Frequently Asked Questions
Below are answers to common questions about Safety Behind The Wheel Foundation and our work. If you need additional information or do not see your question answered here, please contact us.
“Safer Roads Now” is an initiative of Safety Behind The Wheel Foundation, a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated on July 7, 2023. The Foundation’s 501(c)(3) tax exempt status was approved by the IRS on May 28, 2024. Contributions may be tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. Donors should consult their own tax advisor regarding the tax treatment of any contribution based on their individual circumstances.
Safety Behind the Wheel Foundation’s EIN is 93-2485900. Please use the legal name Safety Behind the Wheel Foundation when making donations, requesting employer matches, or recommending grants through a donor advised fund.
Yes. Donors should receive a receipt for their contribution. Receipts should include the legal nonprofit name, EIN, donation date, donation amount, and whether any goods or services were provided in exchange for the gift.
Yes. You may recommend a grant to Safety Behind the Wheel Foundation, EIN 93-2485900. Please include Safer Roads Now in the grant note if you would like your gift directed to this initiative.
Yes. We welcome conversations with companies, employers, insurers, transportation groups, healthcare organizations, technology companies, and community partners that share our commitment to safer roads and survivor support.
Many employers match charitable gifts to eligible 501(c)(3) organizations. Please search for Safety Behind the Wheel Foundation in your employer’s matching gift platform, or contact us if your employer needs verification information.
We support education, awareness, responsible innovation, and research related initiatives that may improve understanding of traumatic brain injury, memory loss, and long term recovery after serious crashes.
We are interested in responsible AI and data tools that may support traffic safety education, crash risk awareness, driver assistance education, self driving safety research, distracted driving prevention, and survivor support resources.
Yes. Volunteer opportunities may include outreach, research support, educational content review, community engagement, event support, partnership development, and administrative assistance.
Yes. We welcome survivor and family stories when shared voluntarily and respectfully. We will never publish a personal story without permission. We encourage contributors to share only what they are comfortable making public.
Researchers, universities, and clinical or transportation safety programs can contact us about possible partnerships, research awareness, educational projects, micro grant opportunities, data initiatives, or responsible innovation projects related to traffic safety, TBI, memory loss, and recovery.
Members of the media may contact us through the form on this page. Please include your name, outlet, deadline, topic, and contact information.
Your donation helps advance the mission of Safety Behind The Wheel Foundation through the Safer Roads Now initiative.
Gifts may support traffic safety education, public awareness campaigns, life changing accident survivor and family resources, TBI and memory loss research related initiatives, outreach materials, volunteer coordination, and the responsible nonprofit operations needed to sustain this work.
Unless a gift is accepted for a specific program purpose, donations are used where they are most needed to advance the Foundation’s mission.
Yes. Donors may request that their gift support a specific program area, such as traffic safety education, TBI and memory loss research support, life changing accident survivor and family resources, awareness and prevention campaigns, or general mission support.
Restricted gifts are accepted only when the Foundation can honor the restriction in a responsible and mission aligned way. If we cannot accept a requested restriction, we will contact the donor before processing the gift or discuss an appropriate alternative.
Yes, in some cases. A restricted gift is a donation that a donor asks to be used for a specific charitable purpose or program area.
When Safety Behind The Wheel Foundation accepts a restricted gift, we use it only for the approved restricted purpose. Because restricted gifts carry legal and accounting responsibilities, the Foundation reserves the right to decline or clarify restrictions that are too narrow, outside our mission, or not practical to administer.
For many donors, the most flexible and helpful option is a general mission gift, which allows the Foundation to direct support where it is most needed.
Yes. Safer Roads Now is designed as a mission driven initiative with national relevance. Some activities may begin in specific communities, schools, workplaces, or partner networks, but the long term goal is to build resources, campaigns, and partnerships that can benefit people nationwide.
Yes. Monthly donations are one of the most helpful ways to support the mission.
Recurring gifts provide steady, reliable support for traffic safety education, awareness campaigns, life changing accident survivor centered resources, TBI and memory loss research related initiatives, and the infrastructure needed to keep the work moving forward.
Even a modest monthly gift can make a meaningful difference over time.
Yes. Monthly donors can update, pause, or cancel their recurring gift according to the options available through our donation platform such as Paypal.
If you need help updating your gift, you may contact the Foundation and we will help direct you to the right support process.
Can I make a donation in honor or memory of someone?
Yes. Tribute and memorial gifts are welcome.
You may make a gift in honor of a loved one, crash survivor, family member, teacher, healthcare professional, first responder, or anyone whose life has been touched by roadway safety, traumatic brain injury, or the mission of Safer Roads Now.
If the donation platform allows, you may include the honoree’s name and notification information at the time of your gift. You may also visit our dedicated Tribute Page to pay tribute to someone special and share their connection to this mission.
Yes. Donors may request that their gift remain anonymous in public materials.
The Foundation may still need to retain donation records internally for legal, accounting, and compliance purposes, but we will respect donor preferences regarding public recognition whenever possible.
Not unless public recognition is part of a specific campaign, event, sponsorship, or donor recognition opportunity and you agree to be listed.
Donors may request anonymity or ask that their name not appear in public materials.
We respect donor privacy. Safety Behind The Wheel Foundation does not sell or share donor information.
Donor information may be used for gift processing, receipts, donor communications, impact updates, required recordkeeping, and mission related stewardship. Donation transactions may also be processed by third party platforms that have their own security and privacy practices.
Donors may contact us to update communication preferences.
We are committed to sharing progress as the organization grows.
Donors can expect updates about education efforts, awareness campaigns, partnerships, volunteer activity, survivor centered resources, and research related initiatives.
Safety Behind The Wheel Foundation is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Donors may verify nonprofit status through the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search or request relevant nonprofit documentation from the Foundation.
Our EIN is 93 2485900.
No. Safety Behind The Wheel Foundation and Safer Roads Now do not provide emergency services, medical care, mental health counseling, legal advice, or clinical treatment.
Our work focuses on education, awareness, charitable resources, partnerships, and mission related support. Anyone experiencing a medical emergency, mental health crisis, or legal issue should contact qualified professionals or emergency services.
At this stage, Safer Roads Now is focused on education, awareness, life changing accident survivor centered resources, partnerships, and building capacity for mission aligned programs.
If direct financial assistance programs are created in the future, they will follow written eligibility criteria, board approved policies, available funding, and applicable legal requirements.
Safety Behind The Wheel Foundation is building capacity to support TBI and memory loss research related initiatives.
Depending on available funding and partnerships, support may include awareness campaigns, educational resources, university or research collaborations, grants, or future research funding opportunities. Any direct research funding would be subject to appropriate review, eligibility criteria, and available resources.
Safer Roads Now recognizes that traumatic brain injury can have lasting effects, including memory loss, cognitive changes, emotional challenges, and major disruption to daily life.
Our work related to TBI and memory loss may include public education, survivor and family resources, awareness campaigns, research related partnerships, and fundraising to support future mission aligned initiatives.
We do not provide medical diagnosis or treatment.
Safer Roads Now is interested in responsible innovation that can help improve traffic safety, education, prevention, awareness, and support for people affected by roadway trauma and TBI.
This may include educational tools, data informed safety outreach, phone free driving campaigns, awareness technology, research support tools, and other ethical uses of innovation.
We prioritize safety, privacy, accessibility, and human oversight. We do not support technologies or practices that exploit personal data, mislead the public, or replace qualified professional judgment where medical, legal, or clinical expertise is required.
We look for mission aligned partners who share a commitment to safer roads, public education, survivor respect, ethical research, and responsible community impact.
Potential partners may include universities, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, public health organizations, schools, employers, transportation safety groups, insurers, community coalitions, and researchers working in relevant fields.
Partnerships are reviewed based on mission fit, credibility, feasibility, ethical standards, and the Foundation’s available capacity.
Yes. Schools, youth groups, parent organizations, and student leaders can help promote safer driving habits and phone free driving awareness.
Possible partnership activities include safety education toolkits, pledge campaigns, awareness weeks, classroom resources, student ambassador programs, and community events.
Yes. Safer Roads Now welcomes mission aligned public education partnerships with transportation safety organizations, public health groups, and community coalitions.
The Foundation’s work is educational and nonpartisan. We focus on public awareness, prevention, and safer roadway behavior.
Companies can support Safer Roads Now through corporate donations, sponsorships, employee giving, employer matching gifts, volunteer engagement, workplace safety campaigns, in kind support, or partnership around traffic safety education.
This may be especially relevant for employers, insurers, transportation companies, healthcare organizations, universities, safety focused brands, and companies that care about employee and community well being.
Yes. Sponsorship recognition may be available depending on the campaign, event, or partnership.
Recognition may include name and logo placement, thank you language, website recognition, campaign materials, or event acknowledgment. Any recognition must be structured in a way that complies with nonprofit rules and does not imply improper endorsement or advertising unless reviewed and approved.
Online donations are processed through third party donation and payment platforms that use their own security practices to process gifts.
Donors should review the payment processor’s privacy and security information when making an online contribution. Safety Behind The Wheel Foundation does not intentionally collect or store full payment card information outside authorized payment systems.
Yes, if check donations are accepted.
Please make checks payable to Safety Behind The Wheel Foundation and include Safer Roads Now in the memo line if you would like your gift associated with the initiative.
The mailing address is listed on contact page.
Please contact us before initiating a bank transfer so we can provide accurate instructions and properly identify, receipt, and acknowledge your gift.
Yes. Donors may request a year end giving summary for their records.
Donation receipts and summaries are provided for recordkeeping purposes. Donors should consult their own tax advisor regarding the tax treatment of any contribution.
Please include your name, mailing address, email address if available, gift amount, whether the gift is unrestricted or intended for a specific program, whether the gift is in honor or memory of someone, and any public recognition preference.
For donor advised fund gifts, please include the name of the sponsoring organization if available.
Checks should be made payable to Safety Behind The Wheel Foundation.
Yes. Safety Behind The Wheel Foundation welcomes noncash gifts, stock, cryptocurrency, and in kind donations.
Some gifts may involve valuation, tax, transfer, or administrative considerations. We encourage donors to contact the Foundation before sending noncash assets or in kind contributions so we can ensure the gift is received, recorded, and processed properly.
We are grateful for every form of support that helps advance our mission and strengthen our impact.
Donors should consult their own tax advisor regarding any tax implications related to noncash gifts.
Yes. Donors who want to make a lasting impact may consider including Safety Behind The Wheel Foundation in their estate plans, will, trust, retirement account, life insurance beneficiary designation, or other planned giving arrangements.
Planned gifts should be made in consultation with your attorney, financial advisor, or tax professional.
Any suggested estate language should be reviewed by legal counsel before use.
Yes. Personal fundraisers are a meaningful way to support the mission.
You may start a fundraiser for a birthday, memorial, recovery milestone, school campaign, workplace challenge, or community awareness effort.
Personal fundraisers help introduce the mission to new supporters and turn personal stories into prevention, education, and hope.
Yes. You can help by volunteering, sharing educational materials, joining a Phone Free Driving Challenge, inviting your school or workplace to participate, following and sharing campaign updates, or helping connect the Foundation with potential partners.
Every act of awareness can help move the mission forward.
You can still make a difference.
You can take the Phone Free Driving pledge, share Safer Roads Now with friends and family, invite your school or workplace to participate, volunteer your skills, share survivor centered resources, follow campaign updates, or introduce the Foundation to potential partners or sponsors.
Support is not only financial. Awareness, time, relationships, and lived experience can also help save lives.
Yes. Individuals and families affected by life changing roadway accidents or traumatic brain injury may share their stories to help raise awareness, encourage prevention, and remind others of the real human impact behind safer roads.
Story sharing is always voluntary. We need written permission before publishing or using any personal story, photo, video, or identifying details.
Stories may be edited for length, clarity, privacy, or safety while preserving the meaning, dignity, and voice of the person sharing.