Short Line Safety Institute

Analysis

Short Line Safety Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Short Line Safety Institute reported income of $3.6m and spending of $3.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $3.6m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Short Line Safety Institute sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern District Federal Defender Program Inc ($3.6m), Association of Boarding Schools ($3.6m) and Semi Foundation ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $285k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $495k against liabilities of $446k, net assets of $49k. It reported 6 employees.