Riders Alliance Inc
Overview
Mission
To build the power of public transit riders in New York and organize them into an active and effective force; advocate for reliable, affordable, and world-class public transit; engage in legislative and policy advocacy to hold public officials and agencies accountable to riders; promote civic engagement and participation among transit riders, particularly those from historically marginalized communities; undertake activities that advance the social welfare of transit rideres and support a more just and sustainable city; and conduct any and all lawful activities that may be necessary or useful for the accomplishment of the foregoing purposes.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 384356143
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Headquarters
- New York, NY, USA
- Phone
- 3476031413
- Rating
- 69
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and liabilities are high compared with assets.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 49
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 84
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 17.5%; rating input score 18
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 82.5%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.7; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 17.5% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $27K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: FY2024.