The Crash Foundation

Analysis

The Crash Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1996, 30 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, The Crash Foundation reported income of $333k and spending of $333k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $147k to $333k (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, The Crash Foundation sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lumber Bridge Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($333k), North Central Wisconsin Healthcare Emergency Readiness Coalition Inc ($333k) and Kingsbury Volunteer Hose Co 1 Inc ($332k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $150k (45% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $113k. At year end it held assets of $336k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $323k. It reported 3 employees.