AUTOMOTIVE REGULATORY COUNCIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: AUTOMOTIVE REGULATORY COUNCIL INC (EIN 23-7104188)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-05-15
IRS object ID: 201811359349305596
Schema version: 2017v2.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-05-15T12:48:13-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521511275	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RAFFA PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237104188	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ASSOCIATION OF GLOBAL AUTOMAKERS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ASSO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2026505555	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1050 K STREET NW NO 650	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20001	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ELLEN GLEBERMAN	PersonNm
Person Title	EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2026505555	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-05-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	FRANK H SMITH	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00639053	PTIN
Phone	2028225000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-05-15	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JOHN BOZZELLA	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1050 K STREET NW NO 650	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20001	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$12,865,037	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.GLOBALAUTOMAKERS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1975	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT HELP THE U.S. AUTO INDUSTRY FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	21	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	7	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$10,758,009	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$11,345,841	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$16,124	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$124,245	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$10,251	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,630	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$10,784,384	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$11,472,716	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$55,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$83,855	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,879,525	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,996,089	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$5,452,388	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$6,869,532	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$9,386,913	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$11,949,476	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,397,471	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$476,760	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$8,935,894	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$9,108,188	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,938,702	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,332,262	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,997,192	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,775,926	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT HELP FOSTER A VIBRANT, GROWING, AND FREE AND OPEN U.S. AUTO INDUSTRY FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE ASSOCIATION KEPT MEMBERS INFORMED OF DEVELOPMENTS IN FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING THE MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY AND COMMUNICATE THE NEEDS AND VIEWS OF THE ASSOCIATION'S MEMBERS TO STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY BODIES.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	Yes (1)	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	43	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	21	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANGEL PUNZALAN	PersonNm
Phone	2026505555	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1050 K STREET NW NO 650	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20001	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOHN MENDEL
CHAIRMAN - UNTIL 4/2017	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT BECKER
CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL SPRAGUE
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS DOLL
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES LENTZ
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
W GERALD FLANNERY JR
ASSISTANT SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICK SCHOSTEK
ASSISTANT TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN BOZZELLA
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$1,054,757	$0	$75,063
ELLEN GLEBERMAN
EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL	40.00		Yes (X)	$482,896	$0	$54,225
PAUL RYAN
VP, TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS	40.00			$324,515	$0	$97,989	Yes (X)
STEPHEN GEHRING - VP VEHICLE
SAFETY & CONNECTED AUTOMATION	40.00			$187,067	$0	$32,958	Yes (X)
CHARLES HAAKE
DIR. & ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL	40.00			$297,551	$0	$84,501		Yes (X)
DAMON PORTER
DIR. STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	40.00			$257,939	$0	$58,374		Yes (X)
DAVID THOMAS
DIR. FEDERAL AFFAIRS	40.00			$224,419	$0	$50,021		Yes (X)
JULIA REGE
DIR. ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY	40.00			$196,200	$0	$37,668		Yes (X)
ANNEMARIE PENDER
DIR., COMMUNICATIONS	40.00			$169,051	$0	$55,228		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,194,395	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$546,027	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	15	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
NATIONAL STRATEGIES LLC
1990 K STREET NW SUITE 320	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS SUPPORT	$677,749
DENNIS B FITZGIBBONS
1405 N WAKEFIELD STREET	ARLINGTON	VA	22207	CONSULTANT	$220,000
OB-C GROUP LLC
1350 EYE STREET NW SUITE 690	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	FEDERAL AFFAIRS AND LOBBYING SERVICES	$203,000
WILEY REIN LLP
1776 K STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	LEGAL SERVICES	$175,000
PAULA PLEAS TIMMONS
2408 DAVIS AVENUE	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22302	CONSULTANT	$144,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	8	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$11,265,841	$11,265,841
CONTRACT FEES	900099	$80,000	$80,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$11,345,841	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$124,745	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$124,745	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,391,821	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,392,321	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$500	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$500	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$500	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
OTHER INCOME	900099	$2,000	$2,000
REFUNDS	900099	$630	$630

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,630	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,472,716	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$11,345,841	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$126,875	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$83,855	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,309,470	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,802,621	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$261,920	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$418,448	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$203,630	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$643,890	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125,555	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$832,270	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,838	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,813,658	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$410,197	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$112,666	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$140,003	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$838,384	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$283,377	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$210,833	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$110,215	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,471	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$260,655
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT	$5,526
MISCELLANEOUS	$3,645
LICENSES & TAXES	$1,349

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,949,476	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$700	BOYAmt
EOY	$456	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,637,587	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,003,059	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$489,634	BOYAmt
EOY	$417,988	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$149,646	BOYAmt
EOY	$269,199	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,207,631	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$773,747	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$313,214	BOYAmt
EOY	$433,884	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,982,854	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,436	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$319,677	BOYAmt
EOY	$748	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,935,894	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,108,188	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,254,720	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,282,149	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$683,982	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,050,113	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,938,702	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,332,262	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,997,192	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,775,926	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,997,192	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,775,926	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,935,894	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,108,188	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$476,760	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$255,494	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Internal Funds Contributed	$2,000	InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend	$2,000	TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed	Yes (1)	Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ASSOCIATION OF GLOBAL AUTOMAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1050 K STREET NW SUITE 650	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20001	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	813014897	EIN
Contributions Rcvd Dlvr	$2,000	ContributionsRcvdDlvrAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	Yes (1)	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$11,265,841	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$3,523,759	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	$9,108	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$3,532,867	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$3,523,760	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over	$9,107	CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$300,880	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$112,192	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$188,688	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$906,751	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$661,555	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$245,196	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$433,884	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$404,467
DEFERRED RENT AND LEASE INCENTIVE	$419,938
COALITION FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS	$225,708

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,050,113	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$11,698,372	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$255,494	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$255,494	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$11,442,878	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$29,838	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$29,838	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$11,472,716	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$11,919,638	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$11,919,638	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$29,838	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$29,838	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$11,949,476	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ASSOCIATION EVALUATED ITS UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH
3005 BOARDWALK SUITE 200	ANN ARBOR	MI	48108	010779978	501(C)(3)	$40,000	CAR AFFILIATES PROGRAM
INTELLIGENT CAR COALITION INC
1155 F STREET NW SUITE 1050	WASHINGTON	DC	20004	463283290	501(C)(4)	$25,000	GENERAL SUPPORT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANTS IS TO GENERALLY SUPPORT OPERATION OF THE ORGANIZATIONS. THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT MONITOR THE USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JOHN BOZZELLA
PRESIDENT & CEO	$635,099	$0	$419,658	$0	$0	$0	$46,636	$0	$28,427	$0	$1,129,820	$0	$0	$0
ELLEN GLEBERMAN
EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL	$442,896	$0	$40,000	$0	$0	$0	$46,636	$0	$7,589	$0	$537,121	$0	$0	$0
PAUL RYAN
VP, TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS	$304,515	$0	$20,000	$0	$0	$0	$46,636	$0	$51,353	$0	$422,504	$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN GEHRING - VP VEHICLE
SAFETY & CONNECTED AUTOMATION	$177,067	$0	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$7,044	$0	$25,914	$0	$220,025	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES HAAKE
DIR. & ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL	$273,551	$0	$24,000	$0	$0	$0	$46,004	$0	$38,497	$0	$382,052	$0	$0	$0
DAMON PORTER
DIR. STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	$227,939	$0	$30,000	$0	$0	$0	$34,884	$0	$23,490	$0	$316,313	$0	$0	$0
DAVID THOMAS
DIR. FEDERAL AFFAIRS	$224,419	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,648	$0	$29,373	$0	$274,440	$0	$0	$0
JULIA REGE
DIR. ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY	$183,200	$0	$13,000	$0	$0	$0	$26,606	$0	$11,062	$0	$233,868	$0	$0	$0
ANNEMARIE PENDER
DIR., COMMUNICATIONS	$158,051	$0	$11,000	$0	$0	$0	$22,661	$0	$32,567	$0	$224,279	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART I, LINE 1A

THE ASSOCIATION ALLOWS THE PRESIDENT/CEO FIRST CLASS ON ALL HIS BUSINESS TRAVELS. DURING YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, THE PRESIDENT/CEO TRAVELED FIRST CLASS ON AT LEAST SIX OCCASIONS. THE ASSOCIATION ALLOWS THE PRESIDENT'S/CEO'S SPOUSE TO ACCOMPANY THE PRESIDENT/CEO UP TO THREE TIMES PER YEAR FOR BONA FIDE BUSINESS PURPOSES. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, THE PRESIDENT'S/CEO'S SPOUSE ACCOMPANIED HIM ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION. THE ASSOCIATION PAYS THE DUES OF A SOCIAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP ON BEHALF OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND VICE PRESIDENT, TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS.

PART I, LINE 1B

EXPENSE REPORTS FROM EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE RECEIPTS ATTACHED FOR ALL EXPENSES GREATER THAN $25. MANAGERS SUBMIT EXPENSE REPORTS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTOR FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE BEFORE SUBMITTING TO ACCOUNTING. DIRECTORS' EXPENSE ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE PRESIDENT'S EXPENSE REPORTS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, THE ASSOCIATION AMENDED ITS BYLAWS TO REFLECT A CHANGE IN DUTIES OR AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNING BODY'S VOTING MEMBERS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL HAVE THE POWER TO DETERMINE MEMBERSHIP DUES ASSESSMENT AMOUNTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ASSOCIATION HAS FULL, ASSOCIATE, AND AFFILIATE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE ASSOCIATION'S FULL MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO VOTE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	THE ASSOCIATION'S FULL MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO APPROVE CHANGES TO BYLAWS AND APPROVE THE ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL REPORT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ACCOUNTING AND THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	PERSONS COVERED BY THIS POLICY WILL DISCLOSE AND UPDATE ON THE FORM PROVIDED BY THE ASSOCIATION ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, SUCH AS A LIST OF FAMILY MEMBERS, SUBSTANTIAL BUSINESS OR INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS OR AFFILIATIONS WITH BUSINESSES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OR THOSE OF FAMILY MEMBERS OR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS. THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE ASSOCIATION (EXCEPT IN THE SITUATION WHERE HE OR SHE IS THE PERSON THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT, IN WHICH CASE IT WILL BE THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ASSOCIATION) WILL REVIEW THESE DISCLOSURES AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AS APPROPRIATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	COMPENSATION FOR THE ASSOCIATION'S PRESIDENT AND CEO IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ASSOCIATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER CONSULTANTS 2,507,617. RESEARCH 155,118. PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP 54,381. RECRUITING 41,158. MEETING/RULEMAKING SUPPORT 29,982. TEMPORARY HELP 13,221. PAYROLL PROCESSING 12,120. OUTREACH 61.