Bikepacking Roots supports and advances bikepacking the growth of a diverse bikepacking community and access to and the conservation of the landscapes and public lands through which we ride. We lower the barriers to bikepacking through intentional route design educational programming inclusive events a grant program and more.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 2 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
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · 8% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $58K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$229K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$228K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$184K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$229K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$118K
FY2022$260K
FY2023$184K
FY2024$248K
FY2025$229K
Expenses
$228K
FY2025▼ -0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$160K
FY2023$232K
FY2024$230K
FY2025$228K
Net assets
$184K
FY2025▲ +0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$115K
FY2022$212K
FY2023$164K
FY2024$183K
FY2025$184K

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $155K Management & general 11% · $25K Fundraising 21% · $47K

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; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$69,037Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2021
Noelle Battle$69,037—
Kurt Refsnider—$25,000
Allison Johnson—$5,885

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

Promotes bikepacking by building community, improving access, and conserving lands through education and inclusive events.

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3 programs · $155K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Through our Community Pillar we support the bikepacking community through education in-person events and grantmaking. We created free virtual workshops on a variety of bikepacking topics. We also expanded our Regional Community Stewards program recruiting new volunteer stewards from around the country to collaborate on community building…

$97Kprogram expense
02

Through our Routes Pillar we develop and maintain bikepacking routes and publish resources to help riders enjoy those routes. This includes maintenance of our route information for all Bikepacking Roots signature routes.

$48Kprogram expense
03

Through our Advocacy Pillar we connect bikepackers with landscapes inspiring riders to become public lands and conservation advocates who follow a positive impact ethos. We foster positive long-term relationships with public land managers private landowners and the small communities through which we ride in order to promote visibility…

$11Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $19K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$19,205

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$229K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$182K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$228K
Ln 25
Programscol B$155K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$47K
Owns and owesPt X
$184K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$184K
Total assetsLn 16$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$182K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$229K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
SavingsLn 2$182K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$184K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$184K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 660
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$183K$184K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$183K$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$183K$184K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$1K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$31K$21K$17K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38K$38K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$5K$2K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$65K$50K$0$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$488$220$146$122
Information technologyLn 14$9K$5K$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$13K$9K$0$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$602$502
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$4K$0$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$1K$231$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$228K$155K$25K$47K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $229K$228K$2K$184K 990 PDF
FY2024 $248K$230K$19K$183K 990 PDF
FY2023 $184K$232K−$48K$164K 990 PDF
FY2022 $260K$160K$100K$212K 990 PDF
FY2021 $118K$115K 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 $229,303 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $223,576$181,845
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,187$43,173
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,660$4,285
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $248,423$229,303
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,800$1,200
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $70,917$115,123
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $148,078$111,408
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $229,795$227,731
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,628$1,572
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $229,303 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$181,845
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$181,845
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $43,173 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$43,173
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,285
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $43,173 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$229,303
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $227,731 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,200$1,200
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $31,067 · Management $20,711 · Fundraising $17,259$69,037
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $37,905 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$37,905
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,277 · Management $1,584 · Fundraising $1,320$8,181
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $49,850 · Management $0 · Fundraising $14,759$64,609
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $220 · Management $146 · Fundraising $122$488
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,017 · Management $1,957 · Fundraising $1,631$8,605
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,616 · Management $0 · Fundraising $4,826$13,442
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,785 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,785
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,858 · Management $602 · Fundraising $502$3,962
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,268 · Management $0 · Fundraising $5,381$9,649
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,005 · Management $231 · Fundraising $1,632$2,868
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $155,068 · Management $25,231 · Fundraising $47,432$227,731
Part X · Balance sheet $184,389 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,245$2,600
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $179,572$181,789
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $182,817$184,389
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $140,112$158,447
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $42,705$25,942
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $182,817$184,389
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $182,817$184,389
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $184,389 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$229,303
XI-2 Total expenses$227,731
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,572
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$182,817
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$184,389

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