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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BIKES NOT BOMBS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,840,352
Total expenses
$3,407,019
Contributions and grants received
$3,183,363
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$656,989
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,472,798
Total liabilities, end of year
$386,203
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,086,595
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,588,513
Management and general expenses
$438,854
Fundraising expenses
$379,652
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,588,513

Program services were 76.0% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,183,363

  • 2a · Program service revenue: BIKE SHOP

    total $620,515 · related or exempt $620,515

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAN FEES

    total $36,474 · related or exempt $36,474

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,103,117 · program services $1,682,494 · management and general $168,249 · fundraising $252,374

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $102,433 · program services $79,898 · management and general $9,219 · fundraising $13,316

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $200,986 · program services $152,750 · management and general $24,118 · fundraising $24,118

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $173,472 · program services $26,694 · management and general $127,875 · fundraising $18,903

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,073 · program services $966 · management and general $5,191 · fundraising $5,916

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,897 · program services $695 · management and general $12,924 · fundraising $278

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $61,774 · program services $21,260 · management and general $16,507 · fundraising $24,007

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $160,676 · program services $128,541 · management and general $12,854 · fundraising $19,281

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,785 · program services $439 · management and general $8,346

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $26,152 · program services $20,922 · management and general $2,092 · fundraising $3,138

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $24,915 · program services $18,935 · management and general $3,239 · fundraising $2,741

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $294,493 · program services $294,493

  • 24b · Other expenses: FREIGHT

    total $32,689 · program services $32,689

  • 24c · Other expenses: FOOD

    total $26,941 · program services $23,439 · management and general $1,616 · fundraising $1,886

  • 24d · Other expenses: TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

    total $26,512 · program services $26,512

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $138,104 · program services $77,786 · management and general $46,624 · fundraising $13,694

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,076,030 · end of year $939,063

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $487,555 · end of year $519,529

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $52,367 · end of year $585,830

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $185,578 · end of year $230,316

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $15,110 · end of year $10,193

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $462,497

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $386,528

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $36,792 · end of year $75,969

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $252,291 · end of year $111,898

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $152,017 · end of year $165,871

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $66,293 · end of year $119,250

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $234,152 · end of year $101,082

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $572,116 · end of year $522,145

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,081,145 · end of year $1,564,450

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

BIKES NOT BOMBS USES THE BICYCLE AS A VEHICLE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. THE ORGANIZATION RECLAIMS THOUSANDS OF BICYCLES EACH YEAR, AND CREATES LOCAL AND GLOBAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SKILL DEVELOPMENT, JOBS, AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION.

  • VOCATIONAL TRAINING/BIKE SHOP: THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING/BIKE SHOP PROGRAM RECONDITIONS AND SELLS THE BIKES THAT THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES, EMPLOYING MANY GRADUATES OF ITS PROGRAMS. THE SHOP'S PROFIT FROM THE BICYCLE SALES, PARTS SALES, AND REPAIRS GOES TOWARDS FUNDING THE ORGANIZATION'S YOUTH AND INTERNATIONAL WORK PROVIDING A RELIABLE ANDSUSTAINABLE SOURCE OF EARNED INCOME. THE BIKE SHOP OFFERS FREE AND LOW-COST WORKSHOPS ON BICYCLE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR, AND AN VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR YOUNG APPRENTICES.

    Expenses $1,103,756

  • EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: BIKE NOT BOMBS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM COORDINATES ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNICATIONS WITH SUPPORTERS AND VOLUNTEERS (MONTHLY E-NEWS, SOCIAL MEDIA, ETC.) AND ORGANIZES A NUMBER OF EVENTS AND PROGRAMS (INCLUDING THE ANNUAL BIKE-A-THON) THAT ENGAGE PEOPLE IN THEIR PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $358,721

  • YOUTH PROGRAMS: MORE THAN 3,500 YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN BIKES NOT BOMBS' YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND CYCLING PROGRAMS, WHICH TEACH MECHANICS AND SAFE URBAN RIDING, JOB SKILLS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. BY PROVIDING QUALITY AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING TO YOUTH, BIKES NOT BOMBS ENGAGES DIRECTLY WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF JAMAICA PLAIN, DORCHESTER, ROXBURY AND MATTAPAN. IN EARN-A-BIKE AND GIRLS IN ACTION, BIKES NOT BOMBS' FLAGSHIP OUT-OF-SCHOOL LEARNING AND EARNING PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH

    Expenses $905,285

  • Expenses $220,751

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Patrick Cutrona

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lee Archung

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Margaret Eichner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bethany Mashini

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Abigail Werner

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Luis Fernandez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark Burton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Peter Cheung

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Thomas Rodriguez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • James Nguyen

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sean Hildenbrandt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lina Canon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Andy Mendez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elijah Evans

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
24 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520559349301277

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