Nonprofit · EIN 52-1648962
ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,509,732 | $2,241,407 | $268,325 | $5,672,075 | $902,604 | $4,769,471 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,590,423 | $2,129,566 | $460,857 | $4,489,665 | $196,363 | $4,293,302 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,305,311
- Membership dues
- $2,265,311
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $204,421
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$220
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $633,566
- Other salaries and wages
- $763,361
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,648,164
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,670
- Accounting fees
- $71,367
- Occupancy
- $184,005
- Travel
- $27,450
- Depreciation
- $18,001
- Program services (functional)
- $1,499,746
- Management and general (functional)
- $591,834
- Fundraising (functional)
- $149,827
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,489,665
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,672,075
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $902,604
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,769,471
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $21,482
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,984,208
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,360,216
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $409,255
- Gross receipts
- $4,481,952
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 21
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Chase | President Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $367,956 | $24,609 |
| Peter Kurdock | General Council Key employee | 40 | $199,938 | $41,064 |
| Shaun Kildare | Sr. Director of Research Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,013 | $37,397 |
| Tara Gill | Sr. Dir. Advocacy & Legislation Highest-paid employee | 40 | $165,385 | $11,343 |
| Lisa Drew | Director of Administration Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,655 | $23,590 |
| Muhammad Masood | Director of State Govt Relations Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,976 | $8,380 |
| Shane Austin | Communications Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,298 | $5,164 |
| Michael Brooks | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Matt Gannon | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jack Gillis | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Erica Rosso | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Olson | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Edward Kenealy | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Wayne Cimons | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Joan Claybrook | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vauhn Cleveland | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Steven M Eglish | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Janette E Fennell | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Stephen W Hargarten MD MPH | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ralf Hotchkiss | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mary Jagim MSN RN CEN FAEN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Thomas Karol | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Erin Martinko | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Andrew McGuire | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jennifer A Morrison | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Nathan Riedel | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Deanna Wathington MD MPH FAAFP | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gerald L Zimmerman | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHERINE CHASE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $344,074 | $39,365 |
| PETER KURDOCK | GENERAL COUNCIL Key employee | 40 | $186,698 | $11,853 |
| SHAUN KILDARE | SR. DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,585 | $23,451 |
| TARA GILL | SR. DIR OF ADVOCACY & LEGI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,423 | $17,805 |
| LISA DREW | DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,194 | $8,897 |
| CHRIS OLSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT GANNON | INSURANCE CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK GILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY JAGIM | CONSUMER CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEANNA WATHINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL E BECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN CLAYBOOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN M ENGLISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JANETTE E FENNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RALF HOTCHKISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS KAROL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW MCGUIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EDMUND KENEALY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN MARTINKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN W HARGARTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER A MORRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| R DAVID PITTLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY F BECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BROOKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| VAUN CLEVELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD L ZIMMERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE CIMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICA ROSSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 660 NORTH CAPITOL ST NW 810, WASHINGTON, DC 20001-1642
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Catherine Chase, 660 North Capitol St NW 810, Washington, DC 20001
- Signed the 990
- Catherine Chase, President
- Phone
- (202) 408-1711
- Website
- www.saferoads.org
- Return prepared by
- Rogers & Company PLLC
Mission
ADVOCATES promotes, initiates, encourages and conducts programs, both private and public, to further highway safety and aid in the conservation and preservation of life and property.
Program accomplishments
- To promote the adoption of effective highway safety legislation, standards, policies and programs affecting such state issues as drunk and drugged driving, safety belts, and motorcycle helmet use.Expenses $1,499,746
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Check at the IRS |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-1648962
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,965,226
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,152,594
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,509,732 | $2,241,407 | $5,672,075 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,590,423 | $2,129,566 | $4,489,665 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,868,261 | $2,001,313 | $4,219,455 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-1648962).
Questions about ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY
- What is the EIN of ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY is 52-1648962.
- Is ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1990.
- Are donations to ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Catherine Chase.
- Who are the officers and directors of ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 28 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $367,956 (Catherine Chase, President).
- How much revenue does ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,509,732, expenses of $2,241,407 and total assets of $5,672,075 at year end.
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