Promotes transportation, safe streets, and walkable neighborhoods by educating and advocating for community well-being.
For fiscal year 2024 it reported $184K in revenue, $177K in expenses, and $1.6M in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$184K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$177K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $7K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
88%
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +17% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+4%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×314 vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$184K
FY2024▲ +16%
$1.7M$844K$0
FY2021FY2024
Expenses
$177K
FY2024▲ +12%
$177K$89K$0
FY2021FY2024
Total assets
$1.6M
FY20240%
$1.6M$812K$0
FY2021FY2024
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2024▼ -37%
$11K$5K$0
FY2021FY2024
Total revenue
$184K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$177K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$7K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $155K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
Safe Streets
In 2015 and 2016, Lane County had more traffic fatalities than any other county in Oregon. BEST is promoting coordinated government efforts to save lives and reduce life-changing injuries for everyone in Lane County. Although BEST does not provide direct services, our efforts benefit roughly 300,000 people.
$114Kprogram expense
02
Nexus for Eugene Sustainable Transportation (nest)
BEST is supporting sustainable transportation efforts by managing a collaborating work space at 455 West 1st Avenue in Eugene used by BEST and other nonprofits to provide the community with bike share and other micromobility services, valet bike parking for community events, educational and fun rides, a bicycle courier service, and more.
$41Kprogram expense
03
Salem Bike Vision (SBV), a fiscally sponsored project of BEST, believes Salem needs a safe and efficient transportation system for all residents to get around the city including those who bike, roll, or use mobility devices. Although SBV does not provide direct services, their efforts benefit roughly 200,000 people.
Rob Zako’s $53K as Executive Director
is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $100K–1M youth development 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
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.
Individual Rob Zako · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $53K · Total expenses $177K
30%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $133K · Total expenses $177K
75%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
88%
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Overhead ratio
6%
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Fundraising cost ratio
10%
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Revenue growth
16%
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Investment management fee ratio
0%
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Legal fee ratio
0%
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Accounting fee ratio
0%
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Fundraising fee ratio
0%
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Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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