Nonprofit · EIN 51-0186015
TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10038
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,233,846 | $5,103,587 | -$869,741 | $3,680,269 | $409,593 | $3,270,676 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,691,309 | $4,993,330 | -$302,021 | $4,792,696 | $670,650 | $4,122,046 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,379,545 | $4,379,689 | -$144 | $5,314,828 | $904,645 | $4,410,183 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,887,941
- Membership dues
- $355,747
- Program service revenue
- $306,527
- Investment income
- $76,900
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$840
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$59,920
- Other revenue
- -$37,522
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $487,971
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,464,908
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,660,855
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $27,417
- Accounting fees
- $22,000
- Occupancy
- $330,555
- Depreciation
- $30,378
- Program services (functional)
- $4,317,855
- Management and general (functional)
- $371,200
- Fundraising (functional)
- $414,532
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,792,696
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,680,269
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $409,593
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,270,676
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $46,056
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,818,315
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,747,570
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $523,106
- Gross receipts
- $4,317,781
- Employees
- 56
- Volunteers
- 500
- Year formed
- 1973
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 for the year ended March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH ADAMS | INTERIM CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $182,812 | $30,129 |
| MEGAIN EISS | INTERIM CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $169,444 | $21,566 |
| DANIEL HARRIS UNTIL 624 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $134,736 | $21,770 |
| PHILIP MIATKOWSKI | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & POLICY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,812 | $20,026 |
| AMY KLEIN | SENIOR DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,995 | $4,290 |
| JANET LIFF | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| HOPE REEVES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| BAHIJ CHANCEY UNTIL 624 | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| STANLEY TOUSSAINT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM MANSKY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON SANT START 424 | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY LERNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE BERTHET | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAIRE WEISZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL KAIZER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENTRY LOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KARL CHEN START 424 | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KEITH TUBBS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KEN WEINE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARTIN MIGNOT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARY BETH KELLY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MICHAEL EPSTEIN UNTIL 325 | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CURTIS ARCHER UNTIL 325 | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DOUG ELLIS UNTIL 325 | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| GEORGE BEANE UNTIL 325 | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN CHOE UNTIL 424 | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| RICHARD B MILLER UNTIL 325 | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| STEVE HINDY UNTIL 325 | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| THOMAS REARDON UNTIL 325 | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| TRACEY CAPERS UNTIL 325 | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANNY HARRIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $269,088 | $42,246 |
| ELIZABETH ADAMS | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $149,701 | $31,140 |
| CHRISTINE HSU | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $161,901 | $5,914 |
| PHILIP MIATKOWSKI | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & POLICY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,059 | $21,016 |
| JANET LIFF | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| HOPE REEVES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| BAHIJ CHANCEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY LERNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM MANSKY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE BERTHET | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAIRE WEISZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CURTIS ARCHER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL KAIZER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG ELLIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GENTRY LOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE BEANE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CHOE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH TUBBS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN WEINE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN MIGNOT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY BETH KELLY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL EPSTEIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD B MILLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH KAUFMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| STANLEY TOUSSAINT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HINDY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACEY CAPERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS REARDON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANNY HARRIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $295,900 | $42,269 |
| ELIZABETH ADAMS | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS Officer | 40 | $132,217 | $22,415 |
| CHRISTINE HSU | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $98,250 | $4,316 |
| ADAM MANSKY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HINDY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| STANLEY TOUSSAINT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH KAUFMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD B MILLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL EPSTEIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY BETH KELLY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH TUBBS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CHOE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| HOPE REEVES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS REARDON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE BEANE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG ELLIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL KAIZER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CURTIS ARCHER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAIRE WEISZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE BERTHET | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| BAHIJ CHANCEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY LERNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET LIFF | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACEY CAPERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 111 JOHN ST STE 260, NEW YORK, NY 10038-0112
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BENJAMIN FURNAS, 111 JOHN STREET 260, NEW YORK, NY 10038
- Signed the 990
- MEGAN EISS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (212) 629-8080
- Website
- WWW.TRANSALT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- UHY ADVISORS MID-ATLANTIC INC
Mission
TO RECLAIM NEW YORK CITY FROM CARS, TRANSFORMING OUR STREETS INTO SAFE, SUSTAINABLE, AND EQUITABLE PLACES TO WALK, BIKE, TAKE TRANSIT, GATHER, AND THRIVE.
Program accomplishments
- ADVOCACY - THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF TA'S ADVOCACY PROGRAM IS TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER NEW YORKERS TO INCREASE BIKING, WALKING, AND PUBLIC TRANSIT OPTIONS AND ACHIEVE VISION ZERO - THE REVOLUTIONARY GOAL OF ZERO DEATHS OR SERIOUS INJURIES CAUSED BY TRAFFIC. TA TURNED OUT ACTIVISTS TO HUNDREDS OF SEPARATE PUBLIC-FACING EVENTS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY BOARD MEETINGS, RALLIES, COMMUNITY VISIONING SESSIONS, AND PETITION DRIVES, AND HELD SCORES OF MEETINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS. AS A RESULT OF THESE ACTIVITIES, TA ACHIEVED NUMEROUS CAMPAIGN MILESTONES THIS YEAR, INCLUDING POSITIVE COMMUNITY BOARD VOTES, THE ENDORSEMENT OF ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF MANY PROJECTS.Expenses $2,566,087
- RESEARCH AND REPORTING - TA EMPLOYS ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND REPORTING TO PUSH ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS AND POLICY AREAS FORWARD. THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF ITS DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND SENIOR EDITOR, TA RESEARCHES AND RELEASES SIGNATURE POLICY REPORTS. IN ADDITION TO THESE REPORTS, TA HAS RELEASED MORE THAN A DOZEN ORIGINAL ARTICLES ON THE INTERNET WEBSITE, WWW.MEDIUM.COM, COMBINING PERSONAL STORYTELLING WITH STATISTICAL EVIDENCE TO EXPLORE POLICIES FROM RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN TRAFFIC VIOLENCE CASES TO TACTICAL URBANISM AS A RESPONSE TO FISCAL CRISIS.Expenses $907,830
- OUTREACH TOURS AND EVENTS - TA'S ANNUAL BIKE TOURS PROVIDE AN ENTRY-LEVEL PATH TO ON-STREET BICYCLING, INCLUDING THE BOROUGH TOUR IN STATEN ISLAND, WHICH OFFERS A CHOICE OF EITHER 35-MILE OR 50-MILE FAMILY-ORIENTED BICYCLE PARADES THAT LOOP THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE NEW YORK CITY'S BICYCLING POPULATION HAS EXPLODED. TA ALSO CEMENTED THEIR REPUTATION AS AN INTERNATIONAL LEADER ON VISION ZERO BY HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL VISION ZERO CITIES CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER 2024. THE CONFERENCE BROUGHT TOGETHER TRAFFIC SAFETY EXPERTS AND POLICYMAKERS FROM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD TO SHARE COMMON CHALLENGES, PRACTICAL GUIDANCE, AND CUTTING-EDGE SOLUTIONS.Expenses $624,949 · revenue $309,363
- MEMBERSHIP - TA HAS APPROXIMATELY 2,500 DUES-PAYING MEMBERS, WHICH FORM THE CORE OF THEIR SUPPORTER BASE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MEMBERS ARE KEPT UP TO DATE ON TA'S WORK AND HOW MEMBERS CAN GET INVOLVED. TA HOSTS MEMBERSHIP EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO THANK SUPPORTERS AND GET THEM EXCITED ABOUT TA'S PRIORITY PROGRAMS AND CAMPAIGNS. TA ORGANIZES A CITYWIDE BIKE TO WORK DAY ANNUALLY, AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BICYCLISTS DEMONSTRATE HOW SIMPLE USING BICYCLES FOR TRANSPORTATION CAN BE.Expenses $218,989 · revenue $19,562
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 March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 51-0186015
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1976
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,680,269
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,317,781
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2025 | $4,233,846 | $5,103,587 | $3,680,269 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $4,691,309 | $4,993,330 | $4,792,696 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $4,379,545 | $4,379,689 | $5,314,828 | XML |
| 990 | March 2022 | $5,804,814 | $3,489,864 | $4,614,019 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 51-0186015).
Questions about TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES INC
- What is the EIN of TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES INC is 51-0186015.
- Is TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1976.
- Are donations to TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES INC 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 TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names BENJAMIN FURNAS.
- Who are the officers and directors of TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 30 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $182,812 (ELIZABETH ADAMS, INTERIM CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,233,846, expenses of $5,103,587 and total assets of $3,680,269 at year end.
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