Boston Cyclists Union: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 80-0579364)

Ari Belathar’s $103K as Exec. Director (left 12/2024) is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 825 $100K–1M public safety & disaster 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Ari Belathar	$103,392	$59,142	—	—	—
Rebecca Wolfson	—	—	$90,914	$91,144	$65,255
Jeffrey Gang	—	$46,758	$11,865	—	—
Tiffany Cogell	$590	$5,985	—	—	—
Peter Cheung	—	—	$100	—	$2,000

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

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1 program · $349K · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Promote equitable and inviting people-centered spaces through organizing, education, and advocacy to build out greater boston's network of safe, protected bicycle infrastructure.

$349Kprogram 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

Curiosity Foundation INCFY2025$50

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$541K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$535K

Investment incomeLn 3$6K

Money outPt IX

$590K

Ln 25

Programscol B$349K

Managementcol C$151K

Fundraisingcol D$90K

Owns and owesPt X

$396K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$294K

Total assetsLn 16$480K

LiabilitiesLn 26$85K

PeoplePt VI, VII

17

listed · VII A

PaidVII A3

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$535K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$499

Investment incomeLn 3$6K

Total revenueLn 12$541K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$274K

SavingsLn 2$19K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$294K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K

Other assetsLn 15$67K

Total assetsLn 16$480K

LiabilitiesLn 26$85K

Net assetsLn 32$396K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 513

VolunteersI 6100

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$209K	$294K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$17K	$14K
Total assetsLn 16	$539K	$480K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$83K	$85K
Net assetsLn 32	$456K	$396K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$109K	$65K	$18K	$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$240K	$218K	$8K	$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$2K	$2K		$196
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$33K	$18K	$14K	$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$29K	$19K	$8K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$15K		$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$48K	$6K	$42K
Office expensesLn 13	$7K	$5K	$2K	$403
Information technologyLn 14	$10K	$3K	$3K	$4K
OccupancyLn 16	$16K	$6K	$9K	$671
TravelLn 17	$33	$29	$4
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$1K	$200	$815
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$3K	$3K	$228	$354
InsuranceLn 23	$444	$444
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$77K	$4K	$33K	$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$590K	$349K	$151K	$90K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$629K	$492K	$137K	$534K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$541K	$590K	−$48K	$396K	990 PDF
FY2022	$555K	$586K	−$31K	$456K	990 PDF
FY2021	$375K	$464K	−$89K	$420K	990 PDF
FY2020	$647K	$304K	$343K	$504K	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

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Part I · Summary $541,359 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $567,283$535,194

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $59$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$1,124$6,165

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$11,137$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $555,081$541,359

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 $421,405$412,989

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $164,687$176,865

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $586,092$589,854

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$31,011−$48,495

Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members12

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 $541,359 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$535,194

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$499

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$535,194

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,165$6,165

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,165$541,359

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $589,854 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,425 · Management $17,600 · Fundraising $26,374$109,399

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $218,338 · Management $8,031 · Fundraising $13,393$239,762

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,582 · Fundraising $196$1,778

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,859 · Management $13,592 · Fundraising $1,545$32,996

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,527 · Management $8,237 · Fundraising $2,290$29,054

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,079$15,079

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,985 · Management $41,639$47,624

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,210 · Management $1,585 · Fundraising $403$7,198

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,646 · Management $2,736 · Fundraising $4,410$9,792

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,947 · Management $9,325 · Fundraising $671$15,943

IX-17 TravelPrograms $29 · Management $4$33

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $200 · Management $815$1,015

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,526 · Management $228 · Fundraising $354$3,108

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $444$444

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,983 · Management $32,509 · Fundraising $40,137$76,629

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $348,701 · Management $151,380 · Fundraising $89,773$589,854

Part X · Balance sheet $480,224 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $132,951$274,264

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $75,973$19,452

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$60,000

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $230,098$38,372

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,759$7,263

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,952$13,968

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $78,090$66,905

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $538,823$480,224

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,773$15,602

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $79,273$68,935

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $83,046$84,537

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $355,777$345,687

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $100,000$50,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $455,777$395,687

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $538,823$480,224

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $395,687 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$541,359

XI-2 Total expenses$589,854

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$48,495

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$455,777

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$11,595

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$395,687

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