Transportation Coalition of the Capital Region

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
883129177
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Troy, NY, USA
Phone
5187888764
Rating
94
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Civil Rights

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$178,445
Expenses
$157,650
Assets
$163,212
Liabilities
$1,250

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DIANA SEARLE (PRESIDENT)
  • TIMOTHY GAILIE (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • LAUREN OERTEL (BOARD MEMBER)
  • SAADIA SANTOS (BOARD MEMBER)
  • MARA DROGAN (BOARD MEMBER)

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

Capital streets is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to creating a better, safer, and more equitable transportation system in New York's capital region. Together, we achieve this by pushing for more infrastructure and policy changes on the local, regional, and state levels, in order to create communities that are: walkable, bike friendly, and transit oriented.

What it reported doing in 2024

Capital streets is dedicated to creating a better, safer, and more equitable transportation system in New York's capital region by pushing for more infrastructure and policy changes on the local, regional, and state levels, in order to create communities that are: walkable, bike friendly, and transit oriented.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 64% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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. Liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.4%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 98.9%; rating input score 99

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11.7%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.04; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 103.6% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 46.6% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.1% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.4% of revenue deployed · 98.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $156K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 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 — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 44/100.