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Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety

501(c)(4) organization Ashburn, VA EIN: 54-1638971 Website

To research, educate, and promote highway safety.

Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety at a glance

In short: Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$6,573,229
-6.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
District of Columbia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

National Cathedral - Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation: $10KNational Cathedral -Protestant Episcopal…$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was National Cathedral - Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

WashingtonMcLean

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15KTotal only2019 1 grant2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $12K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
National Cathedral - Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation Washington, DCSeason of Giving$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$6,573,229$14,210,255$13,911,931$10,0001$125,140
2024$7,003,303$15,916,038$16,306,389$10,0001$151,408
2023$9,035,576$22,477,727$21,493,023$8,3431$68,808
2022$7,189,891$14,804,411$14,198,102$8,000Total only$39,656
2021$4,875,155$12,885,809$13,193,866$11,500Total only$1,779
2020$4,978,236$13,808,624$12,989,617$6,0551$2,986
2019$4,885,631$12,435,203$12,384,812$9,500Total only$505

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety

Based on IRS filings

Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Ashburn, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $125K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety is led by Robert Strassburger, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 5 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert Strassburger

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $66K (2019) → $419K (2025)

  • John Capp

    Director & Chairman

    Director → Director & Chair, 2023

    Director & Chair → Director & Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristin Kingsley

    Director of Program Development & Outreach

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $162K (2025)

  • Scott Geisler

    Director of Programs

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $224K (2025)

  • Amy Klinkenberger

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna-Maria Schneider

    Director & Vice Chair

    Director & Secretary → Director & Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Liu

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Derek Rinehardt

    Alternate Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Thai

    Alternate Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Yehl

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Ro

    Director & Assistant Treasurer

    Director & Assistant Treasurer → Assistant Treasurer, 2021

    Assistant Treasurer → Director & Assistant Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Megumi Suzuki

    Director

    Alternate Director → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Barranco

    Alternate Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Campbell

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Selim Hammoud

    Director

    Chair & Director → Director & Secretary, 2023

    Director & Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephane Thiriez

    Director

    Director → Alternate Director, 2024

    Alternate Director → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Czapp

    Director & Secretary

    Director → Alternate Director, 2023

    Alternate Director → Director & Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Vaichekauskas

    Alternate Director

    Alternate Director → Director, 2024

    Director → Alternate Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Morrison

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Schuyler St Lawrence

    Alternate Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tamara Mlynarczyk

    Alternate Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Beeman

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janelle Horton

    Alternate Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Landry

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roy Goudy

    Alternate Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Kidd

    Treasurer & CFO

    Treasurer & Director of Finance → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → Treasurer & CFO, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $180K (2019) → $226K (2025)

  • Linda Rhodes

    Chief Legal Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    30 hrs/week

    $84K (2025)

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Andre Welch (2019–2024) — Alternate Director
  • Former: David W Smith (2023–2024) — Director & Secretary
  • Former: Gurunath Vemulakonda (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Matthew Gapinski (2024) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Maurice Arcangeli (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mark Gielow (2023) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Matt Gapinski (2023) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Camille Welborn (2019–2022) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Deborah Bakker (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Cardinali (2019–2022) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Srini Sundararajan (2019–2022) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Edward Thai (2021–2022) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Anna-Maria Schnieder (2022) — Secretary & Director
  • Former: Richard Lopez (2019–2021) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Anna Schnieder (2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Ed Bradley (2019–2020) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Will Otero (2019–2020) — Alternate Director
  • Former: Day Ryan (2020) — Director
  • Former: Chris Marchand (2019) — Director
  • Former: Dan Ryan (2019) — Director

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

Robert Strassburger — President & CEO: $419KRobert StrassburgerPresident & CEO$419KCarol Kidd — Treasurer/CFO: $226KCarol KiddTreasurer/CFO$226KScott Geisler — Director of Programs: $224KScott GeislerDirector of Programs$224KKristin Kingsley — Director of Program Dev/Outreach: $162KKristin KingsleyDirector of Program Dev/Outreach$162KLinda Rhodes — Chief Legal Officer: $84KLinda RhodesChief Legal Officer$84K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $419K, to Robert Strassburger (President & CEO). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety

How much does Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety give each year?

Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety?

Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety reported $6.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.2M.

What is Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety?

Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Ashburn, VA. It holds $6.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety operate?

Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Virginia.

What is Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety's EIN?

Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1638971. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 19, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 5, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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