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Nonprofit · EIN 27-1805554

FREE RIDE BICYCLE PROJECT

Tax-exempt · PITTSBURGH, PA 15208

Financials

$63K$35K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of FREE RIDE BICYCLE PROJECT by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990-EZ$62,970$35,465$27,505$157,605–$157,605
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$21,006
Net income from sales of inventory
$41,470
Other revenue
$494

Expenses

Benefits paid to members
$1,946
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Professional fees and payments to contractors
$3,430
Occupancy
$16,951
Printing, publications and postage
$469
Other expenses
$12,669
Program services (functional)
$16,354

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$130,100
Total assets, end of year
$157,605
Total liabilities, end of year
–
Net assets, end of year
$157,605
Cash, savings and investments
$152,533
Gross receipts
$75,506

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
David RussellSecretary1$0
Peter BurchTreasurer10$0
Athena CzerwinskiPresident3.5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
214 N LEXINGTON ST, PITTSBURGH, PA 15208-2589
Mailing address (990-N for 2024)
214 N Lexington St, Pittsburgh PA 15208
Principal officer (990-N for 2024)
Athena Czerwinski-Burkard, 214 N Lexington St, Pittsburgh PA 15208
Signed the 990-EZ
Ian Carver, Treasurer

Mission

The mission of Free Ride Bicycle Project is to enable people of all ages in the Pittsburgh region to obtain recycle and maintain bicycles for free or low cost. Free Ride aims to enhance the health of our community and environment by promoting bicycle transportation. We carry out this mission through earn-a-bike programs open shops free bicycles for kids and conducting outreach in the community.

990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Volunteer Night: During volunteer nights community members and volunteer staff work together to refurbish donated bicycles for sale and donation and maintain the shop space to keep things clean and organized. In addition Volunteer Night serves as an education program where volunteer staff and council members educate community members about how to repair bikes and volunteers learn repair skills through doing. Our activities during this program are deliberately designed to educate our volunteers about bicycles and bicycle maintenance. We welcome people of all experience levels to attempt mechanical repairs in a supportive environment while contributing to the mission of the organization. In 2025 we repaired ~680 bikes received ~2,550 hours of volunteer support where volunteers fix bikes learn from staff members how to repair bikes and help maintain the shop and donated over ~800 bicycles to partner organizations that also repair and refurbish bikes.
    Expenses $8,177
  • Open Shop: We open the shop for community members to bring in their own bicycles for repair or for the general public to purchase bikes and parts. Community members may fix a bike using the bicycle tools and parts available or buy used bicycles and parts. Designated Volunteer Staffers are on-hand to answer questions about how to do a repair and demonstrate bike maintenance skills. Also during Open Shop patrons purchase low-cost bicycles or request free bicycles through our free bike program. Open Shop is a community resource which is by its name open to everyone. Some of the vulnerable populations served include students unhoused individuals low income families and children. In 2025 Open Shop patrons purchased 626 free and low-cost bicycles. We served ~8,000 patrons who worked on their own bikes and purchased used parts and bicycles with about ~960 hours of volunteer staff time spent helping patrons learn how to repair their own bicycles.
    Expenses $8,177
  • Free Bikes for Kids: Free Ride refurbishes and repairs kids bikes then gives them away to the public for free. In 2025 we repaired and gave away over 100 kids bikes.

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990-EZ on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990-N on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024No data

File the 2026 990-EZ for FREE RIDE BICYCLE PROJECT

Due May 17, 2027 · e-filed with the IRS by 990.tax, an IRS-authorized e-file provider

IRS record

EIN
27-1805554
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2011
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B60)
Assets (IRS master file)
$157,605
Income (IRS master file)
$75,506

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-EZDecember 2025–––IRS
990-N for 2024
Officer: Athena Czerwinski-Burkard
December 31, 2024≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.

Questions about FREE RIDE BICYCLE PROJECT

What is the EIN of FREE RIDE BICYCLE PROJECT?
The employer identification number (EIN) of FREE RIDE BICYCLE PROJECT is 27-1805554.
Is FREE RIDE BICYCLE PROJECT tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
Are donations to FREE RIDE BICYCLE PROJECT tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does FREE RIDE BICYCLE PROJECT file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of FREE RIDE BICYCLE PROJECT due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did FREE RIDE BICYCLE PROJECT last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of FREE RIDE BICYCLE PROJECT?
The 990-N for 2024 names Athena Czerwinski-Burkard.
Who are the officers and directors of FREE RIDE BICYCLE PROJECT?
The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 3 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does FREE RIDE BICYCLE PROJECT have?
On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $62,970, expenses of $35,465 and total assets of $157,605 at year end.

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