Collect and repair bicycles and redistribute them in needy local and global communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 27 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
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $65K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $104K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$455K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$950K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$847K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2008.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $1.5M Management & general 5% · $83K Fundraising 1% · $11K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$81,187Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Trevor Clarke’s $81K as Executive Director is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Trevor Clarke$81,187$79,638$73,264$67,062$50,561

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Repair and give away bicycles to help people in need.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024, Working Bikes collected 12,413 used bicycles with the help of many bike collection events, often in conjunction with municipally supported recycling fairs, and provided information on safe riding, basic bike repair, and recycling at dozens of community events.

$1.5Mprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$757K
Other incomeLn 4–11$721K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$83K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$364K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$455K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$757K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$528K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$97K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$400
Other incomeLn 4–11$721K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$278K
SavingsLn 2$87K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$364K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$488K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$455K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$359K$364K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$512K$488K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K$455K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$77K$3K$812
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$640K$608K$26K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$51K$49K$2K$514
Payroll taxesLn 10$60K$57K$2K$599
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$26K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$15K$545$136
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$142$36
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K$411$103
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$219
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$26K$1K$275
InsuranceLn 23$20K$18K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$570K$547K$21K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$29K$26K$3K$273
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.5M$83K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.6M−$64K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.5M$64K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M$93K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.0M$131K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $950K$847K$103K$1.1M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,494,465 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $795,730$756,798
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,894$15,983
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $388$400
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $748,039$721,284
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,550,051$1,494,465
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 $752,438$832,835
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $733,838$725,764
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,486,276$1,558,599
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $63,775−$64,134
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,494,465 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $709,769 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$97,373
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$659,425
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$527,537
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$756,798
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,983$15,983
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $400$400
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $11,515$11,515
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $725,752 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,915$1,494,465
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,558,599 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $77,128 · Management $3,248 · Fundraising $812$81,188
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $608,338 · Management $25,615 · Fundraising $6,403$640,356
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $48,873 · Management $2,058 · Fundraising $514$51,445
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $56,853 · Management $2,394 · Fundraising $599$59,846
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,901$14,901
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $6,533$6,533
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $25,833$25,833
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,355 · Management $545 · Fundraising $136$16,036
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,392 · Management $142 · Fundraising $36$3,570
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,771 · Management $411 · Fundraising $103$10,285
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,976 · Management $219$2,195
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,078 · Management $1,097 · Fundraising $275$27,450
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,746 · Management $1,972$19,718
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $546,737 · Management $21,347 · Fundraising $2,051$570,135
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,936 · Management $2,899 · Fundraising $273$29,108
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,464,016 · Management $83,381 · Fundraising $11,202$1,558,599
Part X · Balance sheet $1,823,499 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $280,841$277,599
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $78,027$86,629
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $124,319$365,599
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $441,558$578,401
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $29,715$27,155
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $512,069$488,116
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,466,529$1,823,499
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,672$90,376
X-19 Deferred revenue$364,400
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $33,672$454,776
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,432,857$1,368,723
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,432,857$1,368,723
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,466,529$1,823,499
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,368,723 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,494,465
XI-2 Total expenses$1,558,599
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$64,134
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,432,857
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,368,723

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