The mission of Trips for Kids Denver Metro is to empower at-risk and disadvantaged youth by using the bicycle as a tool to foster positive life skills, healthy youth development, and a sense of fun and adventure.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 52 volunteers and 21 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $136K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$659K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$626K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$379K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$659K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$495K
FY2021$719K
FY2022$549K
FY2023$515K
FY2024$685K
FY2025$659K
Expenses
$626K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$468K
FY2021$533K
FY2022$515K
FY2023$675K
FY2024$608K
FY2025$626K
Net assets
$379K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$208K
FY2021$394K
FY2022$429K
FY2023$269K
FY2024$346K
FY2025$379K

From the FY2025 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 Sep 2001.

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Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $338K Management & general 44% · $275K Fundraising 2% · $12K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$91,216Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anna Shea’s $91K as Executive Director is at the 89th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anna Shea$91,216$85,500$68,128———
Jon Pasquini———$84,492$85,678$80,383

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

Empowering at-risk youth through bicycle-based programs for personal growth and opportunity.

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3 programs · $48K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The Lucky Bikes Recyclery

Community centered, social enterprise, bike shop that services and sells affordable, used bicycles. We provide affordable, quality bikes, parts, and service. Every purchase at Lucky Bikes directly supports our bike programs, giving kids access to bikes, trails, and the skills to succeed on and off the bike.

$48Kprogram expense
02

Adventure Rides

Adventure-Filled mountain bike outings with expert instruction. Kids ages 10+ join our skilled ride leaders for half-day or full-day outings where they learn bike safety, trail etiquette, and the basics of mountain bikingall while exploring the outdoors, building confidence, and having a blast.

$561program expense
03

Earn a Bike

A multi-session bicycle education course for middle and high school aged kids. Kids don't just receive a bike, they build it, understand how it works, and ride away with the knowledge (and confidence) to maintain it

Pt IX · col B

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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$659K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$303K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$278K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Money outPt IX
$626K
Ln 25
Programscol B$338K
Managementcol C$275K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$379K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$246K
Total assetsLn 16$402K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$278K
Government grantsLn 1e$55K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$303K
Total revenueLn 12$659K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$132K
SavingsLn 2$114K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$246K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$73K
Total assetsLn 16$402K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$379K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 652
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$231K$246K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50K$73K
Total assetsLn 16$357K$402K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$346K$379K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$91K$91K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$199K$155K$35K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$12K$3K$640
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$22K$3K$792
Management feesLn 11a$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$39K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$63K$63K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$155$2K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$926$3K
OccupancyLn 16$114K$31K$82K
TravelLn 17$2K$613$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$9K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$11K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$5K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$112$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$626K$338K$275K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 8, 2026 $659K$626K$33K$379K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 27, 2025 $685K$608K$77K$346K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $515K$675K−$160K$269K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 6, 2023 $549K$515K$35K$429K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2022 $719K$533K$186K$394K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $495K$468K$27K$208K 990 PDF

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 $658,709 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $338,628$277,576
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,284$76,805
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,051$1,495
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $317,814$302,833
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $684,777$658,709
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 $335,446$331,914
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $272,826$293,770
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $608,272$625,684
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $76,505$33,025
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $658,709 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $302,685 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$54,998
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$222,578
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$277,576
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $76,805$76,805
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,495$1,495
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $148$148
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $381,133 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$658,709
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $625,684 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $91,216$91,216
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $154,517 · Management $35,377 · Fundraising $8,783$198,677
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,406 · Management $2,560 · Fundraising $640$15,606
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,423 · Management $3,200 · Fundraising $792$26,415
IX-11a Management feesManagement $2,357$2,357
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $38,710$38,710
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $63,000$63,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $155 · Fundraising $1,884$2,039
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $926 · Management $3,475$4,401
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,424 · Management $82,333$113,757
IX-17 TravelPrograms $613 · Management $1,437$2,050
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,254 · Management $15,539$24,793
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,883 · Management $8,173$19,056
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,702 · Management $17,536$22,238
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $112 · Management $1,257$1,369
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $338,476 · Management $275,109 · Fundraising $12,099$625,684
Part X · Balance sheet $401,883 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $101,354$131,788
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $129,665$114,308
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,200$400
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $68,040$73,572
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,220$8,589
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $49,691$73,226
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $357,170$401,883
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,564$23,252
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,564$23,252
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $345,606$378,631
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $345,606$378,631
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $357,170$401,883
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $378,631 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$658,709
XI-2 Total expenses$625,684
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,025
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$345,606
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$378,631

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

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