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West Town Bikes Nfp

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 20-4767185Revenue $443K in FY2024

On file with the IRSwesttownbikes.org2459 W Division St, 60622-2941 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Jan 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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West Town Bikes, Nfp is a community bicycle workshop space which strives to counter the overuse of cars and the various health and social ills exacerbated by car dependeny. The activities and programs include youth and adult programing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 19 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$154K
72% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 72% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$443K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$471K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$59K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$443K
FY2024▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$516K
FY2021$472K
FY2022$410K
FY2023$482K
FY2024$443K
Expenses
$471K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$445K
FY2021$393K
FY2022$465K
FY2023$505K
FY2024$471K
Net assets
$59K
FY2024▼ -32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$86K
FY2021$165K
FY2022$109K
FY2023$86K
FY2024$59K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2007.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $467K Management & general 1% · $5K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Mitchell
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tyler Failla
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ryan Lakes
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches bike repair and promotes cycling to reduce car dependency and improve community health.

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1 program · $467K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Ciclo urbano community bike shop focusing on affordable and reliable transportation

$467Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare GroupFY2024$20K
Network for Good INCFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$443K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$188K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$142K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$113K
Money outPt IX
$471K
Ln 25
Programscol B$467K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$59K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K
Total assetsLn 16$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$113K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$600
Fees for servicesLn 2g$142K
Other incomeLn 4–11$188K
Total revenueLn 12$443K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K
Net assetsLn 32$59K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$229K$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$142K$154K
Net assetsLn 32$86K$59K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$234K$234K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$84K$84K
TravelLn 17$803$803
InterestLn 20$27K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$471K$467K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $443K$471K−$28K$59K 990 PDF
FY2023 $482K$505K−$22K$86K 990 PDF
FY2022 $410K$465K−$56K$109K 990 PDF
FY2021 $472K$393K$79K$165K 990 PDF
FY2020 $516K$445K$70K$86K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $443,435 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $83,530$113,215
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $160,793$142,234
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $237,958$187,986
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $482,281$443,435
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $274,205$264,583
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $230,393$206,657
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $504,598$471,240
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$22,317−$27,805
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $443,435 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $187,986 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$112,615
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$113,215
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $142,234$142,234
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $330,220 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$443,435
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $471,240 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $234,200$234,200
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,353$6,353
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,030$24,030
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,577$4,577
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,557$20,557
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,734$1,734
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,777$12,777
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $84,081$84,081
IX-17 TravelPrograms $803$803
IX-20 InterestPrograms $27,043$27,043
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,164$23,164
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,921$31,921
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $466,663 · Management $4,577 · Fundraising $0$471,240
Part X · Balance sheet $212,342 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,859$11,163
X-4 Accounts receivable$8,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $201,001$183,169
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,760$5,760
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,250$4,250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $228,870$212,342
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $60,946$103,774
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,464$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$50,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $142,497$153,774
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $86,373$58,568
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $86,373$58,568
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $228,870$212,342
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $58,568 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$443,435
XI-2 Total expenses$471,240
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,805
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$86,373
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$58,568

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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