AAA FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: AAA FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY (EIN 52-0794368)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-05-09
IRS object ID: 201701299349300015
Schema version: 2016v3.0
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 J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-05-09T07:31:41-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	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	32940	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	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	2017-05-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	THERESA A BURDINE CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00362629	PTIN
Phone	3217516200	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	108.171.131.186	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-05-08	IPDt
IP Tm	13:18:42	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	D7EAD8C1CE3B837C9C770381A554D6F604A311B3	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	6AC44CFA5DF0491D18131A5982D300079184BF19	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	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	$10,029,650	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	9	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	100	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$6,269,594	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$6,710,207	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$471,218	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$249,826	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,818	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$51,240	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$6,743,630	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$6,908,793	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$10,500	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$11,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,104,773	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,300,029	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$67,740	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$5,398,455	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,657,867	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$6,513,728	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,968,896	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$229,902	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$939,897	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$20,134,464	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$21,388,638	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,916,378	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,326,512	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$17,218,086	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$19,062,126	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	Yes (1)	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$5,065,693	ExpenseAmt
Desc	1. RESEARCH: IN 2016, THE FOUNDATION PUBLISHED 17 NEW TRAFFIC SAFETY REPORTS, AND INITIATED 7 NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE FOUNDATION FUNDED, MANAGED, AND/OR PERFORMED RESEARCH DETAILED IN THE FOLLOWING REPORTS (IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER BY DATE OF PUBLICATION IN 2016): MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES, INJURIES AND DEATHS IN RELATION TO WEATHER; TELEMATICS, SAFETY DEFECTS, AND CONNECTED VEHICLES; 2015 TRAFFIC SAFETY CULTURE INDEX; BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATION TO ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS; ADVANCING DRUGGED DRIVING DATA AT THE STATE LEVEL; OVERVIEW OF MAJOR ISSUES REGARDING THE IMPACTS OF ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA ON DRIVING; SELECTED PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND DRIVING OUTCOMES IN OLDER ADULTS; ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN FALLS AND DRIVING OUTCOMES IN OLDER ADULTS; CANNABIS USE AMONG DRIVERS SUSPECTED OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OR INVOLVED IN COLLISIONS; DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA, BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS; PREVALENCE OF MARIJUANA USE AMONG DRIVERS IN FATAL CRASHES IN WASHINGTON STATE; EVALUATION OF DATA FROM DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE IN RELATION TO PER SE LIMITS FOR CANNABIS; USING NATURALISTIC DRIVING DATA TO EXAMINE TEEN DRIVER BEHAVIORS PRESENT IN MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES, 2007-2015; PREVALENCE OF SELF-REPORTED AGGRESSIVE DRIVING BEHAVIOR; PREVALENCE OF MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES INVOLVING ROAD DEBRIS; AMERICAN DRIVING SURVEY 2014-2015; AND ACUTE SLEEP DEPRIVATION AND RISK OF MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH INVOLVEMENT.FOUNDATION RESEARCH FINDINGS ARE USED TO SUPPORT NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, SUCH AS GLOBAL YOUTH TRAFFIC SAFETY MONTH, 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. WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE UN DECADE OF ACTION FOR ROAD SAFETY, AND ITS TOWARD ZERO DEATHS VISION, AND OTHER NATIONAL STRATEGIES, CAMPAIGNS. WE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN AN EXPERT WORKSHOP CONVENED BY THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL TO HELP TO INFORM EFFORTS TO COMBAT WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS ASSOCIATED WITH FATIGUED WORKERS, AND HOSTED A MULTIPLE MEETINGS OF KEY INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS ON TOPICS INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN TO IMPROVE NATIONAL DATA ON DRUGGED DRIVING, AND THE BENEFITS AND COSTS OF ADVANCED SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES FOR LARGE TRUCKS. FINALLY, IN 2016 WE INITIATED RESEARCH PROJECTS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE CRASH RISK ASSOCIATED WITH USING A CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING; THE POTENTIAL SAFETY BENEFITS OF ADVANCED SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES FOR LARGE TRUCKS IN RELATION TO THEIR COSTS; ADAPTING DRUNK-DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES TO USE TO COMBAT DRUGGED DRIVING; THE SAFETY BENEFITS OF INVESTMENT IN HIGHWAY SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE; THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMS FOR PARENTS OF NEW TEEN DRIVERS; COMPREHENSIVE MEASUREMENT OF DRIVER DISTRACTION ASSOCIATED WITH NEW IN-VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES; AND DEVELOP TRAINING FOR JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS ABOUT THE LATEST SCIENCE ON DRUGGED DRIVING.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$319,927	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$11,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$9,989	RevenueAmt
Desc	2. EDUCATION: ALL RESEARCH REPORTS AND FINDINGS PRODUCED BY THE AAA FOUNDATION ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, FREE OF CHARGE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION PRODUCES APPROPRIATE COLLATERAL MATERIALS FOR EACH PROJECT SO THAT VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE CAN FIND PRACTICAL TAKEAWAYS FROM EACH STUDY. THESE MAY INCLUDE FACT SHEETS, POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS, MINI-REPORTS, INFOGRAPHICS, ETC.IN 2016, THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTED ALMOST 1500 COPIES OF TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AT NO COST TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN MANY CASES, LOCAL AAA CLUBS ALSO CUSTOMIZE AND/OR DISTRIBUTE THESE MATERIALS TO THEIR MEMBERS THROUGH LOCAL SAFETY EVENTS. HARD COPY EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS OFFERED BY THE FOUNDATION INCLUDE BROCHURES, PAMPHLETS, DVDS, AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE. ALL BROCHURES ARE ALSO OFFERED ELECTRONICALLY ONLINE FOR FREE, AND THE FOUNDATION OFFERS OTHER ONLINE EDUCATIONAL TOOLS, SUCH AS ROADWISE RX, FOR FREE AS WELL.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 2016, FOUNDATION RESEARCH FINDINGS WERE PRESENTED AT NUMEROUS CONFERENCES AND EVENTS, SUCH AS THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNORS HIGHWAY SAFETY ASSOCIATION, TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD, LIFESAVERS CONFERENCE, NEW HAMPSHIRE TRAFFIC SAFETY CONFERENCE, AND PHILADELPHIA VISION ZERO SYMPOSIUM. LAST YEAR ALSO SAW RECORD MEDIA COVERAGE OF FOUNDATION RESEARCH, WHICH INCREASED BY 13% OVER 2015, WITH AN ESTIMATED BROADCAST AUDIENCE OF OVER 548 MILLION. THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE CONTINUES TO BE A CONSUMER-FRIENDLY, ONE-STOP SHOP FOR FOUNDATION RESEARCH, COLLATERAL MATERIALS, EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS, AND MULTIMEDIA OFFERINGS. ALL IN ALL, THE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS 5 WEBSITES THAT RECEIVED MORE THAN 320,000 SESSIONS LAST YEAR.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$46,415	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	-$61,229	RevenueAmt
Desc	3. EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT SALES: THE AAA FOUNDATION HAS EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS THAT ARE OFFERED FOR SALE THROUGH ITS ONLINE STORE. AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED, THESE INCLUDE BROCHURES, PAMPHLETS, DVDS, AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS. IN 2016, THE FOUNDATION FULFILLED NEARLY 2,000 PRODUCT ORDERS.THE FOUNDATION PRICES ITS PRODUCTS WELL BELOW THE FOR-PROFIT MARKET FOR SIMILAR MATERIALS, WITH COSTS INTENDED TO COVER EXPENSES AS OPPOSED TO GENERATING REVENUE. IN MANY CASES, LOW-VOLUME REQUESTS ARE FULFILLED FREE OF CHARGE, EITHER BY DISTRIBUTION FROM THE FOUNDATION'S IN-HOUSE INVENTORY, OR AS PART OF AN ONLINE OFFER WHEREBY FIRST-TIME CUSTOMERS CAN ORDER UP TO 4 PACKS OF BROCHURES FOR FREE. THE FOUNDATION USES AN EXTERNAL FULFILLMENT CENTER THAT SPECIALIZES IN SERVING MID-SIZE CLIENTS AND ASSOCIATIONS FOR MEETING CUSTOMER ORDERS.ON DECEMBER 31, 2016, AAA FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY CLOSED ITS ONLINE STORE PERMANENTLY. MANY ITEMS FROM THE EXTERNAL FULFILLMENT CENTER WERE TRANSFERRED TO AAA NATIONAL OFFICE SO THEY CAN BE DISTRIBUTED TO OTHERS TO CONTINUAL PROMOTE TRAFFIC SAFETY.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$5,432,035	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	0	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	8	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	9	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
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	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	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	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
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
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 (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MARK H SHAW
TRUSTEE	2.00	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
DON MAIN
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROL ORMOND
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAUL PETRILLO
CHAIR EMERITUS	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID HUGHES
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK A SHAW
CHAIRMAN	2.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
TOM MCKERNAN
VICE CHAIRMAN	2.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
KATHLEEN BOWER
ASST SECRETARY	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
KENNETH A JOHNSON
TREASURER	2.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SUZANNE BENNETT
ASST TREASURER	2.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DAVID POLANSKY
ASST TREASURER	2.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOHN P KISSINGER
PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 06/30)	40.00		$294,427	$0	$34,919	Yes (X)
CHEN-YE DAVID YANG PHD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/16)	40.00		$39,832	$0	$8,081	Yes (X)
DONALD R GAGNON
SECRETARY	2.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOHN E HOCH III
WEBMASTER, IT	40.00		$123,187	$0	$30,641		Yes (X)
JUREK G GRABOWSKI
DIRECTOR, RESEARCH	40.00		$149,388	$0	$21,477		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$606,834	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$95,118	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	$2,038,278
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGA
PO BOX 223131	PITTSBURGH	PA	152512131	RESEARCH	$746,031
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
201 S PRESIDENTS CIR RM 406	SALT LAKE	UT	84112	RESEARCH	$529,912
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
800 WASHINGTON ST SW STE 150	BLACKSBURG	VA	24061	RESEARCH	$456,122
THE URBAN INSTITUTE
2100 M STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20037	RESEARCH	$335,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	13	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$6,710,207	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$6,710,207	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$373,673	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$373,673	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,915,488	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,039,335	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$123,847	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$123,847	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$123,847	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$20,293	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$81,522	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$61,229	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$61,229	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$9,989	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$9,989	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$9,989	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,908,793	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$51,240	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$249,826	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	$11,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$188,579	TotalAmt
Program Services	$153,383	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,767	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,429	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$948,161	TotalAmt
Program Services	$524,711	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$405,960	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,490	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	-$61,888	TotalAmt
Management And General	-$61,888	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,168	TotalAmt
Program Services	$124,637	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,583	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,948	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,009	TotalAmt
Program Services	$68,694	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,588	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,727	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,901	TotalAmt
Management And General	$21,901	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	$4,250	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,250	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,658	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,433	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$930	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$295	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,546	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,186	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$273	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$87	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,320	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,863	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,457	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,461	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,265	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$908	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$288	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
LONG ROAD SENIOR COHORT	$1,603,314	$1,603,314
STRAYER - COGNITIVE DIS	$1,037,734	$1,037,734
SANTOS - AMERICAN DRIVI	$375,000	$375,000
HARWOOD - HIGHWAY INVES	$218,800	$218,800

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,304,883	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,246,765	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,642	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,476	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,968,896	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,432,035	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$469,121	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$67,740	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$819,912	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,342,790	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,268,536	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,000,939	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,340	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,628	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,432	BOYAmt
EOY	$657	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$204,901	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$193,340	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,820	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,561	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,977,424	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,031,063	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,134,464	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,388,638	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,708,976	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,180,998	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$207,402	BOYAmt
EOY	$145,514	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,916,378	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,326,512	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,545,970	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,362,879	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$133,469	BOYAmt
EOY	$160,600	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	$17,218,086	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,062,126	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,134,464	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,388,638	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$939,897	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$904,143	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	$3,079,848	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,937,272	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,955,860	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,269,594	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,710,207	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$24,952,781	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,079,848	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,937,272	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,955,860	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,269,594	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,710,207	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$24,952,781	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$11,466,632	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$13,486,149	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$433,505	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$489,656	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$569,325	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$382,864	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$373,673	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,249,023	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$117,058	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$12,313	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$126,194	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11,342	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,989	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$276,896	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$27,478,700	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$174,382	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.49080	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.59650	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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
Contributions	$160,600	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$396,478	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$396,478	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$13,899,247	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$9,568,647	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,018,596	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,018,596	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$9,568,647	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$9,568,647	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$873,159	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$873,159	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$9,568,647	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.51800	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.47040	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.01160	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	$204,901	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$193,340	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$11,561	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$11,561	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ACCRUED PENSIONS & OTHER LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$145,514	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$145,514	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,902,689	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$904,143	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$1,008,231	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$81,522	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$1,993,896	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$6,908,793	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$6,908,793	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,058,649	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$1,008,231	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$81,522	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,089,753	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,968,896	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,968,896	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 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 EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2013.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF SALES REPORTED AGAINST REVENUES 81,522.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF SALES REPORTED AGAINST REVENUES 81,522.

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	$1,875,690	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$1,875,690	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$1,875,690	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 J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	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
JOHN P KISSINGER
PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 06/30)	$133,575	$0	$10,258	$0	$150,594	$0	$19,585	$0	$15,334	$0	$329,346	$0	$0	$0
JOHN E HOCH III
WEBMASTER, IT	$115,967	$0	$6,038	$0	$1,182	$0	$12,690	$0	$17,951	$0	$153,828	$0	$0	$0
JUREK G GRABOWSKI
DIRECTOR, RESEARCH	$141,864	$0	$6,784	$0	$740	$0	$15,218	$0	$6,259	$0	$170,865	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART I, LINE 4A

PETER KISSINGER - SEVERANCE OF $138,025

PART I, LINE 6

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 COMPONET 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.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3	THE ORGANIZATION HAS CLOSED ITS WAREHOUSE/PRODUCT OPERATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	MARK A. SHAW, TOM MCKERNAN, DON GAGNON, VALERIE DANIELS-CARTER, DON MAIN, AND JOE RICHARDSON ARE DIRECTORS OF THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO: 1. CHANGE THE CLASSES VOTING AND METHOD OF ELECTION FROM FOUR TO THREE, ELIMINATING THE PRESIDENT & CEO. 2. THE PRESIDENT & CEO DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REASSIGNED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
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 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	ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY -- 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. 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 WAS CONDUCTED BY THE MERCER COMPANY IN 2014 WAS USED TO BENCHMARK THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S COMPENSATION, ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATES. THE FOUNDATION'S ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE HAS FORMALIZED THE PROCESS BY WHICH PRESIDENT & CEO'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 & ON THE AAA FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY'S WEBPAGE.
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, PART IX, LINE 24E	DINGUS - DROWSINESS & DISTRACTION RISK: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 174,543. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 174,543. HICKMAN - TRUCK SAFETY TECHNOLOGY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 168,464. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 168,464. DICKERSON - SENIOR DRIVING EVALUATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 164,623. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 164,623. FTS - SAFETY CULTURE STUDY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 122,960. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 122,960. GOODWIN - PARENT/TEEN SESSIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 111,291. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 111,291. WALDEN - DRUG COUNTERMEASURES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 110,024. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 110,024. LEMER - ACCELERATING DRIVING EXPERTISE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 85,348. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 85,348. DINGUS - DROWSINESS & DISTRACTION RISK: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 73,713. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 73,713. YETTER - JUDICIAL/PROSECUTORIAL TRAINING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 58,486. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 58,486. GENERAL OUTREACH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 47,273. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 47,273. CURRY - EXTENDING GDL NEW JERSEY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 45,600. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 45,600. FUNDRAISING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 32,218. TOTAL EXPENSES 32,218. BUCKLEY - EXTENDING GDL MICHIGAN: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 28,424. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 28,424. FISHER - ACCELERATING TEEN LEARNING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 25,822. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 25,822. MISCELLANEOUS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 16,858. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 16,858. AUTO OPERATING EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,023. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,023. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND GIVEAWAYS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,969. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,969. GENERAL RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,716. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,716. TELEPHONE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,459. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 558. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 177. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,194. WILLIAMS - CT LEARNER REQUIREMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,750. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,750. DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,388. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,388. PROJECT OUTREACH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,310. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,310. EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,216. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 152. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 48. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,416. TRAINING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 836. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 105. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 33. TOTAL EXPENSES 974. BAD DEBT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 550. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 550. LOCAL TAXES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES -54. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES -54.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR