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Richmond Cycling Corps

EIN 58-2508155 · Richmond, VA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceFair51 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

RICHMOND CYCLING CORPS (RCC) USES CYCLING AS OUR PLATFORM FOR CHANGE. WE INFUSE OURSELVES; OUR PASSION, OUR VALUES, OUR CREATIVITY, OUR DRIVE, AND OUR DEDICATION INTO THE LIVES OF OUR YOUTH. WE HAVE FUN. WE LAUGH. WE TEACH. WE LEARN. WE PROMISE OUR YOUTH, THAT IF THEY STAY WITH RICHMOND CYCLING CORPS, THEY WILL RECEIVE THE TOOLS AND EDUCATION NECESSARY TO PULL THEMSELVES UP OUT OF POVERTY. WE ALSO PROMISE OUR UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND SUPPORT TO EACH YOUTH. WE WILL NEVER BREAK OUR PROMISE. WE WILL NEVER BECOME SET IN OUR WAYS; WE WILL ALWAYS BE DYNAMIC IN OUR APPROACH TO CHANGING YOUTH LIVES. WE ARE FEARLESS IN OUR APPROACH TO OUR PURPOSE. WE WILL NOT BECOME TANGLED IN RED-TAPE, POLICY, POLITICS, AND TALKING HEADS. WE WILL ALWAYS DELIVER ACTION, NOT MESSAGING. LIFE IS TOO SHORT, AND WE, INCLUDING OUR YOUTH, HAVE A LOT TO ACCOMPLISH. WE WILL ALWAYS BE PASSIONATE TOWARDS OUR PURPOSE. RICHMOND CYCLING CORPS: CAN'T STOP. WON'T STOP.

Income
$297,237
Spending
$214,120
Spent on programs
90%
Reserves
4.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 90%
Employees
6
Volunteers
15
Highest pay
$45,011, executive di

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 4.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 28% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 62% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    90% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 51 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    4 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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. $193,576 spent. RCC CONTINUED PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE COACHING AND MENTORING SERVICES TO YOUTH LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING. THE CYCLING PROGRAM CONTINUED TO REACH 15 YOUTH WHO WERE THE BENEFICIARIES OF MENTORING, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, COUNSELING, HEALTH AND DENTAL SERVICES, AND PATHWAYS AWAY FROM GANGS, DRUG USE, AND VIOLENCE. THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT, WHICH WAS EXPANDED IN 2017 AND NAMED LEGACY ACADEMY, INCLUDES A FULL-TIME SCHOOL PROVIDING A LOW STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO AND A RICH AND VARIED CURRICULUM. ARMSTRONG BIKE PARK - THE ARMSTRONG BIKE PARK IS THE NATION'S FIRST AND ONLY INNER-CITY MOUNTAIN BIKE PARK. CONSTRUCTED ON A 10 ACRE ABANDONED FIELD NEXT TO ARMSTRONG HIGH SCHOOL, WITHIN THE PUBLIC HOUSING NEIGHBORHOOD OF FAIRFIELD COURT, THE 1.5 MILE TRAIL BOASTS 22 DIFFERENT SKILL- FEATURES. THE PARK WAS LAUNCHED AS A TRAINING COURSE FOR THE ARMSTRONG CYCLING TEAM - AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT, A POINT OF ENTRY INTO MOUNTAIN BIKING FOR INNER- CITY AREA YOUTH AND RICHMOND PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. CYCLING TEAM - IN FEBRUARY OF 2014, RCC LAUNCHED THE NATION'S FIRST AND ONLY INNER-CITY HIGH SCHOOL CYCLING TEAM OUT OF ARMSTRONG HIGH SCHOOL. REFUSING TO BECOME A NOVELTY, THE TEAM TRAINED HARD, FOSTERING SOLID RESULTS IN THEIR FIRST YEAR. IN FACT, THE TEAM PRODUCED TWO COMPETITIVE VARSITY ATHLETES RIGHT OUT OF THE BLOCKS, WITH FOUR WOMEN COMPRISING A RESPECTED JV SQUAD. THIS NATURAL PROGRESSION INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL RANKS, HAS PROVEN INSTRUMENTAL TOWARDS OUR YOUTH RETENTION - AS CYCLING IS NOW AVAILABLE AS A PART OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE - A RECOGNIZED HIGH SCHOOL SPORT IN THE PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL INTERSCHOLASTIC CYCLING ASSOCIATION (NICA). RCC CONTINUED PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE COACHING AND MENTORING SERVICES TO YOUTH LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING. THE CYCLING PROGRAM CONTINUED TO REACH 15 YOUTH WHO WERE THE BENEFICIARIES OF MENTORING, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, COUNSELING, HEALTH AND DENTAL SERVICES, AND PATHWAYS AWAY FROM GANGS, DRUG USE, AND VIOLENCE. THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT, WHICH WAS EXPANDED IN 2017 AND NAMED LEGACY ACADEMY, INCLUDES A FULL-TIME SCHOOL PROVIDING A LOW STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO AND A RICH AND VARIED CURRICULUM. ARMSTRONG BIKE PARK - THE ARMSTRONG BIKE PARK IS THE NATION'S FIRST AND ONLY INNER-CITY MOUNTAIN BIKE PARK. CONSTRUCTED ON A 10 ACRE ABANDONED FIELD NEXT TO ARMSTRONG HIGH SCHOOL, WITHIN THE PUBLIC HOUSING NEIGHBORHOOD OF FAIRFIELD COURT, THE 1.5 MILE TRAIL BOASTS 22 DIFFERENT SKILL- FEATURES. THE PARK WAS LAUNCHED AS A TRAINING COURSE FOR THE ARMSTRONG CYCLING TEAM - AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT, A POINT OF ENTRY INTO MOUNTAIN BIKING FOR INNER- CITY AREA YOUTH AND RICHMOND PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. CYCLING TEAM - IN FEBRUARY OF 2014, RCC LAUNCHED THE NATION'S FIRST AND ONLY INNER-CITY HIGH SCHOOL CYCLING TEAM OUT OF ARMSTRONG HIGH SCHOOL. REFUSING TO BECOME A NOVELTY, THE TEAM TRAINED HARD, FOSTERING SOLID RESULTS IN THEIR FIRST YEAR. IN FACT, THE TEAM PRODUCED TWO COMPETITIVE VARSITY ATHLETES RIGHT OUT OF THE BLOCKS, WITH FOUR WOMEN COMPRISING A RESPECTED JV SQUAD. THIS NATURAL PROGRESSION INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL RANKS, HAS PROVEN INSTRUMENTAL TOWARDS OUR YOUTH RETENTION - AS CYCLING IS NOW AVAILABLE AS A PART OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE - A RECOGNIZED HIGH SCHOOL SPORT IN THE PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL INTERSCHOLASTIC CYCLING ASSOCIATION (NICA).

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable 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? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, 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 2024.

    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 May 2001.

    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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