Nonprofit · EIN 54-1638971
AUTOMOTIVE COALITION FOR TRAFFIC SA FETY INC
Tax-exempt · ASHBURN, VA 20147
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $14,210,255 | $13,911,931 | $298,324 | $6,573,229 | $1,808,272 | $4,764,957 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $15,916,038 | $16,306,389 | -$390,351 | $7,003,303 | $2,541,831 | $4,461,472 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $22,477,727 | $21,493,023 | $984,704 | $9,035,576 | $4,242,914 | $4,792,662 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $14,056,801
- Investment income
- $125,140
- Royalties
- $8,744
- Net rental income
- $6,196
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $52,300
- Other revenue
- $28,314
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $10,253
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,041,920
- Other salaries and wages
- $281,906
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,408,291
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $491,770
- Accounting fees
- $95,857
- Occupancy
- $175,053
- Travel
- $77,270
- Depreciation
- $85,108
- Program services (functional)
- $12,869,529
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,042,402
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,003,303
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,573,229
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,808,272
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,764,957
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $244,428
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,578,408
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,764,957
- Gross receipts
- $14,225,455
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 22
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- VA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Strassburger | President & CEO Officer | 40 | $419,185 | $43,801 |
| Carol Kidd | Treasurer/CFO Officer | 40 | $226,088 | $42,983 |
| Scott Geisler | Director of Programs Highest-paid employee | 40 | $224,288 | $17,453 |
| Kristin Kingsley | Director of Program Dev/Outreach Highest-paid employee | 40 | $161,944 | $6,340 |
| Linda Rhodes | Chief Legal Officer Officer | 30 | $84,346 | $4,069 |
| John Capp | Director/Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anna-Maria Schneider | Director/Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Czapp | Director/Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin Ro | Director/Assistant Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sam Campbell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Derek Rinehardt | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Landry | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Liu | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephanie Beeman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ed Thai | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Morrison | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tamara Mlynarczyk | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Klinkenberger | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Janelle Horton | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andy Vaichekauskas | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stephane Thiriez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Selim Hammoud | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Roy Goudy | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Megumi Suzuki | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Schuyler St Lawrence | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole Barranco | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Katherine Yehl | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Strassburger | President & CEO Officer | 40 | $380,589 | $38,771 |
| Carol Kidd | Treasurer & CFO Officer | 40 | $204,553 | $28,032 |
| John Capp | Director/Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| David Smith | Director/Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin Ro | Director/Assistant Treas Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Anna-Maria Schneider | Director/Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sam Campbell | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Derek Rinehardt | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Gurunath Vemulakonda | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Andre Welch | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| David Liu | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephanie Beeman | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ed Thai | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Morrison | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Tamara Mlynarczyk | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Klinkenberger | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Janelle Horton | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Andy Vaichekauskas | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephane Thiriez | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Selim Hammoud | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Gapinski | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Czapp | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Megumi Suzuki | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Schuyler St Lawrence | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicole Barranco | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Katherine Yehl | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Strassburger | President & CEO Officer | 40 | $337,486 | $48,970 |
| Carol Kidd | Treasurer & CFO Officer | 40 | $200,144 | $35,062 |
| John Capp | Director, Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Anna-Maria Schneider | Director, Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin Ro | Director, Assistant Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Selim Hammoud | Director, Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sam Campbell | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Derek Rinehardt | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Gurunath Vemulakonda | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Andre Welch | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| David Liu | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephanie Beeman | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ed Thai | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Morrison | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Tamara Mlynarczyk | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Klinkenberger | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Gielow | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephane Thiriez | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Any Vaichekauskas | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Matt Gapinski | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| David W Smith | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Czapp | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Maurice Arcangeli | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Megumi Suzuki | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Schuyler St Lawrence | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicole Barranco | Alternate Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Katherine Yehl | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 20130 LAKEVIEW CENTER PLZ STE 400, ASHBURN, VA 20147-5905
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Robert Strassburger, 20130 Lakeview Center Plaza 400, Ashburn, VA 20147
- Signed the 990
- Robert Strassburger, President and CEO
- Phone
- (443) 989-8214
- Website
- www.actsautosafety.org
- Return prepared by
- Rogers & Company PLLC
Mission
To research, educate, and promote highway safety.
Program accomplishments
- Alcohol Detection: The Congressionally-authorized Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS) Program brings together the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety (ACTS), which represents the world's leading automakers, and the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in one of the most important government and private sector partnerships in recent years. Public-private partnerships like DADSS have led to innovations that enhance our everyday lives, such as the internet, GPS and the microchip. The DADSS Program is developing innovative, vehicle-integrated alcohol detection systems to address the problem of alcohol-impaired driving. Continued in Sch OExpenses $12,728,462 · revenue $14,056,801
- Other Programs to educate and promote highway and motor vehicle safety.Expenses $141,067 · grants $10,253
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 54-1638971
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief (M42)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,573,229
- Income (IRS master file)
- $14,225,455
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $14,210,255 | $13,911,931 | $6,573,229 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $15,916,038 | $16,306,389 | $7,003,303 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $22,477,727 | $21,493,023 | $9,035,576 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $14,804,411 | $14,198,102 | $7,189,891 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 54-1638971).
Questions about AUTOMOTIVE COALITION FOR TRAFFIC SA FETY INC
- What is the EIN of AUTOMOTIVE COALITION FOR TRAFFIC SA FETY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AUTOMOTIVE COALITION FOR TRAFFIC SA FETY INC is 54-1638971.
- Is AUTOMOTIVE COALITION FOR TRAFFIC SA FETY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1999.
- Are donations to AUTOMOTIVE COALITION FOR TRAFFIC SA FETY INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does AUTOMOTIVE COALITION FOR TRAFFIC SA FETY INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AUTOMOTIVE COALITION FOR TRAFFIC SA FETY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AUTOMOTIVE COALITION FOR TRAFFIC SA FETY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AUTOMOTIVE COALITION FOR TRAFFIC SA FETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Robert Strassburger.
- Who are the officers and directors of AUTOMOTIVE COALITION FOR TRAFFIC SA FETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 27 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $419,185 (Robert Strassburger, President & CEO).
- How much revenue does AUTOMOTIVE COALITION FOR TRAFFIC SA FETY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $14,210,255, expenses of $13,911,931 and total assets of $6,573,229 at year end.
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