American Transportation Research Institute Inc

Analysis

American Transportation Research Institute Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2001, 25 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, American Transportation Research Institute Inc reported income of $2.9m and spending of $2.4m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $2.9m (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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, American Transportation Research Institute Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tioga Fire Department ($2.9m), National Fire Protection Research Foundation ($2.9m) and Lincoln County Ems and Rescue Inc ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $963k (39% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $370k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $306k, net assets of $3.4m.