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Lincoln Bike Kitchen

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Lincoln, NE501(c)(3)Community Development EIN 45-5369537Revenue $369K in FY2024

On file with the IRSlincolnbikekitchen.org308 S 21st St, 68510-1039 · Lincoln, NETax-exempt since Aug 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Transform lives by making cycling available to everyone.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
44¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
44%
of spending
Concern: 44% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$33K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 83% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
61 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 61.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$369K
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$90K
To programs
44%
Net assets
$637K
By yearFY2024–FY2024
Revenue
$369K
FY2024▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$276K
FY2024$369K
Expenses
$90K
FY2024▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$89K
FY2024$90K
Net assets
$637K
FY2024▲ +78%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$358K
FY2024$637K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2013.

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

Where the money goes

44 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 44% · $40K Management & general 37% · $33K Fundraising 19% · $17K

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; $33K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Shari Weiss Shanks
Executive Di
$33,254Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Andrews
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Henry Bartenbach
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kurt Glathar
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Langston
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Lee
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Don Manley
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shari Weiss Shanks’s $33K as Executive Di is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community 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.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Making cycling accessible to all, transforming lives through the power of bikes.

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1 program · $40K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Empowering people in local community by actively promoting and advocating for cycling run entirely by volunteers and supported by donations (bikes, parts, tools, money) from the community.

$40Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Cooper FoundationFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$369K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$340K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$90K
Ln 25
Programscol B$40K
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$637K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$460K
Total assetsLn 16$640K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$340K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Total revenueLn 12$369K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$460K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$460K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$180K
Total assetsLn 16$640K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$637K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$358K$460K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$180K
Total assetsLn 16$358K$640K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64$3K
Net assetsLn 32$358K$637K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$34K$9K$17K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10K$3K$5K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$825$2K$825
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$281$563$281
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$2K$3K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$796$796
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$10K$376
All other expensesLn 24e$570$303$267
Total functional expensesLn 25$90K$40K$33K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $276K$89K$187K$358K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $369,228 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $265,775$339,831
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,405$7,016
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,758$22,381
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $275,938$369,228
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,114$47,543
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $87,287$42,892
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $89,401$90,435
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $186,537$278,793
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $369,228 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$339,831
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$339,831
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7,016$7,016
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $22,381$22,381
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,397$369,228
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $90,435 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $8,552 · Management $17,103 · Fundraising $8,551$34,206
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,509 · Management $5,019 · Fundraising $2,509$10,037
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $825 · Management $1,650 · Fundraising $825$3,300
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $281 · Management $563 · Fundraising $281$1,125
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,500 · Management $3,000 · Fundraising $1,500$6,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $3,448$3,448
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,124$6,124
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $796$796
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,879$9,879
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,928$1,928
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,736$2,736
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,910 · Management $376$10,286
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $303 · Management $267$570
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $39,883 · Management $33,438 · Fundraising $17,114$90,435
Part X · Balance sheet $640,026 assets, 7 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $357,833$460,218
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$179,808
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $357,833$640,026
X-25 Other liabilities$3,464
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $64$3,464
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $357,769$636,562
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $357,833$640,026
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $636,562 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$369,228
XI-2 Total expenses$90,435
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$278,793
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$357,769
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$636,562

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

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