To provide and promote alternatives to individual car ownership, thereby reducing the environmental and social impacts associated with motor vehicle use.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $70K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $37
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$144K
39% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 39% 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
$846K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$834K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$225K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$846K
FY2021▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$819K
FY2021$846K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$834K
FY2021▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$643K
FY2021$834K
FY2022$866K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$225K
FY2021▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$197K
FY2021$225K
FY2022$621K
FY2023$899K
FY2024$552K
FY2025$454K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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 Apr 2006.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $729K Management & general 10% · $84K Fundraising 3% · $22K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$74,523Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter Krahenbuhl’s $123K as CEO is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Peter Krahenbuhl$123,312$113,954$100,386$100,000$74,523

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 alternatives to car ownership to reduce environmental and social impacts.

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1 program · $729K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Provide carsharing as a complement to existing alternative transportation options in order to reduce vehicle ownership and harmful vehicle emissions, ease congestion and parking demands, improve public safety, and support better land-use policies.

$729Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$37

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$846K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$708K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$120K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$834K
Ln 25
Programscol B$729K
Managementcol C$84K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$225K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$107K
Total assetsLn 16$368K
LiabilitiesLn 26$144K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$120K
Government grantsLn 1e$90K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$708K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$10K
Total revenueLn 12$846K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$107K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$107K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$250K
Total assetsLn 16$368K
LiabilitiesLn 26$144K
Net assetsLn 32$225K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 619
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$82K$107K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$328K$250K
Total assetsLn 16$424K$368K
LiabilitiesLn 26$227K$144K
Net assetsLn 32$197K$225K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$48K$19K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$130K$86K$32K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$417$167
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$11K$4K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$7K$4K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$96$96
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K$4
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$41K$27K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$4K$1K
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$390
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$145K$145K
InsuranceLn 23$133K$132K$243
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$243K$243K$947
Total functional expensesLn 25$834K$729K$84K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.3M−$98K$454K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.5M−$347K$552K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.4M$279K$899K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$866K$396K$621K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $846K$834K$12K$225K 990 PDF
FY2020 $819K$643K$176K$197K 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 $846,096 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $282,775$120,288
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $469,873$708,225
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41,793$10,309
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,393$7,274
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $818,834$846,096
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 $165,901$223,092
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $476,637$611,000
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $642,538$834,092
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $176,296$12,004
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 $846,096 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$90,079
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,209
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$120,288
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $708,225$708,225
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7$7
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $10,302$10,302
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,274$7,274
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $715,499 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,309$846,096
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $834,092 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,440 · Management $18,631 · Fundraising $7,452$74,523
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $85,769 · Management $31,757 · Fundraising $12,503$130,029
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,084 · Management $417 · Fundraising $167$1,668
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,967 · Management $4,218 · Fundraising $1,687$16,872
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $4,200 · Management $2,733$6,933
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $96$96
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,309$9,309
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,303 · Management $4$1,307
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $21,598$21,598
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,242 · Management $13,759$41,001
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,600 · Management $1,200$4,800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,304 · Management $390$1,694
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,214$3,214
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $145,010$145,010
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $132,302 · Management $243$132,545
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $242,546 · Management $947$243,493
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $728,579 · Management $83,704 · Fundraising $21,809$834,092
Part X · Balance sheet $368,025 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $82,472$106,725
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,835$10,057
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $327,814$250,243
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $424,121$368,025
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,063$15,132
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $40,324$2,532
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $226,812$143,512
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $197,309$224,513
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $197,309$224,513
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $424,121$368,025
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $224,513 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$846,096
XI-2 Total expenses$834,092
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,004
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$197,309
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$15,200
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$224,513

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