Wilson Rides INC

Tax-deductible

Mount Juliet, TN501(c)(3)Since 2020Human ServicesEIN 84-4689012

To enhance the quality of life and foster a connected community for adults 55+ in wilson county, TN by providing safe, affordable transportation to local destinations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 4 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 75% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$257K
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$254K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$73K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$257K
FY2025▼ -1%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$100
FY2021$114K
FY2022$189K
FY2023$143K
FY2024$260K
FY2025$257K
Expenses
$254K
FY2025-0.3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$116K
FY2023$181K
FY2024$255K
FY2025$254K
Net assets
$73K
FY2025▲ +10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$87
FY2021$16K
FY2022$89K
FY2023$51K
FY2024$66K
FY2025$73K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2020.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $217K Management & general 15% · $37K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$84,013Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gaye Lynn Wilson’s $84K as Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Gaye Lynn Wilson$84,013$76,888$69,000$66,014

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

Provides safe transportation for older adults in Wilson County, TN, fostering community and quality of life.

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3 program services account for $217K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Wilson rides completed 61 new rider home visits, trained 34 new volunteer drivers, provided 157 active riders with 4383 trips, completed 2986 tasks in 2025 without missing a single trip.

$217Kprogram expense
02

Wilson rides provided a friendsgiving luncheon for all volunteer drivers and riders. The luncheon was 100% sponsored. In attendance were 125 riders, drivers, board members, volunteers, pastors and 1 executive director. Wilson rides also hosted a VOLUNTEER/EASTER luncheon for which was 100% sponsored.

Pt IX · col B
03

Wilson rides provided free rides and free memberships to veterans, free rides to each rider for their birthday and free rides to each rider on the anniversary of their membership.

Pt IX · col B

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$257K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23K
Money outPt IX
$254K
Ln 25
Programscol B$217K
Managementcol C$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$73K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K
Total assetsLn 16$75K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Government grantsLn 1e$64K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23K
Investment incomeLn 3$427
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Total revenueLn 12$257K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
SavingsLn 2$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$75K
Other assetsLn 15$500
Total assetsLn 16$75K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$73K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 68
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$71K$75K
Total assetsLn 16$72K$75K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$66K$73K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$84K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$45K$45K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$0$11K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$23K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$0$5K$0
Information technologyLn 14$10K$0$10K$0
OccupancyLn 16$8K$0$8K$0
TravelLn 17$709$709$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$0$2K$0
InterestLn 20$113$0$113$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$21K$21K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$9K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$18K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$254K$217K$37K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $257K$254K$3K$73K 990 PDF
FY2024 $260K$255K$5K$66K 990 PDF
FY2023 $143K$181K−$38K$51K 990 PDF
FY2022 $189K$116K$73K$89K 990 PDF
FY2021 $114K$16K 990 PDF
FY2020 $100$87 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $257,408 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$186 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,500
VIII-1e Government grants$63,856
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$95,052
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$24,939
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$162,408
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$23,118
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $427$427
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $71,641$71,641
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,118 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $71,882$257,408
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $254,413 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $84,012 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$84,012
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $45,090 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$45,090
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,693 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,693
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,667 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,667
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $10,999 · Fundraising $0$10,999
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $23,274 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$23,274
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $5,310 · Fundraising $0$5,310
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $10,334 · Fundraising $0$10,334
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $8,400 · Fundraising $0$8,400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $709 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$709
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $1,992 · Fundraising $0$1,992
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $113 · Fundraising $0$113
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,125 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,125
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,940 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$20,940
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,111 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,111
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,644 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,644
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $217,265 · Management $37,148 · Fundraising $0$254,413
Part X · Balance sheet $75,304 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $61,278$64,202
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,174$10,602
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $300$500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $71,752$75,304
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,244$2,354
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,048$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,292$2,354
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $56,195$59,189
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,265$13,761
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $66,460$72,950
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $71,752$75,304
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $72,950 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$257,408
XI-2 Total expenses$254,413
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,995
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$66,460
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3,495
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$72,950

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