AAA FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: AAA FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY (EIN 52-0794368)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-05-10
IRS object ID: 201941309349303604
Schema version: 2018v3.1
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	2019-05-10T11:43:10-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	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	2018-01-01	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	2019-04-29	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	66.98.98.9	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-04-29	IPDt
IP Tm	12:18:13	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	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	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	$7,330,428	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	15	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	66	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$13,952	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$6,369,184	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$6,670,819	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$731,782	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$645,413	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$11,448	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$14,196	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$7,112,414	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$7,330,428	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$8,700	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$38,500	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,165,428	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,456,067	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$32,097	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$6,602,590	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$5,393,646	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$7,776,718	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$6,888,213	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$664,304	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$442,215	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$23,895,795	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$22,366,474	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$3,225,478	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$3,218,266	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$20,670,317	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$19,148,208	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	$5,919,257	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,490	GrantAmt
Desc	RESEARCH: IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION PUBLISHED 21 NEW TRAFFIC SAFETY REPORTS, AND INITIATED 10 NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE FOUNDATION FUNDED, MANAGED, AND/OR PERFORMED RESEARCH IN 2018 DETAILED IN THE FOLLOWING REPORTS (IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER BY DATE OF PUBLICATION): CRASH RISK OF CELL PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING: A CASE CROSSOVER ANALYSIS OF NATURALISTIC DRIVING DATA; AMERICAN DRIVING SURVEY, 2015-2016; PREVALENCE OF DROWSY DRIVING CRASHES: ESTIMATED FROM A LARGE-SCALE NATURALISTIC DRIVING STUDY; 2017 TRAFFIC SAFETY CULTURE INDEX; OBSERVED MAINTENANCE, DAMAGE, TECHNOLOGIES, AND ADAPTATIONS AMONG VEHICLES OF OLDER DRIVERS: A LONGROAD STUDY; MARIJUANA USE IN OLDER DRIVERS IN COLORADO: A LONGROAD STUDY; ADVANCING DRUGGED DRIVING DATA AT THE STATE LEVEL: STATE-BY-STATE ASSESSMENT; HIT-AND-RUN CRASHES: A PREVALENCE, CONTRIBUTING FACTORS AND COUNTERMEASURES; DEVELOPMENT AND PILOT TESTING OF THE DRIVING CHECK-UP: EXPANDING THE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES AVAILABLE TO ASSIST OLDER DRIVERS; ORIENTATION SESSIONS FOR PARENTS OF YOUNG NOVICE DRIVERS: AN ASSESSMENT OF U.S. PROGRAMS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; PROPERLY AND EFFECTIVELY ADJUDICATING DRUGGED DRIVERS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ONLINE CURRICULA; VISUAL AND COGNITIVE DEMANDS OF USING APPLE CARPLAY, GOOGLE'S ANDROID AUTO AND FIVE DIFFERENT OEM INFOTAINMENT SYSTEMS; DISCUSSION WITH OLDER FAMILY MEMBERS ABOUT SAFE DRIVING: FINDINGS FROM THE AAA LONGROAD STUDY; LEVERAGING AND ENHANCING ALCOHOL COUNTERMEASURES TO REDUCE DRUGGED DRIVING; VEHICLE OWNERS' EXPERIENCES WITH AND REACTIONS TO ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS; POTENTIAL REDUCTION IN CRASHES, INJURIES AND DEATHS FROM LARGE-SCALE DEPLOYMENT OF ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS; COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST PRESCRIPTION AND OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING; ASSESSING FATALITY RATES IN CRASH INVOLVEMENT FOR MOTORISTS AND NON-MOTORISTS IN TEEN DRIVER CRASHES BY RISK FACTOR; THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VISUAL ABILITIES AND DRIVING HABITS AMONG OLDER DRIVERS: A LONGROAD STUDY; PREVALENCE OF POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATION USE IN OLDER DRIVERS: AAA LONGROAD STUDY; AND MEDICATION USE IN OLDER ADULT DRIVERS: AAA LONGROAD STUDY. 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 MAINE IMPAIRED DRIVING SUMMIT, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HEALTH, AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION, AND THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRAFFIC AND SAFETY SCIENCES. FINALLY IN 2018, WE INITIATED RESEARCH PROJECTS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS EXAMINING USERS' EXPECTATIONS AND ACCEPTANCE OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; INVESTIGATING THE POTENTIAL UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF MIXING MOTORISTS WITH TECHNOLOGIES MEANT TO PROTECT THEM; EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF EXTENDING GRADUATED DRIVER'S LICENSES TO OLDER NOVICE DRIVERS; EVALUATING THE TOOLS BELIEVED TO IMPROVE TEEN DRIVER SAFETY; EVALUATING COUNTERMEASURES 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 INTERACT 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	$321,967	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$36,010	GrantAmt
Revenue	$3,800	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 2018, 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 2018, THE AAA FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY CONTINUED TO POSITION ITSELF AS A LEADER IN TRAFFIC SAFETY RESEARCH, WITH THE RELEASE OF PROMINENT REPORTS COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS DISTRACTED DRIVING AND ADVANCED DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS. THE RESEARCH RESULTED IN EIGHT SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS THAT GENERATED OVER 363.5 MILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS. THE FOUNDATION HAS EXPANDED ITS EARNED MEDIA PLACEMENTS, GARNERING 32 PERCENT OF THE SHARE OF VOICE ACROSS ALL TOPIC AREAS, MAKING IT THE LEADER IN TRAFFIC SAFETY COVERAGE. 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 2018, INCLUDING THE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD ANNUAL MEETING, JOINT ITE INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL MEETING AND EXHIBIT AND SIP-ADUS WORKSHOP ON CONNECTED AND AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEMS. AAA FOUNDATION'S PRESENCE AT THESE CONFERENCES HELPED SPREAD AAA FOUNDATION'S RESEARCH AND MISSION TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES.ON NOVEMBER 7 AND 8, 2018, THE AAA FOUNDATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSTED A FORUM TO DISCUSS AND IDENTIFY FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS ON THE IMPACT OF VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES AND AUTOMATION ON VULNERABLE ROAD USERS AND ON DRIVER BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE. 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 VULNERABLE ROAD USERS AND ON DRIVER BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE, (B) DEVELOP A LIVING DOCUMENT OF RESEARCH NEEDS AND SHARE IT WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPROVE COORDINATION AND ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION, AND (C) ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS IN ADDRESSING THESE PRESSING RESEARCH NEEDS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$6,241,224	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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	6	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	15	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
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	0	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	0	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
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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	DAVID POLANSKY	PersonNm
Phone	4074447116	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 (18 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
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)	$214,066	$0	$48,126
BRIAN TEFFT
SENIOR RESEARCHER	40.00			$108,903	$0	$21,655	Yes (X)
TARA KELLEY-BAKER
DATA & INFORMATION GROUP LEADER	40.00			$130,517	$0	$30,469	Yes (X)
WILLIAM HORREY
TRAFFIC SAFETY GROUP LEADER	40.00			$125,866	$0	$28,490	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$579,352	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$128,740	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	$1,874,798
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
201 S PRESIDENTS CIR RM 406	SALT LAKE CITY	UT	84112	RESEARCH	$1,376,245
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGA
PO BOX 223131	PITTSBURGH	PA	15251	RESEARCH	$603,223
THE URBAN INSTITUTE
DEPARTMENT 950	WASHINGTON	DC	20042	RESEARCH	$316,059
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS	BLACKBURG	VA	24061	RESEARCH	$260,602

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	9	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$6,670,819	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$6,670,819	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$645,413	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$645,413	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$10,396	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$10,396	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$3,800	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,800	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,800	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,330,428	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,800	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$655,809	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	$38,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,500	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$264,680	TotalAmt
Program Services	$86,383	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$166,218	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,079	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$905,713	TotalAmt
Program Services	$672,934	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$232,314	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$465	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,697	TotalAmt
Management And General	$95,697	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$112,083	TotalAmt
Program Services	$78,060	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$34,023	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,894	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,521	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,581	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$792	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,249	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,249	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,514	TotalAmt
Management And General	$23,514	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	$5,634	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,634	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,191	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,222	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,820	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$149	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,800	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,175	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,576	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$49	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,497	TotalAmt
Program Services	$72,519	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,978	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,742	TotalAmt
Program Services	$69,276	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,466	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,046	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,613	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,270	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$163	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
RESEARCH PROJECTS	$5,080,875	$5,080,875
OUTREACH	$38,230	$38,230
FUNDRAISING	$18,317		$18,317
MISCELLANEOUS	$2,612		$63	$2,549

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,939	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,282	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$637	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,888,213	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,241,224	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$614,892	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,097	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,167,139	BOYAmt
EOY	$863,847	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$650,777	BOYAmt
EOY	$733,462	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,784	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,892	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$255,112	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$225,525	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,163	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,587	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,033,932	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,713,686	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,895,795	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,366,474	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,940,779	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,883,039	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$284,699	BOYAmt
EOY	$335,227	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,225,478	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,218,266	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,109,048	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,586,469	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,622	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,092	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,538,647	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,538,647	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,670,317	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,148,208	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,895,795	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,366,474	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$442,215	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$1,964,324	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	$4,955,860	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,269,594	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,710,207	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,369,184	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,670,819	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$30,975,664	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,955,860	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,269,594	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,710,207	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,369,184	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,670,819	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$30,975,664	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$17,482,698	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$13,492,966	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$569,325	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$382,864	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$373,673	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$531,579	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$655,809	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,513,250	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$126,194	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$11,342	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,989	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11,448	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,800	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$162,773	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$33,651,687	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$83,673	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.40100	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.43530	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	FUNDRAISING EVENTS - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 115,488. OTHER INCOME - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 10,706. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 11,342. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 9,989. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 11,448. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 3,800.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$9,568,647	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$248,828	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$248,828	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$9,568,647	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.52230	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.47600	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00160	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	$255,112	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$225,525	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$29,587	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$29,587	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ACCRUED PENSIONS & POST RETIREMENT LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$335,227	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$335,227	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,008,569	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$1,964,324	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$742,465	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$1,221,859	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$7,230,428	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$100,000	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$100,000	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$7,330,428	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,530,678	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$742,465	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$742,465	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$6,788,213	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$100,000	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$100,000	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$6,888,213	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, 2015.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,	RegionTxt
Offices	0	OfficesCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	INVESTMENT IN DRAKE CAPITAL OFFSHORE PARTNERS II, L.P.	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$2,027,680	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	$2,027,680	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$2,027,680	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

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
TRANSPORTATION PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION BOARD
1627 I STREET NW STE 600	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	522089224	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF 2 LEVEL ROADWAY SAFETY PROFESSIONAL (RSP) CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
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	3	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 REQUESTOR 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	$193,183	$0	$11,062	$0	$9,821	$0	$17,870	$0	$32,744	$0	$264,680	$0	$0	$0
TARA KELLEY-BAKER
DATA & INFORMATION GROUP LEADER	$122,894	$0	$7,212	$0	$411	$0	$5,452	$0	$26,282	$0	$162,251	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM HORREY
TRAFFIC SAFETY GROUP LEADER	$115,598	$0	$0	$0	$10,268	$0	$5,477	$0	$24,797	$0	$156,140	$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 (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	MARK A. SHAW, DONALD R. GAGNON, VALERIE DANIELS-CARTER, WILLIAM A. MEKRUT, AND JOSEPH J. RICHARDSON JR. ARE DIRECTORS OF THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS - IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR BY-LAWS, THE AAA BOARD MAY SELECT UP TO 4 TRUSTEES TO SERVE ON THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES EACH YEAR. IN ADDITION, AAA HAS 2 EX-OFFICIO POSITIONS ON THE FOUNDATION'S 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 WEBPAGE FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN IRC SECTION 6104(D).
FORM 990, PT. IX, LINE 24A RESEARCH PROJECTS:	FORM 990 PT. IX, LINE 24A RESEARCH PROJECTS CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING EXPENDITURES: $1,910,065 LONG ROAD - COLUMBIA 1,291,718 CDST DRIVING SAFETY TECH - UTAH 816,641 LONG ROAD - UMTRI 255,938 PALM/ACCEL EVALUATION 240,458 ACCEPTANCE ON EMERGIN TECH 128,275 SURVEILLANCE FOR DRUG DRIVING 116,748 ADAS NDS CRASH RISK 97,748 INDIANA EXTENDED GDL 70,180 MARIJUANA PER SE FEASIBILITY 52,081 AMERICAN DRIVING SURVEY 45,482 SENIOR DRIVING LICENSING POLICY 40,918 STATE-BY-STATE ASSESSMENT 30,393 LONG ROAD - URBAN INSTITUTE 7,150 RX/OTC COUNTERMEASURES 6,079 PARENT SESSIONS 5,009 ERSA SURVEY 900 GENERAL RESEARCH 739 TRUCK SAFETY TECHNOLOGY (447) DRE STUDY (6,792) VEHICLE TECH OWNER SURVEY (30,509) JUDICIAL/PROSECUTORIAL TRAINING
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.