Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $4,233,846
Total expenses: $5,103,587
Contributions and grants received: $3,887,941
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $306,527
Investment income: $76,900
Other revenue: -$37,522
Total assets, end of year: $3,680,269
Total liabilities, end of year: $409,593
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $3,270,676
Program services expenses (Part IX): $4,317,855
Management and general expenses: $371,200
Fundraising expenses: $414,532
Program service expenses (Part III): $4,317,855

Program services were 84.6% 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.

1b · Membership dues

$355,747
1c · Fundraising events

$607,293
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$2,924,901
2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

total $252,561 · related or exempt $252,561
2b · Program service revenue: CONSULTING FEES

total $53,966 · related or exempt $53,966
3 · Investment income

total $77,740 · excluded $77,740
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $840
7c · Gain or loss

securities -$840
7d · Net gain or loss

total -$840 · excluded -$840
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$23,175
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$607,293
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$83,095
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$59,920 · excluded -$59,920
11a · Other revenue: APPAREL SALES

total $22,398 · related or exempt $22,398
11e · Other revenue, total

$22,398

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $487,971 · program services $409,218 · management and general $39,049 · fundraising $39,704
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $2,464,908 · program services $2,067,305 · management and general $197,248 · fundraising $200,355
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $62,428 · program services $52,353 · management and general $4,996 · fundraising $5,079
9 · Other employee benefits

total $398,120 · program services $333,867 · management and general $31,859 · fundraising $32,394
10 · Payroll taxes

total $247,428 · program services $207,513 · management and general $19,800 · fundraising $20,115
11b · Fees: legal

total $27,417 · program services $25,358 · management and general $674 · fundraising $1,385
11c · Fees: accounting

total $22,000 · program services $18,468 · management and general $1,760 · fundraising $1,772
11g · Fees: other

total $451,488 · program services $423,241 · management and general $12,904 · fundraising $15,343
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $1,979 · program services $1,979
13 · Office expenses

total $89,325 · program services $63,832 · management and general $4,814 · fundraising $20,679
14 · Information technology

total $162,528 · program services $132,687 · management and general $16,248 · fundraising $13,593
16 · Occupancy

total $330,555 · program services $278,825 · management and general $25,638 · fundraising $26,092
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $72,534 · program services $61,128 · management and general $5,416 · fundraising $5,990
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $30,378 · program services $25,478 · management and general $2,430 · fundraising $2,470
23 · Insurance

total $13,452 · program services $11,282 · management and general $1,076 · fundraising $1,094
24a · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES

total $143,022 · program services $133,446 · management and general $3,815 · fundraising $5,761
24b · Other expenses: APPAREL AND PROMOTIONAL

total $46,125 · program services $27,383 · management and general $114 · fundraising $18,628
24c · Other expenses: OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE

total $27,112 · program services $23,679 · management and general $1,372 · fundraising $2,061
24d · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD FEES

total $24,817 · program services $20,813 · management and general $1,987 · fundraising $2,017

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $798,158 · end of year $603,475
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $514,832 · end of year $173,652
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $765,000 · end of year $698,794
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $346,743 · end of year $45,341
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $110,072 · end of year $97,734
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$360,357
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$314,301
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $65,217 · end of year $46,056
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $1,722,276 · end of year $1,818,315
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $470,398 · end of year $196,902
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $140,978 · end of year $181,096
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $87,235 · end of year $89,899
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $442,437 · end of year $138,598
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $3,174,030 · end of year $2,747,570
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $948,016 · end of year $523,106

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO RECLAIM NEW YORK CITY FROM CARS, TRANSFORMING OUR STREETS INTO SAFE, SUSTAINABLE, AND EQUITABLE PLACES TO WALK, BIKE, TAKE TRANSIT, GATHER, AND THRIVE.

ADVOCACY - THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF TA'S ADVOCACY PROGRAM IS TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER NEW YORKERS TO INCREASE BIKING, WALKING, AND PUBLIC TRANSIT OPTIONS AND ACHIEVE VISION ZERO - THE REVOLUTIONARY GOAL OF ZERO DEATHS OR SERIOUS INJURIES CAUSED BY TRAFFIC. TA TURNED OUT ACTIVISTS TO HUNDREDS OF SEPARATE PUBLIC-FACING EVENTS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY BOARD MEETINGS, RALLIES, COMMUNITY VISIONING SESSIONS, AND PETITION DRIVES, AND HELD SCORES OF MEETINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS. AS A RESULT OF THESE ACTIVITIES, TA ACHIEVED NUMEROUS CAMPAIGN MILESTONES THIS YEAR, INCLUDING POSITIVE COMMUNITY BOARD VOTES, THE ENDORSEMENT OF ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF MANY PROJECTS.

Expenses $2,566,087
RESEARCH AND REPORTING - TA EMPLOYS ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND REPORTING TO PUSH ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS AND POLICY AREAS FORWARD. THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF ITS DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND SENIOR EDITOR, TA RESEARCHES AND RELEASES SIGNATURE POLICY REPORTS. IN ADDITION TO THESE REPORTS, TA HAS RELEASED MORE THAN A DOZEN ORIGINAL ARTICLES ON THE INTERNET WEBSITE, WWW.MEDIUM.COM, COMBINING PERSONAL STORYTELLING WITH STATISTICAL EVIDENCE TO EXPLORE POLICIES FROM RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN TRAFFIC VIOLENCE CASES TO TACTICAL URBANISM AS A RESPONSE TO FISCAL CRISIS.

Expenses $907,830
OUTREACH TOURS AND EVENTS - TA'S ANNUAL BIKE TOURS PROVIDE AN ENTRY-LEVEL PATH TO ON-STREET BICYCLING, INCLUDING THE BOROUGH TOUR IN STATEN ISLAND, WHICH OFFERS A CHOICE OF EITHER 35-MILE OR 50-MILE FAMILY-ORIENTED BICYCLE PARADES THAT LOOP THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE NEW YORK CITY'S BICYCLING POPULATION HAS EXPLODED. TA ALSO CEMENTED THEIR REPUTATION AS AN INTERNATIONAL LEADER ON VISION ZERO BY HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL VISION ZERO CITIES CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER 2024. THE CONFERENCE BROUGHT TOGETHER TRAFFIC SAFETY EXPERTS AND POLICYMAKERS FROM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD TO SHARE COMMON CHALLENGES, PRACTICAL GUIDANCE, AND CUTTING-EDGE SOLUTIONS.

Expenses $624,949 · Revenue $309,363
MEMBERSHIP - TA HAS APPROXIMATELY 2,500 DUES-PAYING MEMBERS, WHICH FORM THE CORE OF THEIR SUPPORTER BASE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MEMBERS ARE KEPT UP TO DATE ON TA'S WORK AND HOW MEMBERS CAN GET INVOLVED. TA HOSTS MEMBERSHIP EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO THANK SUPPORTERS AND GET THEM EXCITED ABOUT TA'S PRIORITY PROGRAMS AND CAMPAIGNS. TA ORGANIZES A CITYWIDE BIKE TO WORK DAY ANNUALLY, AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BICYCLISTS DEMONSTRATE HOW SIMPLE USING BICYCLES FOR TRANSPORTATION CAN BE.

Expenses $218,989 · Revenue $19,562

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Janet LiffJANET LIFF

CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Hope ReevesHOPE REEVES

VICE CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Bahij Chancey Until 624BAHIJ CHANCEY UNTIL 624

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Stanley ToussaintSTANLEY TOUSSAINT

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Adam ManskyADAM MANSKY

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Alison Sant Start 424ALISON SANT START 424

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Andy LernerANDY LERNER

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Christine BerthetCHRISTINE BERTHET

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Claire WeiszCLAIRE WEISZ

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Daniel KaizerDANIEL KAIZER

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Gentry LockGENTRY LOCK

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Karl Chen Start 424KARL CHEN START 424

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Keith TubbsKEITH TUBBS

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Ken WeineKEN WEINE

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Martin MignotMARTIN MIGNOT

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Mary Beth KellyMARY BETH KELLY

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Michael Epstein Until 325MICHAEL EPSTEIN UNTIL 325

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Curtis Archer Until 325CURTIS ARCHER UNTIL 325

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Doug Ellis Until 325DOUG ELLIS UNTIL 325

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
George Beane Until 325GEORGE BEANE UNTIL 325

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
John Choe Until 424JOHN CHOE UNTIL 424

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Richard B Miller Until 325RICHARD B MILLER UNTIL 325

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Steve Hindy Until 325STEVE HINDY UNTIL 325

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Thomas Reardon Until 325THOMAS REARDON UNTIL 325

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Tracey Capers Until 325TRACEY CAPERS UNTIL 325

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Daniel Harris Until 624DANIEL HARRIS UNTIL 624

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$156,506

From this org

$134,736

From related orgs

$0

Other

$21,770

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$131,057

Bonus

$0

Other

$3,679

Deferred

$4,042

Nontaxable benefits

$17,728

Filer's total

$156,506
Elizabeth AdamsELIZABETH ADAMS

INTERIM CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$212,941

From this org

$182,812

From related orgs

$0

Other

$30,129

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$177,954

Bonus

$0

Other

$4,858

Deferred

$5,484

Nontaxable benefits

$24,645

Filer's total

$212,941
Megain EissMEGAIN EISS

INTERIM CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$191,010

From this org

$169,444

From related orgs

$0

Other

$21,566

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$166,327

Bonus

$0

Other

$3,117

Deferred

$5,083

Nontaxable benefits

$16,483

Filer's total

$191,010
Amy KleinAMY KLEIN

SENIOR DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR

Total calculated

$117,285

From this org

$112,995

From related orgs

$0

Other

$4,290

Hours/week

40
Philip MiatkowskiPHILIP MIATKOWSKI

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & POLICY

Total calculated

$142,838

From this org

$122,812

From related orgs

$0

Other

$20,026

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. 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

Answered yes

3 · Form 990 of other organizations
3 · Compensation survey or study
3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
7 · Other non-fixed payments
8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW, COMPARISON WITH FORM 990 OF OTHER SIMILAR NON-PROFIT ENTITIES, AND A COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY.

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: 2024
Filed: 24 November 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.2
Source object: 202543449349300149

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