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← GREEN OPTIONS BUFFALO

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GREEN OPTIONS BUFFALO.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,207,169
Total expenses
$1,324,323
Contributions and grants received
$1,034,254
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$110,920
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$61,995
Total assets, end of year
$690,119
Total liabilities, end of year
$405,371
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$284,748
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,118,834
Management and general expenses
$121,649
Fundraising expenses
$83,840
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,118,834

Program services were 84.5% 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

    $5,334

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $12,508

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $803,673

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $212,739

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $22,504

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Healthy Streets Initia

    total $98,947 · related or exempt $98,947

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

    total $7,843 · related or exempt $7,843

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Community Workshop

    total $4,130 · related or exempt $4,130

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $63,918

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $69,339

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$5,421 · excluded -$5,421

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $107,083

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $41,668

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $65,415 · related or exempt $65,415

  • 11a · Other revenue: Refunds

    total $2,001 · related or exempt $2,001

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,001

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $12,013 · program services $12,013

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $108,400 · program services $94,308 · management and general $5,420 · fundraising $8,672

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $518,476 · program services $451,075 · management and general $25,923 · fundraising $41,478

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $114,188 · program services $99,344 · management and general $5,709 · fundraising $9,135

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $55,995 · program services $48,715 · management and general $2,800 · fundraising $4,480

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $963 · program services $963

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $27,690 · program services $18,911 · management and general $8,779

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $133,823 · program services $133,823

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $51,221 · program services $44,561 · management and general $2,562 · fundraising $4,098

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,430 · program services $1,955 · management and general $3,412 · fundraising $63

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $37,558 · program services $10,266 · management and general $27,292

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,177 · program services $3,635 · management and general $209 · fundraising $333

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,624 · program services $4,025 · management and general $231 · fundraising $368

  • 20 · Interest

    total $18 · program services $5 · management and general $13

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $17,265 · program services $4,662 · management and general $12,603

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,736 · program services $10,128 · management and general $9,608

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program supplies

    total $62,006 · program services $54,595 · management and general $2,851 · fundraising $4,560

  • 24b · Other expenses: Bike shop supplies

    total $53,497 · program services $46,544 · management and general $2,675 · fundraising $4,278

  • 24c · Other expenses: Dues and memberships

    total $34,813 · program services $30,287 · management and general $1,741 · fundraising $2,785

  • 24d · Other expenses: Printing

    total $24,279 · program services $21,123 · management and general $1,214 · fundraising $1,942

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $38,151 · program services $27,896 · management and general $8,607 · fundraising $1,648

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $77,642 · end of year $242,028

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $9,033

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $169,968 · end of year $140,531

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $21,478 · end of year $20,820

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $53,123 · end of year $53,996

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,768 · end of year $8,832

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

    $170,401

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

    $50,689

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $117,608 · end of year $119,712

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $120,461 · end of year $95,167

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $80,226 · end of year $46,425

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $259,184

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $141,920 · end of year $99,762

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $389,402 · end of year $259,748

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,500 · end of year $25,000

Mission and programs · 2024

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 those who walk, bike and play. Dunkirk-Fredonia Central Connection:GObike worked with residents of the Dunkirk and Fredonia communities to identify opportunities for design interventions along Central Avenue, in order to help improve safety and accessibility along the corridor for all users, regardless of their mode. This process involved extensive community outreach and a month-long surveying period. Community feedback informed design, and GObike implemented the most high-priority changes to the roadway to improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians, bicyclists, micro-mobility users, and drivers. The implementation utilized temporary infrastructure (painted sidewalk extensions, crosswalks, signage, and bike lane improvements). More than half (51%) of all post-implementation survey respondents agreed or strongly agreed that newly installed crosswalks and road markings make it comfortable to walk, ride a bike, or use an assistive mobility device on Central Avenue, compared to 23% of respondents who disagreed or strongly disagreed with the statement.

    Expenses $732,390 · Revenue $98,947

  • Throughout 2024, GObike operated two community workshops in the city of 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 $261,363 · Revenue $4,130

  • 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 they have built themselves.

    Expenses $125,081 · Revenue $7,843

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Jon Dandes

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DrMichael Cropp

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Murrett

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • 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

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Kathleen O'Leary

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Josh Zalen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Deluca

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ryan McPherson

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tim McMorrow

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Justin Booth

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $108,400
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $108,400
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Nicole Komin

    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
2024
Filed
4 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202532779349300808

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