Automotive Experience Alliance Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
994982290
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Norristown, PA, USA
Phone
6102795229
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$578,367
Expenses
$478,966
Assets
$184,918
Liabilities
$85,517

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JENNIFER MORAND (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • WYATT WAINWRIGHT (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JOHN CAPANO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • KEVIN MAZZUCOLA (CHAIRPERSON)
  • LOU VITANTONIO JR (SECRETARY)
  • GREG REMENSPERGER (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Support a healthy, growing and profitable automotive experience ecosystem where all stakeholders are represented and supported.

What it reported doing in 2024

The automotive experience alliance (aea) advances innovation, collaboration, and standardization within the automotive experience and auto show industry. During the year, the organization developed and promoted industry best practices, standardized metrics, consumer research initiatives, attendance auditing programs, and educational resources designed to enhance the effectiveness and value of automotive events for consumers, manufacturers, dealers, exhibitors, and show producers.aea facilitated collaboration among member auto shows across the united states through meetings, strategic initiatives, data-sharing programs, and industry partnerships. The organization also conducted and distributed consumer insight research regarding auto show attendance and vehicle purchasing behavior, helping members improve event experiences and demonstrate the value of automotive events within the broader automotive ecosystem.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.4%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 94.7%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.2%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.39; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.46; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.4% of revenue deployed · 94.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $454K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $239K reported
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.