Dirty Freehub
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Primary Exempt Purpose - To document & publish gravel bike route guides that focus on the following social missions. **Inspiration, Accessibility, & Community: We help you get out & ride, no matter your skill level, promoting health, joy, & connection while building a supporting cycling community. **Connection: You'll discover the culture, history, & heritage of the places you explore. **Bridging the Urban/Rural Divide: Your rides spark positive interactions between urban & rural communities. **Economic Impact: Your presence boosts local businesses in the towns you visit. **Awareness of Nature: You'll grow your appreciation for the plants, animals, and landscapes you ride through. ** Stewardship: You'll help care for trails & public lands-leaving them better than you found them. **Industry Influence: Your voice & participation inspire the bike industry to support positive social impact.
- Income
- $168,792
- Spending
- $144,966
- Reserves
- 8.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Highest pay
- $10,000, executive director / board chairperson
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.3 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 41% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 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)
- $109,868 spent. Ride Guides (Development, Publication, Marketing, Distribution). Added 1,200 route miles and 30 ride guides, including upgrading 13 guides to "5 Star", and 15 existing ride guide updates. Resulting in 14,000+ curated gravel route miles in 350 digital ride guides. 20 new ride videos were published. Ride guide improvements include "When to Ride" graphic, "Outfitters Block", Linked Gravel Guidebooks, Alternate Parking Options, Fly-Out Modality for Text, Fly-Out Modality for Video. There were 500 daily, and 15,000 monthly, website visits. Two All Access Gravel Guides were published and printed for distribution, for Eastern Oregon and Western Oregon. Total Community Reach was 24,000 community followers, with 3,600 Facebook (FB), 6,500 Riding Oregon Gravel FB forum members, and 2,400 Riding Arizona Gravel FB forum members; 4,460 Instagram; 3,700 Dirty Freehub newsletter subscribers; 1,000 YouTube; 3,300 Meetup members. For a more complete picture of the operations of Dirty Freehub, see our Impact Report at https://dirtyfreehub.org/impact-reports/
- $1,632 spent. Road and Trail Work and Maintenance. Have recruited 53 volunteers, 4 certified crosscut sawyers, 8 certified power sawyers. Organized and conducted 16 road and trail work events. Completed brushing and tree fall removal with 433+ volunteer hours contributed to this program.
- $27,078 spent. Community Building, Development and Maintenance; Events and Education. Created 14 educational podcasts and additional educational webinars. Led 43 group rides and hosted numerous popup ride events in outlying rural communities, including All Access launch events in Baker City, OR and Lakeview, OR and ride shuttle events in McKenzie Bridge, OR.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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