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Mountain View Transportation Management Association

EIN 46-4024204 · Walnut Creek, CA

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

The specific purposes for which this corporation is formed are to addressTransportation concerns of the Members and the community including reducing congestion and improving connectivity through means and methods to be specifically determined by the Board which can include the following:1.Reduce single-occupant vehicle traffic, address traffic congestion(particularly during peak hours), and reduce greenhouse gas emissions withinthe City of Mountain View, for the benefit of the Mountain View resident andbusiness community alike;2.Develop transportation system and demand management strategies;3.Provide last-mile shuttle service that Is open to the public;4.Operate shuttle routes to assist Members in satisfying TransportationManagement Demand (TDM) goals agreed to by Members in their separateagreements with the City of Mountain View, with the precise shuttle routes to beagreed to by the Corporation and Members under a separate contractualrelationship;5.Implement programs to enhance servic

Income
$6.7 million
Spending
$7.0 million
Employees
0

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Governance

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $6.6 million spent. Operating transportation programs to reduce traffic, including free shuttles with routes that serve residents and employees in the Mountain View community. The MVgo shuttle started in 2015 providing commuter connections to the Mountain View Transit Center. The MTMA began operating the Mountain View Community Shuttle in 2020 to provide residents with free transportation access to shopping, restaurants, parks, community centers and the local hospital.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.

    The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 2014.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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