StopDistractions Org

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
455273983
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2022
Forms available
Form 990 2015, Form 990-EZ 2022
Location
Woodridge, IL, USA
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Automotive Safety

Reported finances

Revenue
$130,490
Expenses
$130,944
Assets
$1
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jennifer Smith (President CEO)

People named in this filing

  • Jennifer Zamora (Director)
  • Angela Freedman (Secretary - Treasurer)
  • Jennifer Smith (President CEO)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To engage and support families affected by distracted driving crashes through state and nationwide resources which include shared information tips. and activities; outreach and media relations; advocacy research and outreach and a place to join together to support and embrace the shared losses and efforts across the nation; and to take all other appropriate action in furtherance of such purposes without partisanship of any kind.

What it reported doing in 2022

Education and awareness events: We held education and awareness events and meetings and attended conferences for the victims and their families to share their personal stories and facts behind distracted driving and its dangers. These events reached over 3.1 million people nationwide and generated over 24 million web media hits throughout social media and regular media coverage. We keep interested constituents educated and engaged in the latest research and educational events or activities nationwide so they can network and support the efforts.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 64.4%; rating input score 64
  • Program expense ratio: 64.2%; rating input score 64

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.3%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 34.3%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.1% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.5% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -43.2% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 64.4% of revenue deployed · 64.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $84K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2016 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.