Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Mothers Against Drunk Driving
AbbreviationMADD
FormationSeptember 5, 1980; 44 years ago (1980-09-05)[1]
FounderCandace Lightner
94-2707273[2]
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
HeadquartersIrving, Texas, United States[2]
Andrew Robinson [3]
Tess Rowland[3]
Stacey D. Stewart [3]
AffiliationsMADD Canada,
Mothers Against Drunk Driving Foundation[2] MADD Brazil
Revenue (2013)
$33,433,562[2]
Expenses (2013)$34,327,399[2]
Endowment$10,000[2]
Employees (2013)
426[2]
Volunteers (2013)
8,582[2]
Websitewww.madd.org

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a non-profit organization in the United States, Canada (MADD Canada) and Brazil that seeks to stop driving with any amount of alcohol in the bloodstream, support those affected by drunk driving, prevent underage drinking, and strive for stricter impaired driving policy, whether that impairment is caused by alcohol or any other drug. The Irving, Texas-based[2] organization was founded on September 5, 1980, in California[1] by Candace Lightner after her 13-year-old daughter, Cari, was killed by a drunk driver.[4] There is at least one MADD office in every state of the United States[5] and at least one in each province of Canada.[6] These offices offer victim services and many resources involving alcohol safety. MADD has claimed that drunk driving has been reduced by half since its founding.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Business Entity Detail Search: Mothers Against Drunk Driving". California Business Search. California Secretary of State. September 5, 1980. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Guidestar. December 31, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Leadership". Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Accessed on July 29, 2021.
  4. ^ Friedrich, Otto (1985-01-07). "Man of the Year 1985". Time. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  5. ^ "Mother's Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Local Offices". MADD- Mother's Against Drunk Driving. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  6. ^ "WHo is MADD Canada". MADD Canada. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  7. ^ MAD. "MAD - VOCA Funding". madd.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-05.