Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$4,562,107

Total expenses

$3,812,046

Contributions and grants received

$3,701,156

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$778,033

Investment income

$82,918

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$3,928,555

Total liabilities, end of year

$159,493

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$3,769,062

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,925,540

Management and general expenses

$835,776

Fundraising expenses

$50,730

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,925,540

Program services were 76.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• LEADING THE CONVERSATION- NACTO WORKS TO LEAD THE CONVERSATION ON CITY TRANSPORTATION AND ADVANCE A UNIFIED CITY VOICE ON THE NATIONAL STAGE, ADVOCATING FOR STATE AND FEDERAL ADOPTION OF STREET DESIGN GUIDANCE THAT SUPPORTS SAFE, SUSTAINABLE CITY STREETS; REGULATORY CHANGES THAT GIVE CITIES GREATER FLEXIBILITY TO INNOVATE; INCREASED FEDERAL RESEARCH ON TRANSPORTATION ISSUES; IMPROVED COORDINATION BETWEEN STATE AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS; AND POLICIES THAT PROMOTE PUBLIC TRANSIT, BICYCLING, AND WALKING AS INTEGRAL PARTS OF CITY TRANSPORTATION.THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, NACTO WORKED TO MAXIMIZE THE BENEFITS OF THE FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA). IN PART BECAUSE OF NACTO ADVOCACY, THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION PROVIDED URGENTLY-NEEDED FUNDING THROUGH ITS SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL (SS4A) PROGRAM TO STEM THE TRAFFIC SAFETY CRISIS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WORKING DIRECTLY WITH CITIES TO DESIGN THE PROGRAM SO THAT IT WILL MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF LIVES SAVED ON LOCAL STREETS. IN DECEMBER, THE ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED $817M OF FUNDING THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, INCLUDING OVER $340M TO NACTO MEMBER CITIES.ANOTHER FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM THAT NACTO HELPED SHAPE, THE RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM, AWARDED $185 MILLION TO CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. TO FUND PROJECTS THAT QUITE LITERALLY RECONNECT NEIGHBORHOODS PREVIOUSLY DIVIDED BY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENSURE RESIDENTS CAN MORE EASILY OPPORTUNITY. AND $2.2 BILLION IN RAISE GRANTS WILL FUND OVER 150 GROUNDBREAKING LOCAL TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVES NATIONWIDE, RANGING FROM THE TRANSFORMATION OF AN UNSAFE STREET INTO A VIBRANT, MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR IN FORT WORTH, TX TO A REGIONAL BIKEWAY AND BUS RAPID TRANSIT CORRIDOR CONNECTING BOULDER AND LONGMONT, COLORADO.NACTO CONTINUED ITS PUSH TO ENSURE THE VEHICLES ON OUR ROADS ARE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. AFTER NACTO AND THOUSANDS OF CONCERNED RESIDENTS, SAFETY EXPERTS, CITIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS CALLED ON USDOT LAST YEAR TO REFORM THE NEW CAR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (NCAP) TO ACCOUNT FOR THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE TRAVELING OUTSIDE OF VEHICLES, THE AGENCY PROPOSED THE ADDITION OF AN OPTIONAL PEDESTRIAN CRASHWORTHINESS TEST. WHILE THIS PROPOSAL WAS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, IT STILL LET AUTOMAKERS OFF THE HOOK FOR DESIGNING DANGEROUS VEHICLES. SO NACTO ACTIVATED CITY LEADERS, SAFETY EXPERTS AND ADVOCATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO DEMAND MORE AND PUSH THE ISSUE INTO THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT, WITH NATIONAL NEWS STORIES COVERING THIS EFFORT. FINALLY, AND MOST IMPACTFULLY, NACTO YEARS-LONG ADVOCACY EFFORT BORE FRUIT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, AS USDOT UNVEILED ITS LATEST MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES (MUTCD), WHICH HAS OUTSIZED INFLUENCE ON HOW NEARLY ALL STREETS ARE DESIGNED ACROSS THE U.S. WHILE THE NEW EDITION DOES NOT INCLUDE EVERY NECESSARY REFORM TO CREATE COMPREHENSIVELY SAFE STREETS, IT MOVES US CLOSER TO NACTO'S GOAL OF A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT IS SAFE, SUSTAINABLE, AND EQUITABLE. THESE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE STEADFAST LEADERSHIP OF NACTO MEMBER CITIES, OUR ADVOCACY PARTNERS, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S.

  Expenses $1,441,086

• BUILDING THE MOVEMENT - NACTO CONVENES A NETWORK OF LEADING CITIES AND TRANSIT AGENCIES, PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND URBAN DESIGN, FORGING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEER CITIES, AND EMPOWERING THE INDIVIDUALS WHO COMPRISE THE PROGRESSIVE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION MOVEMENT.NACTO EMPOWERS CITY STAFF TO BETTER ACHIEVE THEIR CITIES' GOALS FOR TRANSPORTATION THROUGH A NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. NACTO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGULAR PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING VIA CONVENINGS, TARGETED WORKSHOPS, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. NACTO'S SIGNATURE EVENT, THE ANNUAL DESIGNING CITIES CONFERENCE, IS THE PREMIER TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE IN THE US, SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON LEADERSHIP IN SAFE, SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION PRACTICE. AT 2023'S NACTO DESIGNING CITIES CONFERENCE, 1,200 TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS, ENGINEERS, AND OTHER PRACTITIONERS MET IN DENVER, COLORADO. OVER FOUR DAYS IN MAY, NACTO PROVIDED PROGRAMMING TO STAFF FROM OVER 200 CITIES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA, AS WELL AS THEIR PARTNERS IN THE CIVIC COMMUNITY AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR. WORKSHOPS, PEER SESSIONS, AND WALKSHOPS PROVIDED PRACTITIONERS WITH PRACTICAL, ACTIONABLE SKILLS AND INSIGHTS THEY CAN APPLY TO THEIR OWN PROJECTS. AT "MEET THE CITIES," CITY STAFF LEARNED FROM EACH OTHER ABOUT WHAT WORKSAND WHAT DOESN'TON INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA. WE ALSO HEARD FROM NOTABLE LEADERS, INCLUDING SHAILEN BHATT, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, AND JENNIFER HOMENDY, CHAIR OF THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD. IN 2023, NACTO AND THE BETTER BIKE SHARE PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHED THE THIRD COHORT OF THE TRANSPORTATION JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP, WHICH OFFERS EIGHT FELLOWS AN EIGHT-MONTH CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO DEVELOP THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES TO CREATE A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE MOBILITY FIELD. NACTO FACILITATES SKILLS-BUILDING SESSIONS, ONE-ON-ONE COACHING, SPECIAL TRAINER VISITS AND STRUCTURED COLLABORATION, AND FELLOWS RECEIVE DEEP SUPPORT AS THEY WORK ON TANGIBLE WAYS TO IMPROVE MOBILITY FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. BY CREATING COMMUNITY, FELLOWS WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO TACKLE SOME OF THE TOUGHEST TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES FACING OUR COUNTRY TODAY.NACTO HOSTS PEER NETWORKS ON A RANGE OF TOPICS, INCLUDING NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION POLICY, BIKEWAY DESIGN, BIKE SHARE AND MICROMOBILITY, EMERGING TECHNOLOGY, SAFETY, EQUITY, AND TRANSIT. NACTO DEDICATES SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO SUPPORTING, TRAINING, AND NURTURING THESE NETWORKS OF CITY STAFFWHETHER THROUGH IN-PERSON EVENTS OR VIRTUAL FORUMS. THIS YEAR, WE ADDED TWO NEW PEERS NETWORKSOUR IIJA CITY COORDINATORS PEER NETWORK TO ENSURE CITIES ARE WELL-PREPARED TO ACCESS AND USE FUNDING FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, AS WELL AS OUR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE (AV) WORKING GROUP, CREATED AS AV COMPANIES DEPLOY THOUSANDS OF DRIVERLESS CARS ON CITY STREETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN THE LAST DECADE, NACTO HAS GROWN FROM A COUPLE DOZEN CITY TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS TO 100 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA. NEW MEMBERS IN 2023 INCLUDE DALLAS, TX; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; KINGSTON, NY; NORWALK, CT; UKIAH, CA; GREENVILLE, SC; BOZEMAN, MT, AND BEVERLY HILLS, CA.

  Expenses $1,043,522 · Revenue $758,708

• ACCELERATING CHANGE - NACTO CONDUCTS TARGETED AND INTENSIVE WORK WITH INDIVIDUAL CITIES OR REGIONS TO CATALYZE LOCAL CHANGE AND BUILD INTERNAL CAPACITY FOR CONSISTENT PROJECT DELIVERY. SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES BECOME NATIONAL CASE STUDIES, INSPIRING OTHER CITIES WITH INNOVATIVE RECIPES AND STRATEGIES FOR TRANSFORMATIVE INITIATIVES. MANY TIMES, THIS WORK TRANSLATED INTO NATIONAL BEST PRACTICE GUIDANCE THAT GETS WIDELY DISSEMINATED AND USED ACROSS THE U.S. AND CANADA. IN 2023, NACTO BEGAN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THE NEXT ITERATION OF THE WIDELY-USED URBAN BIKEWAY DESIGN GUIDE TO MEET THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF CITIES. OVER THE COURSE OF 2023, NACTO PUBLISHED SEVEN WORKING PAPERS THAT EXPLORE SOME OF THE MOST CRITICAL GAPS IN VETTED DESIGN GUIDANCE FOR CITIES. TOPICS INCLUDED IMPROVING BIKE COUNT PROGRAMS, REEVALUATING LAWS THAT PREVENT SAFE AND INCLUSIVE BIKING, SHARED MICROMOBILITY MANAGEMENT, COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITIES, DESIGNING STREETS FOR A MULTITUDE OF BIKE AND BIKE-LIKE VEHICLES, BUILDING EQUITABLE BIKE NETWORKS, AND USING MATERIALS MORE EFFECTIVELY FOR DURABLE BIKEWAY DESIGN. THIS WORK WILL FORM THE BASIS FOR THE THIRD, LONG-AWAITED EDITION OF THE NACTO URBAN BIKEWAY DESIGN GUIDE.IN 2023, NACTO HOSTED DOZENS OF CONVERSATIONS, MEETINGS, AND PEER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WITH OUR NETWORK OF MEMBER CITY AND AGENCY PRACTITIONERS. THIS INCLUDED WEBINARS, WORKSHOPS, AND CHARRETTES. TO SUCCESSFULLY CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE PLACES AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO THRIVE, TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS AND TRANSIT AGENCIES MUST PUT EQUITY AT THE CENTER OF THEIR WORK. THAT BASIC PRINCIPLE FORMED THE FOUNDATION OF NACTO'S OPERATIONALIZING EQUITY WEBINAR SERIES. EACH SESSION HOSTED TWO CITIES IN CONVERSATION AS THEY DISCUSS HOW TO MOVE FROM AN EQUITY FRAMEWORK TO ON-THE-GROUND IMPLEMENTATION. FROM DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF RACIAL EQUITY FRAMEWORKS TO WALK-THROUGHS OF REAL-WORLD PROJECTS, THESE LEARNING SPACES PROVIDED TOOLS AND TANGIBLE PATHWAYS TO TURN VISION INTO REALITY.NACTO AND ALTA PLANNING + DESIGN COLLABORATED ON A SERIES OF "DESIGNING FOR SMALL THINGS WITH WHEELS" WEBINARS THAT BROUGHT TO LIFE GUIDANCE FROM THE NACTO WORKING PAPER OF THE SAME NAME. THE SERIES EXPLORES THE CRITICAL BIKEWAY DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS, INCLUDING NEW APPROACHES TO PASSING WIDTHS, QUEUEING LENGTHS, AND SURFACE MATERIALS THAT ENSURE THAT PEOPLE USING THIS EVOLVING VARIETY OF "SMALL THINGS WITH WHEELS" CAN TRAVEL COMFORTABLY AND SAFELY.NACTO'S LUNCHTIME WEBINAR SERIES OFFERS INTERACTIVE PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING SPACES FOCUSED ON A CRITICAL THEME THAT PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION FOR SHARING AND LEARNING. PAST SESSIONS INCLUDED A FOCUS ON STORYTELLING, AS WELL AS DISCUSSIONS ON DECISION-MAKER ACCOUNTABILITY AND HOW TO TACKLE PRACTICAL CHALLENGES THAT CAN TAKE YEARS TO REALIZE.IN MAY, NACTO HOSTED ITS THIRD BETTER BIKE SHARE PARTNERSHIP (BBSP) SHARED MICROMOBILITY ROUNDTABLE AS PART OF THE DESIGNING CITIES CONFERENCE IN DENVER. OUR FIRST IN-PERSON ROUNDTABLE GATHERING SINCE THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, THE ROUNDTABLE BROUGHT TOGETHER 45 SHARED MICROMOBILITY PROFESSIONALS FOR "STATE OF THE STATE" PRESENTATIONS FROM HOST CITIES DENVER, BOULDER, AND FORT COLLINS; OPERATOR PRESENTATIONS FROM LYFT AND LIME; SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS ON EQUITY AND OPERATIONS; AND A GROUP BIKE TOUR OF DENVER'S SHARED MICROMOBILITY PROGRAM.

  Expenses $440,932 · Revenue $19,325

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

7 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

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