San Diego Bicycle Club Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
330640963
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Phone
6194952454
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Amateur Sports Competitions

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$36,222
Expenses
$38,449
Assets
$48,649

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SIMON BOTT-SUZUKI (President)
  • MICHAEL KARRES (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • SIMON BOTT-SUZUKI (President)
  • MICHAEL KARRES (Vice President)
  • PETE KANE (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The san diego bicycle club, a bicycle racing club, is dedicated to supporting and developing competitive bicycling and skills of its members. The organization also supports the general bicycle community by providing information, training, and racing (through the united states cycling federation, a division of USA cycling). The organization actively pursues the interests of all levels of bicyclists through its participation in local/regional, state and national bicycling opportunities.

What it reported doing in 2024

A. Racing: the organization sponosrs and manages the following bicycle racing activities in the san diego area:1) the club's annual bicycle race, the barrio logan grand prix, is held in the san diego neighborhood of barrio logan. This all-day event consists of a series of races that are sanctioned by USA cycling (usacycling.org), and is attended by approximately 300-400 licensed bicycle racers. In concurrence with the annual race, the club hosts a community children's race. The club provides up to 300 bicycle helmets free to the neighborhood children who participate. The club also provides bicycle training to children in a parking lot adjacent to the race course, to teach children how to ride safely.2) the fiesta island time trial series. Time trialing is a form of bicycle race where each individual races for time, against the clock. This series consists of four (4) races that are held on scheduled days throughout the year, for licensed and public riders.3) the club supports developing racers with specific training programs for juniors (under 18 years of age), men, and women cyclists. The club sponsors competitive men's and women's teams that have produced high-caliber amateur cyclists and national racing champions.b. Training: the organization promotes the following training rides within the san diego community:1) the club holds a weekly large training ride event (held every saturday, for all 52 weeks of the year). The weekly training ride consists of seven (7) different group rides for varying ability levels. The ride events are free and are open to all bicyclists. The average rider attendance is 150 bicylists.2) team rides and training camps are organized and sponsored by the club, focusing on specific teams and their individual racers.c. Member benefits: the organization also promotes several benefits for its members (currently, there are approximately 350 club members). Such benefits include:1) the sale of new or refurbished bicycle equipment, clothing and components (through various sponsorship affiliations) that often are priced below retail cost.2) velodrome (track) race training is provided through the san diego velodrome facility at a reduced cost to club members.3) a weekly electronic newsletter is provided to members and the general cycling community, detailing upcoming races, training ride events, and other miscellaneous club events.4) regular club meetings are held for current and prospective members to discuss club activities and upcoming events.5) special holiday rides are held for club members during the year, free of cost.d. Community involvement: the club is actively involved in the san diego community. Two major commitments include:1) the club organizes and leads an annual christmas toy ride. This ride engages over 350 bicyclists, where club members and non-members bring toys as a donation to a social welfare organization, such as the salvation army.2) during the year, the club conducts several bike rodeos (which are safety and skills clinics) for the children of various communities of san diego county. At each bike rodeo, the club gives away free bicycle helmets to the children who participate.3) the club assists local city government officials with road safety planning, to help accomodate infrastructure planning in support of safe bicycling. The club also advises san diego city and county officials on projects designed to improve road safety and increase efficiency for the safe co-existence of bicyclists and automobiles.e) awards: the organization has won the following prestigious bicycle club awards:1998-2000: uscf national club of the year (division 1)1993-2000, & 2006: southern California racing club of the year (district 7)2005 & 2006: winner of southern California/Nevada cycling association "southern California cup" - overall team, women's category 3 and several junior divisions.2008: southern California/Nevada cycling association "southern California cup" - winner (elite team); 2nd (overall team); 3

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 65% of its reported program spending for member benefits.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • 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: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.1%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.27; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.3% per year; rating input score 0; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $38K 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: 14 filing years from 2011 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.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 35/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.