Pedal the Cause FY2021 filing

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Our mission is to provide funding for cancer research at siteman cancer center and siteman kids at st. Louis children's hospital through our annual cycle challenge. IT is our hope that research funded by Pedal the Cause will ultimately lead to a cure for cancer.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$287K 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $347K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$287K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $90K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$179K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 28 voting members
Looks good: 28 of 28 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$5.9M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$5.9M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.9M
FY2021▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$6.3M
FY2023$7.1M
FY2024$9.5M
FY2025$7.3M
Expenses
$5.9M
FY2021▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$7.3M
FY2024$7.7M
FY2025$7.8M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2021▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$2.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2010.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $4.2M Management & general 4% · $241K Fundraising 24% · $1.4M

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

31 people listed on the 990; $287K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$170,459Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$116,969Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Drier’s $237K as Executive Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Drier$236,766$249,976$237,426$202,631$170,459$135,495
Pam Mandelker$147,219$130,038$126,294———
Ashley Saitta$145,321$138,084$137,652$117,261——
Eleanor Goedeke$125,529$125,386$108,122———
Stacy Abeles————$116,969$107,124
Jules McCormick$105,536—————
Jay Indovino—————$78,772

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Organizes an annual bike challenge to fund cancer research and raise awareness.

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1 program · $4.2M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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In 2021, over 3,800 adults and children participated in pedal the cause, supported by 400 volunteers, whom together raised over $4.2 million to fund cancer research. Over the past 12 years, pedal the cause has cumulatively donated $36.26 million - supporting 188 total research projects.

$4.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 12 grants · $27.0M · 2020–2025

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$310K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$5.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.2M
Managementcol C$241K
Fundraisingcol D$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$911K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$179K
PeoplePt VI, VII
31
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a28
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$177K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$48K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$310K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$5.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$911K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$911K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$179K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 6710
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$48K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$502K$911K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$181K$179K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.8M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4.2M$4.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$314K$107K$207K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$299K$7K$291K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$8K$36K
Legal feesLn 11b$841$841
Accounting feesLn 11c$69K$69K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$97K$97K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$5K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$47K$9K$38K
OccupancyLn 16$42K$8K$34K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$599$3K
InsuranceLn 23$27K$27K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$682K$682K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.9M$4.2M$241K$1.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 27, 2026 $7.3M$7.8M−$414K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 17, 2025 $9.5M$7.7M$1.7M$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 23, 2024 $7.1M$7.3M−$199K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 14, 2023 $6.3M$6.7M−$315K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 15, 2022 $5.9M$5.9M$71K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 24, 2021 $5.6M$4.4M$1.2M$1.7M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,926,160 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,392,046$5,600,457
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $217,810$309,594
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,019$16,109
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,617,875$5,926,160
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,005,495$4,180,536
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $697,280$678,141
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $722,989$996,601
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,425,764$5,855,278
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,192,111$70,882
Part VI · Governance 28 of 28 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28
VI-1b Independent voting members28
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $5,926,160 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $16,556 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$5,773
VIII-1e Government grants$176,669
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,418,015
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$47,583
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,600,457
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $309,594$309,594
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$447−$447
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $326,150 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$447$5,926,160
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,855,278 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,180,536$4,180,536
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $106,753 · Fundraising $206,826$313,579
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $7,388 · Fundraising $291,489$298,877
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsFundraising $6,172$6,172
IX-9 Other employee benefitsFundraising $15,488$15,488
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $7,924 · Fundraising $36,101$44,025
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $841$841
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $68,787$68,787
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $97,020$97,020
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,092 · Fundraising $20,006$25,098
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $8,917 · Fundraising $38,016$46,933
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $7,996 · Fundraising $34,088$42,084
IX-17 TravelFundraising $3,590$3,590
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $599 · Fundraising $2,551$3,150
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $26,672$26,672
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Fundraising $682,426$682,426
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,180,536 · Management $240,969 · Fundraising $1,433,773$5,855,278
Part X · Balance sheet $1,931,187 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $502,433$911,437
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,240,307$963,597
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $97,475$37,030
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,311$2,250
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,741$16,873
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,862,267$1,931,187
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $48,637$46,667
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $132,400$132,408
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $181,037$179,075
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $373,457$719,911
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,307,773$1,032,201
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,681,230$1,752,112
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,862,267$1,931,187
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,752,112 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,926,160
XI-2 Total expenses$5,855,278
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$70,882
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,681,230
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,752,112

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