Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility
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About Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility
Promoting responsible alcohol decisions by eliminating underage drinking, eliminating impaired driving, and encouraging responsible drinking.
Focus Areas
Underage drinking preventionImpaired driving prevention and DUI offender resourcesPublic education on responsible drinkingResources for judges, practitioners, educators, parents, and policymakersMental health resources related to alcohol-involved populations
Who They Fund
state and local law enforcement agenciesdrivers/general public at risk of impaired drivingtraffic safety and public health organizationsprofessional conference attendees and practitionersmilitary/armed forces-affiliated communities (event partners)
About Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility
A three-year set of six-figure grants to the Governors Highway Safety Association shows how the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility operates: it backs impaired-driving prevention work through state highway safety networks, campaigns, and annual meeting support. That pattern fits the foundation’s stated aim of promoting responsible alcohol decisions by eliminating underage drinking, reducing impaired driving, and encouraging responsible drinking. The grant record also shows sustained support for practitioner training and public-safety partnerships. The National District Attorneys Association received $100,000 in 2023 for impaired driving training courses, then another $100,000 in 2024 and $100,000 in 2025 for partnership support. Similar awards went to the National Sheriffs’ Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the National Center for State Courts for DUI-related training and activities. Alongside traffic-safety funding, the foundation supports school and youth-facing programming. Classroom Champions received $200,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for programming, while the National Association of Elementary School Principals and the American School Counselor Association each received support tied to strategic partnerships or conference sponsorships. The overall profile is of a funder that uses restricted, program-specific grants to support prevention, education, and professional convening.
What Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility Funds
Impaired driving prevention is the clearest throughline in the grant list. The foundation gave $327,850 to Governors Highway Safety Association in 2023 for HRID grants, NASID marijuana, and holiday impaired driving campaign work, then followed with $285,000 in 2024 for a state grant program, rideshare grant, and HRID state grant. Training is another major theme. In 2023, the National District Attorneys Association received $100,000 for impaired driving training courses, and the National Center for State Courts received $17,400 for DUI training. The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene also received $50,000 for toxicologist support, linking the portfolio to crash and DUI investigation capacity. The foundation also funds public education and school-based programming. Classroom Champions received $200,000 for 2024-2025 programming, and the National Association of Elementary School Principals received $25,000 for a strategic partner program. Those awards sit alongside conference and sponsorship support for professional audiences.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$730K
Total Assets
$13.2M
Total Revenue
$10.4M
Total Expenses
$9.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $55K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$55K
Geographic Reach
National14 states funded
About 13% of grants go to recipients in VA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Chris Swonger
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