The Center for Auto Safety was founded in 1970 by Consumers Union and Ralph Nader as a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group focused on the United States automotive industry.
Financial Statistics
Total Assets
Total Revenue
Total Expenses Year Total Assets Total Revenue Total Expenses Filing 2025 $549,232 $74,694 $605,736 View 2024 $1,172,407 $222,286 $557,067 View 2023 $1,608,563 $1,322,202 $536,436 View 2022 $570,229 $350,446 $526,659 View 2021 $874,549 $555,830 $739,809 View 2020 $1,103,032 $328,420 $902,785 View
Prior year filings: 2016 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012
Revenue Detail
Expenses Detail Employee Compensation Highest Earning Employees Employee Title Total Compensation Michael Brooks EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR $177,777
Grant Activity Grants Received Grants Given
All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
Total Grant Value: $2,294,807 Number of Grants: 85 Number of Funders: 31 Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:
Amount Year Funder Subject $20,526 2020 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc. Human services $12,300 2021 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund For grant recipient's exempt purposes $10,000 2021 Consumer Reports Inc AUTO SAFETY ADVOCACY $7,500 2021 Arthur and Charlotte Zitrin Foundation GENERAL SUPPORT $7,500 2020 Arthur and Charlotte Zitrin Foundation GENERAL SUPPORT $5,000 2024 Arthur and Charlotte Zitrin Foundation GENERAL SUPPORT $5,000 2023 Arthur and Charlotte Zitrin Foundation GENERAL SUPPORT $5,000 2022 Greater Washington Community Foundation Sponsorship $5,000 2022 Arthur and Charlotte Zitrin Foundation GENERAL SUPPORT $5,000 2020 Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego General $2,000 2020 Greater Washington Community Foundation $2,000 2020 Greater Washington Community Foundation $500 2025 The Anne and Gerald Freedman Charitable Foundation Inc GENERAL DONATION TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES. $500 2024 The Anne and Gerald Freedman Charitable Foundation Inc GENERAL DONATION TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES. $500 2023 The Anne and Gerald Freedman Charitable Foundation Inc GENERAL DONATION TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES. $500 2022 The Anne and Gerald Freedman Charitable Foundation Inc GENERAL DONATION TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES. $58 2022 Amazonsmile Foundation GENERAL SUPPORT
More + Less – All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:
Total Grant Value: $66,838 Number of Grants: 1 Number of Recipients: 1 Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:
