Green Options Buffalo: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & 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 · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Complete Streets create healthy , vibrant communities by making our streets safer for those who walk , bike and play . In response to high demand and overwhelming positive feedback in our first year , we continued and expended our efforts, rolling out even more Complete Streets pop-ups in 2020.

$747Kprogram expense

02

Our Recycle-A-Bicycle, 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.

$214Kprogram expense

03

The Community Workshop is a place where volunteers and members can come and learn to repair and maintain their bicycles. You can repair your own bike or build a bike from our supply and attend classes on bike maintenance and road safety. We provide all the tools, lubricants, and knowledge you'll need to do so.

$82Kprogram 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

$793K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$553K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$188K

Other incomeLn 4–11$51K

Money outPt IX

$1.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.0M

Managementcol C$89K

Fundraisingcol D$56K

Owns and owesPt X

$377K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$376K

Total assetsLn 16$432K

LiabilitiesLn 26$54K

PeoplePt VI, VII

15

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$553K

Government grantsLn 1e$150K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$23K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$188K

Other incomeLn 4–11$51K

Total revenueLn 12$793K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$376K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$376K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K

Total assetsLn 16$432K

LiabilitiesLn 26$54K

Net assetsLn 32$377K

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 FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$438K	$376K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$11K	$20K
Total assetsLn 16	$802K	$432K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$29K	$54K
Net assetsLn 32	$773K	$377K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$85K	$72K	$4K	$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$397K	$328K	$44K	$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$90K	$74K	$9K	$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$39K	$32K	$4K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$8K	$7K	$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$396K	$383K	$7K	$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$55K	$45K	$5K	$4K
Office expensesLn 13	$428	$351	$77
OccupancyLn 16	$24K	$21K	$3K
TravelLn 17	$572	$475	$57	$40
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$2K	$1K	$174	$121
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$4K	$3K	$688
InsuranceLn 23	$14K	$11K	$2K	$32
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$68K	$57K	$6K	$4K
All other expensesLn 24e	$7K	$6K	$814	$152
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.2M	$1.0M	$89K	$56K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$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 Viewing	$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 $793,376 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $953,524$553,420

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $295,172$188,458

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $90,949$51,498

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,339,645$793,376

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

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $599,814$610,764

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $278,416$578,507

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $878,230$1,189,271

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $461,415−$395,895

Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members14

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 $793,376 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $48,934 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$10,601

VIII-1e Government grants$150,235

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$392,584

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$23,455

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$553,420

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $188,458$188,458

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $955$955

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,609$1,609

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $190,067 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $49,889$793,376

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,189,271 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,488 · Management $4,264 · Fundraising $8,528$85,280

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $327,665 · Management $43,947 · Fundraising $25,220$396,832

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $74,496 · Management $8,976 · Fundraising $6,283$89,755

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,284 · Management $3,890 · Fundraising $2,723$38,897

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,595 · Management $1,860$8,455

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $383,438 · Management $7,121 · Fundraising $5,222$395,781

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $45,317 · Management $5,459 · Fundraising $3,822$54,598

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $351 · Management $77$428

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,325 · Management $2,748$24,073

IX-17 TravelPrograms $475 · Management $57 · Fundraising $40$572

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,443 · Management $174 · Fundraising $121$1,738

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,135 · Management $688$3,823

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,108 · Management $2,401 · Fundraising $32$13,541

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,453 · Management $6,463 · Fundraising $4,157$68,073

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,459 · Management $814 · Fundraising $152$7,425

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,044,032 · Management $88,939 · Fundraising $56,300$1,189,271

Part X · Balance sheet $431,511 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $437,969$376,136

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $317,915$19,353

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $20,675$4,365

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,462$1,727

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,180$9,821

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,252$20,109

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $802,453$431,511

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,205$23,761

X-19 Deferred revenue$5,726

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $16,181$24,852

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,386$54,339

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $109,149$294,864

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $663,918$82,308

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $773,067$377,172

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $802,453$431,511

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $377,172 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$793,376

XI-2 Total expenses$1,189,271

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$395,895

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$773,067

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$377,172

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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