Auto Care Association
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What it says it does
THE AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION PROTECTS AND ADVANCES THE INTERESTS OF BUSINESSES PROVIDING AFTERMARKET PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR ALL CLASSES OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
- Income
- $33.1 million
- Spending
- $27.4 million
- Employees
- 45
- Volunteers
- 400
- Highest pay
- $824,086, president & chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 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 June 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 June 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)
- PROFILE AND INFLUENCE: ENHANCING ITS MEMBERSHIP'S PROFILE AND INFLUENCE POLITICALLY AND FINANCIALLY IS ONE OF AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION'S KEY UNDERTAKINGS. TO THAT END, THE ASSOCIATION'S GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM REPRESENTS THE AUTO CARE INDUSTRY AND ITS MEMBERS' INTERESTS BEFORE FEDERAL AND STATE POLICYMAKERS TO ENSURE THAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE RECOGNIZED AND UNDERSTOOD.
- STANDARDS ADOPTION: AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES THAT LOWER COSTS AND INCREASE EFFICIENCIES IN THE AUTO CARE INDUSTRY SUPPLY CHAIN. AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION HAS TAKEN A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN DEVELOPING STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES IN E-COMMERCE AND TECHNOLOGY. THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS COMMITTEE, THE ASSOCIATION HAS DEVELOPED TOOLS AND PRACTICES THAT HAVE COME TO BE RECOGNIZED AS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD. STANDARDS DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE AUTO CARE INDUSTRY ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGY AND LOWER THE COST OF INTEGRATION. AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION SERVES AS A NEUTRAL FACILITATOR ALLOWING COMPETITORS AND TRADING PARTNERS FROM ALL INDUSTRY SEGMENTS TO COLLABORATE ON SOLUTIONS THAT BENEFIT THE ENTIRE AUTO CARE INDUSTRY. AUTO CARE SOLVED INDUSTRY SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES BY ENHANCING AN ALREADY ROBUST SET OF HEAVY, MEDIUM, LIGHT, AND OFF-HIGHWAY DUTY PRODUCT STANDARDS. DURING THE TAX YEAR, AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION TRANSLATED MORE OF THE VEHICLE CONFIGURATION DATABASE TO SPANISH AND CONTINUED TO ADD STANDARDS SPECIFIC TO VEHICLES SOLD IN LATIN AMERICA.
- MEMBERSHIP GROWTH AND RETENTION: TO CONTINUALLY ENGAGE ITS MEMBERS, THE ASSOCIATION ORGANIZES OR SPONSORS DOZENS OF EVENTS PER YEAR TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE INDUSTRY TO SHOWCASE ITS PRODUCTS, NETWORKING, AND EDUCATION. MANY OF THESE EVENTS ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR MEMBER COMMUNITIES WHO OPERATE IN SPECIFIC MARKET SEGMENTS. COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN MEET TO DISCUSS COMMON ISSUES, MAKE INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS, AND PROVIDE INPUT FOR ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES. AAPEX TRADE SHOW: AAPEX IS THE LARGEST INDUSTRY AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET TRADE SHOW IN NORTH AMERICA. THOUSANDS OF AUTOMOTIVE PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATED IN THE NOVEMBER 2022 EVENT OF WHICH MORE THAN 45,000 WERE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BUYERS. THE NUMBER OF EXHIBITORS IN 2022 WAS 1,407. DURING THE SHOW, THERE WERE EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS OFFERED FOR SERVICE AND REPAIR PROFESSIONALS AND MANAGERS.
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: AAPEX TRADE SHOW: AAPEX IS THE LARGEST INDUSTRY AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET TRADE SHOW IN NORTH AMERICA. THOUSANDS OF AUTOMOTIVE PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATED IN THE NOVEMBER 2024 EVENT OF WHICH MORE THAN 45,000 WERE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BUYERS. THE NUMBER OF EXHIBITORS IN 2023 WAS 1,407. DURING THE SHOW, THERE WERE EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AND TRAINING SESSIONS FOR SERVICE AND REPAIR PROFESSIONALS AND MANAGERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 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)(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 June 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 November 1999.
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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