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National Safety Council

Public charity · Grantmaker Itasca, IL EIN: 36-2167809 Website

The National Safety Council's mission is to eliminate the leading causes of preventable death and injury. Nsc's efforts and thought leadership center on impacting safety through education and training.

Key facts about National Safety Council

In short: National Safety Council gave $784K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $98K), top state Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
36-2167809
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$783,579
Grants made (2025)
8
Average grant
$97,947
Median grant
$103,468
Total assets
$64,796,026
Primary geography
Florida (28% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$64.8M

+11.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$784K

-4.1% YoY

Grant Count

8

-33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$98K

+43.9% YoY

How National Safety Council gives

  • Giving grew 151% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About National Safety Council

Based on IRS filings

National Safety Council is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Itasca, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $64.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $784K. Net investment income was $2.0M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

20states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

ChicagoWashingtonBostonDenverAmherstAnn ArborCollege StationCookevilleOregon CityTampaBaltimoreBirminghamBlacksburgCarson CityEast LansingElyriaHartfordIndianapolisMiamiNorth Miami Beach

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M14 grants2019 17 grants2020 9 grants2021 6 grants2022 8 grants2023 12 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $312K (2022) to $1.3M (2019). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $784K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

America Walks Inc: $148KAmerica Walks Inc$148KTransportation Alternatives Inc: $118KTransportation AlternativesInc$118KUniversity of Miami: $111KUniversity of Miami$111KMiami Dade Dept Trans Pub WRKS: $107KMiami Dade Dept Trans Pub WRKS$107KOhio State University: $100KOhio State University$100KHofstra Univerity: $96KHofstra Univerity$96KMassachusetts Bicycle Coalition Inc: $77KMassachusetts BicycleCoalition Inc$77KUniv of CA Santa Barbara: $27KUniv of CA Santa Barbara$27K

The largest 2025 recipient was America Walks Inc ($148K). Together the top 8 received $784K.

Grant Size Distribution

43 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K15$50–100K13$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 43 (35%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
America Walks Inc Seattle, ORTo complete the project responding to a crisis regarding pedestrian fatalities$147,532
Transportation Alternatives Inc New York, NYTo Complete the Project Stories for Safe Streets$118,426
University of Miami Coral Gables, FLTo complete the project enhancing and promoting active school travel$111,423
Miami Dade Dept Trans Pub WRKS Miami, FLTo complete the project vision zero dashboard and local community liaison pilot$106,817
Ohio State University Pittsburgh, PATo complete the project creation of crash test videos of critical misuses from computational simulations$100,118
Hofstra Univerity Hempstead, NJTo complete the project fostering improved public awareness of snow squall driving danger$95,916
Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition Inc Boston, MATo complete the project educating drivers on vulnerable road user safety$76,599
Univ of CA Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CATo complete the project developing a geospatial artificial intelligence tool for proactive crash prevention$26,748

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$20M$40M$60M$80M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$64,796,026$57,897,015$62,974,899
Revenue$57,566,247$49,917,457$46,190,319
Expenses$57,414,594$58,646,719$56,427,359
Net Investment Income$1,958,475$624,129$321,819

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 7, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 15, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

National Safety Council is led by Martin Lorraine, President & CEO on every filing since 2024; 9 of 29 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Martin Lorraine

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $777K (2024) → $777K (2025)

  • Cook Brian

    Chair of the Board

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anderson Jill

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bremer Dane

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Burritt David B.

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Connell James

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eaton Kathleen

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelliher Susan

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • May Amy

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melton Jason

    Director & Board Officer

    Director → Director & Board Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Moss Paul

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Netti Dave

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Piggott Nicole

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samperio Jose

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sinclair Jane

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Bradley

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trout Glenn

    Director

    Director & Board Officer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Loose Rob

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Murray Rick

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Perkins John

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bell Tom

    Executive Vice President, Convening & Membership

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $304K (2024) → $304K (2025)

  • Chung Mark

    Executive Vice President, Safety Leadership & Advo

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $322K (2024) → $322K (2025)

  • Guasta Lori

    Vice President, Consulting & Assessments

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $288K (2024) → $288K (2025)

  • Radeke Keith

    Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $271K (2024) → $271K (2025)

  • Searle Mindi

    Chief Human Resources Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $262K (2024) → $262K (2025)

  • Shaw Jordon

    Chief Technology Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $232K (2024) → $232K (2025)

  • Smith Nick

    Chief Operating Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $407K (2024) → $407K (2025)

  • Steffus Jennifer

    Chief Development Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $309K (2024) → $309K (2025)

  • Al-Hamwi Anas

    Vice Chair of the Board

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (102)
  • Former: Dorris Jim (2024–2025) — Executive Vice President, Consulting & Assessments · Filing note: Thru 092724
  • Former: Vincent Paul (2024–2025) — Executive Vice President & Workplace Practice · Filing note: Thru 070124
  • Former: Anas Al-Hamwi (2019–2024) — Vice Chair of the Board
  • Former: Darmohraj Andrew (2024) — Senior Director & Conventions
  • Former: Ensign Joshua (2024) — Director
  • Former: Hausner Ron (2024) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Koeppe Eric (2024) — Director
  • Former: Payton David (2024) — Director
  • Former: Andrew Johnson (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Brian Cook (2019–2023) — Board Vice Chair
  • Former: David B. Burritt (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: David I. Daniels (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Elaine Beitler (2019–2023) — Board Chair
  • Former: Evangelos Galounis (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jane Terry (2019–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Jennifer Steffus (2019–2023) — Chief Development Officer
  • Former: Jenny Burke (2019–2023) — Senior Director
  • Former: Lorraine Martin (2019–2023) — President & CEO
  • Former: Nicholas Smith (2019–2023) — Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Tim O'Toole (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Chantal Trepanier (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Dane Bremer (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Glenn Dale Trout (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: James William Jr Connell (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jane Sinclair (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kathleen E. Eaton (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Marissa J. Levine (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Thomas Bell (2020–2023) — Chief Marketing Officer
  • Former: Bill Williams (2022–2023) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Jason Melton (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Joshua Paul Ensign (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Nicole Piggott (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Paul Moss (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Scott Madar (2022–2023) — Senior Director
  • Former: Susan Kelliher (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Bradley Thomas (2023) — Director
  • Former: Catherine Dickman (2023) — Senior Director
  • Former: David Payton (2023) — Director
  • Former: Eric Koeppe (2023) — Director
  • Former: James Dorris (2023) — Vice President
  • Former: John Dony (2023) — Senior Director
  • Former: Keith Radeke (2023) — Senior Director
  • Former: Lisa Brooks (2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Mark Chung (2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Michelle Gardner-Jana (2023) — Director
  • Former: Mindi Searle (2023) — Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Former: Paul Vincent (2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Ronald Hausner (2023) — CFO
  • Former: Stephen Newell (2023) — Ehs Executive Advisor
  • Former: Gretchen Coffman (2019–2022) — Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Former: Jeffrey Hofstetter (2019–2022) — Senior Director
  • Former: Michelle Garner-Janna (2019–2022) — Director & Trustee
  • Former: Paul William Aasen (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Suzanne Powills (2019–2022) — Senior Director of Operations
  • Former: Brad Thomas (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Rose A. McMurray (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Travis McNeil Parsons (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ron Hausner (2021–2022) — CFO
  • Former: Cheryl Gomez (2022) — Director
  • Former: Linda Haney (2022) — Executive Relationship Manager
  • Former: Steve Newell (2022) — Ehs Executive Advisor
  • Former: Diana Kanas (2019–2021) — Controller
  • Former: Kelly Nantel (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Kim Shambrook (2019–2021) — Senior Director
  • Former: Laura Ambrose (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Linda Swift (2019–2021) — Chief Information Officer
  • Former: Mark Vergano (2019–2021) — Director & Trustee
  • Former: Peter Sullivan (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Cheryl Gomez-Smith (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: John Udelhofen (2020–2021) — CFO
  • Former: Karen Howe-Markowski (2020–2021) — Senior Director
  • Former: Tracy Sadlon (2020–2021) — Senior Director
  • Former: Jodi Cooper (2021) — Director of Sales
  • Former: Anne McCartt (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Anne Pramaggiore (2019–2020) — Director & Trustee -
  • Former: David Dickson (2019–2020) — Director -
  • Former: Deborah Hersman (2019–2020) — Former President
  • Former: Donna Siegfried (2019–2020) — Senior Director
  • Former: James Merendino (2019–2020) — Director -
  • Former: Jerry Wascom (2019–2020) — Director -
  • Former: John Dreyzehner MD MPH (2019–2020) — Director -
  • Former: Nick Stravropoulos (2019–2020) — Director & Trustee -
  • Former: Patrick Phelan (2019–2020) — Former Director
  • Former: Raymond Betler (2019–2020) — Director -
  • Former: Rod Hamson (2019–2020) — Director -
  • Former: Scott Spielmann (2019–2020) — Former Director
  • Former: Shelley Brown (2019–2020) — Director -
  • Former: Thomas Loughman (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Ursula English (2019–2020) — Director & Trustee -
  • Former: Wade Mezey (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: William Windsor (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Ann-Marie Campbell (2020) — Director -
  • Former: Daniel Frank (2019) — Director -
  • Former: James Gallagher (2019) — Former Vice President
  • Former: Jim Kreinbrink (2019) — Trustee -
  • Former: Karen Lord-Mabie (2019) — Advertising Sales Manager
  • Former: Laura Liddicoat (2019) — Director -
  • Former: Lynne Lachenmeyer (2019) — Trustee -
  • Former: Michael Pollock (2019) — Former Vice President
  • Former: Patrick Bass (2019) — Director & Trustee
  • Former: Patrick Mullen (2019) — Director & Trustee -
  • Former: Richard Sanders (2019) — Director & 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

Martin Lorraine — President & CEO: $777KMartin LorrainePresident & CEO$777KSmith Nick — Chief Operating Officer: $407KSmith NickChief Operating Officer$407KChung Mark — Executive Vice President, Safety Leadership & Advo: $322KChung MarkExecutive Vice President…$322KSteffus Jennifer — Chief Development Officer: $309KSteffus JenniferChief Development Officer$309KBell Tom — Executive Vice President, Convening & Membership: $304KBell TomExecutive Vice President…$304KGuasta Lori — Vice President, Consulting & Assessments: $288KGuasta LoriVice President, Consulting &…$288KVincent Paul Thru 070124 — Executive Vice President, Workplace Practice: $283KVincent Paul Thru 070124Executive Vice President…$283KRadeke Keith — Chief Financial Officer: $271KRadeke KeithChief Financial Officer$271KSearle Mindi — Chief Human Resources Officer: $262KSearle MindiChief Human Resources Officer$262KDorris Jim Thru 092724 — Executive Vice President, Consulting & Assessments: $246KDorris Jim Thru 092724Executive Vice President…$246KShaw Jordon — Chief Technology Officer: $232KShaw JordonChief Technology Officer$232K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $777K, to Martin Lorraine (President & CEO). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about National Safety Council

How much does National Safety Council give each year?

National Safety Council gave $784K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $817K across 12 grants.

What is National Safety Council's typical grant size?

National Safety Council's median grant in 2025 was $103,468, and its average grant was $97,947, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does National Safety Council give grants?

National Safety Council's top state is Florida, with 28% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Oregon (19%) and New York (15%).

Does National Safety Council give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on National Safety Council's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

Who are National Safety Council's largest grantees?

National Safety Council's largest 2025 grantees include America Walks Inc ($147,532), Transportation Alternatives Inc ($118,426) and University of Miami ($111,423), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 48% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is National Safety Council?

National Safety Council reported $64.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $57.6M.

What is National Safety Council?

National Safety Council is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Itasca, IL. It holds $64.8M in total assets as of 2025.

What is National Safety Council's EIN?

National Safety Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2167809. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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