Illinois · Nonprofit
MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION INC
MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION INC (Illinois) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $134,975 to it, the largest being ABATE OF INDIANA INC ($87,162). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $335k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $135k
- Net assets
- $459k
What Motorcycle Riders Foundation Inc does
Mission
To continue developing an aggressive independent advocacy for the advancement of motorcycling and its lifestyle which is financially stable and exceeds the needs of enthusiasts.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2025 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
Social media marketing and branding work now done by volunteers. We eliminated paid contractors for this work.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
Conducted annual conference (Meeting of the Minds), consisting of Board of Directors meeting and general sessions designed to meet the board of directors, review financial position, review national, state and international legislation concerning motorcycling and various breakout sessions designed to educate members and attendees.
$38,397 spent$55,781 earned by the program18% of program spendingLobbied our lawmakers in DC to encourage them to vote on issues that concern motorcycling in accordance with the MRF's priorities.
$127,039 spent$2,434 earned by the program59% of program spendingPrinted and mailed the MRF's bi-monthly newsletter, the "American Biker Journal".
$24,376 spent$800 earned by the program11% of program spendingMaintained our membership database software - Wild Apricot.
$6,005 spent3% of program spendingBoard members traveled to state events to educate state motorcycle rights organization members on the MRF's legislative agenda and other MRF mission-related objectives.
$6,718 spent3% of program spendingKept our social media postings up to date
$0 spent0% of program spendingPurchased and maintained a subscription to Policy Engage, a grassroots lobbying software, and made it available to State Motorcycle Rights Organizations who donated to offset the cost.
$13,000 spent$12,500 earned by the program6% of program spendingWashington DC Ride To Work event
$633 spent0% of program spendingPaid to have our logo and information painted on ABATE of Oklahoma's trailer that they take to conferences, enhancing our visibility.
$400 spent0% of program spending
The 9 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $216,568.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $64k to $165k (+157%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Ryan Hubbard
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income fell $18k → $16k.
From the IRS filings of MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 65% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
81% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 68% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 65% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Illinois, across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
74% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION INC?
- MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION INC (Illinois) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $134,975 to it, the largest being ABATE OF INDIANA INC ($87,162). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $134,975 in grants to MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION INC?
- ABATE OF INDIANA INC is the largest funder on record, with $87,162 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2019–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing