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Your contribution helps CARS strengthen traffic safety education, support collaborative research, expand public awareness campaigns, and build programs that reduce serious injuries and fatalities on California’s roadways.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity, the California Alliance for Road Safety (CARS) is tax-exempt under current IRS law and eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions.*
Why Your Support Matters
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✽ Every day in California, families are impacted by preventable traffic crashes
Behind every statistic is a person. A parent, a teen driver, a worker commuting home, a pedestrian crossing the street.
Roadway risk is changing. Technology is changing. Driving behaviors are changing.
But education and intervention models have not always kept pace.
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✽ Your support helps CARS
Modernize traffic safety education to reflect today’s driving realities
Develop evidence-based programs that address high-risk behaviors like speeding and distraction
Launch public awareness campaigns that inspire safer everyday driving decisions
Bring educators, researchers, and community leaders together to strengthen safety interventions statewide
Advocate for improvements that prioritize lives over convenience
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✽ Traffic crashes are not random. They are preventable.
When you support CARS, you are helping build smarter education systems, stronger community awareness, and practical solutions that protect families across California.
Safer roads start with informed drivers and informed drivers start with better education.
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✽ How Your Gift Helps
Your donation directly supports:
Education innovation and curriculum development
Public safety campaigns and outreach
Research, evaluation, and program design
Collaboration among traffic safety professionals and community partners
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✽ Every contribution, large or small, fuels measurable, community-centered impact.
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Together, we can drive meaningful change and save lives.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes — contributions to CARS are generally tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
For your records, CARS’ EIN is 38-4983569. Donors should consult with a tax professional regarding their personal tax situation.
No goods or services of substantial value are provided in exchange for a donation, so your contribution is intended solely for our charitable mission. If any goods or services are provided, we will disclose the fair market value so donors can determine their deductible amount.
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Your donation supports:
Evidence-based traffic safety education initiatives
Public campaigns that promote safer driving behavior
Research, data analysis, and outcome evaluation
Collaboration among safety professionals, educators, and community partners
Together, we can make a measurable impact on roadway safety across California.
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Yes, donations in the honor or memory of somebody who lost their life as the result of a California traffic crash are strongly encouraged.