Traffic Safety Plus

Analysis

Traffic Safety Plus is a registered charity in United States, based in Lincoln, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Traffic Safety Plus reported income of $282k and spending of $268k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $286k to $282k (-1.4%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Traffic Safety Plus sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 59th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kansas Emergency Medical Services Association Inc ($282k), Schultz Resort Rod & Gun Club Inc ($282k) and Cooleemee Volunteer Fire Department Inc Marginal Street ($282k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (28% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $67k. At year end it held assets of $30k against liabilities of $44k, net assets of -$14k. It reported 7 employees.