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Dannys Ride

Tax-deductible

Bethlehem, PA501(c)(3)EIN 85-2783116

Danny's Ride is a charitable organization that provides rides to individuals living in recovery with substance use disorder. Using Uber and Lyft, the individuals in recovery who lack access to transportation receive free rides to their recovery services such as outpatient treatment and medication assisted treatment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers.
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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $84K a year · 14% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $82K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$77K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$993K
+128% vs prior year
Spent
$907K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$347K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$993K
FY2025▲ +128%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$91K
FY2023$436K
FY2024$436K
FY2025$993K
Expenses
$907K
FY2025▲ +54%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$116K
FY2024$589K
FY2025$907K
Net assets
$347K
FY2025▲ +33%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$93K
FY2023$413K
FY2024$260K
FY2025$347K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending October 2025) · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CDannys Ride
EINHdr · item D85-2783116
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2021
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CBethlehem, PA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
WebsiteHdr · item Jdannysride.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.01
Program services96%$873K
Management & general3%$24K
Fundraising1%$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$907K

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Spent on programs
96%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Months of spending covered by cash
5.2mo
months of spending covered by cash and easy-to-sell investments▼ -17% vs prior filing year
Surplus or deficit
+9%
as % of revenue, this year▲ +125% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$423K
FY2025▲ +33%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$415K
FY2024$319K
FY2025$423K
Total liabilities
$77K
FY2025▲ +31%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$2K
FY2024$58K
FY2025$77K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$87K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$423K
Spent on programsPt IX · col B96%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$389K
Total assetsLn 16$423K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$77K
Total net assetsLn 32$347K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.1

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$853K · 86%
Contributions & grants$140K · 14%
Program service revenue86%$853K
Contributions & grants14%$140K
Investment income$144
Other revenue$363
Total revenueLn 12$993K

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2025 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $389K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $907K · Less non-cash grants $8K · Cash operating expenses/yr $899K
5.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $873K · Total expenses $907K
96%
Management & General
Management & general $24K · Total expenses $907K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $10K · Total expenses $907K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $10K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $101K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $140K · Total revenue $993K
14%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $993K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $853K · Total revenue $993K
86%
Investment reliance
Investment income $144 · Total revenue $993K
+0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $853K · Total expenses $907K
94%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $993K · Prior year $436K
+128%
Net assets change over the year
End of year $347K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $993K · Expenses $907K
+9%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $423K
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $347K · Total assets $423K
82%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $423K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Nancy Knoebel · Reported title PRESIDENT & · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $907K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $13K · Total expenses $907K
1%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Spent on programs 96%——
Spent on management, % of spending 3%——
Fundraising cost, % of gifts 7%——
Revenue growth 128%——
Legal fees, % of spending 0.05%——
Accounting fees, % of spending 0.7%——
Paid fundraiser fees, % of spending 0.2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A share is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Nancy Knoebel
President &
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alex Poli
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sarah Dams
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rachel Moyer
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rebecca Snyder
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
James Ferry
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kathie Leslie
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 8Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 8Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Provides free rides to recovery services for individuals with substance use disorder.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $873K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Rideshare

Danny's ride provided 24,346 rides to 2,694 individual riders,covering 222,591 miles to people living in recovery with substance use disorders. 35% of all rides took people to outpatient treatment appointments, 22% were rides for employment and job interviews; 8% for medical appointments; and the remaining 35% included rides to legal…

$873Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Council on Chemical Abuse INCFY2024$55K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$22K
Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$82K
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $993K$907K+128% 990 PDF
FY2024 $436K$589K+0.1% 990 PDF
FY2023 $436K$116K+380% 990 PDF
FY2022 $91K— 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2025

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $993,346 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$139,539
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$139,539
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $853,300$853,300
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $144$144
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $363$363
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $853,444 · Excluded from tax $363$993,346
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $906,801 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,007$11,007
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $512$512
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,239$1,239
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $414$414
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,143$6,143
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,375$1,375
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,011$14,011
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,762 · Management $6,146 · Fundraising $7,762$21,670
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $593$593
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,084$5,084
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,966$4,966
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $838,723 · Management $158 · Fundraising $906$839,787
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $873,254 · Management $23,504 · Fundraising $10,043$906,801
Part X · Balance sheet $423,268 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $309,165$389,075
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,385$34,193
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $318,550$423,268
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $52,477$75,235
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,364$1,331
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,393$76,566
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $246,116$338,353
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,041$8,349
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $260,157$346,702
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $318,550$423,268
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $346,702 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$993,346
XI-2 Total expenses$906,801
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,545
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$260,157
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$346,702

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