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I Car Education Foundation

The I-car education foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting collision repair educational programs, schools, and students to create qualified, entry-level employees and connect them with an array of career opportunities.

$11M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
72
Itemized grants FY2025
20
Organizations funded FY2024
20%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$620k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$57,600
Organizations funded a year
20 to 148
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
30
Total assets, FY2025
$5.7M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 20% of the organizations I Car Education Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’21’22’23’24
EducationCrime & LegalEmploymentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving70$620k23%
FY202420$143k20%
FY2023105$667k27%
FY202259$390k15%
FY202160$321k17%
FY201961$267k26%
FY2018148$468kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Employment$1.9MEducation$251kScience & Tech$45kCrime & Legal$18k

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair$117,80220%
Gwinnett County Schools$68,0008n/a
Etowah High School$67,5005n/a
Kennedy King College$67,0009n/a
Golden High School$65,0009n/a
North Georgia Technical College$57,5009n/a
Erie 2 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Boces Loguidice Center$48,0009n/a
Stanly Community College$45,4689n/a
Thornton Fractional Center for Science and Technology$45,0009n/a
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School District$42,5008n/a
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All grantees of I Car Education Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair$117,80220%
Gwinnett County Schools$68,0008n/a
Etowah High School$67,5005n/a
Kennedy King College$67,0009n/a
Golden High School$65,0009n/a
North Georgia Technical College$57,5009n/a
Erie 2 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Boces Loguidice Center$48,0009n/a
Stanly Community College$45,4689n/a
Thornton Fractional Center for Science and Technology$45,0009n/a
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School District$42,5008n/a
Western Maricopa Education Center$39,4939n/a
Thaddeus Stevens College of Tech$39,1869n/a
Athens Technical College$38,5009n/a
School Board of Broward County Flplantation Middle School$35,5009n/a
Paulding County High School$35,0004n/a
Assabet Valley Regional Vocational School District$35,0009n/a
Contra Costa College Foundation$34,52991%
New York Automotive & Diesel Institute$32,5008n/a
Fond Du Lac Tribal & Community College$31,9449n/a
Chippewa Valley Technical College$31,0008n/a
Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools$30,0009n/a
Chattahoochee Technical College$29,0004n/a
Oxford Hills Technical School$28,9829n/a
Aims Community College Foundation$28,00091%
Lorenzo Walker Technical College$28,0007n/a
Tennessee College of Applied Technology- Morristown$27,5009n/a
Lanier Technical College$26,0002n/a
Texas Southmost College District$25,0009n/a
Montgomery County Public Schools$25,0009n/a
East Valley Institute of Technology$24,5008n/a
Gateway Community College - Central City Campus$24,5008n/a
Dauphin County Technical School$24,0008n/a
Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Knoxville$23,5008n/a
Ehove Career Center$23,5009n/a
Judson Isd$23,5008n/a
Norwalk High School Atheltic Booste$22,50082%
Frederick County Public Schools$22,5009n/a
Cumberland County Schools$22,0007n/a
Lex La-Ray Area Technical Center$22,0009n/a
Rosedale Technical College$21,75080%
Iredell Statesville Schools$20,9999n/a
State University of New York at Binghamton$20,9709n/a
Livermore High School$20,0005n/a
North Arkansas College$20,0005n/a
Bay Path Regional Vocational Hs$20,0009n/a
New England Institute of Technology$20,00010%
Palm Springs Middle School$19,9825n/a
Lebanon County Career Ctr$19,5007n/a
Rolla Public Schools$19,5008n/a
Miami Valley Career Technology Center$19,5008n/a
Morrison R Waite High School Alumni Association Inc$19,48695%
Tidewater Community College$19,0009n/a
Central Montco Technical High School$18,5008n/a
Ypsilanti Community Schools$18,0007n/a
North Idaho College$17,9789n/a
Msd of Warren Township$17,4999n/a
Wcbe$17,0006n/a
Hawkeye Community College$17,0009n/a
Greene Technology Center$16,5007n/a
Forbes Road Career and Technology Center$16,1009n/a
Berks Career and Tech Center$16,0009n/a
Ndscs$16,0008n/a
South Tech Ed Center$16,0007n/a
El Camino Community College$15,0009n/a
Alamo Colleges District$15,0005n/a
Duncanville Independent School District$15,0009n/a
Northwest Louisiana Technical College$15,0004n/a
The School Board of Broward County$15,0009n/a
Career Center of Southern Illinois$14,9934n/a
Humble ISD$14,0009n/a
Gst Boces$14,0009n/a
Ogden High School$13,9807n/a
Jc Public Schools$13,3009n/a
Eden Area Rop$13,0006n/a
South Plains College$13,0006n/a
Freedom Area School District$13,0009n/a
College of Lake County$12,5319n/a
Loudoun County Public Schools$12,5008n/a
Fauquier County Public Schools$12,5005n/a
Valley Park School District$12,3006n/a
City of St Charles School District$12,3009n/a
Cattaraugus Allegany Boces Ctr at Ellicottville$12,0009n/a
Central Piedmont Community College$12,0006n/a
Eastern Center for Arts & Technology$11,5009n/a
Chattanooga State Community College$11,0008n/a
Boise Independent Schools$11,0007n/a
Etowah County Career Technical Center$11,0006n/a
Texas State Technical College$10,9999n/a
New Albany Floyd County School Corp$10,5008n/a
Metropolitan Community College$10,5009n/a
Ivy Tech Community College of In$10,2006n/a
Bridgerland Technical College$10,0978n/a
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology$10,0009n/a
Lockhart Independent School District$10,0007n/a
Elizabeth High$10,0004n/a
Lincoln College of Tech$10,0008n/a
Jonesboro Public Schools - 2506 Southwest Circle Jonesboro Ar 72401$10,0008n/a
Holmes County Consolidated School District$10,0003n/a
University of Rhode Island$10,0006n/a
Career Institute of Technology$10,0001n/a
Collin County Community$10,0005n/a
Grossmont Union High School District$9,9963n/a
Washtenaw Community College$9,9062n/a
Kern High School District$9,8451n/a
Fayetteville Technical Community College$9,0009n/a
Wenatchee School District$9,0009n/a
Alvin High School Athletic Dept$8,9988n/a
Area 30 Career Center$8,8419n/a
Northern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center$8,7007n/a
Rd Anderson Applied Technology Center$8,1424n/a
Hudson Valley Community College Foundation$8,00050%
Coastal Carolina Community College Foundation Inc$8,00051%
Msu Billings$8,0007n/a
Fox Valley Technical College$8,0009n/a
Dos Palos High School$7,9015n/a
Tulsa Technology Center$7,5007n/a
Reeds Spring School District$7,5008n/a
Camdenton R-Iii School Distrt$7,3008n/a
Mercer Co Bd of Education$7,0007n/a
Tarrant County College District$7,0005n/a
Pennsylvania College of Technology$6,5006n/a
Kootenai Technical Education Campus$6,4764n/a
Seward County Community College$6,0009n/a
Ktwu$6,0009n/a
Laramie County Community College$6,0004n/a
Allegheny Intermediate Unit$6,0009n/a
Lewis-Clark State College$6,0009n/a
Pathfinder Regional Voc & Tech Hs$6,0006n/a
Dmacc$6,0005n/a
Southeast Community College$6,0007n/a
Perryville Area Career Center$6,0009n/a
Sandhills Community College$6,0009n/a
Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical School District$5,5008n/a
Central Nine Career Center$5,5005n/a
Southeastern Community College$5,0008n/a
Region Two School of Applied Technology$5,0006n/a
Anne Arundel County Public School$5,0007n/a
Grand Prairie Independent School District$5,0005n/a
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute$5,0003n/a
Saginaw Public Schools$5,0006n/a
UAW- Labor Employment and Training Corp$5,00030%
School District 154$5,0005n/a
Cuesta College Foundation$5,00030%
Tcat Murfreesboro$5,0004n/a
Wilkes Community College$5,0008n/a
Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center$5,0004n/a
Baton Rouge Community College$5,0002n/a
Milwaukee Public Schools$5,0003n/a
Salem County Career and Technical Hs$5,0006n/a
Roper Mountain Science Center$5,0003n/a
Rio Grande City High School$5,0009n/a
Vail Unified School District #20$5,0003n/a
Sun Area Technical Institute$5,0003n/a
Bismarck State College$5,0002n/a
Southeastern Regional School District$5,0005n/a
Sunnyside Unified School District$5,0007n/a
The Sno Isle Skills Center Foundation$5,00099%
Tumwater School District No33$5,0009n/a
North Virginia Community College (Nova)$5,0007n/a
Wake Technical Community College$5,0004n/a
TCAT Elizabethton$5,0003n/a
Carroll County Public Schools$5,0006n/a
Jackson-Madison County School System$4,9985n/a
Bergen County Academies$4,9987n/a
Calhoun County Career Technical Center$4,9834n/a
Oakland Schools$4,9553n/a
Bradley Central High School$4,8829n/a
Greene County Career Center$4,7208n/a
The Delaware County Education Foundation$4,61870%
Gtc- Public Institution of Higher$4,5009n/a
Lake Technical College Inc$4,00080%
Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center$3,7002n/a
Hillsborough Community College$3,5009n/a
Elkins High School$3,0003n/a
Fayette County Public Schools$3,0006n/a
Region 8 Mid-Coast School of Technology$3,0009n/a
Community College of Aurora$3,0009n/a
State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Contro$3,0008n/a
Tazewell County Public Schools$3,0002n/a
Ranken Technical College$2,80060%
Seminole County Public Schools$2,0008n/a
Support Programs$2,0006n/a
Kent Intermediate School District$2,0009n/a
Germantown School District$2,0008n/a
Los Rios Community College District$2,0007n/a
Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Livingston$2,0005n/a
Union County School District$1,5006n/a
Great Oaks Inst Hlth Prof Acad$1,5009n/a
Western Area Career & Technology Ce$1,1002n/a
Bellingham Technical College$1,0008n/a
Northern Neck Technical Center$1,0004n/a
Beaufort Jasper Academy$1,0003n/a
Winston Salem Forsyth County Schools$1,0004n/a
West Side Career and Technology Center$1,0006n/a
School District of Manatee County$1,0007n/a
Knox County Career Center$1,0001n/a
Walla Walla Community College$1,0003n/a
Butler Community College$1,0003n/a
Tennessee College of Applied Technology$1,0001n/a
Jackson County School District$1,0004n/a
Shenandoah County Schools$1,0007n/a
Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery Boces$1,0007n/a
Renton Technical College$1,0003n/a
Erie Community College - South Campus$1,0007n/a
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Paris$1,0009n/a
Cumberland Perry Area Vo Tech$1,0009n/a
Highland Community College$1,0003n/a
Erie 1 Boces - Kenton Career and Tech Center$1,0007n/a
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College$1,0007n/a
Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center$1,0006n/a
Texarkana College$1,0006n/a
Franklin County School District$1,0003n/a
Essex North Shore Agircultural & Technical School$1,0004n/a
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Shelbyville$1,0002n/a
Joplin Schools$1,0007n/a
Randolph Community College$1,0006n/a
Grant Career Center$1,0004n/a
Kansas State University$1,0004n/a
College of Southern Idaho$1,0008n/a
Clackamas Community College$1,0007n/a
Public School$1,0006n/a
Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical School District$1,0004n/a
New Horizons Regional Education Ctr$1,0005n/a
Dallas County Community College District$1,0004n/a
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Isd$1,0004n/a
Guilford Co Public Schools$1,0009n/a
Collision Career Institute$1,0002n/a
Bridgeport High School$1,0006n/a
Four County Career Center$5006n/a
Woolard Technology Center$5005n/a

Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($5k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget I Car Education Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetInter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair: $117,802 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetContra Costa College Foundation: $34,529 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetAims Community College Foundation: $28,000 over 9y, 1.0% of budgetNorwalk High School Atheltic Booste: $22,500 over 8y, 2.0% of budgetRosedale Technical College: $21,750 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNew England Institute of Technology: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMorrison R Waite High School Alumni Association Inc: $19,486 over 9y, 5.5% of budgetHudson Valley Community College Foundation: $8,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCoastal Carolina Community College Foundation Inc: $8,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetUAW- Labor Employment and Training Corp: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCuesta College Foundation: $5,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Sno Isle Skills Center Foundation: $5,000 over 9y, 8.6% of budgetThe Delaware County Education Foundation: $4,618 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetLake Technical College Inc: $4,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetRanken Technical College: $2,800 over 6y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 15.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

GenYOUTH IncorporatedIL70.9× affinity84 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: GenYOUTH Incorporated · American Association of Community Colleges · Round It Up America Inc · Project Lead the Way Inc · Project Lead the Way Inc · The George W Bush Foundation · For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) · Action for Healthy Kids · The Mr Holland's Opus Foundation · Share Our Strength · Save the Music Foundation · Reading Is Fundamental Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About I Car Education Foundation

How much does I Car Education Foundation give?
I Car Education Foundation reported 72 itemized grants totaling $619,975, out of $11,376,310 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 148 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does I Car Education Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Employment (86%), Education (11%), Science & Tech (2%).
Who are I Car Education Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair ($118k), Gwinnett County Schools ($68k), Etowah High School ($68k).
Does I Car Education Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as I Car Education Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include GenYOUTH Incorporated, American Association of Community Colleges, Round It Up America Inc.
Where is I Car Education Foundation based?
I Car Education Foundation is based in IL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 231 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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