AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety's mission is to save lives and reduce injuries through research into the causes of traffic crashes, and education about proven strategies for mitigating risks on the road.
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety at a glance
In short: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reported $12K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $12,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +140.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $34,094,359
- +9.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $6,690,753
- +9.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $2,776,858
- +26.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $6,308,727
- +10.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $35K (2021). In 2025 it reported $12K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Baltimore, MD | Support activities and tasks related to the safe system consortium being led by the johns hopkins university | $10,000 |
| University of North Carolina Atlanta, GA | Support research and activities to better understand crashes related to vehicles with emerging technologies | $10,000 |
| National Academy of Sciences Atlanta, GA | Support transportation research board forum on preparing for automated vehicles and shared mobility | $8,000 |
| American Society of Civil Engineers Baltimore, MD | Support technical sessions and activities for asce's 2022 international conference on transportation and development | $7,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $34,094,359 | $6,690,753 | $6,308,727 | $12,000 | Total only | $2,776,858 |
| 2024 | $31,213,624 | $6,096,407 | $5,694,175 | $5,000 | Total only | $2,190,474 |
| 2023 | $29,053,519 | $4,576,327 | $4,743,312 | $7,500 | Total only | $925,897 |
| 2022 | $26,518,472 | $5,652,477 | $5,331,587 | $11,520 | Total only | $1,097,961 |
| 2021 | $32,143,150 | $6,568,449 | $4,723,952 | $35,000 | 4 | $2,013,092 |
| 2020 | $28,249,789 | $3,960,209 | $3,935,966 | $18,000 | 2 | $324,277 |
| 2019 | $26,154,905 | $7,537,518 | $5,827,837 | $18,000 | 2 | $763,564 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
Based on IRS filings
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $34.1M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $12K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $2.8M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is led by Chen-Ye David Yang PhD, President & Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 6 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chen-Ye David Yang PhD
President & Executive Director
Executive Director → Executive Director & President, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$228K (2019) → $357K (2025)
Mark H. Shaw
Chairman
Chairman & Trustee → Chairman, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Horrey
Technical Director
Traffic Safety Group Leade → Traffic Safety Group Leader, 2020
Traffic Safety Group Leader → Technical Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$128K (2019) → $185K (2025)
Heather Drake
Trustee & Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Trustee & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Phelps
Trustee
Treasurer → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shohreh Abedi
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paula Collins
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katrina Bradley
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marta Genovese
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Bianchini
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lincoln Tomlin
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Cyr
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Zeigler
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Mohamed
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Narda Zuniga
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Siewhiang McCreight
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Tefft
Principal Researcher
Senior Researcher → Principal Researcher, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$111K (2019) → $153K (2025)
Rebecca Steinbach
Senior Researcher
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$104K (2023) → $138K (2025)
Alicia Romo
Research & Program Manager
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$132K (2025)
Lindsay Arnold
Senior Researcher
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$120K (2025)
Tony Spada
Vice Chairman
Trustee → Vice Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erica Loiacono
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jill Ingrassia
Corporate Liaison
Assistant Secretary → Corporate Liaison, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diego Puig
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laritza Carling
Assistant Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leah Cheli
Assistant Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Kathleen Bower (2019–2024) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Jason Hosaflook (2020–2024) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Tom Wiedemann (2020–2024) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Greg Backley (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Lee McAllister (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Tony Buzzelli (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kathy Sieck (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Paul Petrillo (2019–2022) — Chair Emeritus
- Former: Tom McKernan (2019–2022) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Lloyd Albert (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Woon Kim (2021–2022) — Senior Researcher
- Former: Bill Mekrut Partial Year (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Bill Mekrut (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Tara Kelley-Baker (2019–2020) — Data & Information Group Leader
- Former: Bob Darbelnet Partial Year (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Donald R. Gagnon Partial Year (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Joe Richardson Partial Year (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kirk Nelson Partial Year (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Linda Cavanagh Partial Year (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Mark A. Shaw Partial Year (2020) — Chairman
- Former: Avery Brown (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Bob Darbelnet (2019) — Trustee
- Former: David Polansky (2019) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Donald R. Gagnon (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Joe Richardson (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Kenneth A. Johnson (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Linda Cavanagh (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Valerie Daniels-Carter (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $357K, to Chen-Ye David Yang PHD (President & Executive Director). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
How much does AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety give each year?
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reported $12K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid.
How large is AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety?
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reported $34.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.7M.
Where does AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety operate?
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Georgia, Maryland, New York.
What is AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety's EIN?
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-0794368. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 21, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 1, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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