Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2011.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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.
Catherine Girves’s $35K as Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 98 <$100K recreation & sports 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.
See Yay Bikes executive salaries →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
Yay Bikes is a recreation and sports nonprofit based in Dublin, OH, formed in 2009.
Questions for Yay Bikes
Your first name shows with your question. Yay Bikes answers here, for everyone.
Bike the Cbus
Bike the Cbus is our signature event each year. It is a self-guided ride held in September highlighting Columbus unique and evolving center-ring neighborhoods. Participants can choose three different routes ranging from 10-62 miles exploring the city and experiencing rest stops provided by local organizations and vendors.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-1603945) · Dispute this lineAdvocacy Summit
Yay Bikes takes an active role in trying to actively influence the conditions that help people safely and comfortably ride bicycles for transportation. To accomplish its mission, the organization continued its annual tradition of hosting an annual Mobility Justice Advocacy Summit event.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-1603945) · Dispute this lineYear of the Yay, Donations, and miscellaneous program expenses.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-1603945) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $94K | $81K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $94K | $81K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $94K | $81K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $425 | $425 | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $1K | $803 | $402 | $134 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $751 | $450 | $226 | $75 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $554 | $554 | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $976 | $585 | $293 | $98 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $2K | $2K | $153 | $133 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $25K | $25K | $197 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $32K | $28K | $4K | $440 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 | $20K | $32K | −$13K | $81K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 12, 2025 | $31K | $22K | $9K | $94K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 | $23K | $23K | $44 | $84K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 8, 2023 | $26K | $18K | $8K | $84K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 19, 2022 | $23K | $11K | $12K | $77K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 27, 2021 | $58K | $78K | −$21K | $45K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $19,842 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $19,842 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $32,491 across 8 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $81,003 assets, 7 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $81,003 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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