About Pennsylvania Automotive Association Foundation
The Foundation's primary mission is to support, promote and enhance the charitable activities of new retail car and truck dealers in Pennsylvania and to help them manage and achieve their philanthropic goals.
Focus Areas
Charitable activities of automobile and truck dealersCommunity needsDonor-advised grantmakingFamily philanthropy
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted supportcore/organizational funding
Topics
cross-sector/general support (no programmatic focus specified)organizational capacity/core operations
About Pennsylvania Automotive Association Foundation
The Pennsylvania Automotive Association Foundation’s recent grantmaking is shaped by donor-advised accounts and benefactor clubs that channel dealer philanthropy into general support for charities across Pennsylvania. Its largest listed grants include $1,794,500 to Young Life in Harlan, Iowa, and $1,500,000 to Central Pennsylvania Food Bank in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, showing both large-dollar support and a mix of in-state and out-of-state recipients when donor recommendations allow it. The foundation’s own description says its primary mission is to support, promote and enhance the charitable activities and good works of Pennsylvania new car and truck dealers and to help them manage and achieve their philanthropic goals. That dealer-linked structure is reflected in the grant list, where multi-year support appears for organizations such as Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Downtown Daily Bread, and New Hope Ministries Inc. The giving pattern is largely general support rather than project-specific funding, with many awards routed through donor-recommended grantmaking and donor-advised accounts. Recent recipients also include health, food, faith-based, and community-serving organizations, all funded through a local Pennsylvania-centered platform.
What Pennsylvania Automotive Association Foundation Funds
Food access is a visible theme in the foundation’s grant list. It gave $1,002,000 to Central Pennsylvania Food Bank in Harrisburg for general support and $775,000 to Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank in Duquesne for general support, with additional support to Greater Washington County Food Bank in Brownsville. Community assistance also shows up through $505,000 to Downtown Daily Bread in Harrisburg for general support and $508,000 to New Hope Ministries Inc in Dillsburg for general support. The foundation also funds health-related institutions, including $500,000 to Guthrie Clinic in Sayre and $500,000 to Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank in Hummelstown, both listed as general support. Cultural and civic grantees appear as well, such as $235,250 to Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra in Harrisburg for general support and $300,250 to Cumberland County Historical Society in Carlisle for general support.
How Pennsylvania Automotive Association Foundation Gives
Typical grants are mid-sized for a donor-advised platform: p25 is $10,000, the median is $16,000, and p75 is $37,000. The recent list also includes a long tail of larger awards, but the underlying structure is still donor-recommended grantmaking administered by the foundation. Recurring support is evident in several grantees appearing across multiple years, including Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Downtown Daily Bread, New Hope Ministries Inc, and Hagerstown Aviation Museum. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. It accepts unsolicited requests in its gift and donor-advised account programs, while donor-recommended grants are made through account-holder recommendations and PAAF policies.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$13.1M
Total Assets
$84.7M
Total Revenue
$18.9M
Total Expenses
$14.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $37K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$37K
Geographic Reach
Local25 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JOHN DEVLIN
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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