The National Safety Council is America’s leading nonprofit safety advocate – and has been for more than 100 years. As a mission-based organization, we work to eliminate the leading causes of preventable death and injury, focusing our efforts on the workplace and roadway. We create a culture of safety to not only keep people safer at work but also beyond the workplace so they can live their fullest lives.
In 2022 NSC employees celebrated each other’s accomplishments and connected more closely with a safe return to some in-person gatherings, including the annual BeNSC awards and monthly all-staff meetings. Teams from across the organization worked to align our key internal results for the year with the NSC mission and strategy.
The Council returned to pre-pandemic staffing levels this year, and across the board, we saw increased engagement as we focused on internal growth, mission impact and robust onboarding for new colleagues.
Throughout 2022, NSC saw its finances rebound strongly following the headwinds of COVID-19. Nearing pre-pandemic levels, NSC revenues – supported by donors, government grants and membership dues – have demonstrated a sense of confidence in the Council’s work and a commitment to safety made more relevant following the lessons of the pandemic.
As a mission-driven nonprofit organization, revenue from our programs, services and philanthropic donations fuel our advocacy work so we can help people live their fullest lives. For a breakdown of our financials, please explore the NSC 2022 Statement of Financial Position and NSC 2022 Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets.
NSC compiles Injury Facts®, the definitive guide on preventable deaths and injuries in the United States for nearly 100 years.
As a nonprofit organization, philanthropy generates new opportunities and sustains our relentless focus in making our world safer, from the workplace to anyplace.
In 2022, NSC received $6.1 million in philanthropic contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations wanting to make a difference. These funds support research to identify leading causes of fatalities, education to increase awareness and minimize risks, and advocacy to ensure the adoption of safety and incident prevention measures.
Workplace fatality rates have dramatically decreased since 1928, but improvement in the last decade has mostly stalled. More than 4,400 workers still died from preventable incidents in 2021 and medically consulted injuries totaled more than 4.2 million. NSC enables employers of all sizes to create a culture of safety that goes beyond compliance because compromising safety should never be part of getting the job done.
Every family, individual and business in this country relies on our nation’s roadways to get to their destination safely. Yet we lost more than 46,000 people on our roads in 2022. NSC works to address what causes these crashes and to better understand the role people, vehicles, road design, technology and crash response resources play in roadway safety.
Learn more about the Council’s work to save lives.
