Hourcar
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HOURCAR IS A LOCAL SHARED-MOBILITY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. WE CONNECT PEOPLE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES WITH CONVENIENT, EQUITABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION.
- Income
- $5.0 million
- Spending
- $5.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- -2.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 45%
- Employees
- 44
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $110,538, ceo
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
Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 9% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 86% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 18% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 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
7 of 7Has a 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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, 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)
- $4.2 million spent. ROUND TRIP CARSHARE SERVICEHOURCAR OPERATES A ROUND TRIP SERVICE USING GAS-POWERED, HYBRID, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES. HOURCAR VEHICLES ARE PLACED AT OFF-STREET HUBS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER TWIN CITIES REGION. MEMBERS PICK UP AND RETURN THE CAR TO THE SAME HUB. MEMBERS CAN RESERVE CARS UP TO SIX MONTHS IN ADVANCE. HOURCAR PROVIDES A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT VEHICLE TYPES (COMPACT CARS, SEDANS, HATCHBACKS, SUVS) TO MEET MEMBERS' DIFFERENT TRIP NEEDS. IN 2024, HOURCAR OPERATED 49 GAS-POWERED AND/OR HYBRID VEHICLES AND 29 ALL-ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN ITS ROUND-TRIP SERVICE. 2,935 UNIQUE USERS TOOK 2,181 TRIPS SPANNING 1.1 MILLION MILES, REDUCING AN ESTIMATED 2,648 METRIC TONS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. 52% OF TOTAL UTILIZATION CAME FROM VERY LOW-INCOME USERS. USERS SAVED AN ESTIMATED $10.2 MILLION ON TRANSPORTATION COSTS. EVIE COMMUNITY CARSHAREEVIE COMMUNITY CARSHARE IS A ONE-WAY SERVICE FEATURING 167 ELECTRIC VEHICLES POWERED BY 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY. EVIE CARSHARE IS OPERATED BY HOURCAR UNDER CONTRACT TO THE CITIES OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS. EVIE CARSHARE IS PART OF THE EV SPOT NETWORK, WHICH WAS PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED THROUGH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT INCLUDES THE CITIES OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS, HOURCAR, XCEL ENERGY, EAST METRO STRONG, AND THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION. EVIE CARSHARE PROVIDES FREE-FLOATING, ONE-WAY TRIPS; USERS CAN PICK UP A CAR ON THE STREET ANYWHERE WITHIN A 35-SQ-MILE AREA OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS, AND END A TRIP IN ANY 2-HOUR-OR-LONGER ON-STREET PARKING SPACE. IN 2024, 4,278 USERS TOOK 165,462 TRIPS SPANNING 1.4 MILLION MILES AND REDUCING AN ESTIMATED 5,343 METRIC TONS OF GREENHOUSE GAS. 44% OF TOTAL UTILIZATION CAME FROM VERY LOW-INCOME USERS. USERS SAVED AN ESTIMATED $9.5 MILLION ON TRANSPORTATION COSTS.
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
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 October 13, 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 2024.
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 September 2017.
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 October 21, 2026.
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