About Free Bikes 4 Kidz
Free Bikes 4 Kidz brings communities together to sustainably furnish bikes to kids-in-need, providing a pathway to health, happiness and opportunity.
Focus Areas
youth developmenttransportation accesshealth & wellnessenvironmental sustainabilitycommunity building
Who They Fund
community members receiving donated bikeslow-income or resource-limited individuals (implicit)local nonprofit bike collection/redistribution programs
Funding Style
in-kind donationasset donationone-time/episodic support
About Free Bikes 4 Kidz
Free Bikes 4 Kidz uses in-kind bike donations to help local affiliates build collections and get more donated bikes to children. In 2023, its largest recent grant was $67,534 to Free Bikes 4 Kidz Atlanta for bike donations to augment the affiliate’s collection and donations. That same year, the foundation also supported Free Bikes 4 Kidz - Delaware with $30,467 for the same purpose, showing a pattern of direct bike support rather than general operating grants. The work is closely tied to youth development, transportation access, health and wellness, environmental sustainability, and community building, all through the redistribution of bikes. Its recent grants also reached affiliates in Georgia, Minnesota, New Mexico, Nebraska, Maryland, Arizona, and West Virginia, indicating a national network of local bike-collection programs. The foundation itself is a public charity with annual grants of $220,434 and total assets of $39,261 on its latest filing.
What Free Bikes 4 Kidz Funds
A central theme in Free Bikes 4 Kidz grantmaking is bike collection support for local chapters. In 2023, it gave $26,598 to Free Bikes 4 Kidz - Middle Georgia for donated bikes to augment the chapter’s 2022 collection and donations. It also provided $22,685 to Free Bikes 4 Kidz MN in Plymouth, Minnesota, for donated bikes to augment its collection and donations. Transportation access appears alongside youth-focused work: $18,199 went to Free Bikes 4 Kidz - Omaha for donated bikes, again tied to collection growth. The foundation also funded Free Bikes 4 Kidz New Mexico Bicycle Harvest in Santa Fe with $20,218, using the same donated-bike model. Across these grants, the purpose text is consistent: add bicycles to local redistribution efforts so affiliates can serve more recipients.
How Free Bikes 4 Kidz Gives
The typical grant size is in the low tens of thousands: the 25th percentile is $15,039, the median is $20,218, and the 75th percentile is $26,598. The 2023 list shows episodic, direct support through donated bikes rather than multiyear operating awards. Recipients are local Free Bikes 4 Kidz affiliates, several of which appear in the same year across different states, suggesting a networked chapter structure rather than a one-off relationship with a single grantee. The foundation is a public charity, and the available grant descriptions consistently frame support as adding bikes to affiliate collections and donations.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$220K
Total Assets
$39K
Total Revenue
$308K
Total Expenses
$370K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $27K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$27K
Geographic Reach
National8 states funded
About 11% of grants go to recipients in GA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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