Rider Safety Visibility

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
844625190
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Phone
8589452448
Rating
55
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Philanthropy, Charity, Voluntarism Promotion

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,526,983
Expenses
$1,662,023
Assets
$3,127,891
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • EDWARD M CLANCY JR (President)
  • KEVIN TRINDL (CEO)

People named in this filing

  • EDWARD M CLANCY JR (President)
  • KEVIN TRINDL (CEO)
  • SEAN SEDGWICK (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Rider Safety Visibility (RSV) initiative works with bicycle dealers, bicycle manufacturers, cycling-gear and cycling apparel companies, cycling enthusiasts, and business and community leaders to drive awareness and education about rider visibility and the latest technologies and best practices around rider visibility.

What it reported doing in 2024

Completed program distributions of hundreds of e-bikes and participant management to meet milestones - throughout San Diego Low Income communities - for individual use and to overcome mobility obstacles.Executed over two dozen classes, trainings or engagements with the Pedal Ahead members for DIY repairs and repair training; safe cycling techniques, group rides and more.Continued to educate general public by television interviews, news stories and public forums on the benefits of the Pedal Ahead program.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 99% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 61% for direct work, and 39% for grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 0
  • Sustainability: 84
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 41.8%; rating input score 42
  • Program expense ratio: 87.9%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 52.9%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.88; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 46.1% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 56.2% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 74.3% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 41.8% of revenue deployed · 87.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 0 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 20 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 42/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.