Amy D Foundation

What it reported doing in 2025

Amy D. Summer Sessions The Amy D. Summer Sessions is a program that provides mentoring on bikes for young girls ages 7-14. The program furthers the Organization's purpose by increasing participation in the sport of cycling and by using the sport of cycling to teach girls fundamental skills related to personal development, healthy competition and goal setting. The Amy D. Summer Sessions program also aims to create a community that empowers girls through sport and helps girls recognize the positive effects of strong female bonds. The program is a collaboration with, and conducted by, the Little Bellas, another non-profit organization with nine years of programming experience. The Amy D. Summer Sessions consist of eight different sessions throughout the course of the summer, which are held at regional parks that feature well-maintained trail networks with a diverse level of difficulty. The Organization has held at least one Amy D. Summer Session (consisting of eight individual sessions) since its formation in January 2014. During a typical Summer Session, the program participants are joined with female mentors in programs that use mountain biking as a vehicle to teach the importance of teamwork, goal-setting and a healthy lifestyle. Mentors and girls ride together at local trail networks, focusing on improving technical skills as well as participating in team-building activities. The Amy D. Summer Sessions are organized around a curriculum that builds upon previous skills, and girls are broken up into groups based on age and ability. After the group ride, the groups participate in games that incorporate that particular day's skill focus. Each session also includes the ever important snack. Mentoring on the trail is conducted by developing a level of trust with the participants and implementing planned curriculum that focuses on skills progression and building confidence. Experience within the Little Bellas program has shown that girls bring life challenges with them and work through these challenges organically while riding with their peers and mentors. While there is no planned curriculum for the Summer Sessions that addresses body image, positive self-talk, bullying, fear or anxiety, mentors are coached on how to work through these issues if they arise among program participants, thereby providing the participants with mentorship that extends beyond cycling and to matters the program participants may face on a daily basis. The Amy D. Summer Sessions' mentors consist of a diverse volunteer group of active women cyclers who identify with the Little Bellas and the Organization's mission and are passionate about riding bicycles. The mentors are typically solicited by the Organization from a pool of volunteers that the Organization has previously worked with or been introduced to, but are generally considered to be affiliated with both the Organization and the Little Bellas during the Amy D. Summer Sessions. Consistency is very important to building a successful bond with the girls in the program; therefore, the quality of the program depends a great deal on the commitment from mentors. As a result of this, each mentor is expected to attend at least 75% of scheduled program days. In addition to regular mentors, vetted professional female cyclists are invited to meet and mentor every girl in the program. As a result of the Organization's desire to provide each participant with a quality experience, the number of participants in each Summer Session is limited to approximately 30 girls due to the capacity of the facilities and the number of experienced mentors available to participate in each Summer Session. The program is open to all girls ages 7-14, and there is a $200 fee for participation in the program, which includes participation in all eight session dates and a custom designed cycling jersey. The $200 participation fee is collected by the Little Bellas. However, the Little Bellas also offers an unlimited number of scholarships

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 54.4%; rating input score 54

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -136.7%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 21.6; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -6.9% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -7.3% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings