Autos Drive America
The Association advances, represents, and assists the international automobile industry consisting of companies of all sizes and types that are headquartered outside of the United States and that manufacture, import, export, and/or sell automobiles or light trucks in the United States, as well as other value chain partners in the automotive space.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$7.1M
-3.1% YoY
Revenue
$5.2M
+2.9% YoY
Net Investment Income
$284K
+102.6% YoY
Expenses
$5.6M
+36.1% YoY
About Autos Drive America
Based on IRS filings
Autos Drive America is a nonprofit organization focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in WASHINGTON, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $7.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $284K.
Focus Areas
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $7,068,556 | $7,296,898 | $6,504,455 |
| Revenue | $5,154,096 | $5,010,194 | $5,004,367 |
| Expenses | $5,557,360 | $4,083,518 | $3,534,263 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $284,096 | $140,194 | $134,367 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 0 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
1 grants across all recorded years
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Autos Drive America
SIA Foundation Grants (Subaru of Indiana Automotive)
Autos Drive America
Amount
Variable (example: $107,012.19 distributed to 13 nonprofits in 2020)
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Toyota Making Life Easier (MLE) Scholarship Program
Autos Drive America
Amount
$1,000,000+ annually (100 scholarships awarded in 2020)
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Johnson | Chair | 1 | — |
| Stuart Countess | Vice Chair | 1 | — |
| Michael Gobel | Secretary | 1 | — |
| Robert Burns | Treasurer | 1 | — |
| Bob Nelson | Director | 1 | — |
| Jennifer Thomas | Director | 1 | — |
| Clinton Blair | Director | 1 | — |
| Robert Engelhorn | Director | 1 | — |
| Bryan Jacobs | Director | 1 | — |
| Robert Hood | Director | 1 | — |
| James Bell | Director | 1 | — |
| Christopher Wenk | Director | 1 | — |
| Tom Donnelly | Director | 1 | — |
| Shawn Murphy | Director | 1 | — |
| Daniel V Ryan | Director | 1 | — |
| Jake Jones | Director | 1 | — |
| Phillip Sherman | Director | 1 | — |
| Katherine Knight | Director | 1 | — |
| Katherine Houston | Director | 1 | — |
| Andrew Tavi | Director | 1 | — |
| Tracy Woodard | Director | 1 | — |
| Jeff Walters | Director | 1 | — |
| Scott Brand | Director | 1 | — |
| Joanna Foust | Director | 1 | — |
| Susan Elkington | Director | 1 | — |
| Stephen Ciccone | Director | 1 | — |
| Pablo Di Si | Director | 1 | — |
| Anna Maria Schneider | Director | 1 | — |
| David Stenstrom | Director | 1 | — |
| Katherine Yehl | Director | 1 | — |
| Jennifer Safavian | President and CEO | 40 | $565,453 |
| Rory Heslington | VP of Government Affairs | 40 | $279,515 |
| Beth Schoenbach | VP of Communications | 40 | $212,116 |
| Peter Comstock | Sr. Dir. of Government Affairs | 40 | $166,688 |
| Edward Stewart | Sr. Manager, Trade & Economic Policy | 40 | $100,215 |
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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