Strider Education Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
814580473
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Rapid City, SD, USA
Phone
6059563877
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,706,959
Expenses
$1,602,838
Assets
$2,311,226
Liabilities
$169,107

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JACK LYNASS (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • LISA WEYER (EXECUTIVE DI): $105,034 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The strider education foundation's mission through the all kids bike program is to teach every child in america how to ride a bike in kindergarten pe class. As a result of teaching children how to ride a bike in school, we're promoting physical activity, improved mental well-being, and increased confidence. Our curriculum develops essential life skills like balance, coordination, and independence, fostering a love for physical activity from an early age. There are many statistics, such as the increasing prevalence of digital device use and childhood obesity rates, that underline the importance of initiatives like all kids bike.

What it reported doing in 2025

The strider education foundation accomplishes its mission of teaching children how to ride a bike through one main program. All kids bike is a national movement to place learn-to-ride programs into kindergarten pe classes in schools across the nation with donations, grants, and partnerships from individuals, businesses, and organizations. The foundation was organized and received their 501(c)(3) status in march 2017. In 2018, a formal kindergarten pe curriculum was created for a more structured program, and the all kids bike initiative was developed. 37 programs were delivered in 2018. In 2019, we continued to grow and delivered 98 programs. In 2020, word spread about our program and the positive benefits of having a successful learn-to-ride bike curriculum in a school pe class, and we delivered 126 programs. In 2021, we delivered 184 programs. 2022 was a pivotal year for us where we delivered 380 programs. 2023 we delivered the first statewide implementation of the all kids bike program in North Dakota. Programs delivered were 326 in 2023. 2024 was our most successful year to date, with 430 programs delivered. And in 2025 we delivered 204 programs. The strider education foundation has delivered nearly 1,800 programs in all 50 states which impacts over 180,000 students on an annual basis and nearly 1.8 million throughout the 10-year lifespan of the programs already in place.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 88% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 77% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.6%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 66.7%; rating input score 67
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.36 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.1%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.44; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.6%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 24.7% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 25.8% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 31.7% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.6% of revenue deployed · 66.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $105K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2017 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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: Fundraising efficiency scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 54/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 39/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 47/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.