National Infrastructure Safety Foundation
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What it says it does
Organized to develop, promote and advocate best practices and innovative technology to achieve industry safety standards for national infrastructure systems projects.
- Income
- $389,216
- Spending
- $449,131
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $148,770, chairman and founder
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $104,500 spent. 7 White Papers: The Hydrogen Highway: How distributed hydrogen production can maximize existing infrastructure, avoid costs and complications, and jumpstart national hydrogen demand (November, 2024) 2024 Damage Prevention Report Card (September, 2024) America's Backbone: The Importance of Steel and its Evolving Demand (September, 2024) Building New Critical Infrastructure: No Time to Waste. Evaluating Cost Transparency Between a Federal Right of First Refusal and Competitive Bidding in Electrical Transmission Infrastructure Expansion (July, 2024) Excavation Damage Reporting: The Basics of Data Collection and How States Require Strikes and Near Misses to Be Reported (July, 2024) A Unique Win-Win: Bolstering Texas' Energy Security by Leveraging Existing Infrastructure to Effectively Decarbonize (June, 2024) The Challenge Regulating Technology Into Existence: Expected Issues with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Proposed In-Use Locomotive Emission Rule and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Response (March, 2024)
- $79,147 spent. 4 Policy Briefs: Unlocking Rail Safety Through Technology: A Simple, High-Impact Opportunity for FRA Action on Pending Waivers to Advance Safety (December, 2024) Geothermal Energy Brief (August, 2024) 2024 Energy Spotlights: The U.S. Electricity Mix (July, 2024) Damage Prevention One-Call Survey (June, 2024)
- $22,480 spent. Aii staff presented at at least six major events, including conferences, panels, summits, and more, with global audiences present. Including but not limited to the Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience North America Conference, Global Excavation Safety Conference, BuiltWorlds Infrastructure Conference, Institute for Homeland Security at Sam Houston State University Transportation Systems Sector Security Roundtable, Fiber Optic Sensing Association annual meeting, a road to the G20/T20 Brazil 2024 panel discussion, and more.
- $20,000 spent. 67 Policy Blogs on topics spanning our six issue areas: Climate & Conservation, Damage Prevention, Eminent Domain, Energy Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology, and Transportation Infrastructure Quoted or cited in at least 51 national media outlets Placed 8 national OpEds Quoted in at least 4 books/textbooks Quoted in at least 8 journals and trade magazines Quoted in at least 9 government or academic reports
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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