Association

EIN 52-1555372 · Washington, DC

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What it says it does

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Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)

IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE CAPA PROGRAM, EACH YEAR CAPA INSPECTS THOUSANDS OF INDEPENDENTLY PRODUCED CAPA CERTIFIED AFTERMARKET PARTS. CAPA HAS INCORPORATED A COMPREHENSIVE IN-FACTORY INSPECTION PROGRAM WHICH IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT AFTER CERTIFICATION AND THROUGH THE LIFE OF THE PART AS CAPA CERTIFIED, THE PARTS CONTINUE TO MEET CAPA QUALITY REQUIREMENTS. AS OF THE END OF 2024 THERE HAVE BEEN 64,638 PART APPLICATIONS CERTIFIED BY CAPA.
CAPA CONDUCTS ANNUAL FACTORY INSPECTIONS AT ITS 80 APPROVED FACTORIES TO ENSURE THAT QUALITY PROCESSES ARE BEING FULLY IMPLEMENTED. CAPA HAS IDENTIFIED 60-PLUS QUALITY SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS THAT EVERY CAPA MANUFACTURER FACTORY MUST MEET. CAPA REQUIREMENTS INCORPORATE ISO-9000 AND QS-9000 REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS TRAINING AND CALIBRATION, PLUS NUMEROUS AND UNIQUE CAPA PROGRAM SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.
IN 2024, CAPA APPROVED OVER 2,638 PARTS AS MEETING CAPA STANDARDS FOR METAL, PLASTIC, LIGHTING & BUMPER PARTS STANDARDS. APPROXIMATELY 16,164,497 CAPA CERTIFIED PARTS WERE AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET. IN THE COURSE OF ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, CAPA CONDUCTED OVER 35,115 PART INSPECTIONS AND OVER 2,588 UNIQUE VEHICLE TEST FITS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1989.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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