Motorcycle Missions FY2021 filing

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Austin, TX501(c)(3)Since 2016Mental HealthEIN 81-2215532Revenue $81K in FY2021

On file with the IRSmotorcyclemissions.org2001 Parker Lane, 78741-3859 · Austin, TXTax-exempt since May 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Motorcycle Missions is committed to helping First Responders and Military Veterans who are suffering from psychological pain and trauma. Our programs engage participants in safe, meaningful activities with camaraderie and shared purpose.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$6K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$6K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $132K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$81K
-43% vs prior year
Spent
$147K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$122K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$81K
FY2021▼ -43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$142K
FY2021$81K
FY2022$312K
FY2023$232K
FY2024$334K
FY2025$292K
Expenses
$147K
FY2021▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$130K
FY2021$147K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$394K
FY2025$315K
Net assets
$122K
FY2021▼ -35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$189K
FY2021$122K
FY2022$233K
FY2023$240K
FY2024$116K
FY2025$93K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2016.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $147K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $6K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$5,525Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Krystal Hess’s $6K as Executive Di is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2095 $100K–1M mental health 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

NameFY2021FY2020
Krystal Hess$5,525$33,150

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects people with motorcycles for hope and healing.

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1 program · $147K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Helping veterans and first responders who deal with PTS(D) and suicidal ideation find hope and healing through motorcycles.

$147Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$81K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$427
Money outPt IX
$147K
Ln 25
Programscol B$147K
Owns and owesPt X
$122K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K
Total assetsLn 16$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$427
Total revenueLn 12$81K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$71K
Total assetsLn 16$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
Net assetsLn 32$122K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$61K$26K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$94K$71K
Total assetsLn 16$204K$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$24K
Net assetsLn 32$189K$122K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$80$80
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$62K$62K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$147K$147K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $292K$315K−$23K$93K 990 PDF
FY2024 $334K$394K−$60K$116K 990 PDF
FY2023 $232K$203K$30K$240K 990 PDF
FY2022 $312K$241K$71K$233K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $81K$147K−$66K$122K 990 PDF
FY2020 $142K$130K$12K$189K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $80,507 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $91,562$80,080
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $50,500$427
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $142,062$80,507
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $38,461$10,692
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $91,250$136,295
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $129,711$146,987
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,351−$66,480
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $80,507 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $427 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$80,080
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$80,080
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $427$80,507
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $146,987 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $5,525$5,525
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,167$5,167
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $80$80
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,680$9,680
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,791$4,791
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,025$3,025
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,959$13,959
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,460$22,460
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,296$9,296
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $62,237$62,237
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,767$10,767
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $146,987 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$146,987
Part X · Balance sheet $146,130 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $60,723$25,978
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $44,928$44,928
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,497$4,059
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $93,625$71,165
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $203,773$146,130
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,099$3,031
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $13,812$20,717
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,911$23,748
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $188,862$122,382
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $188,862$122,382
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $203,773$146,130
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $122,382 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$80,507
XI-2 Total expenses$146,987
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$66,480
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$188,862
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$122,382

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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