Illinois · Nonprofit
StopDistractions org
StopDistractions org (Illinois) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $120,713 to it, the largest being The Kiefer Foundation ($84,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2023
- $130k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $121k
- Net assets
- $1
What StopDistractions org does
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.
As stated on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
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.
$32,729 spent39% of program spendingVictim Outreach & Training Placement: Continued outreach to new families impacted by distracted driving has added over 407 new families this fiscal year to share their stories with the public or advocate for safer driving in their communities. An additional 2,433 new crashes were added to the database for outreach when applicable. Trained families and referred them to schools companies community events and or media for an opportunity to share their story and educate on the dangers of distracted driving.
$7,045 spent8% of program spendingSpeaker Travel: We placed victims and their families as speakers at awareness events and media opportunities nationwide reaching over 24 million hits clicks online. We coordinated events with victims families who spoke across the nation. Also we used our families as a network to share campaign awareness activities. Speakers shared their stories at over 51 events in the US for miscellaneous age groups and audiences. Generating a large following through social networking online.
$44,322 spent53% of program spendingEducational materials devices for safety - for community use and edcuation
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2022 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $84,096.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $32k to $111 (−100%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of StopDistractions org’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (75% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Jennifer Smith
President CEO
As listed on its FY2022 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $22k → $32.
1 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of StopDistractions org’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
StopDistractions org leans on a few funders — its largest provides 70% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
88% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund StopDistractions org.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
StopDistractions org draws 82% of its grant income from funders outside Illinois, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $95 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
StopDistractions org has grown faster than half of the 4,854 public safety & disaster nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,854 public safety & disaster nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2023
Organizations like StopDistractions org
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
79%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for StopDistractions org: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds StopDistractions org?
- StopDistractions org (Illinois) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $120,713 to it, the largest being The Kiefer Foundation ($84,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does StopDistractions org have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $120,713 in grants to StopDistractions org, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of StopDistractions org?
- The Kiefer Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $84,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like StopDistractions org find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2023 (financials across 2017–2023), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing