Wish for Wheels INC

Tax-deductible

Denver, CO501(c)(3)Since 2004Human ServicesEIN 59-3803048Revenue $2.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRSwishforwheels.org7794 E Hampden Cir, 80237-1402 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Sep 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Wish for Wheels is a colorado based non-profit that gives away bicycles to children residing in low income areas. Wish for Wheels donates these bikes through elementary schools chosen based on median income for that particular school.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,866 volunteers and 18 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $183K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$375K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 69% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $14K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$353K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2024▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$920K
FY2021$422K
FY2022$717K
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$723K
FY2021$373K
FY2022$620K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$396K
FY2021$445K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$844K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M

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 Sep 2005.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $1.3M Management & general 29% · $539K Fundraising 1% · $12K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $375K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Managing Director as of 7/2024
$142,687Pt VII · Sec A
$120,104Pt VII · Sec A
CEO/Executive Director
$112,688Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Loralee Briggs Davis’s $143K as Managing Director as of 7/2024 is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Loralee Briggs Davis$142,687$106,084————
Bradley Appel$120,104$101,419$135,000$135,000$58,184$35,320
Greg Greenwood$112,688$117,447$39,811———

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

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

Gives new bikes and helmets to second graders in low-income schools.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Wish for wheels exists to empower children, families, and communities with the gift of a new bike and helmet. Our communities are strengthened as volunteers come together to serve the children and families in their community.

$1.3Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$14K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$539K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$353K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$75K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$353K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 61,866
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$1.1M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$193K$353K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$780K$780K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$452K$149K$303K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$298K$229K$60K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$20K$5K$794
Payroll taxesLn 10$63K$48K$13K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$0$25K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$92K$92K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$9K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$32K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.3M$539K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $2.2M$1.9M$292K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$1.5M$280K$844K 990 PDF
FY2022 $717K$620K$97K$564K 990 PDF
FY2021 $422K$373K$49K$445K 990 PDF
FY2020 $920K$723K$197K$396K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,014,942 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,149,081$1,977,833
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $30,639$28,313
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,736$8,796
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,188,456$2,014,942
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $940,017$780,427
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $700,927$838,387
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $255,178$221,560
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,896,122$1,840,374
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $292,334$174,568
Part VI · Governance 15 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $2,014,942 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$8,319 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,977,833
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$20,170
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,977,833
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $28,313$28,313
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $17,115$17,115
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $37,109$2,014,942
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,840,374 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $780,427$780,427
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $148,662 · Management $302,971$451,633
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $229,143 · Management $59,518 · Fundraising $8,928$297,589
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,398 · Management $5,298 · Fundraising $794$26,490
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $48,260 · Management $12,535 · Fundraising $1,880$62,675
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,750$1,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $24,560 · Fundraising $0$24,560
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $92,427$92,427
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $13,191$13,191
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $10,278$10,278
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $12,029$12,029
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,084$5,084
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,560 · Management $1,511$10,071
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,807$16,807
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,279 · Management $3,084$35,363
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,289,620 · Management $539,152 · Fundraising $11,602$1,840,374
Part X · Balance sheet $1,663,615 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,301$75,127
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $961,416$1,129,918
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $117,998$128,752
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $118,476$314,554
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,474$460
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,425$6,354
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,500$8,450
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,329,590$1,663,615
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,445$27,208
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $186,911$325,605
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $193,356$352,813
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,136,234$1,310,802
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,136,234$1,310,802
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,329,590$1,663,615
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,310,802 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,014,942
XI-2 Total expenses$1,840,374
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$174,568
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,136,234
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,310,802

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