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Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc

Foundation · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 52-2143968 Website

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.

Key facts about Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc

In short: Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc gave $75K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), top state Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
52-2143968
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$75,000
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$25,000
Median grant
$30,000
Total assets
$26,380,953
Primary geography
Iowa (47% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$26.4M

-7.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$75K

-90.5% YoY

Grant Count

3

-82.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$25K

-46.0% YoY

About Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $26.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $75K. Net investment income was $543K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states

Share of all 3 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

WashingtonLos AngelesTallahasseeAnn ArborBiddefordBooneBoulderCoral GablesDallasDenverMarstons MillsNew YorkNorth Richland HillsWarrendale

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800KTotal only20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants202317 grants20243 grants2025

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

American Heart Association: $35KAmerican Heart Association$35KFlorida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee: $30KFlorida Republican SenatorialCampaign Committee$30KNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $10KNational Multiple SclerosisSociety$10K

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Boone, IAEVENT SPONSORSHIP$35,000
FLORIDA REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Tallahassee, FLPOLITICAL ACTIVITIES$30,000
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY Los Angeles, CAEVENT SPONSORSHIP$10,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$26,380,953$28,623,210$24,440,206
Revenue$34,289,320$30,369,713$28,981,369
Expenses$35,106,965$31,165,832$28,418,007
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$542,788$689,378$299,439
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 28, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 27, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 27, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc is led by John Bozzella, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 13 of 68 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Bozzella

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $1.3M (2020) → $1.4M (2025)

  • Jeremie Papin

    Board Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Tavi

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bryan Jacobs

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Reynolds

    Director

    Chair & Strategic Planning Committee → Chair, 2021

    Chair → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Wenk

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jake Jones

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Thomas

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joachim Joe Eberhardt

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joanna Foust

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kumar Galhotra

    Director

    Chair & Strategic Planning Committee → Chair, 2022

    Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Reuss

    Director

    Chair → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Hood

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shane Karr

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn Murphy

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheila Gallucci-Davis

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy Woodard

    Director

    Director - → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dimitris Psillakis

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kjell Gruner

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean Yoon

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Latouf

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Smith

    Director

    Director - → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Chaffin

    Director

    Director - → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Omar Vargas

    Director

    Director - → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pablo Di Si

    Director

    Director - → Chair, Audit & Finance Committee, 2023

    Chair, Audit & Finance Committee → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sebastian Mackensen

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Center

    Director

    Director - → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Nelson

    Director

    Chair → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mamadou Diallo

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Cottone

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephane Thiriez

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna-Maria Schneider

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Antonia Filosa

    Director

    Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Holycross

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Stark

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Ryan

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Barranco

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Ciccone

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Donnelly

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Stricker

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Chamberlain

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allan Swan

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christian Meunier

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cindy Jimenez Turner

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cooper Ericksen

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Duncan Aldred

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Feygin

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Hoff

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Gates

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Werner

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jos Muoz

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Yehl

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Templin

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ramsey Ong

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Parker

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angel Punzalan

    Chief Finance Officer

    Vice President & Finance → Chief Finance Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $255K (2020) → $452K (2025)

  • Charles Haake

    Chief Legal Officer

    Vice President & General Counsel → General Counsel, 2024

    General Counsel → Chief Legal Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $314K (2020) → $432K (2025)

  • Hilary Cain

    Executive Vice President & Policy

    Senior Director & Environmental Affairs → Vice President, Technology & Innovation Policy, 2021

    Vice President, Technology & Innovation Policy → Executive Vice President & Policy, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $295K (2020) → $497K (2025)

  • Brian Weiss

    Senior Vice President & Communications

    Vice President & Communications → Senior Vice President & Communications, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $276K (2022) → $385K (2025)

  • Jessica Simmons

    Assistant General Counsel

    Vice President, Energy & Environment → Assistant General Counsel, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $282K (2023) → $304K (2025)

  • Wayne Weikel

    Vice President & State Affairs

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $277K (2023) → $308K (2025)

  • Dan Bowerson

    Vice President, E & E Policy

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $296K (2024) → $307K (2025)

  • Dave Schwietert

    Chief Govt Affairs Officer

    Chief Government Affair Officer → Chief Govt Affairs Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $750K (2024) → $86K (2025)

  • Judy Mulcahy

    Chief Operating Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $478K (2024) → $237K (2025)

  • Steve Sisneros

    Chief External Affairs Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $295K (2024) → $467K (2025)

  • Megan Ekstrom

    Vice President & Federal Affairs

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $296K (2025)

  • Sarah Puro

    Vice President, Safety & Technology

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $306K (2025)

  • Jeff Walters

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (44)
  • Former: Jose Munoz (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mark Stewart (2020–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Carlos Zarlenga (2024) — Chair
  • Former: Curt Augustine (2024) — Senior Director & State Affairs
  • Former: John Ohly (2024) — Head of Congressional Affairs
  • Former: Anders Gustaffson (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Anna Schneider (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Dan Ryan (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: David Schwietert (2020–2023) — Chief Policy Officer
  • Former: Donald Stewart (2020–2023) — Executive Vice President & Public Affairs
  • Former: Jeff Guyton (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Judith Mulcahy (2020–2023) — Vice President, Membership & Business Development
  • Former: Robert Holycross (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Steve Ciccone (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Tom Doll (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Garrick Francis (2021–2023) — Vice President & Federal Affairs
  • Former: Amy Brink (2020–2022) — Vice President & State Affairs
  • Former: Elizabeth Reicherts (2020–2022) — Director -
  • Former: Rick Schostek (2020–2022) — Director -
  • Former: Scott Keogh (2020–2022) — Director -
  • Former: Steven Douglas (2020–2022) — Vice President, Energy & Environment
  • Former: Russell Wager (2021–2022) — Director -
  • Former: Yokozawa Yoichi (2021–2022) — Director -
  • Former: Bob Nelson Chair Strategic (2022) — Planning Committee -
  • Former: Steve Croley (2022) — Director -
  • Former: Bernhard Kuhnt (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Everett Eissenstat (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: James Bell (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jerry Flannery (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Julia Rege (2020–2021) — Vice President, Energy & Environment
  • Former: Lisa Errion Saums (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mark Chernoby (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mitch Bainwol (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: William Craven (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Bill Peffer (2020) — Director
  • Former: Brian Smith (2020) — Director -
  • Former: David Geanacopoulos (2020) — Director -
  • Former: Jim Lentz (2020) — Director -
  • Former: John Whatley (2020) — Senior Counsel & Chief Legal Advisor
  • Former: Jose Valls (2020) — Director
  • Former: Klaus Zellmer (2020) — Director
  • Former: Michael Cole (2020) — Vice Chair -
  • Former: Nicholas Speeks (2020) — Director
  • Former: Wade Newton (2020) — Vice President, Technology & Innovation Policy

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

John Bozzella — President/CEO: $1.4MJohn BozzellaPresident/CEO$1.4MHilary Cain — Executive Vice President, Policy: $497KHilary CainExecutive Vice President, Policy$497KSteve Sisneros — Chief External Affairs Officer: $467KSteve SisnerosChief External Affairs Officer$467KAngel Punzalan — Chief Finance Officer: $452KAngel PunzalanChief Finance Officer$452KCharles Haake — Chief Legal Officer: $432KCharles HaakeChief Legal Officer$432KBrian Weiss — SVP, Communications: $385KBrian WeissSVP, Communications$385KWayne Weikel — VP, State Affairs: $308KWayne WeikelVP, State Affairs$308KDan Bowerson — VP, E&E Policy: $307KDan BowersonVP, E&E Policy$307KSarah Puro — VP, Safety and Technology: $306KSarah PuroVP, Safety and Technology$306KJessica Simmons — Assistant General Counsel: $304KJessica SimmonsAssistant General Counsel$304KMegan Ekstrom — VP, Federal Affairs: $296KMegan EkstromVP, Federal Affairs$296KJudy Mulcahy — Chief Operating Officer (To 5/25): $237KJudy MulcahyChief Operating Officer (To…$237KDave Schwietert — Chief Govt Affairs Officer (To 1/25): $86KDave SchwietertChief Govt Affairs Officer (To…$86K

Frequently asked questions about Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc

How much does Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc give each year?

Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc gave $75K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $787K across 17 grants.

What is Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc's typical grant size?

Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $30,000, and its average grant was $25,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc give grants?

Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc's top state is Iowa, with 47% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Florida (40%) and California (13%).

Does Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc?

Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc reported $26.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $34.3M.

What is Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc?

Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Washington, DC. It holds $26.4M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc's EIN?

Alliance for Automotive Innovation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-2143968. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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