Boulder Bike Sharing FY2020 filing

IRS exemption revoked

Boulder, COUnknown exempt organization EIN 27-2772682Revenue $448K in FY2020

On file with the IRSboulder.bcycle.org2805 Wilderness Place · Boulder, CO

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Promote health, quality of life and preservation of the environment in Boulder, colorado by building and operating a comprehensive city-wide Bike Sharing

64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$68K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $105K a year · 33% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$48K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$448K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$475K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$343K
By yearFY2019–FY2022
Revenue
$448K
FY2020▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$499K
FY2020$448K
FY2021$325K
FY2022$4K
Expenses
$475K
FY2020▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$551K
FY2020$475K
FY2021$645K
FY2022$27K
Net assets
$343K
FY2020▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$370K
FY2020$343K
FY2021$23K
FY2022$0

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2026
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Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $304K Management & general 26% · $121K Fundraising 11% · $50K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$67,946Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020FY2019
Kevin Crouse$61,407$67,946$75,000

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds and operates a city-wide bike-sharing system to improve health and the environment.

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1 program · $304K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Build and operate bike sharing system in city of boulder.

$304Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$448K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$333K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$475K
Ln 25
Programscol B$304K
Managementcol C$121K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$343K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$391K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$333K
Government grantsLn 1e$122K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$448K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$115K
SavingsLn 2$24K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$139K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$245K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$391K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
Net assetsLn 32$343K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 62
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$122K$139K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$245K$245K
Total assetsLn 16$373K$391K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$48K
Net assetsLn 32$370K$343K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$35K$35K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$189K$113K$38K$38K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$12K$6K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$0$8K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$0$2K$0
Information technologyLn 14$64K$64K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$21K$10K$10K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$33K$26K$7K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$29K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$424$16K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$475K$304K$121K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest $4K$27K−$23K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 $325K$645K−$320K$23K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $448K$475K−$27K$343K 990 PDF
FY2019 $499K$551K−$51K$370K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $447,842 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $352,291$332,505
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $146,400$113,793
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $690$1,544
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $499,381$447,842
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $1,995$2,106
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $248,028$281,168
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $300,828$191,925
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $550,851$475,199
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$51,470−$27,357
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 2 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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $447,842 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$122,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$210,505
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$332,505
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$113,793
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,544 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,544
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $115,337 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$447,842
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $475,199 across 15 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $2,106$2,106
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,059 · Management $35,059 · Fundraising $0$70,118
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $113,147 · Management $37,715 · Fundraising $37,715$188,577
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,132 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,132
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,653 · Management $5,722 · Fundraising $2,966$20,341
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,372 · Fundraising $0$8,372
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,675 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,675
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,505 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,505
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,645 · Fundraising $0$1,645
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $64,418 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$64,418
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,487 · Management $10,487 · Fundraising $0$20,974
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,173 · Management $6,543 · Fundraising $0$32,716
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,250 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$29,250
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $424 · Management $15,658 · Fundraising $9,288$25,370
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $304,029 · Management $121,201 · Fundraising $49,969$475,199
Part X · Balance sheet $391,028 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $97,605$115,481
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $24,002$24,006
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,576$1,755
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $245,151$245,151
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,635$4,635
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $372,969$391,028
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,011$929
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$47,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,011$48,429
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $369,958$342,599
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $369,958$342,599
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $372,969$391,028
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $342,599 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$447,842
XI-2 Total expenses$475,199
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,357
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$369,958
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$342,599

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

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