Project Bike Tech EIN 26-2180378 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Project Bike Tech FY2022 filing

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Trains high school students in bicycle mechanics, opening career and educational paths. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $652K in revenue, $620K in expenses, and $13K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Colorado Spgs, CO
Website
www.projectbiketech.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$652KFY2022
Expenses
$620K
Net assets
$13K
People
8
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  26-2180378 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Colorado Spgs, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Trains high school students in bicycle mechanics, opening career and educational paths.
Leadership
Channing Nuss · President
Money in and out
$652K revenue, $620K expenses
Bottom line
75% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$652K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$620K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$13K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $32K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
75%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$652K
FY2022▲ +34%
Expenses
$620K
FY2022▲ +23%
Total assets
$50K
FY2022▼ -32%
Total liabilities
$37K
FY2022▼ -60%
Total revenue
$652K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$620K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$13K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$32K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$50K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $465K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Bike Tech in School

(1) Project Bike Tech (PBT) has served more than 3000 students over the last 15 years. In 2022, PBT expanded in 3 new states, for a total of 12 states and added 8 new schools to reach approximately 1000 students each year.

$465Kprogram expense
02

Expansion

Level 2 and eBike curriculum; apprenticeships, internships, and approved curriculum development to dipict streams and core. Expanding to middle schools and jr colleges - creating pathways all while expanding the bike tech classes to new schools nationwide.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CProject Bike Tech
EINHdr · item D26-2180378
Principal addressHdr · item CColorado Spgs, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.projectbiketech.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Founder&member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mercedes Ross’s $120K as Fundraising/Ex Exec Dir. is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2023FY2021
Mercedes Ross$120,000$114,880
Brian Fisher$65,000
Jeff Donaldson$26,923

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
Program service revenue$366K · 56%
Contributions & grants$286K · 44%
Program service revenue56%$366K
Contributions & grants44%$286K
— government grantsLn 1e$209K
Total revenueLn 12$652K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.08
Program services75%$465K
Management & general17%$103K
Fundraising8%$52K
Total functional expensesLn 25$620K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$50K
Total assetsLn 16$50K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$37K
Total net assetsLn 32$13K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $50K · Operating expenses/yr $620K
1.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $465K · Total expenses $620K
75%
Management & General
Management & general $103K · Total expenses $620K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $52K · Total expenses $620K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $32K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $133K
$0.24 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $286K · Total revenue $652K
44%
Government reliance
Government grants $209K · Total revenue $652K
32%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $366K · Total revenue $652K
56%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $652K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $366K · Total expenses $620K
59%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $652K · Prior year $486K
+34%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $13K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $652K · Expenses $620K
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $50K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $13K · Total assets $50K
26%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $50K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Channing Nuss · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $620K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $245K · Total expenses $620K
40%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 18%
Revenue growth 34%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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
OutrideFY2024$15K
Weej FoundationFY2024$500
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$41K
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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)$488K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$580K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$652K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$486K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$204K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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