Community Cycles EIN 06-1719094

Community Cycles

EIN  06-1719094 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Boulder, CO
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Promotes cycling as affordable, viable, and sustainable transportation through education and advocacy.
Leadership
Sue Prant · Executive Dir. · $76K
Money in and out
$1.1M revenue, $851K expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency

Promotes cycling as affordable, viable, and sustainable transportation through education and advocacy. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $1.1M in revenue, $851K in expenses, and $4.1M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$851K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $202K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.15
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs▲ +5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
42.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -25% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+19%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -18% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -7%
Expenses
$851K
FY2024▼ -2%
Total assets
$4.5M
FY2024▲ +16%
Total liabilities
$428K
FY2024▲ ×25
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$851K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$202K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$4.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $650K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Educational and Retail Shop

Our in-house educational program teaches people how to repair bikes. The students strip and refurbish donated bikes which we either recycle or sell to support bicycle commuting in our community. At the end of the program, the students build and take home a bike.

$444Kprogram expense
02

Outreach and Bike Ambassadors

Our outreach program serves to educate and encourage potential new bicyclists and to advocate bicycles as a safe and viable means of primary transportation. We hold in-house workshops, attend and hold events, hold classes at employer sites and schools, send newsletters,etc., to accomplish this.

$162Kprogram expense
03

Walk and Bike Month

During Walk and Bike Month, we encourage people to try out bicycling as a means of commuting to work. For 2023, we had approximately 6,500 participants and held 7 "signature" large events during the month of june. One of our large events - a bike ride in partnership with the City of Boulder- was unfortunately rained out.

$44Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCommunity Cycles
EINHdr · item D06-1719094
Principal addressHdr · item CBoulder, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.communitycycles.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2007

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$75,610Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sue Prant’s $76K as Executive Dir. is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2834 $1–10M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sue Prant$75,610$71,800$67,480$63,460$64,460
Sandee Cirian$13,275$20,265$7,150
Ann Haebig$887$513

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$565K · 54%
Program service revenue$425K · 40%
Investment income$50K · 5%
Other revenue$12K · 1%
Contributions & grants54%$565K
Program service revenue40%$425K
Investment income5%$50K
Other revenue1%$12K
— government grantsLn 1e$78K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.15
Program services76%$650K
Management & general9%$74K
Fundraising15%$126K
Total functional expensesLn 25$851K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$428K
Total net assetsLn 32$4.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed24.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.7M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $851K · Less non-cash grants $366K · Cash operating expenses/yr $485K
42.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $650K · Total expenses $851K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $74K · Total expenses $851K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $126K · Total expenses $851K
15%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $135K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $536K
$0.25 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $565K · Total revenue $1.1M
54%
Government reliance
Government grants $78K · Total revenue $1.1M
7%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $425K · Total revenue $1.1M
40%
Investment reliance
Investment income $50K · Total revenue $1.1M
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $425K · Total expenses $851K
50%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.1M · Prior year $1.1M
-7%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $999K · FY2024 $1.1M
+1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $4.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.1M · Expenses $851K
+19%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $4.5M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $4.1M · Total assets $4.5M
91%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $4.5M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sue Prant · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $76K · Total expenses $851K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $423K · Total expenses $851K
50%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 22%
Revenue growth -7%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$83K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$1.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$919K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$999K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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