AAA FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: AAA FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY (EIN 52-0794368)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-05-08
IRS object ID: 202001299349300305
Schema version: 2019v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-05-08T09:36:54-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	420714325	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RSM US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7351 OFFICE PARK PL	AddressLine1Txt
City	MELBOURNE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	329408229	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	520794368	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AAA FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AAAF	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2026385944	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	607 14TH STREET NW NO 201	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHEN-YE DAVID YANG PHD	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2026385944	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-05-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JULIANA KREUL	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01204534	PTIN
Phone	3217516200	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	76.208.83.56	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-05-07	IPDt
IP Tm	13:14:26	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	C7E7B0C0E81BD62A89852478B08C37E9234D4314	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-09-23 17:36:50Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CHEN-YE DAVID YANG PHD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	607 14TH STREET NW NO 201	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$11,685,055	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.AAAFOUNDATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1947	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE FOUNDATION CONDUCTS OR FUNDS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO ENHANCE TRAFFIC STUDY	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	14	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	57	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$6,670,819	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$6,762,683	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$645,413	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$763,564	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$14,196	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$11,271	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$7,330,428	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$7,537,518	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$38,500	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$41,920	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,456,067	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,589,399	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$31,463	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$5,393,646	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,196,518	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$6,888,213	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,827,837	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$442,215	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,709,681	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$22,366,474	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$26,154,905	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$3,218,266	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,475,574	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$19,148,208	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$24,679,331	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE AAA FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY'S MISSION IS TO SAVE LIVES AND REDUCE INJURIES THROUGH RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES OF TRAFFIC CRASHES, AND EDUCATION ABOUT PROVEN STRATEGIES FOR MITIGATING RISKS ON THE ROAD.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$4,819,822	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$6,355	GrantAmt
Desc	RESEARCH: IN 2019, THE FOUNDATION PUBLISHED 22 NEW TRAFFIC SAFETY REPORTS, AND INITIATED 7 NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE FOUNDATION FUNDED, MANAGED, AND/OR PERFORMED RESEARCH IN 2019 DETAILED IN THE FOLLOWING REPORTS (IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER BY DATE OF PUBLICATION): 2018 FORUM ON THE IMPACT OF VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES AND AUTOMATION ON VULNERABLE ROAD USERS AND DRIVER BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE: A SUMMARY REPORT; OBJECTIVELY DERIVED AND SELF-REPORTED MEASURES OF DRIVING EXPOSURE AND PATTERNS AMONG OLDER ADULTS: AAA LONGROAD STUDY; AMERICAN DRIVING SURVEY, 2014-2017; ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY OF EVALUATING THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF MARIJUANA PER SE STATUTES IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; PATTERNS OF SELF-REPORTED DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED AMONG OLDER ADULTS: AAA LONGROAD STUDY; DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES IN USE OF ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION AMONG OLDER DRIVERS: AAA LONGROAD STUDY; RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DRIVING HABITS AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE: AAA LONGROAD STUDY; REVIEW OF CURRENT PRACTICES FOR SETTING POSTED SPEED LIMITS; DRUG EVALUATION AND CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW OF THE PROGRAM AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENHANCEMENT; REVIEW OF CURRENT PRACTICES FOR SETTING POSTED SPEED LIMITS; DRUG EVALUATION AND CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW OF THE PROGRAM AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENHANCEMENT; THE ASSOCIATION OF FRAILTY WITH DRIVING HABITS AMONG OLDER ADULTS: AAA LONGROAD STUDY; 2018 TRAFFIC SAFETY CULTURE INDEX; DETECTION WINDOWS FOR DRUGS IN ORAL FLUID: CANNABINOIDS, STIMULANTS, AND OPIOIDS; THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF DRIVING CESSATION FOR RURAL AND URBAN OLDER ADULTS: AAA LONGROAD STUDY; AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCES IN THE COGNITIVE, VISUAL AND TEMPORAL DEMANDS OF IN-VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PREVALENCE AND TIMING OF DRIVER LICENSING AMONG YOUNG ADULTS, UNITED STATES, 2019; THE EFFECT OF EXTENDING GRADUATED DRIVER LICENSING TO OLDER NOVICE DRIVERS IN INDIANA; THE ROLE OF DRIVING COMFORT IN SELF-REGULATION AMONG A LARGE COHORT OF OLDER DRIVERS: AAA LONGROAD STUDY; EFFECTIVENESS OF DISTRACTED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE; USERS' UNDERSTANDING OF AUTOMATED VEHICLES AND PERCEPTION TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC SAFETY - RESULTS FROM A NATIONAL SURVEY; UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY: DO ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE AND SEMI-AUTOMATED VEHICLE SYSTEMS LEAD TO IMPROPER DRIVING BEHAVIOR?; ENHANCING DRUGGED DRIVING DATA: STATE-LEVEL RECOMMENDATIONS; AND DATA NECESSARY TO DEVELOP A SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR DRUG USE BY DRIVERS IN CRASHES: A REVIEW OF THE EXISTING LANDSCAPE.FOUNDATION RESEARCH FINDINGS ARE USED TO SUPPORT NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, SUCH AS NATIONAL TEEN DRIVER SAFETY WEEK AND DROWSY DRIVING PREVENTION WEEK. THEY ARE ALSO USED TO DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND SUPPORT ADVOCACY EFFORTS OF AAA AND OTHER TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS. ALL OF THESE EFFORTS ARE ULTIMATELY DESIGNED TO INFLUENCE AND AFFECT REAL WORLD IMPROVEMENTS IN TRAFFIC SAFETY. FOUNDATION RESEARCH HAS ALSO SUPPORTED OUR NUMEROUS PARTNERSHIPS IN THE TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMUNITIES. FOUNDATION RESEARCH STAFF PRESENTED THE RESULTS OF THE FOUNDATION'S RESEARCH AT SEVERAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL DRUGS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY, NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION, AUTOMOTIVE USER INTERFACES, AND INTERNATIONAL DRIVING SYMPOSIUM ON HUMAN FACTORS IN DRIVER ASSESSMENT, TRAINING, AND VEHICLE DESIGN. FINALLY IN 2019, WE INITIATED RESEARCH PROJECTS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS EVALUATING DRIVERS' UNDERSTANDING OF AUTOMATED VEHICLE SYSTEMS; THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION SOURCES ON CONSUMER UNDERSTANDING OF AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEMS; EVALUATING ADVANCED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES' IMPACT ON DRIVER WORKLOAD; UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF ABBREVIATED DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVERS FIRST LICENSED AT AGES 18 OR OLDER; IDENTIFYING POLICY APPROACHES TO EXTENDING THE SAFE MOBILITY OF OLDER ADULTS; LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH ON AGING DRIVERS, PHASE 2; AND MOVING FROM SIMPLE TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION TO BEHAVIOR CHANGE.ASURES ON DRUG INVOLVEMENT IN MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES; INVESTIGATING IMPLICATIONS OF PER SE STANDARDS FOR SENTENCING MARIJUANA-IMPAIRED DRIVERS; EXAMINING TRENDS, QUANTIFY RISKS, AND DEVELOP AND EVALUATE COUNTERMEASURES ON DRUG INVOLVEMENT IN MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES; EXAMINING HOW OLDER DRIVERS INTERCT WITH TECHNOLOGY; IDENTIFYING THE IMPACT OF RAISING OR LOWERING SPEED LIMITS TO PREVENT CRASHES, INJURIES AND FATALITIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$344,685	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$35,565	GrantAmt
Revenue	$2,988	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: ALL RESEARCH REPORTS AND FINDINGS PRODUCED BY THE AAA FOUNDATION ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, FREE OF CHARGE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION PRODUCES COMPLEMENTARY MATERIALS FOR EACH PROJECT SO THAT VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE CAN FIND KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM EACH STUDY. THESE MAY INCLUDE FACT SHEETS, RESEARCH BRIEFS, INFOGRAPHICS, ETC. ALTHOUGH AAA FOUNDATION'S ONLINE STORE PERMANENTLY CLOSED IN 2016, FEW REMAINING TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ARE STILL AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, AT NO COST. ADDITIONALLY, THE AAA FOUNDATION DISSEMINATES ITS RESEARCH FINDINGS AND SAFETY MESSAGING TO KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WITH THE GOAL OF EFFECTING REAL-WORLD CHANGE. IN 2019, FOUNDATION RESEARCH FINDINGS WERE PRESENTED AT NUMEROUS CONFERENCES AND EVENTS, SUCH AS THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD, LIFESAVERS CONFERENCE, AND INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS ANNUAL MEETING. IN 2019, THE AAA FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY GAINED ITS LARGEST AMOUNT OF MEDIA COVERAGE TO DATE. DISTRACTED, DROWSY AND TEEN DRIVING GARNERED HIGH-PROFILE MEDIA COVERAGE ALONGSIDE SUSTAINED COVERAGE FROM PRIOR YEARS' RESEARCH INCLUDING ROAD RAGE AND ROAD DEBRIS. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE AAA FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY CAPTURED 48% OF THE SHARE OF VOICE ACROSS ALL TRAFFIC SAFETY COVERAGE (UP 16 PERCENTAGE POINTS FROM 2018), MAKING IT THE LEADER IN THIS SPACE.THE AAA FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED OUTREACH TO A RANGE OF AUDIENCES, CONDUCTED THROUGH MANY EVENTS INCLUDING CONFERENCES, FORUMS AND WORKSHOPS. THE AAA FOUNDATION PARTICIPATED IN MANY CONFERENCES THROUGHOUT 2019, INCLUDING THE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD ANNUAL MEETING, JOINT ITE INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL MEETING AND THE NATIONAL BIKE SUMMIT. AAA FOUNDATION'S PRESENCE AT THESE CONFERENCES HELPED SPREAD AAA FOUNDATION'S RESEARCH AND MISSION TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES.ON NOVEMBER 4 AND 5, 2019, THE AAA FOUNDATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO HOSTED A FORUM TO DISCUSS AND IDENTIFY FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS ON THE IMPACT OF VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES AND AUTOMATION ON DESIGN AND SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. THE EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY ACADEMICS, AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, ADVOCACY GROUPS AND OTHER RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS. THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THIS FORUM WERE TO: (A) GATHER REPRESENTATIVES/EXPERTS FROM THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY, GOVERNMENT, AND INDUSTRY TO DISCUSS AND IDENTIFY RESEARCH NEEDS/DIRECTION ON THE IMPACT OF VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES AND AUTOMATION ON DESIGN AND SAFETY IMPLICATIONS, AND (B) ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS IN ADDRESSING THESE PRESSING RESEARCH NEEDS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$5,164,507	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	14	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	CJ	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	Yes (1)	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JASON HOSAFLOOK	PersonNm
Phone	4074447669	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 AAA DR	AddressLine1Txt
City	HEATHROW	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	32746	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MARK A SHAW
CHAIRMAN	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TOM MCKERNAN
VICE CHAIRMAN	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KENNETH A JOHNSON
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DONALD R GAGNON
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AVERY BROWN
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILL MEKRUT
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDA CAVANAGH
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOE RICHARDSON
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BOB DARBELNET
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VALERIE DANIELS-CARTER
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK H SHAW
TRUSTEE	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL PETRILLO
CHAIR EMERITUS	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TONY BUZZELLI
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN BOWER
ASST SECRETARY	3.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID POLANSKY
ASST TREASURER	2.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHEN-YE DAVID YANG PHD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$227,648	$0	$47,159
BRIAN TEFFT
SENIOR RESEARCHER	40.00			$110,657	$0	$22,789	Yes (X)
TARA KELLEY-BAKER
DATA & INFORMATION GROUP L	40.00			$130,481	$0	$39,597	Yes (X)
WILLIAM HORREY
TRAFFIC SAFETY GROUP LEADE	40.00			$127,654	$0	$35,218	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$596,440	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$144,763	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 29789	NEW YORK	NY	100879789	RESEARCH	$1,432,695
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
201 S PRESIDENTS CIR RM 406	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	84112	RESEARCH	$1,284,402
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGA
PO BOX 223131	PITTSBURGH	PA	15251	RESEARCH	$1,100,833
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
GRANT ACCOUNTING OFFICE	IOWA CITY	IA	52242	RESEARCH	$311,562
NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER
55 E MONROE SUITE 2000	CHICAGO	IL	60603	RESEARCH	$271,373

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	9	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$6,762,683	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$6,762,683	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$679,792	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$679,792	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,283	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$8,283	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$4,231,309	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$4,147,537	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$83,772	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$83,772	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$83,772	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,988	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,988	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,988	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,537,518	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,988	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$771,847	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,920	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,920	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$282,750	TotalAmt
Program Services	$92,129	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$177,460	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,161	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$999,340	TotalAmt
Program Services	$756,369	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$242,531	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$440	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,047	TotalAmt
Management And General	$68,047	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$148,419	TotalAmt
Program Services	$98,355	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$50,064	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$90,843	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,646	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,297	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$900	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,043	TotalAmt
Management And General	$21,043	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,281	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,281	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,630	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,443	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,943	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$244	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,312	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,552	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,648	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$112	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,503	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,503	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,273	TotalAmt
Program Services	$61,173	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,100	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,192	TotalAmt
Program Services	$76,490	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,702	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,272	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,861	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,280	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$131	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
RESEARCH PROJECTS	$3,871,134	$3,871,134
OUTREACH	$29,283	$29,283
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$22,871	$22,871
FUNDRAISING	$16,475		$16,475

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,249	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,249	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,827,837	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,164,507	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$631,867	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$31,463	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$863,847	BOYAmt
EOY	$855,732	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$733,462	BOYAmt
EOY	$764,780	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,892	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,619	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$165,514	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$125,230	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,587	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,284	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,713,686	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,488,490	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,366,474	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,154,905	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,883,039	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,153,076	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$335,227	BOYAmt
EOY	$322,498	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,218,266	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,475,574	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,586,469	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,122,204	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,561,739	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,557,127	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,148,208	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,679,331	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,366,474	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,154,905	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,709,681	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$3,821,442	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,269,594	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,710,207	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,369,184	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,670,819	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,762,683	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$32,782,487	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,269,594	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,710,207	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,369,184	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,670,819	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,762,683	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$32,782,487	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$19,439,601	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$13,342,886	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$382,864	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$373,673	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$531,579	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$655,809	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$688,075	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,632,000	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$11,342	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9,989	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,448	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,988	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$39,567	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$35,454,054	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$46,808	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.37630	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.40100	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 11,342. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 9,989. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 11,448. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 3,800. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 2,988.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$13,738,647	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,197,537	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,197,537	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$13,738,647	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$13,738,647	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$447,905	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	-$447,905	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$13,738,647	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$13,738,647	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$876,692	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$876,692	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$13,738,647	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$13,738,647	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$396,478	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$396,478	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$13,738,647	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$9,568,647	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,170,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$143,443	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	-$143,443	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$13,738,647	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.52410	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.47590	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$165,514	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$125,230	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$40,284	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$40,284	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ACCRUED PENSIONS & POST RETIREMENT LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$322,498	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$322,498	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$11,981,941	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$3,821,442	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$722,981	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$4,544,423	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$7,437,518	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$100,000	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$100,000	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$7,537,518	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,450,818	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$722,981	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$722,981	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,727,837	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$100,000	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$100,000	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,827,837	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART V, LINE 4:

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ENDOWMENT FUND ARE SUBJECT TO DONOR RESTRICTIONS THAT STIPULATE THE ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL OF THE GIFT IS TO BE HELD AND INVESTED BY THE FOUNDATION INDEFINITELY. INCOME FROM THE FUND MAY BE EXPENDED TO FUND THE FOUNDATION'S GENERAL OPERATIONS AND VARIOUS PROGRAMS. THE FOUNDATION BOARD SPECIFIES A SPENDING RATE POLICY THAT AUTHORIZES SPENDING A PORTION OF THE INVESTMENT INCOME GENERATED BY THE ENDOWMENT FUND EACH YEAR FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS, PUBLIC OUTREACH, AND EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS.

PART X, LINE 2:

THE FOUNDATION FOLLOWS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS RELATING TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT ASSESSED WHETHER THERE WERE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, WHICH MAY GIVE RISE TO INCOME TAX LIABILITIES AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO SUCH MATTERS REQUIRING RECOGNITION IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FOUNDATION FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. GENERALLY, THE FOUNDATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2016.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	RegionTxt
Offices	0	OfficesCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	INVESTMENT IN DRAKE CAPITAL OFFSHORE PARTNERS II, L.P.	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$2,278,433	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$2,278,433	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$2,278,433	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS
PO BOX 791493	BALTIMORE	MD	21279	530232732	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF 2 LEVEL ROADWAY SAFETY PROFESSIONAL (RSP) CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE
500 FIFTH ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	530196932	501(C)(3)	$8,000	TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD SPONSORSHIP

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	2	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING ASSISTANCE FROM AAA FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY ARE DIRECTED TO COMPLETE A REQUEST FORM. UPON RECEIPT OF A REQUEST FOR FUNDS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE REQUEST TO DETERMINE IF THE PURPOSE IS TO BE USED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION. THE REQUESTER IS NOTIFIED OF THE DECISION, AMOUNT OF FUNDS TO BE AWARDED, OR THE REASON FOR DENIAL INCLUDING A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FOUNDATION'S WORK AND FOCUS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	Yes (1)	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CHEN-YE DAVID YANG PHD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$197,280	$0	$17,236	$0	$13,132	$0	$19,525	$0	$35,577	$0	$282,750	$0	$0	$0
TARA KELLEY-BAKER
DATA & INFORMATION GROUP L	$119,104	$0	$7,518	$0	$3,859	$0	$12,213	$0	$33,172	$0	$175,866	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM HORREY
TRAFFIC SAFETY GROUP LEADE	$118,774	$0	$7,098	$0	$1,782	$0	$12,147	$0	$26,813	$0	$166,614	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 6	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN ASSOCIATE INCENTIVE PLAN AND A CEO INCENTIVE PLAN. THERE IS NO INCENTIVE PLAN PAYOUT UNLESS THE ANNUAL BUDGET IS MET. BOTH PLANS HAVE BOTH A TEAM COMPONENT AND AN INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT. THE TEAM COMPONENT IS COMPRISED OF THE OVERALL FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE FOUNDATION AS A WHOLE. THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT IS BASED ON SHORT-TERM GOALS DETERMINED ANNUALLY. ALL MONETARY CALCULATIONS ARE BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S BASE SALARY FOR THE PLAN YEAR.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	MARK A. SHAW, DONALD R. GAGNON, AND VALERIE DANIELS-CARTER ARE DIRECTORS OF THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	AMENDMENTS ELIMINATING THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND NOMINATING COMMITTEES
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION, INC. SELECTS SIX OF THE 12 TRUSTEES ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FOUNDATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, COMMITTEES, AND THE AAA FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY ASSOCIATES ARE ASKED TO READ THE FOUNDATION'S POLICY ON POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND EXECUTE A FORM IDENTIFYING ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND SENIOR FOUNDATION MANAGERS KEEP THIS POLICY IN MIND WHEN ALL POTENTIAL CONTRACTS ARE BEING NEGOTIATED. THE PROCESS IS OVERSEEN BY INDEPENDENT AUDIT TEAM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED BY THE MERCER COMPANY IN 2014, WAS USED TO BENCHMARK THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION, ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATES. THE FOUNDATION'S ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE HAS FORMALIZED THE PROCESS BY WHICH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE IS MEASURED AND COMPENSATION ESTABLISHED. THAT NEW PROCESS WAS INSTITUTED IN APRIL OF 2015.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	COPIES OF FORM 990 AND FORM 1023 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS AVAILABILITY IS NOTED ON THE AAA FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY'S WEB-PAGE FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN IRC SECTION 6104(D).
FORM 990, PART VII CONTACT ADDRESSES FOR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, ETC	MARK A. SHAW - 110 ROYAL LITTLE DRIVE, PROVIDENCE, RI 02904. TOM MCKERNAN - 3333 FAIRVIEW ROAD, COSTA MESA, CA 92626. DONALD R. GAGNON - 1 RIVER PLACE, WILMINGTON, DE 19801. BILL MEKRUT - 270 CENTRAL AVENUE, JOHNSTON, RI 02919. LINDA CAVANAGH - 6061 SOUTH WILLOW DRIVE, GREENWOOD VILLAGE,, CO 80111. JOE RICHARDSON - 1 AUTO CLUB DRIVE, DEARBORN, MI 48126. PAUL PETRILLO - 5407 PARKWOOD SCHOOL ROAD, WAXHAW, NC 28173. TONY BUZZELLI - 6402 SCUFFLETOWN ROAD, SOMERSET, VA 22972. KATHLEEN BOWER - 1000 AAA DRIVE MS 90, HEATHROW, FL 32746.
FORM 990, PT. IX, LINE 24A RESEARCH PROJECTS:	FORM 990 PT. IX, LINE 24A RESEARCH PROJECTS CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING EXPENDITURES: $1,371,427 LONGROAD EXPENSES 977,558 ADS TECH & DRIVER WL-UTAH 166,910 CONSUMER EDUCATION ADAS 158,750 AMERICAN DRIVING SURVEY 152,713 CELL PHONES & CRASH RISK 140,467 TRAFFIC SAFETY TOOL KIT 139,390 TSCI/EMERGING TECH PERCEPTION 131,110 SENIOR POLICY APPROACHES 126,411 POSTED SPEED LIMITES PROJECT 126,376 IMPACT ADAS MENTAL MODELS 122,382 PALM/ACCEL EVALUATION 74,309 ABBREVIATED DRIVER EDUCATION 68,606 SENIOR DRIVER LICENSING POLICY 61,377 STATE-BY-STATE ASSESSMENT 34,477 SURVEILLANCE FOR DRUG DRIVING 28,812 CDST DRIVING SAFETY TECH-UTAH 1,200 GENERAL RESEARCH 16 ERHS SURVEY (11,156) ALCOHOL/DRUG COUNTERMEASURES
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR TO THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR TO THE PROCESS OF SELECTING AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.