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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by GREEN OPTIONS BUFFALO.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,225,029
Total expenses
$1,729,804
Contributions and grants received
$1,969,375
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$177,580
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$78,074
Total assets, end of year
$989,477
Total liabilities, end of year
$209,504
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$779,973
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,454,256
Management and general expenses
$179,496
Fundraising expenses
$96,052
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,454,256

Program services were 84.1% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $3,387

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $25,407

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,287,288

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $653,293

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $22,257

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Healthy Streets Initia

    total $152,775 · related or exempt $152,775

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Safety and Youth Educa

    total $14,596 · related or exempt $14,596

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Community Workshop

    total $10,209 · related or exempt $10,209

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $64,834

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $88,147

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$23,313 · excluded -$23,313

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $176,584

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $75,223

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $101,361 · related or exempt $101,361

  • 11a · Other revenue: Refunds

    total $26 · related or exempt $26

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $26

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $14,132 · program services $14,132

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $111,134 · program services $88,907 · management and general $11,113 · fundraising $11,114

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $593,955 · program services $524,521 · management and general $38,243 · fundraising $31,191

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $132,567 · program services $115,332 · management and general $9,280 · fundraising $7,955

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $59,350 · program services $51,634 · management and general $4,154 · fundraising $3,562

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $813 · management and general $813

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $48,900 · program services $28,778 · management and general $20,122

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $240,206 · program services $222,770 · fundraising $17,436

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $52,458 · program services $45,639 · management and general $3,671 · fundraising $3,148

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,900 · program services $3,875 · management and general $2,824 · fundraising $201

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $63,076 · program services $35,360 · management and general $27,626 · fundraising $90

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,153 · program services $9,703 · management and general $781 · fundraising $669

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,454 · program services $1,265 · management and general $102 · fundraising $87

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,480 · program services $400 · management and general $1,080

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $22,733 · program services $6,138 · management and general $16,595

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,549 · program services $3,928 · management and general $10,621

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program supplies

    total $220,284 · program services $191,647 · management and general $15,420 · fundraising $13,217

  • 24b · Other expenses: Education, engagement,

    total $39,184 · program services $34,089 · management and general $2,743 · fundraising $2,352

  • 24c · Other expenses: Dues and memberships

    total $38,941 · program services $33,879 · management and general $2,726 · fundraising $2,336

  • 24d · Other expenses: Bike shop supplies

    total $19,807 · program services $17,233 · management and general $1,386 · fundraising $1,188

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $36,728 · program services $25,026 · management and general $10,196 · fundraising $1,506

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $242,028 · end of year $269,206

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $9,033 · end of year $148,736

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $140,531 · end of year $211,927

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $20,820 · end of year $30,704

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $53,996 · end of year $92,866

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,832 · end of year $26,508

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

    $214,732

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

    $73,422

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $119,712 · end of year $141,310

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $95,167 · end of year $68,220

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $46,425 · end of year $19,399

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $259,184 · end of year $107,156

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $99,762 · end of year $82,949

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $259,748 · end of year $774,924

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $25,000 · end of year $5,049

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

Promote healthy, environmentally sustainable and community-friendly transportation through advocacy, education, and initiatives to promote healthy lifestyles, civic engagement, economic vitality and improved environments within Greater Buffalo. With realistic bicycle options, we can make our communities healthier, safer, and more connected.

  • Healthy Streets Initiatives create healthy, vibrant communities by making our streets safer for all.West Seneca- Orchard Park Active Mobility Plan: GObike worked with residents of the West Seneca and Orchard Park communities to develop a community informed Active Mobility Action Plan, in order to help improve safety and accessibility for all road users, regardless of their mode. East Side Healthy Streets Initiative: GObike has worked with local community organizations and neighbors to raise awareness of current transportation options and bring forward new options that prioritize safety, reliability, and accessibility. In 2025, after an extensive community engagement process, GObike implemented several quick-build "pop-up" installations that will calm traffic and make it easier to walk, bike, ride public transit, or use a wheelchair. GObike installed intersection improvements and placemaking elements( seating, bike racks, planters) across 4 different neighborhoods. GObike also planted street trees for dozens of residents in the area.

    Expenses $633,602 · Revenue $152,775

  • Throughout 2025, GObike operated two community workshops in Buffalo where people are able to work on their bikes for little or no cost with access to a full array of tools, hundreds of spare parts, and guidance from mechanics. Adult and teenage volunteers also gather at both locations to repair donated bikes that GObike redistributes to children and adults in need through community partners like schools, churches, and community centers.

    Expenses $265,255 · Revenue $111,596

  • Safety and Youth Education, Future Commuters, and Safe Cycling programs empower students through development of hands-on problem-solving and mechanical skills and access to personal transportation. Each participant receives a donated bicycle and learns how to maintain it with the help of an instructor. Through group rides, students learn road rules and safe riding practices, graduating with all the tools they need to experience the fun and independence of travel on a bicycle.

    Expenses $555,399 · Revenue $14,596

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jennifer White

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tonga Pham

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg Stevens

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patricia A Farrell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dale McKim III

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Josh Zalen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Deluca

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Justin Booth

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $111,134
    From this org
    $111,134
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Nicole Komin

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg Addo

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2025
Filed
10 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202642539349302024

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