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AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

EIN 52-0794368Research and Public Policy District of Columbia Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Saving lives through research and education

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is dedicated to saving lives and reducing injuries on the roads. Since 1947, the Foundation has funded over 200 research projects designed to discover the causes of traffic crashes, prevent them, and minimize injuries when they do occur. We have used this research to develop dozens of focused, high-impact educational materials for drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists and other road users. Government agencies and legislators--as well as automobile clubs, driving schools, and school districts--turn to the Foundation's research to guide them in creating policies that can save lives on our roads and highways, teach adults how to drive more responsibly, and teach children about vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian safety.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.02Overall score
out of 100

97.50Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,112,414

Total expenses · USD$7,776,718

Program expenses

$7,216,794.30 recorded amount

92.8%

Fundraising expenses

$62,213.74 recorded amount

0.8%

Administrative expenses

$482,156.52 recorded amount

6.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: David Yang Chen-Ye
Recorded compensation: $198,146.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.54%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is dedicated to saving lives and reducing injuries on the roads. Since 1947, the Foundation has funded over 200 research projects designed to discover the causes of traffic crashes, prevent them, and minimize injuries when they do occur. We have used this research to develop dozens of focused, high-impact educational materials for drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists and other road users. Government agencies and legislators--as well as automobile clubs, driving schools, and school districts--turn to the Foundation's research to guide them in creating policies that can save lives on our roads and highways, teach adults how to drive more responsibly, and teach children about vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian safety.
`ein` EIN	52-0794368
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7776718.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.062
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.008
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9279999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	97.5
`leader` Recorded leader	David Yang Chen-Ye
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	198146.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0254
`motto` Tagline	Saving lives through research and education
`name` Charity name	AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7112414.0
`score` Overall score	92.02
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7216794.304
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	62213.744
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	482156.516

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-0794368
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.