Ride Connection INC FY2020 filing

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Portland, OR501(c)(3)Since 1988Human ServicesEIN 94-3076771Revenue $29.3M in FY2020

On file with the IRSrideconnection.org9955 Ne Glisan St, 97220-4453 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since Aug 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Ride Connection links accessible, responsive, transportation alternatives with individual and community needs. Our organization provides customer-focused, safe, reliable transportation options which help people in clackamas, multnomah, and washington counties.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$358K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.7M a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$358K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $2.0M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.3M
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% 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
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Revenue
$29.3M
Spent
$27.7M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$11.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$29.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$29.3M
FY2021$48.4M
FY2022$46.5M
FY2023$71.1M
FY2024$80.0M
FY2024$92.0M
Expenses
$27.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$27.7M
FY2021$45.7M
FY2022$42.4M
FY2023$65.4M
FY2024$75.5M
FY2024$84.8M
Net assets
$11.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.0M
FY2021$13.5M
FY2022$17.2M
FY2023$22.9M
FY2024$27.3M
FY2024$34.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1993.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $25.7M Management & general 6% · $1.5M Fundraising 1% · $404K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $358K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$130,159Pt VII · Sec A
$123,979Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Devel
$104,343Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$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

Julie Wilcke Pilmer’s $233K as CEO Through 4/2025 is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julie Wilcke Pilmer$233,370$175,078$160,895$140,425$136,784$130,159
Jim Nowodworski$186,821$155,384$149,145$129,463—$123,979
Emily Motter$138,016$143,619$141,245$123,241$111,200$104,343
Scott Gates$138,589$138,058$132,590$116,543$114,415—
Mike Mullins$129,548$131,096$124,795$108,392$107,096—
Mark Augustin$130,057—————
Jim Nowodwarski————$129,906—
Anita Jordan$117,027—————

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

Connects people with accessible transportation to access essential goods and services.

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1 program · $25.7M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Ride connection's services meet the transportation needs of each individual by offering a variety of transportation options. Our programs are designed for older adults, people with disabilities, veterans,low income individuals and the general public.

$25.7Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$29.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$701K
Money outPt IX
$27.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$25.7M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Fundraisingcol D$404K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.5M
Total assetsLn 16$16.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$9.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$701K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$29.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.0M
SavingsLn 2$462K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.7M
Other assetsLn 15$122K
Total assetsLn 16$16.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.3M
Net assetsLn 32$11.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5194
VolunteersI 6141
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.5M$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.5M$6.7M
Total assetsLn 16$15.0M$16.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.8M$5.3M
Net assetsLn 32$9.3M$11.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$413K$319K$74K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.1M$3.2M$734K$205K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$154K$119K$28K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$663K$511K$119K$33K
Payroll taxesLn 10$348K$269K$62K$17K
Legal feesLn 11b$102K$102K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$638K$475K$125K$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$307$384$1K
Office expensesLn 13$185K$125K$43K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$135K$114K$16K$5K
TravelLn 17$79K$78K$884
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$3K$801$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.1M$867K$140K$47K
InsuranceLn 23$139K$114K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19.6M$19.6M$14K$530
All other expensesLn 24e$37K$13K$20K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$27.7M$25.7M$1.5M$404K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $80.0M$75.5M$4.5M$27.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $71.1M$65.4M$5.7M$22.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $46.5M$42.4M$4.1M$17.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $48.4M$45.7M$2.7M$13.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $29.3M$27.7M$1.7M$11.0M 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
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Part I · Summary $29,311,381 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,739,365$9,599,983
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $41,383$19,006,705
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $43,420$3,355
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $38,628$701,338
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,862,796$29,311,381
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,795,962$5,680,511
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,738,163$21,971,858
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,534,125$27,652,369
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$671,329$1,659,012
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $29,311,381 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$9,070,774
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$529,209
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,599,983
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,006,705$19,006,705
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $3,355$3,355
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $701,338$701,338
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,711,398$29,311,381
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $27,652,369 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $318,621 · Management $73,983 · Fundraising $20,617$413,221
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,162,966 · Management $734,427 · Fundraising $204,672$4,102,065
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $118,701 · Management $27,562 · Fundraising $7,681$153,944
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $511,065 · Management $118,666 · Fundraising $33,071$662,802
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $268,701 · Management $62,391 · Fundraising $17,387$348,479
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $102,334$102,334
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,111$19,111
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $475,355 · Management $124,963 · Fundraising $38,123$638,441
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $307 · Management $384 · Fundraising $1,458$2,149
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $125,455 · Management $43,469 · Fundraising $15,740$184,664
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $113,555 · Management $16,222 · Fundraising $5,407$135,184
IX-17 TravelPrograms $78,164 · Management $884$79,048
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,811 · Management $801 · Fundraising $7,672$11,284
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $867,245 · Management $139,579 · Fundraising $46,996$1,053,820
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $114,211 · Management $25,101$139,312
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,554,930 · Management $13,755 · Fundraising $530$19,569,215
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,198 · Management $19,685 · Fundraising $4,413$37,296
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $25,725,285 · Management $1,523,317 · Fundraising $403,767$27,652,369
Part X · Balance sheet $16,266,917 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,047,346$5,008,428
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $459,877$461,882
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,440,775$3,920,669
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $106,181$40,770
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,539,302$6,713,428
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $441,297$121,740
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,034,778$16,266,917
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,527,782$3,263,552
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,978,398$1,083,577
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $270,000$935,265
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,776,180$5,282,394
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,636,031$8,671,720
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,622,567$2,312,803
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,258,598$10,984,523
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,034,778$16,266,917
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,984,523 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$29,311,381
XI-2 Total expenses$27,652,369
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,659,012
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,258,598
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$66,913
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,984,523

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