Marin County Bicycle Coalition

Tax-deductible

Fairfax, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 68-0419394Revenue $1.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmarinbike.orgPo Box 695, 94978-0695 · Fairfax, CATax-exempt since Aug 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote safe bicyling for everyday transportation and recreation. This is accomplished by working with local jurisdictions to design improved Bicycle facilities, identifying project funding, and providing countywide bicycling education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 127 volunteers and 19 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $54K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$244K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 61% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 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
$74K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 10 voting members
Concern: none of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$479K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$935K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +0.8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$808K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$479K
FY2025▲ +45%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$338K
FY2022$403K
FY2023$366K
FY2024$331K
FY2025$479K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1999.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $1.0M Management & general 16% · $222K Fundraising 11% · $155K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $244K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$144,324Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$99,862Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tarrell Kullaway’s $144K as Executive Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Tarrell Kullaway$144,324$152,688$150,188$125,364$134,968
Liz Bernstein$99,862$107,000———

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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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

Improves bike safety through facility design, funding, and education for everyday transport and recreation.

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3 programs · $962K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Safe Routes to Schools Program

MCBC's Safe Routes to Schools program empowers thousands of Marin students and families to walk and bike safely through hands-on bicycle education, traffic-safety instruction, encouragement events, and family engagement.

$667Kprogram expense
02

Cory's Ride

Cory's Ride removes barriers to cycling for Marin youth by providing bikes, gear, training, mentorship, and community-building experiences for students who otherwise lack access to safe, reliable transportation.

$191Kprogram expense
03

Road Advocacy Programs

MCBC leads Marin County's on-road bicycle advocacy by collaborating with local, regional, and state partners to advance safer street design, effective policies, and connected bikeway networks.

$104Kprogram 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 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$998K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$447K
Other incomeLn 4–11$105K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$222K
Fundraisingcol D$155K
Owns and owesPt X
$479K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$450K
Total assetsLn 16$553K
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$998K
Government grantsLn 1e$209K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$447K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$105K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$124K
SavingsLn 2$326K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$450K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$396
Total assetsLn 16$553K
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K
Net assetsLn 32$479K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 6127
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$237K$450K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$401K$553K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K$74K
Net assetsLn 32$331K$479K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$244K$178K$14K$51K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$637K$520K$63K$54K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$64K$52K$10K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$68K$58K$6K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$12K$12K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$47K$11K$35K$562
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$1K$3K$80
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$13K$7K$5K
TravelLn 17$6K$4K$1K$588
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$14K$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$229K$145K$50K$34K
All other expensesLn 24e$71K$42K$21K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.0M$222K$155K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.4M$148K$479K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.4M−$35K$331K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.4M−$37K$366K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.0M$65K$403K 990 PDF
FY2021 $935K$808K$127K$338K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,573,506 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $844,041$998,402
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $532,052$446,809
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,346$23,739
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $428$104,556
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,378,867$1,573,506
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,076,646$1,013,511
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $337,276$411,659
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,413,922$1,425,170
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$35,055$148,336
Part VI · Governance 0 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $1,573,506 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,765 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$555,926
VIII-1e Government grants$209,303
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$233,173
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,341
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$998,402
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $446,809$446,809
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,739$23,739
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$99,791
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $446,809 · Excluded from tax $28,504$1,573,506
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,425,170 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $178,263 · Management $14,432 · Fundraising $51,491$244,186
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $520,287 · Management $63,139 · Fundraising $53,500$636,926
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $51,920 · Management $9,820 · Fundraising $2,352$64,092
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $57,757 · Management $6,154 · Fundraising $4,396$68,307
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,635 · Management $11,635$23,270
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,680 · Management $35,300 · Fundraising $562$46,542
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,239 · Management $2,712 · Fundraising $80$4,031
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,323 · Management $5,311$12,634
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,470 · Management $1,148 · Fundraising $588$6,206
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,429$3,429
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,855 · Management $1,206 · Fundraising $1,018$16,079
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $145,157 · Management $49,747 · Fundraising $33,789$228,693
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $41,783 · Management $21,291 · Fundraising $7,701$70,775
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,047,798 · Management $221,895 · Fundraising $155,477$1,425,170
Part X · Balance sheet $553,026 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $180,248$123,593
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $56,414$326,215
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $156,851$97,265
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,855
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,131$3,702
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $750$396
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $401,394$553,026
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $70,510$73,806
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $70,510$73,806
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $330,884$479,220
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $401,394$553,026
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $479,220 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,573,506
XI-2 Total expenses$1,425,170
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$148,336
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$330,884
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$479,220

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