Dream Ride Projects

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
232723134
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2014
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2014
Location
Lancaster, PA, USA
Phone
7173972503
Rating
61
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Health Program (Includes General Health and Wellness Promotion Services)

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$72,227
Expenses
$56,798
Assets
$20,654

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

People named in this filing

  • BARBARA SEARLES (CHAIRPERSON)
  • MARY GOSS (VICE CHAIRPE)
  • MICHAEL RIDGEWAY (EXEC DIR)

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 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Community education and fundraising to support improved air quality in the region through the promotion or implementation of bicycling activities, initiatives and events.

What it reported doing in 2014

A continuous awareness and educational campaign through the air quality partnership of the susquehanna valley in cumberland, dauphin, lancaster, lebanon and york counties that focused on improving air quality through voluntary community, business and personal action steps--this campaign spearheaded an effort to increase the number of communities and businesses that were identified as designated "bicycle friendly" through a national application process, a strong indicator of efforts to improve air quality. This campaign collaborated with the Pennsylvania department of environmental protection agency, lancaster general health and the league of american bicyclists resulting in completed applications for 2 communities, 17 businesses, and 3 universities with 16 designations being awarded. In addition, over 3,500 residents were reached during the campaign with educational materials.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 87% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 92% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 31
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 28%; rating input score 28
  • Program expense ratio: 35.6%; rating input score 36

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: 21.4%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.36; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -10.3% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 28.6% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 28% of revenue deployed · 35.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $20K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2012 to 2014
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 28/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.