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Bicycle Colorado

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)Education EIN 84-1201078Revenue $1.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSbicyclecolorado.org303 E 17th Ave Ste 400, 80203-1289 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Sep 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We lead a passionate and growing movement that champions the interests of everyone who rides or wants to ride a Bicycle in our state.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 20 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $60K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$249K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 63% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
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
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$51K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
-33% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$329K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$329K
FY2025▼ -49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$643K
FY2021$603K
FY2023$595K
FY2024$641K
FY2025$329K

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 Sep 1999.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.3M Management & general 8% · $122K Fundraising 9% · $141K

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; $249K 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
Peter Piccolo
Executive Di
$147,551Pt VII · Sec A
$101,646Pt VII · Sec A
Russ Shaw
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shannon Anderson
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lee Herndon
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter Piccolo’s $148K as Executive Di is at the 63rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Peter Piccolo$147,551$148,558$139,081$135,720$136,320
Deborah Armstrong$101,646————
Xavier Melendez——$4,500——

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

Advocates for everyone who rides or wants to ride a bicycle in the state.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Denver Streets Partnership, Share the Road and Other

Reclaim denver's streets for people walking, rolling, biking and using transit, and to build safe, healthy and equitable communities. Promote the courteous, responsible, and legal use of colorado roads by bicyclists and motorists.

$962Kprogram expense
02

Community Education

Work with agencies and employers to develop bicycle- friendly programs, policies, and plans.

$257Kprogram expense
03

Safe Routes to School

Aid school districts and local governments to educate and encourage more students to safely walk and bicycle to school.

$64Kprogram 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
Gates Family FoundationFY2025$75K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$764K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$452K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$122K
Fundraisingcol D$141K
Owns and owesPt X
$329K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$274K
Total assetsLn 16$380K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$764K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$452K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$83K
SavingsLn 2$191K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$274K
Total assetsLn 16$380K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
Net assetsLn 32$329K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 6150
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$461K$274K
Total assetsLn 16$699K$380K
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K$51K
Net assetsLn 32$641K$329K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$156K$128K$9K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$667K$547K$40K$80K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$64K$52K$4K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$73K$60K$4K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$225K$214K$5K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$56K$46K$2K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$66K$54K$8K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$9K$2K$550
OccupancyLn 16$87K$69K$14K$3K
TravelLn 17$12K$11K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$16K$964$948
InsuranceLn 23$12K$2K$9K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$52K$42K$8K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.3M$122K$141K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.5M−$319K$329K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$1.8M$45K$641K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$2.1M−$339K$595K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $1.7M$1.8M−$40K$603K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.5M$355K$643K 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 $1,226,873 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,358,762$763,853
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $455,407$452,022
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,577$3,459
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,317$7,539
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,831,063$1,226,873
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,156,021$959,489
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $629,893$586,380
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,785,914$1,545,869
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $45,149−$318,996
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,226,873 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$278,457
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$485,396
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$763,853
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $452,022$452,022
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,459$3,459
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $7,039$7,039
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $500$500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $452,522 · Excluded from tax $10,498$1,226,873
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,545,869 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $128,198 · Management $9,380 · Fundraising $18,761$156,339
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $546,578 · Management $39,993 · Fundraising $79,987$666,558
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,455 · Management $3,839 · Fundraising $7,676$63,970
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,550 · Management $4,357 · Fundraising $8,715$72,622
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,687$14,687
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $33,000$33,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $213,843 · Management $5,192 · Fundraising $5,607$224,642
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $46,489 · Management $2,241 · Fundraising $7,281$56,011
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $53,551 · Management $8,262 · Fundraising $4,273$66,086
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,801 · Management $1,650 · Fundraising $550$11,001
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $69,369 · Management $13,871 · Fundraising $3,456$86,696
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,085 · Management $1,096$12,181
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,631 · Management $964 · Fundraising $948$17,543
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,459 · Management $8,606 · Fundraising $1,229$12,294
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,830 · Management $7,815 · Fundraising $2,594$52,239
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,282,839 · Management $121,953 · Fundraising $141,077$1,545,869
Part X · Balance sheet $380,250 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $384,357$82,748
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $76,541$191,099
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $169,899$75,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $57,914$22,460
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,052$8,943
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $698,763$380,250
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $58,132$26,274
X-19 Deferred revenue$25,136
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,132$51,410
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $405,631$203,840
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $235,000$125,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $640,631$328,840
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $698,763$380,250
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $328,840 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,226,873
XI-2 Total expenses$1,545,869
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$318,996
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$640,631
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$7,205
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$328,840

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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