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The Auto Club Group Foundation

DEARBORN, MI EIN: 47-0785008 Website

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$539K

+18.0% YoY

Grant Count

74

+57.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

-25.1% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The Auto Club Group Foundation supports programming and initiatives across three primary focus areas:

Traffic Safety — The foundation is dedicated to supporting traffic safety programs focused on providing students with safe routes to school. This includes school safety programs that provide school-aged children with an extra sense of safety and security when going to and from school by providing a safer pedestrian environment and a wide spectrum of educational opportunities. The foundation also supports child passenger safety initiatives and teen driver safety programs.

Driver Education — The foundation wants to ensure everyone has access to quality driver education by supporting scholarships and programming needs in underserved communities.

Financial Literacy — The foundation supports financial literacy programming in grades K–12, empowering students with the tools they need to make sound financial decisions.

Grantmaking

How to Apply

** The foundation's grant application is currently closed after reaching maximum budget for the year. The 2026 application period is scheduled to open on Monday, January 5.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation distributes funding across multiple states and territories. Grantmaking reaches organizations across 18 states, with primary support concentrated in Florida, Michigan, and Wisconsin, which account for 44% of all grants. The foundation operates in 14 U.S. states and two territories. Documented funding regions include Michigan, Florida, Georgia, Nebraska, and Tennessee.

Grant Distribution by State

22states
+14 more states

Cities

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Assets & Revenue (2023):

  • Total Assets: $5,824,195
  • Total Revenues: $637,594
  • Total Expenses: $767,955
  • Total Liabilities: $15,700

Historical Growth: Total assets have grown from $3.1 million in 2011 to $5.8 million in 2023.

Giving: Total giving in 2023 was $457,156.

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$135K$270K$404K$539K49 grants201937 grants202046 grants202141 grants202247 grants202374 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL …$30KMILWAUKEE BOARD OF SCHOO…$25KLINCOLN TOWNSHIP FIRE DE…$18KCITY OF FORSYTH FIRE DEPT$17KFOOTHILLS REGIONAL EMERG…$15KMARIETTA SCHOOLS FOUNDAT…$15KMOUNT CLEMENS HIGH SCHOOL$14KCASWELL CARES$14KGEORGIA COMMITTEE ON EMP…$14KMEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCO…$11K

Grant Size Distribution

221 grants across all recorded years

218<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from The Auto Club Group Foundation

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

NameTitleHoursCompensation
HEATHER DRAKEPRESIDENT0.2
JOHN Q BRUNOSECRETARY0.2
SEAN MALONEYTREASURER0.2
MARGARET A SCHESKEMEMBER0.2
MARCIA L HANNEWALDMEMBER0.2
BRIAN MCNALLYMEMBER0.2
ROGER ODLE IIMEMBER0.2
DONALD SAINMEMBER0.2
GENE J BOEHMMEMBER THRU APRIL0.2
JIM MCCAFFERTYMEMBER THRU APRIL0.2
RICHARD GRADONEMEMBER THRU APRIL0.2
MATT NASWORTHYFOUNDATION MANAGER0.2

Recent News & Activity

Recent developments and announcements

2025

The Auto Club Group Foundation has continued to expand its financial literacy initiatives. In 2025, the foundation invested over $84,000 in financial literacy programs, with six Georgia-based organizations among the recipients of ACG donations. The foundation congratulated these organizations for their work in advancing financial literacy education.

October 2025 Resources - LOR Foundation

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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