National Motorcycle Safety Fund Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521228981
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Irvine, CA, USA
Phone
9497273227
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$35,717
Expenses
$59,980
Assets
$424,770
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ERIK PRITCHARD (PRESIDENT & CEO)
  • CHRISTY LACURELLE (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • SCOTT SCHLOEGEL (SR. VP, GOVT'T RELATIONS): $559,044 total reported compensation
  • VIRIDIANA SANCHEZ (COO): $362,798 total reported compensation
  • ALEXANDER BERGER (GENERAL COUNSEL): $356,780 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To increase support of motorcyclist safety initiatives that lead to the development of countermeasures that improve motorcyclist safety.

What it reported doing in 2024

The national motorcycle safety fund is a charitable organization created in 1980 to supplement the work of the motorcycle safety foundation. Since 1973, the msf has been working tirelessly to eliminate motorcycle crashes, injuries and fatalities through its many research and training programs and motorist awareness efforts.the nmsf augments the msf and provides a means for riders, family members, corporations, and other organizations and groups to make tax-deductible contributions to support the msf's mission.the nmsf has set its goal to significantly increase support of motorcyclist safety research efforts and other initiatives that lead to the development of counter measures that improve motorcyclist safety.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 60% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 60
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • 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: -67.9%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.08; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 507.2%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.4% per year; rating input score 0; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10.8% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $60K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $559K · 19 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 6 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.