Bike Durham EIN 46-5356944 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Encourages walking, biking, and transit use through events, advocacy, and education. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $392K in revenue, $482K in expenses, and $411K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Recreation & Sports
Location
Durham, NC
Website
www.bikedurham.org
Filings
4 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$392KFY2025
Expenses
$482K
Net assets
$411K
People
10
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  46-5356944 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Durham, NC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Encourages walking, biking, and transit use through events, advocacy, and education.
Leadership
John Tallmadge · Executive Director · $66K
Money in and out
$392K revenue, $482K expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$392K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$482K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$411K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$90K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs▲ +12% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -44% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-23%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -46% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$392K
FY2025▲ +31%
Expenses
$482K
FY2025▲ +39%
Total assets
$410K
FY2025▼ -19%
Total liabilities
$-2K
FY2025▼ -136%
Total revenue
$392K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$482K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$411K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$90K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$410K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $310K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Taught bike riding safety to approx. 2,000 elementary school students. Promoted and supported Bike, Walk and Roll to School Day activities attended by an estimated 11,000 students at 20 schools twice during the year.

$138Kprogram expense
02

Educated residents about traffic safety risks and fare-free transit benefits, and organized residents to advocate for increased local investment in sidewalks, safe street design, and fare-free transit expansion.

$129Kprogram expense
03

Provided transit travel training to 100 adults.

$44Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBike Durham
EINHdr · item D46-5356944
Principal addressHdr · item CDurham, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bikedurham.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFRecreation & Sports (N99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$66,110Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Tallmadge’s $66K as Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1018 $100K–1M recreation & sports 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
John Tallmadge$66,110$66,125$66,318$8,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$240K · 61%
Program service revenue$135K · 34%
Investment income$17K · 4%
Contributions & grants61%$240K
Program service revenue34%$135K
Investment income4%$17K
Other revenue$1K
Total revenueLn 12$392K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.06
Program services86%$413K
Management & general8%$38K
Fundraising6%$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$482K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$385K
Total assetsLn 16$410K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$-2K
Total net assetsLn 32$411K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $385K · Operating expenses/yr $482K
9.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $413K · Total expenses $482K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $38K · Total expenses $482K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $31K · Total expenses $482K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $41K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $332K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $240K · Total revenue $392K
61%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $392K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $135K · Total revenue $392K
34%
Investment reliance
Investment income $17K · Total revenue $392K
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $135K · Total expenses $482K
28%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $392K · Prior year $299K
+31%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $411K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $392K · Expenses $482K
-23%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $410K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $411K · Total assets $410K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $410K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual John Tallmadge · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $66K · Total expenses $482K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $377K · Total expenses $482K
78%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth 31%
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $60K · 2024–2024
City of DurhamFY2024$60,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$392K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$299K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$704K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022not on file
FY2021$117K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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