Empower the youth in our community by fostering a lifelong passion for cycling.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 23 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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $134K a year · 49% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $170K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
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
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
$291K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$181K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$290K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$291K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$142K
FY2023$73K
FY2024$253K
FY2025$291K
Expenses
$181K
FY2025▲ +92%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$95K
FY2025$181K
Net assets
$290K
FY2025▲ +61%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$75K
FY2023$22K
FY2024$181K
FY2025$290K

From the FY2025 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 Dec 2017.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $121K Management & general 28% · $50K Fundraising 5% · $9K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$50,416Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ed B Whritner’s $50K as Executive Director is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Ed B Whritner$50,416———
Lorena B Dawson—$25,748$50,057$42,249
Chase M Wesley—$29,456——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Inspire young people to love cycling through community programs.

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1 program · $121K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Designed to reach youth at a crucial stage in personal growth, fostering to become confident, healthier, more connected young people.

$121Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$170K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$291K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$181K
Ln 25
Programscol B$121K
Managementcol C$50K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$290K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$267K
Total assetsLn 16$290K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$280
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$291K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$166K
SavingsLn 2$101K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$267K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K
Total assetsLn 16$290K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$290K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 67
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$181K$267K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K
Total assetsLn 16$181K$290K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$181K$290K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$30K$15K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$53K$32K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$734$244
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$12K$7K$959
Management feesLn 11a$3K$2K$1K$345
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$700
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$2K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$619$371$186$62
Information technologyLn 14$1K$602$301$100
OccupancyLn 16$850$510$340
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$1K$398
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$18K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$8K$392$408
Total functional expensesLn 25$181K$121K$50K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $291K$181K$109K$290K 990 PDF
FY2024 $253K$95K$159K$181K 990 PDF
FY2023 $73K$22K 990 PDF
FY2022 $142K$75K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $290,586 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $237,885$267,738
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,299$21,788
I-10 Investment income$1,060
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $253,184$290,586
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $74,752$125,077
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $19,815$56,041
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $94,567$181,118
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $158,617$109,468
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $290,586 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$280
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$267,458
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$267,738
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $21,788$21,788
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,060$1,060
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21,788 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,060$290,586
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $181,118 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,250 · Management $15,125 · Fundraising $5,042$50,417
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $31,824 · Management $21,216$53,040
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,468 · Management $734 · Fundraising $244$2,446
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,504 · Management $6,711 · Fundraising $959$19,174
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $2,070 · Management $1,035 · Fundraising $345$3,450
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,050 · Management $700$1,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,730 · Management $1,154$2,884
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,662 · Fundraising $1,775$4,437
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $371 · Management $186 · Fundraising $62$619
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $602 · Management $301 · Fundraising $100$1,003
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $510 · Management $340$850
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,022$3,022
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,700$5,700
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,385 · Management $1,192 · Fundraising $398$3,975
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,416 · Management $1,270$19,686
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,865 · Management $392 · Fundraising $408$8,665
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $121,429 · Management $50,356 · Fundraising $9,333$181,118
Part X · Balance sheet $290,049 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $180,581$166,189
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$101,060
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$22,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $180,581$290,049
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $56,931$166,399
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $123,650$123,650
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $180,581$290,049
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $180,581$290,049
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $290,049 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$290,586
XI-2 Total expenses$181,118
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$109,468
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$180,581
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$290,049

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