Madd

What it reported doing in 2025

Victim services on average, two in three people will be involved in a drunk driving crash in their lifetime. At madd, we believe that the services that we provide to victims can be a key part of the solution. In 2024, madd provided nearly 110,000 direct services to victim-survivors of substance-impaired driving through emotional support, criminal justice advocacy, information and referrals, and assistance with crime victims' compensation provided by our national syndicate of trained victim advocates. The victim services network is an essential driver for collaboration, innovation, and advocacy across 50 states and puerto rico that provides direct services and support to victims and survivors. Madd shows up with empathy, support, and resources when victims need us most, providing supportive services to a victim every five minutes. The victim services network delivers the following services: - connect victim services teams, volunteers, and advocates allowing for collaboration. - capture, centralize, and use data to drive our internal structure, policies, programs, and research. - strengthen our capacity, training, and coverage across the country. - bolster our victim services for all with an increased and intentional focus on serving bipoc communities. - build a unified victim services experience, working locally to make it easier for people to access all that madd offers. - monitor the criminal justice system to provide support to victims and survivors. Madd empowers victims and survivors as advocates for change as they tell their stories to educate, prevent and legislate for change. The role of victim advocates is a very important one in the healing journey that follows. Madd staff and volunteer victim advocates attend and complete madd's volunteer victim assistance training institute to receive certification. The victim advocates are the foundation for competent service delivery to those impacted by drunk and impaired driving crashes. Madd's victims and survivors are leaders in educating the public and policymakers about the realities of impaired driving. They speak out in many ways, including the sharing of their personal stories across their communities. It is through their vulnerability that we are able to change minds and the culture of the decisions that people make and to revive public and policy-maker attention to resolve impaired driving on america's roadways. Madd offers a variety of strategies to turn public concern into decisive action to address this tragic and preventable problem.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 70.1%; rating input score 70
• Program expense ratio: 67.5%; rating input score 68
• Fundraising efficiency: $7.55 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -2.5%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.47; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.26; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -0.6% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -1.6% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings