Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
030342503
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2014
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2014, Form 990-N 2013
Location
Montpelier, VT, USA
Phone
8022299606
Rating
48
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis

Reported finances

Revenue
$57,199
Expenses
$57,866
Assets
$22,448
Liabilities
$1,032

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID ELLENBOGEN (Vice President)
  • GRANT ORENSTEIN (President)

People named in this filing

  • DAVID ELLENBOGEN (Vice President)
  • NED GETCHELL (Secretary)
  • STEVE HARE (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 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Vermont bicycle and pedestrian coalition's mission is to promote bicycling and walking in Vermont, emphasizing access, safety and education.

What it reported doing in 2014

Storywalk allows children and adults to enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same time. Laminated pages from a children's book are attached to wooden stakes, which are installed along an outdoor path. This allows the reader to stroll down the trail as they are directed to the next page in the story. Storywalks have been installed in 48 states and five countries. Storywalk was created by anne ferguson of montpelier, vt.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 12
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 11.8%; rating input score 12
  • Program expense ratio: 11.7%; rating input score 12

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: -1.2%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.39; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.7%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 11.8% of revenue deployed · 11.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $7K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 12/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 12/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 12/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.