Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
Washington Area Bicyclist Association
Washington Area Bicyclist Association (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 38 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,099,679 to it, the largest being VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM ($387,600). 24 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 56% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.9M
- Funders on record
- 38
- Grants received
- $2.1M
- Net assets
- $1.3M
What Washington Area Bicyclist Association does
Mission
WABA empowers people to ride bikes, build connections, and transform places. We envision a just and sustainable transportation system where walking, biking, and transit are the best ways to get around.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Adult and Youth Education - WABA's education program delivers high quality, inclusive education experiences that empower adults, youth and families to ride confidently, move freely, and achieve their personal goals ' on and off bike. We envision a region where people of all ages and abilities have the skills, information and experience necessary to make informed decisions about how to get around safely.
$713,751 spentof which $226 as grants$460 earned by the program29% of program spendingTrail Rangers - WABA's Trail Ranger program is putting a fresh set of eyes on DC trails to support and encourage a growing community of trail users. Trail Rangers are a consistent and helpful presence on DC's mixed-use, paved trails, charged with assisting trail users, improving trail conditions, and working with city agencies to keep the trails clean, welcoming, and clear of obstacles. They carry tools and are able to help patch a flat, provide a quick fix, dish out maps and directions, or clear up glass and debris before it causes trouble. Their presence means less ducking around branches, and more reasons to enjoy the area's trail network.
$565,113 spentof which $1,267 as grants23% of program spendingAdvocacy and Promotion of Cycling: WABA's Advocacy Team works to advance safer streets and better bicycling across the Capital region by facilitating grassroot and stakeholder engagement, collaborating with regional partners, and supporting community-led efforts.
$528,271 spent$28,692 earned by the program21% of program spendingMembership and Development: Members and stakeholders directly support WABA's advocacy for infrastructure and policy to make biking, walking, and transit the best ways to get around the region.
$251,528 spent$2,135 earned by the program10% of program spendingEvents - Bicycle rides exploring trails, bike lanes and neighborhoods in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC.
$174,014 spent$113,463 earned by the program7% of program spendingGearin' Up Bicycles - Gearin' Up Bicycles is a community bike shop that has been established for more than 10 years. Gearin' Up has relaunched with WABA, repairing and selling donated bikes as well as doing job training and Earn-A-Bike programs for youth.
$253,630 spent$151,888 earned by the program10% of program spendingSponsored Projects
$3,008 spentof which $3,008 as grants0% of program spending
The 7 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,489,315.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $2.0M to $1.5M (−23%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 47% · 2018 42% · 2019 34% · 2020 45% · 2021 41% · 2022 54% · 2023 50% · 2024 53%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
92% of Washington Area Bicyclist Association’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (13% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 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
Elizabeth Kiker
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 6 funders to 18 funders, grant income rose $92k → $461k.
11 of 38 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 56% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Washington Area Bicyclist Association’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 38 funders by total. 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
Washington Area Bicyclist Association has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 18% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
84% 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 Washington Area Bicyclist Association.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 27% · 2018 44% · 2019 32% · 2020 23% · 2021 36% · 2022 32% · 2023 24% — 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.
How long its funders stay
50% of Washington Area Bicyclist Association's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 63% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
56% of Washington Area Bicyclist Association's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $926k that is directly attributable, 78% of it comes from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 16 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.2M arriving through sponsors registered in 10 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
Against its field
Washington Area Bicyclist Association's revenue grew 68% between 2017 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,732 recreation & sports nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding Washington Area Bicyclist Association receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $136k on record.
- Grant$136k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like Washington Area Bicyclist Association
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 Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Gearin' Up LLC · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Washington Area Bicyclist Association?
- Washington Area Bicyclist Association (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 38 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,099,679 to it, the largest being VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM ($387,600). 24 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 56% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does Washington Area Bicyclist Association have?
- IRS filings report 38 organizations giving $2,099,679 in grants to Washington Area Bicyclist Association, 24 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Washington Area Bicyclist Association?
- VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM is the largest funder on record, with $387,600 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Washington Area Bicyclist Association find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 38 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing