Walk-Bike Nashville Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WALK BIKE NASHVILLE'S MISSION IS TO MAKE NASHVILLE MORE WALKABLE, BIKEABLE, AND LIVABLE BY ACTIVATING OUR COMMUNITY, ADVOCATING FOR GREAT STREETS, AND DEMONSTRATING OUR VISION THROUGH BOLD, VISIBLE ACTION.
- Income
- $695,622
- Spending
- $695,418
- Spent on programs
- 63%
- Reserves
- 4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 58%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 114
- Highest pay
- $79,497, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 40% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1563% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 86% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 (3)
- $222,709 spent. DEMONSTRATING OUR VISION - BOLD, VISIBLE ACTION: WALK BIKE NASHVILLE DEMONSTRATES THE BENEFITS OF STREETS BUILT FOR PEOPLE TO NORMALIZE WALKING AND BIKING WHILE INSPIRING BROADER PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR SAFER, HEALTHIER, AND MORE CONNECTED NEIGHBORHOODS. THROUGH LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC EVENTS, INSTALLATIONS, SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNICATIONS, THE ORGANIZATION CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO EXPERIENCE WHAT A MORE WALKABLE, BIKEABLE, AND LIVABLE NASHVILLE CAN FEEL LIKE, CULTIVATING A SENSE OF POSSIBILITY FOR A BETTER FUTURE.DURING 2025, WALK BIKE NASHVILLE WELCOMED MORE THAN 1000 CYCLISTS IN TOUR DE NASH, TENNESSEE'S LARGEST URBAN BIKE RIDE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HELD OPEN STREETS SUMMER SERIES, HOSTING NASHVILLE'S LARGEST-EVER OPEN STREETS EVENT THREE TIMES. FIVE MILES OF DOWNTOWN STREETS WERE TEMPORARILY TRANSFORMED INTO WELCOMING PUBLIC SPACES FOR PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT AGES AND ABILITIES 73% OF WHICH WERE FIRST-TIME OPEN STREET ATTENDEES. ABOUT 80% OF ATTENDEES SAID THEY DON'T TYPICALLY COME DOWNTOWN MORE THAN A FEW TIMES A MONTH, IF EVER AND 78% SAID THEY PLANNED TO SPEND MONEY ALONG THE ROUTE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST RECORDED PARTICIPATION IN WALK TO SCHOOL DAY SINCE THE INITIATIVE BEGAN IN 1999, WITH MORE THAN 50 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING. SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE CITY WERE PROVIDED WITH EVENT SUPPLIES, RESOURCES, AND TRAINING AT NO COST.ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDED BICYCLE VALET SERVICE AT NASHVILLE SOCCER CLUB AND TENNESSEE TITANS HOME GAMES, THE QUICKTICKET DISCOUNTED TRANSIT PASS PROGRAM, THE PEDESTRIAN MEMORIAL, AND COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS THAT ILLUSTRATE THE BENEFITS OF STREETS FOR PEOPLE. BY SHOWING THAT PEOPLE-CENTERED STREETS CAN BE SAFE, JOYFUL, USEFUL, AND WELCOMING, THESE PROGRAMS NORMALIZE STREETS DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE AND BUILD PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR PERMANENT CHANGE.
- $144,525 spent. ACTIVATING OUR COMMUNITY - CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP:WALK BIKE NASHVILLE ACTIVATES COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC DECISION-MAKING, ADDRESS STREET-LEVEL NEEDS AND COLLECTIVELY SHAPE THEIR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING, PRACTICAL RESOURCES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND HANDS-ON SUPPORT, THE ORGANIZATION HELPS NASHVILLIANS IDENTIFY BARRIERS, NAVIGATE PUBLIC PROCESSES, AND LEAD PROJECTS THAT MAKE THEIR STREETS SAFER, MORE WALKABLE, BIKEABLE, AND LIVABLE. THIS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ADDRESSES IMMEDIATE CONCERNS WHILE LEAVING COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH LASTING KNOWLEDGE, RELATIONSHIPS, AND TOOLS TO CONTINUE IMPROVING THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.DURING 2025, WALK BIKE NASHVILLE BUILT UPON ITS WORK IN NAPIER/SUDEKUM, GLENCLIFF, WOODBINE, AND IN EAST NASHVILLE TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS AND STRENGTHEN LOCAL LEADERSHIP. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO LAUNCHED THE OPEN STREETS COMMUNITY GUIDE AND TOOLKIT, A RESOURCE DESIGNED TO HELP NASHVILLIANS HOST THEIR OWN CAR-FREE COMMUNITY EVENTS. AROUND HALLOWEEN ALONE, MORE THAN 40 BLOCK-PARTY PERMITS WERE ISSUED ACROSS THE CITY, DEMONSTRATING GROWING INTEREST IN USING NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS AS SPACES FOR GATHERING, CONNECTION, AND PLAY.THE ORGANIZATION ALSO DEVELOPED A COORDINATED PROCESS FOR RESPONDING TO COMMUNITY NEEDS AND FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER THE ORGANIZATION PROCESSED MORE THAN 100 REQUESTS, RESOLVING 80 PERCENT OF THEM. REQUESTS INCLUDED BLOCKED SIDEWALKS, NEW CROSSWALKS, NEIGHBORHOOD EVENT SUPPORT, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, AND ASSISTANCE NAVIGATING LOCAL GOVERNMENT. TOGETHER, THESE EFFORTS CONNECTED RESIDENTS WITH PRACTICAL PATHWAYS FOR IMPROVING THEIR STREETS WHILE STRENGTHENING CIVIC PARTICIPATION, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, AND RESIDENTS' ABILITY TO INFLUENCE DECISIONS AFFECTING THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
- $68,862 spent. ADVOCATING FOR GREAT STREETS - POLICY AND GOVERNMENT ADVOCACY:WALK BIKE NASHVILLE ADVOCATES FOR GREAT STREETS TO ADVANCE TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS THAT CREATE SAFER, MORE WALKABLE, BIKEABLE, AND LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS. THROUGH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, RESEARCH, COALITION BUILDING, AND DIRECT COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THE ORGANIZATION INFLUENCES TRANSPORTATION PLANS, POLICIES, AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS WHILE HELPING ENSURE PUBLIC COMMITMENTS TRANSLATE INTO MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS ON THE GROUND. THE LONG-TERM GOAL IS A CONNECTED NETWORK THAT GIVES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES THE FREEDOM AND DIGNITY TO MOVE SAFELY THROUGHOUT THE CITY.DURING 2025, WALK BIKE NASHVILLE LAUNCHED ITS INAUGURAL STATE OF OUR STREETS ADVOCACY AGENDA TO ESTABLISH PRIORITIES, EVALUATE PROGRESS, AND IDENTIFY NEXT STEPS. AMONG THE CLEAREST ADVANCES, THE NASHVILLE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND MULTIMODAL INFRASTRUCTURE ADDED ALTERNATIVE WALKING PATHSALSO KNOWN AS SAFE SHOULDERS OR MULTI-USE PATHSTO ITS NEIGHBORHOOD STREET TRAFFIC CALMING TOOLKIT. THIS CREATES A LOWER-COST OPTION FOR STREETS WHERE TRADITIONAL SIDEWALKS MAY BE DECADES AWAY FROM BEING BUILT.METRO NASHVILLE ALSO ADDED A DEDICATED QUICK-BUILD CONSTRUCTION LINE ITEM TO ITS FISCAL YEAR 2026 VISION ZERO BUDGET, ADVANCING ANOTHER STATE OF OUR STREETS RECOMMENDATION AND CREATING A MECHANISM FOR FASTER, LOWER-COST RESPONSES TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. WALK BIKE NASHVILLE CONTINUED MONITORING IMPLEMENTATION OF CHOOSE HOW YOU MOVE AND VISION ZERO, ADVOCATING FOR STRONGER COORDINATION ACROSS METRO DEPARTMENTS, AND PRESSING FOR PEOPLE-CENTERED DESIGNS ON MAJOR PROJECTS. ON THE ISSUE OF THE FUTURE EAST BANK BOULEVARD DESIGN, THE ORGANIZATION HELPED MOBILIZE 150 PUBLIC-MEETING ATTENDEES AND 607 SURVEY RESPONDENTS IN SUPPORT OF A SAFER STREET DESIGN.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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 November 6, 2026.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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