Bobs Free Bikes
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 611801839
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2022–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2021
- Location
- Fountain Hills, AZ, USA
- Phone
- 4802661357
- Rating
- 92
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Fund Raising and Fund Distribution
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $79,603
- Expenses
- $103,436
- Assets
- $59,173
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Brian Martin (President)
People named in this filing
- Brian Martin (President)
- Walter Turberville (Secretary)
- Robyn Heimbuch (Treasurer)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Since opening in 2016 Bob's Free Bikes mission has been simple 'to provide a bike to any child who would otherwise not be able to have one'. To date we have given 4840 bikes to children in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, in 2022 we gave out 1085 bicycles to those in need of a bicycle. We work with other organizations to determine who needs bikes, be it refugees, school children needing transportation, or parents requesting a bike for their child. Our vision is to collect unwanted bicycles, repair them to safe working condition and give them back to a child or someone in need. We are a 100% volunteer organization. Our staff is mainly retired professional people looking to give back to their community, volunteering their time. Our funds come from the community, either service organizations, local businesses or individuals. Simply put a bike given to a child provides a healthy outdoor activity and the freedom of bike ownership.
What it reported doing in 2025
Bob's Free Bikes (BFB) program provides bikes to children 5-18 years old: we focus on getting bikes to children who would otherwise not have one. Our area of distribution is the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. This year we are asking for help with our project, Gear UP for Safety, the aim is to enhance the well-being of underprivileged children by supplying them with essential safety gear for cycling. We look to provide high-quality bicycle helmets and a cable lock with each bike given, fostering a safer environment, and promoting a healthy lifestyle. BFB generally serves Maricopa County, but we have also worked with other organizations to provide bikes in other area of Arizona, including Native American communities, Arizona National Guard families and Luke Airforce Base. We serve all populations, working with different organizations such as Welcome to America, St Vincent de Paul, CASA, schools and churches to find kids and families. In 2023 we gave out 1153 bikes, in 2024 that number was 1255, we continue to grow. Those numbers are bicycles, but the impact can help the whole family, with kids riding their bikes to school or a job. If a parent needs a bike to ride with their child/children we will provide one, which can then be used by them for transportation to work or classes. Bob's Free Bikes relies on donated bikes, which are cleaned up and repaired, replacing parts as needed to make a safe, operational bike for a child. Additionally, a helmet and cable lock are provided upon delivery, where each helmet can be fitted to the child, ensuring the safety of the child, and the security of the bike. Our staff of mechanics and delivery drivers are all volunteers, cycling enthusiasts that value a lifetime of healthy adventure. We here at Bob's believe every child should be able to experience the responsibility, excitement and freedom that comes from owning their own bike. We are immensely proud of what we do, it is truly a labor of love for everyone involved, giving their time to volunteer at Bob's Free Bikes.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- 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.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 91
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 32
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 77.2%; rating input score 77
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -29.9%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 77.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $80K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.