Nonprofit · EIN 81-4740695
HOURCAR
Tax-exempt · SAINT PAUL, MN 55104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,958,323 | $4,970,540 | -$12,217 | $3,286,568 | $2,831,017 | $455,551 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,210,613 | $4,193,012 | $17,601 | $2,246,653 | $1,778,885 | $467,768 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,621,169
- of which government grants
- $1,297,205
- Program service revenue
- $2,238,151
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $99,003
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $196,321
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,558,807
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,125,931
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $70,714
- Accounting fees
- $80,383
- Occupancy
- $98,349
- Depreciation
- $360,528
- Program services (functional)
- $4,203,564
- Management and general (functional)
- $548,165
- Fundraising (functional)
- $218,811
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,246,653
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,286,568
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,831,017
- Net assets, end of year
- $455,551
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,645,523
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $455,551
- Gross receipts
- $4,958,323
- Employees
- 44
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2016
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL SCHROEDER | CEO Officer | 40 | $110,538 |
| MELISSA SUMMERS | COO Officer | 40 | $85,784 |
| KEVIN LAWLESS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SAIF BENJAAFAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANJALI BAINS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM SCHROEER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER POTTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHANNA SMRCINA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FERNANDA DE LA TORRE MARIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL SCHROEDER | CEO Officer | 40 | $91,844 | $10,410 |
| MELISSA SUMMERS | COO Officer | 40 | $69,363 | $0 |
| KEVIN LAWLESS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAIF BENJAAFAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANJALI BAINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN JEPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILL SCHROEDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER POTTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHANNA SMRCINA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FERNANDA DE LA TORRE MARIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 755 PRIOR AVE N STE 301D, SAINT PAUL, MN 55104-1568
- In care of
- % MEGAN HANSEN
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- 1754 University Avenue West, Saint Paul MN 55104
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- WILLIAM SCHROEER, 755 PRIOR AVENUE NORTH 301D, SAINT PAUL, MN 55104
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- Paul Schroeder, 1754 University Avenue West, Saint Paul MN 55104
- Signed the 990
- WILLIAM SCHROEER, CURRENT BOARD PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (612) 343-2277
- Website
- www.hourcar.org
- Return prepared by
- CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD
Mission
HOURCAR IS A LOCAL SHARED-MOBILITY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. WE CONNECT PEOPLE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES WITH CONVENIENT, EQUITABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION.
Program accomplishments
- ROUND TRIP CARSHARE SERVICEHOURCAR OPERATES A ROUND TRIP SERVICE USING GAS-POWERED, HYBRID, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES. HOURCAR VEHICLES ARE PLACED AT OFF-STREET HUBS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER TWIN CITIES REGION. MEMBERS PICK UP AND RETURN THE CAR TO THE SAME HUB. MEMBERS CAN RESERVE CARS UP TO SIX MONTHS IN ADVANCE. HOURCAR PROVIDES A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT VEHICLE TYPES (COMPACT CARS, SEDANS, HATCHBACKS, SUVS) TO MEET MEMBERS' DIFFERENT TRIP NEEDS. IN 2024, HOURCAR OPERATED 49 GAS-POWERED AND/OR HYBRID VEHICLES AND 29 ALL-ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN ITS ROUND-TRIP SERVICE. 2,935 UNIQUE USERS TOOK 2,181 TRIPS SPANNING 1.1 MILLION MILES, REDUCING AN ESTIMATED 2,648 METRIC TONS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. 52% OF TOTAL UTILIZATION CAME FROM VERY LOW-INCOME USERS. USERS SAVED AN ESTIMATED $10.2 MILLION ON TRANSPORTATION COSTS. EVIE COMMUNITY CARSHAREEVIE COMMUNITY CARSHARE IS A ONE-WAY SERVICE FEATURING 167 ELECTRIC VEHICLES POWERED BY 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY. EVIE CARSHARE IS OPERATED BY HOURCAR UNDER CONTRACT TO THE CITIES OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS. EVIE CARSHARE IS PART OF THE EV SPOT NETWORK, WHICH WAS PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED THROUGH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT INCLUDES THE CITIES OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS, HOURCAR, XCEL ENERGY, EAST METRO STRONG, AND THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION. EVIE CARSHARE PROVIDES FREE-FLOATING, ONE-WAY TRIPS; USERS CAN PICK UP A CAR ON THE STREET ANYWHERE WITHIN A 35-SQ-MILE AREA OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS, AND END A TRIP IN ANY 2-HOUR-OR-LONGER ON-STREET PARKING SPACE. IN 2024, 4,278 USERS TOOK 165,462 TRIPS SPANNING 1.4 MILLION MILES AND REDUCING AN ESTIMATED 5,343 METRIC TONS OF GREENHOUSE GAS. 44% OF TOTAL UTILIZATION CAME FROM VERY LOW-INCOME USERS. USERS SAVED AN ESTIMATED $9.5 MILLION ON TRANSPORTATION COSTS.Expenses $4,203,564 · revenue $2,238,151
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-4740695
- 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
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P52)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,286,568
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,958,323
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,958,323 | $4,970,540 | $3,286,568 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,210,613 | $4,193,012 | $2,246,653 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,345,040 | $3,008,184 | $1,761,100 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: Paul Schroeder | December 31, 2016 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 81-4740695).
Questions about HOURCAR
- What is the EIN of HOURCAR?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOURCAR is 81-4740695.
- Is HOURCAR tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
- Are donations to HOURCAR tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HOURCAR 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 HOURCAR due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HOURCAR last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of HOURCAR?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names WILLIAM SCHROEER.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOURCAR?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $110,538 (PAUL SCHROEDER, CEO).
- How much revenue does HOURCAR have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $4,958,323, expenses of $4,970,540 and total assets of $3,286,568 at year end.
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