Cycle Oregon Inc
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What it says it does
CYCLE OREGON, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMING INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH BICYCLING.
- Income
- $0
- Spending
- $196,217
Source: Form 990EZ 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 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)
- $196,217 spent. AS OF JANUARY 1, 2025, ALL CYCLE OREGON, INC. OPERATIONS, STAFF AND NET ASSETS WERE ASSIGNED TO THE CYCLE OREGON FOUNDATION, A 501C(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. THE MAJORITY OF FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS ARE NO LONGER APPOINTED BY THE CYCLE OREGON, INC. BOARD; THEREFORE, THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS ARE NO LONGER CONSIDERED RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. CYCLE OREGON, INC.'S PRIMARY PURPOSE GOING FORWARD IS TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GRANT AWARDS FROM THE CYCLE OREGON FUND, A COMMUNITY ADVISED FUND, HELD AT THE OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (OCF). DURING 2025, CYCLE OREGON, INC. RECOMMENDED TO OCF TO MAKE GRANT AWARDS FROM THE CYCLE OREGON FUND TOTALING OVER $271,000, WHICH OCF DISTRIBUTED TO BENEFITING CHARITIES IN OREGON.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
Not 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 1993.
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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