Ridewise INC FY2022 filing

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Somerville, NJ501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 22-2998959Revenue $601K in FY2022

On file with the IRSridewise.org50 Division Street, 08876-2943 · Somerville, NJTax-exempt since Jul 1990Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Promote efficient transportation through the use of shuttles, carpooling, bicycling, vanpooling and walking.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $21K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$601K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$614K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$244K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$601K
FY2022▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$624K
FY2022$601K
FY2023$647K
FY2024$697K
FY2025$677K
Expenses
$614K
FY2022▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$566K
FY2022$614K
FY2023$623K
FY2024$659K
FY2025$668K
Net assets
$244K
FY2022▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$257K
FY2022$244K
FY2023$268K
FY2024$307K
FY2025$316K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1990.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $366K Management & general 40% · $248K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$100,100Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Donna Allison’s $100K as Board Secretary/ Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Donna Allison$100,110$100,100$100,100$100,100$100,110

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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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Encourages efficient travel via shuttles, carpooling, biking, vanpooling, and walking.

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1 program · $366K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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The agency promotes efficient transportation through the use of shuttles, carpooling, bicycling, vanpooling and walking

$366Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$21K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$601K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$601K
Money outPt IX
$614K
Ln 25
Programscol B$366K
Managementcol C$248K
Owns and owesPt X
$244K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K
Total assetsLn 16$270K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$601K
Government grantsLn 1e$597K
Total revenueLn 12$601K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$170K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Total assetsLn 16$270K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$244K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$278K$270K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$257K$244K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$80K$20K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$253K$202K$51K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$8K$2K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$24K$6K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$28K$7K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$0$7K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$0$18K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$2K$5K$0
Office expensesLn 13$12K$4K$9K$0
OccupancyLn 16$75K$0$75K$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$652$652$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$0$3K$0
InsuranceLn 23$9K$0$9K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46K$11K$35K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$169$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$614K$366K$248K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $677K$668K$10K$316K 990 PDF
FY2024 $697K$659K$38K$307K 990 PDF
FY2023 $647K$623K$25K$268K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $601K$614K−$13K$244K 990 PDF
FY2021 $624K$566K$59K$257K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $601,020 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $624,157$601,020
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $624,157$601,020
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $413,669$428,319
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $151,893$185,294
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $565,573$613,613
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $58,584−$12,593
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $601,020 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$597,471
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,549
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$601,020
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$601,020
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $613,613 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,080 · Management $20,020 · Fundraising $0$100,100
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $202,094 · Management $50,523 · Fundraising $0$252,617
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,373 · Management $2,093 · Fundraising $0$10,466
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,678 · Management $5,919 · Fundraising $0$29,597
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,431 · Management $7,108 · Fundraising $0$35,539
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $7,224 · Fundraising $0$7,224
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $18,369 · Fundraising $0$18,369
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,790 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,790
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,549 · Management $4,869 · Fundraising $0$6,418
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,779 · Management $8,560 · Fundraising $0$12,339
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $74,641 · Fundraising $0$74,641
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,112 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,112
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $652 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$652
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $2,719 · Fundraising $0$2,719
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $9,457 · Fundraising $0$9,457
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,867 · Management $34,993 · Fundraising $0$45,860
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $169 · Management $1,544 · Fundraising $0$1,713
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $365,574 · Management $248,039 · Fundraising $0$613,613
Part X · Balance sheet $270,098 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $170,080$170,075
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $96,119$92,938
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,951$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,804$7,085
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $277,954$270,098
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,347$26,134
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $100$50
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,447$26,184
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $256,507$243,914
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $256,507$243,914
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $277,954$270,098
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $243,914 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$601,020
XI-2 Total expenses$613,613
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,593
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$256,507
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$243,914

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