Mothers Against Drunk Driving
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a U.S. nonprofit advocacy organization founded by a mother whose child was killed by a drunk driver, dedicated to preventing impaired driving and supporting victims of such crimes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MADD | 1 |
| Mothers Against Drunk Driving canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4645965 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mothers Against Drunk Driving Context triple: [National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, influencedBy, Mothers Against Drunk Driving]
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A.
Anti-Saloon League
The Anti-Saloon League was a powerful early 20th-century American pressure group that led the campaign for national Prohibition by lobbying for strict alcohol control laws.
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B.
Handgun Control, Inc. (later Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence)
Handgun Control, Inc., later renamed the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, is a prominent American advocacy organization dedicated to enacting and strengthening gun control laws to reduce firearm-related injuries and deaths.
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C.
Society for the Suppression of Vice
The Society for the Suppression of Vice was a British moral reform organization active in the late 18th and 19th centuries that campaigned against perceived immorality such as obscene publications, gambling, and prostitution.
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D.
Center for Auto Safety
The Center for Auto Safety is a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization in the United States that focuses on improving automobile safety, reliability, and regulatory oversight.
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E.
Equality League of Self-Supporting Women
The Equality League of Self-Supporting Women was a New York–based suffrage organization that mobilized wage-earning and working-class women into the fight for women’s voting rights in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mothers Against Drunk Driving Target entity description: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a U.S. nonprofit advocacy organization founded by a mother whose child was killed by a drunk driver, dedicated to preventing impaired driving and supporting victims of such crimes.
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A.
Anti-Saloon League
The Anti-Saloon League was a powerful early 20th-century American pressure group that led the campaign for national Prohibition by lobbying for strict alcohol control laws.
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B.
Handgun Control, Inc. (later Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence)
Handgun Control, Inc., later renamed the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, is a prominent American advocacy organization dedicated to enacting and strengthening gun control laws to reduce firearm-related injuries and deaths.
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C.
Society for the Suppression of Vice
The Society for the Suppression of Vice was a British moral reform organization active in the late 18th and 19th centuries that campaigned against perceived immorality such as obscene publications, gambling, and prostitution.
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D.
Center for Auto Safety
The Center for Auto Safety is a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization in the United States that focuses on improving automobile safety, reliability, and regulatory oversight.
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E.
Equality League of Self-Supporting Women
The Equality League of Self-Supporting Women was a New York–based suffrage organization that mobilized wage-earning and working-class women into the fight for women’s voting rights in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advocacy organization
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nonprofit organization ⓘ victim support organization ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
graduated driver licensing laws
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ignition interlock devices for convicted drunk drivers ⓘ victims’ rights in impaired driving cases ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fieldOfWork |
public health
ⓘ
road safety ⓘ substance abuse prevention ⓘ victim advocacy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
drug-impaired driving prevention
ⓘ
drunk driving prevention ⓘ underage drinking prevention ⓘ |
| foundedAfter | death of founder’s child by a drunk driver ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Candace Lightner ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| hasCharitableStatus | tax-exempt organization in the United States ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
U.S. drunk driving legislation
ⓘ
public attitudes toward drunk driving in the United States ⓘ |
| hasMainGoal |
advocate for tougher impaired driving laws
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prevent drug-impaired driving ⓘ prevent drunk driving ⓘ support victims of impaired driving crashes ⓘ |
| hasPart | local chapters across the United States ⓘ |
| hasSlogan | No More Victims ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Irving, Texas ⓘ |
| inception | 1980 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | 501(c)(3) nonprofit ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Texas ⓘ |
| nonprofitSector |
health and human services
ⓘ
public safety ⓘ |
| notableCampaign |
.08 blood alcohol concentration law advocacy
ⓘ
designated driver promotion ⓘ sobriety checkpoint advocacy ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Canada
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| organizes |
public awareness campaigns about impaired driving
ⓘ
youth education programs on underage drinking ⓘ |
| provides |
court accompaniment for victims
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support groups for victims and survivors ⓘ victim services ⓘ |
| shortName |
MADD
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linked to:
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
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| supports |
families of impaired driving crash victims
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survivors of impaired driving crashes ⓘ |
| website | https://www.madd.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mothers Against Drunk Driving Description of subject: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a U.S. nonprofit advocacy organization founded by a mother whose child was killed by a drunk driver, dedicated to preventing impaired driving and supporting victims of such crimes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mothers Against Drunk Driving