BMW Car Club of America Foundation

Street Survival
Our goal is to bring Street Survival car control training to 20,000 young drivers each year. Currently, we provide training to about 3,000 teenage drivers each year, in 110+ different clinics from coast to coast. Street Survival is an intensive, day-long clinic with each teenager trained one-on-one by a highly-skilled instructor. Teenagers drive their own car in the exercises, and learn how to control it in emergency situations.

Museum, Archive & Preservation
Our goal is to expand the Museum & Archive for the benefit of the 70,000+ members of the BMW Car Club of America, and ensure that the 45,000 rare and one-of-a-kind items in our care are properly preserved and displayed. The Museum belongs to the members of the BMW Car Club of America, although it is open to all visitors.

The Museum & Archive celebrates the 100 year history of the BMW brand, along with the nearly 50 year history of the BMW Car Club of America and its members.

STREET SURVIVAL
There are two concurrent strategies for Street Survival.

1) Current Operation
The program currently reaches about 3,000 young drivers each year, in 110+ clinics facilitated from coast to coast. We are constantly striving to find areas for improvement in program delivery, impact and capacity. Our Program Staff and lead volunteers lead this work.

2) Expansion
An expansion of Street Survival capacity to 20,000 young drivers each year will require new models of program delivery, curriculum, technology and transportation / logistics. We have a Task Force of Program Staff and lead volunteers working to chart out this brave new world, with action steps, milestones and resource needs. We're excited about it.

MUSEUM & ARCHIVE
We employ a highly experienced Curator, with BMW running in his blood. Nationwide outreach for historical memorabilia and automobiles is ongoing.

Our facility is directly next door to the BMW Performance Center in Greer, South Carolina...and across the street from the the largest BMW assembly plant in the world.
Our seven acre campus is becoming a popular stop for all automotive and BMW enthusiasts.

The BMW Car Club of America Foundation is supported and governed by some of North America's most influential automotive enthusiasts and philanthropists.

We are grateful for the long-standing support of several major corporate partners, including The Tire Rack, Michelin, BMW North America and Enterprise Rental Car.

Our leadership and program staff are highly experienced, passionate about the Foundation's goals, and well-stocked with the tools they need to help the organization reach those goals.

STREET SURVIVAL
We have accomplished steady and sustained growth of the program in its current form. In 2016, we trained just under 3,000 teenage drivers in 110 different clinics from coast to coast.

We have yet to accomplish our stretch growth to 20,000 teenagers per year, but that project is only just beginning. New methods for program delivery are currently being designed.

MUSEUM & ARCHIVE
We have accomplished the task of finding a permanent home, and Member Campus for the 70,000+ members of the BMW Car Club of America. We currently own a 15,000 square foot building, which contains our home office and the 45,000 BMW-specific items that comprise the Museum.

We are now working on the funding and design of a full seven acre member experience, including an expanded Museum & Archive, and space for clinics, festivals and car shows, all for the benefit of BMW Car Club members.