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Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 330499698
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2025–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2025
- Location
- Laguna Beach, CA, USA
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $99,480
- Expenses
- $90,888
- Assets
- $47,592
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- David Browning (President)
- Lorie Still (Executive Director)
People named in this filing
- David Browning (President)
- Lorie Still (Executive Director)
- Scott Puening (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
The Orange County Mountain Bike Association OCMTBA was formed to advocate for protect and expand responsible mountain biking access and trail opportunities throughout Orange County and surrounding Southern California communities. The organization exists to support sustainable trail development stewardship rider education and community engagement while promoting safe and environmentally responsible outdoor recreation. OCMTBAs primary purpose is to work collaboratively with public land agencies community partners volunteers and other trail user groups to maintain and improve multi-use trail systems and increase access to outdoor recreation opportunities. The organization organizes volunteer trail work events supports trail planning and restoration projects provides advocacy on land-use and recreation issues and promotes responsible trail etiquette and environmental stewardship. In furtherance of its exempt purpose OCMTBA also conducts educational programs community even
What it reported doing in 2025
The Orange County Mountain Bike Association provides trail advocacy stewardship education and community engagement programs that support mountain biking and sustainable outdoor recreation throughout Orange County and surrounding Southern California areas. The organization serves mountain bikers hikers trail runners families youth riders volunteers and the general public who use and benefit from local multi-use trail systems and public open spaces. During the year OCMTBA organized and supported volunteer trail work and maintenance projects in partnership with public land agencies and community organizations to improve trail safety sustainability and accessibility. Activities included trail repairs erosion mitigation vegetation management drainage improvements trail clean-up efforts and support for responsible trail development initiatives. OCMTBA also conducted community outreach and educational efforts promoting responsible trail use environmental stewardship rider safety and multi-user trail etiquette. The organization participated in public meetings advocacy efforts fundraising events group rides and community partnerships to support expanded recreational access and long-term trail sustainability. Key program accomplishments included: Organizing volunteer trail maintenance and stewardship events involving community volunteers and local partners. Supporting preservation and improvement of public multi-use trail systems used by thousands of outdoor recreation participants annually. Raising funds and securing grants to support trail projects tools materials safety equipment and community programs. Increasing community engagement through educational events advocacy initiatives and partnerships with local organizations businesses and public agencies. Promoting healthy outdoor recreation opportunities and environmental conservation throughout the region. These activities furthered the organizations charitable and educational mission by enhancing public access to safe sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities and encouraging long-term stewardship of public trail resources.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 91% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 87
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 44
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 84.4%; rating input score 84
- Program expense ratio: 92.4%; rating input score 92
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: 8.6%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.52; rating input score 32; 32nd 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: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 84.4% of revenue deployed · 92.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $84K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.