Center for Auto Safety Inc

Analysis

Center for Auto Safety Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1971, 55 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 June 2023, Center for Auto Safety Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $536k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.3m (+5.8%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 277%. 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, Center for Auto Safety Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 60th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Irwin Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($1.3m), Houston County Ems Association ($1.3m) and Camp Graves ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $151k (28% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $69k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $303k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 2 employees.