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Nonprofit · EIN 52-2143968

ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20001

Financials

$29M$28.4M2023$30.4M$31.2M2024$34.3M$35.1M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$34,289,320$35,106,965-$817,645$26,380,953$17,552,236$8,828,717
December 31, 2024990$30,369,713$31,165,832-$796,119$28,623,210$19,979,255$8,643,955
December 31, 2023990$28,981,369$28,418,007$563,362$24,440,206$15,515,228$8,924,978
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,769,513
Program service revenue
$29,980,117
Investment income
$542,788
Net rental income
-$32,117
Net gain from sales of assets
$208,641
Other revenue
-$3,098

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$194,166
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$5,094,787
Other salaries and wages
$7,294,079
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$14,875,034
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,906,160
Accounting fees
$227,760
Occupancy
$1,614,092
Travel
$633,662
Depreciation
$461,456

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$28,623,210
Total assets, end of year
$26,380,953
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,552,236
Net assets, end of year
$8,828,717
Land, buildings and equipment
$2,127,522
Publicly traded securities
$11,798,822
Net assets without donor restrictions
$8,519,032
Net assets with donor restrictions
$309,685
Gross receipts
$36,264,803
Employees
55
Volunteers
55
Year formed
1999
State of legal domicile
DC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHN BOZZELLAPRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
40$1,432,585$531,798
HILARY CAINEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, POLICY
Key employee
40$496,754$116,480
STEVE SISNEROSCHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER
Officer
40$467,166$86,752
CHARLES HAAKECHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Officer
40$432,014$109,290
ANGEL PUNZALANCHIEF FINANCE OFFICER
Officer
40$451,755$86,762
BRIAN WEISSSVP, COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
40$385,066$99,734
WAYNE WEIKELVP, STATE AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$307,639$81,430
JESSICA SIMMONSASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL
Highest-paid employee
40$304,253$79,742
DAN BOWERSONVP, E&E POLICY
Highest-paid employee
40$307,249$62,347
SARAH PUROVP, SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY
Highest-paid employee
40$305,992$56,270
MEGAN EKSTROMVP, FEDERAL AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$295,565$59,866
JUDY MULCAHYCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (TO 5/25)
Officer
40$237,491$10,073
DAVE SCHWIETERTCHIEF GOVT AFFAIRS OFFICER (TO 1/25)
Officer
40$85,812$4,821
JEREMIE PAPINBOARD CHAIR (TO 1/2025)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JEFF WALTERSVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
53 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DUNCAN ALDREDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NICOLE BARRANCODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVEN CENTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ADAM CHAMBERLAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK CHAFFINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN CICCONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL COTTONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MAMADOU DIALLODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TOM DONNELLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOACHIM JOE EBERHARDTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
COOPER ERICKSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GEORGE FEYGINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANTONIA FILOSADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOANNA FOUSTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KUMAR GALHOTRADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KJELL GRUNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON HOFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BOB HOLYCROSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRYAN JACOBSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SHANE KARRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN LATOUFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SEBASTIAN MACKENSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTIAN MEUNIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOS MUOZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SHAWN MURPHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BOB NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RANDY PARKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK REUSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL RYANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANNA-MARIA SCHNEIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRIS SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHERYL STARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TOM STRICKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALLAN SWANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREW TAVIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK TEMPLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHANE THIRIEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER THOMASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CINDY JIMENEZ TURNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
OMAR VARGASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFF WERNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TRACY WOODARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHERINE YEHLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SEAN YOONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PABLO DI SIDIRECTOR (TO 1/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
SHEILA GALLUCCI-DAVISDIRECTOR (TO 6/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFF GATESDIRECTOR (TO 1/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT HOODDIRECTOR (TO 9/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
JAKE JONESDIRECTOR (TO 9/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
RAMSEY ONGDIRECTOR (TO 1/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
DIMITRIS PSILLAKISDIRECTOR (TO 6/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRIS REYNOLDSDIRECTOR (TO 2/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTOPHER WENKDIRECTOR (TO 9/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 51 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHN BOZZELLAPRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
40$1,918,035$446,878
DAVE SCHWIETERTCHIEF GOVERNMENT AFFAIR OFFICER
Officer
40$749,737$42,405
HILARY CAINEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, POLICY
Key employee
40$476,290$47,736
JUDY MULCAHYCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$478,126$18,043
CHARLES HAAKEGENERAL COUNSEL
Officer
40$430,135$56,374
ANGEL PUNZALANCHIEF FINANCE OFFICER
Officer
40$404,410$30,405
BRIAN WEISSSVP, COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
40$355,457$48,549
WAYNE WEIKELVP, STATE AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$296,706$35,686
JESSICA SIMMONSASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL
Highest-paid employee
40$290,171$41,764
DAN BOWERSONVP, E&E POLICY
Highest-paid employee
40$295,997$32,226
STEVE SISNEROSCHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER
Officer
40$294,718$28,216
JOHN OHLYHEAD OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$254,863$39,752
CURT AUGUSTINESENIOR DIRECTOR, STATE AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$272,932$15,554
ANTONIO FILOSACHAIR (AS OF 11/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CARLOS ZARLENGACHAIR (UNTIL 11/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARK STEWARTCHAIR (UNTIL 01/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JEREMIE PAPINVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SEBASTIAN MACKENSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRYAN JACOBSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BOB HOLYCROSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KUMAR GALHOTRADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK REUSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OMAR VARGASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER THOMASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAMADOU DIALLODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BOB NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSE MUNOZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN LATOUFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT HOODDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SEAN YOONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN CENTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER WENKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHAWN MURPHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM DONNELLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL RYANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIMITRIS PSILLAKISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAKE JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW TAVIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRACY WOODARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHERYL STARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHANE KARRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOANNA FOUSTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHEILA GALLUCCI-DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF WALTERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN CICCONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS REYNOLDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM STRICKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNA-MARIA SCHNEIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICOLE BARRANCODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PABLO DI SIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 51 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHN BOZZELLAPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$1,184,021$48,720
DAVID SCHWIETERTCHIEF POLICY OFFICER
Officer
40$671,017$70,646
DONALD STEWARTEVP, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Officer
40$577,227$31,132
JUDITH MULCAHYVP, MEMBERSHIP AND BUSINESS DEVEL.
Officer
40$416,939$44,541
HILARY CAINVP, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION POLICY
Highest-paid employee
40$397,559$48,792
CHARLES HAAKEVP & GENERAL COUNSEL
Officer
40$374,765$54,875
ANGEL PUNZALANVP, FINANCE & IT
Officer
40$355,820$54,517
GARRICK FRANCISVP, FEDERAL AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$338,315$56,784
BRIAN WEISSVP, COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$298,453$46,418
JESSICA SIMMONSVP, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$282,365$59,522
WAYNE WEIKELVP, STATE AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$277,371$49,859
BOB NELSONCHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PABLO DI SICHAIR, AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK STEWARTCHAIR, STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSE MUNOZVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KUMAR GALHOTRADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN CENTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK CHAFFINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE CICCONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOACHIM EBERHARDTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOANNA FOUSTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHEILA GALLUCCI-DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF GUYTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT HOLYCROSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT HOODDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRYAN JACOBSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAKE JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHANE KARRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN LATOUFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SEBASTIAN MACKENSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHAWN MURPHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEREMIE PAPINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIMITRIS PSILLAKISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK REUSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS REYNOLDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAN RYANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNA SCHNEIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW TAVIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER THOMASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OMAR VARGASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER WENKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRACY WOODARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SEAN YOONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAMADOU DIALLODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHANE THIRIEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF WALTERSDIRECTOR AS OF 4/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL COTTONEDIRECTOR AS OF 6/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM DOLLDIRECTOR UNTIL 4/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KJELL GRUNERDIRECTOR UNTIL 7/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDERS GUSTAFFSONDIRECTOR UNTIL 6/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1050 K ST NW STE 650, WASHINGTON, DC 20001-4786
In care of
% JANE OR LORI
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
JOHN BOZZELLA, 1050 K STREET NW 6TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON, DC 20001
Signed the 990
JOHN BOZZELLA, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(202) 326-5500
Return prepared by
CBIZ ADVISORS LLC

Mission

TO REPRESENT THE COMMON INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS AND PROVIDE A FORUM TO ENABLE THEM TO ADVANCE PUBLIC POLICIES THAT MEET CONSUMER AND SOCIETAL NEEDS FOR CLEANER, SAFER, AND SMARTER PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION THAT HELPS TRANSFORM THE U.S. ECONOMY AND SUSTAIN AMERICAN INGENUITY AND FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • POLICY: TO WORK WITH MEMBER COMPANIES ON POLICY DEVELOPMENT ON A VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL, VEHICLE SAFETY, AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ISSUES.
  • ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATION: TO WORK WITH MEMBER COMPANIES ON LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ISSUES AFFECTING THE INDUSTRY.

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-2143968
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
2000
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$26,380,953
Income (IRS master file)
$36,264,803

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$34,289,320$35,106,965$26,380,953XML
990December 2024$30,369,713$31,165,832$28,623,210XML
990December 2023$28,981,369$28,418,007$24,440,206XML
990December 2022$27,012,644$26,636,946$23,577,545IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-2143968).

Questions about ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION

What is the EIN of ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION is 52-2143968.
Is ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2000.
Are donations to ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JOHN BOZZELLA.
Who are the officers and directors of ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 68 people; 13 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,432,585 (JOHN BOZZELLA, PRESIDENT/CEO).
How much revenue does ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $34,289,320, expenses of $35,106,965 and total assets of $26,380,953 at year end.

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