The Educational Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the educational advancement of automotive recyclers. The Educational Foundation gathers and provides informational materials on the automotive recycling industry. A loan library is maintained with Improvement and Beautification albums, educational video tapes, and other informational materials for ARA member's use. The Educational Foundation Library contains a wealth of information for the automotive recycler to use in gaining valuable business knowledge. Inc. The Scholarship Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization, whose purpose is to promote education through the awarding of scholarships.
Scholarships are available for post-high school educational pursuits.
Eligible applicants must be children of an employee of a direct ARA member company. The deadline to submit completed scholarship applications is March 15 of each year. Donations and fund raising events derive money for the foundation.