Green Options Buffalo: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 27-2501533)

Justin Booth’s $77K as Executive Director is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2023	FY2021	FY2020
Justin Booth	$76,932	$87,740	$85,280

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

Programs and updates

Advocates for healthy, sustainable transportation in Buffalo, promoting cycling for better communities.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Healthy Streets Initiatives create healthy, vibrant communities by making our streets safer for those who walk, bike and play. Dunkirk-Fredonia Central Connection:GObike worked with residents of the Dunkirk and Fredonia communities to identify opportunities for design interventions along Central Avenue, in order to help improve safety…

$732Kprogram expense

02

Throughout 2024, GObike operated two community workshops in the city of Buffalo where people are able to work on their bikes for little or no cost with access to a full array of tools, hundreds of spare parts, and guidance from mechanics.

$261Kprogram expense

03

Safety and Youth Education, Future Commuters, and Safe Cycling programs empower students through development of hands-on problem-solving and mechanical skills and access to personal transportation. Each participant receives a donated bicycle and learns how to maintain it with the help of an instructor.

$125Kprogram 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

Independent Health Association INCFY2024$40K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$50K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$111K

Other incomeLn 4–11$62K

Money outPt IX

$1.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.1M

Managementcol C$122K

Fundraisingcol D$84K

Owns and owesPt X

$285K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$251K

Total assetsLn 16$690K

LiabilitiesLn 26$405K

PeoplePt VI, VII

15

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a15

IndependentVI 1b15

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M

Government grantsLn 1e$804K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$23K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$111K

Other incomeLn 4–11$62K

Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$242K

SavingsLn 2$9K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$251K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$120K

Other assetsLn 15$95K

Total assetsLn 16$690K

LiabilitiesLn 26$405K

Net assetsLn 32$285K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 517

VolunteersI 6150

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$128K	$251K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$118K	$120K
Total assetsLn 16	$624K	$690K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$222K	$405K
Net assetsLn 32	$402K	$285K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4	$12K	$12K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$108K	$94K	$5K	$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$518K	$451K	$26K	$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$114K	$99K	$6K	$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$56K	$49K	$3K	$4K
Legal feesLn 11b	$963	$963
Accounting feesLn 11c	$28K	$19K	$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$134K	$134K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$51K	$45K	$3K	$4K
Office expensesLn 13	$5K	$2K	$3K	$63
OccupancyLn 16	$38K	$10K	$27K
TravelLn 17	$4K	$4K	$209	$333
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$5K	$4K	$231	$368
InterestLn 20	$18	$5	$13
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$17K	$5K	$13K
InsuranceLn 23	$20K	$10K	$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$175K	$153K	$8K	$14K
All other expensesLn 24e	$38K	$28K	$9K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.3M	$1.1M	$122K	$84K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$1.2M	$1.3M	−$117K	$285K	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.4M	$1.3M	$84K	$402K	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.0M	$1.1M	−$116K	$318K	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.1M	$1.0M	$57K	$435K	990 PDF
FY2020	$793K	$1.2M	−$396K	$377K	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

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Part I · Summary $1,207,169 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,234,312$1,034,254

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $101,120$110,920

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $59,282$61,995

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,394,714$1,207,169

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$12,013

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $700,357$797,059

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $610,619$515,251

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,310,976$1,324,323

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $83,738−$117,154

Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15

VI-1b Independent voting members15

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,207,169 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $65,415 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$5,334

VIII-1b Membership dues$12,508

VIII-1e Government grants$803,673

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$212,739

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$22,504

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,034,254

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $110,920$110,920

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$5,421−$5,421

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,001$2,001

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $178,336 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$5,421$1,207,169

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,324,323 across 18 lines filed

IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $12,013$12,013

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $94,308 · Management $5,420 · Fundraising $8,672$108,400

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $451,075 · Management $25,923 · Fundraising $41,478$518,476

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $99,344 · Management $5,709 · Fundraising $9,135$114,188

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $48,715 · Management $2,800 · Fundraising $4,480$55,995

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $963$963

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $18,911 · Management $8,779$27,690

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $133,823$133,823

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $44,561 · Management $2,562 · Fundraising $4,098$51,221

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,955 · Management $3,412 · Fundraising $63$5,430

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,266 · Management $27,292$37,558

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,635 · Management $209 · Fundraising $333$4,177

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,025 · Management $231 · Fundraising $368$4,624

IX-20 InterestPrograms $5 · Management $13$18

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,662 · Management $12,603$17,265

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,128 · Management $9,608$19,736

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $152,549 · Management $8,481 · Fundraising $13,565$174,595

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $27,896 · Management $8,607 · Fundraising $1,648$38,151

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,118,834 · Management $121,649 · Fundraising $83,840$1,324,323

Part X · Balance sheet $690,119 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $77,642$242,028

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,000$9,033

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $169,968$140,531

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $21,478$20,820

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $53,123$53,996

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,768$8,832

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $117,608$119,712

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $120,461$95,167

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $624,048$690,119

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $80,226$46,425

X-19 Deferred revenue$259,184

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $141,920$99,762

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $222,146$405,371

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $389,402$259,748

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,500$25,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $401,902$284,748

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $624,048$690,119

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $284,748 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,207,169

XI-2 Total expenses$1,324,323

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$117,154

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$401,902

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$284,748

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

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