To empower individuals through life-changing transportation by providing workspace and tools, cultivating enthusiastic community participation, educating people about bicycles and bicycle maintenance, and reviving bicycles to get them on the streets of Austin and make them available to all.
Yellow Bike Project’s recent giving is centered on one thing: bicycles as direct service. The foundation provides bikes to schools, refugee and housing-service organizations, mental health providers, and community groups in Austin, with grants described as bike donation support rather than cash program funding. Its largest recent award was $28,500 to Mas Cultura in 2025, and the pattern repeats across local recipients that use bikes for program participants, students, and clients. Austin Independent School District appears twice in the recent grants list, including $24,275 in 2024 and $24,290 in 2023 for bike donation to various schools. The Other Ones Foundation also appears more than once, receiving $19,240 in 2023, $14,375 in 2024, and $5,425 in 2025. Casa Marianella, Integral Care, Refugee Services of Texas, and Vivabikes Austin are among the other Austin-based recipients. The foundation’s work fits a model of equipment provision, community resource distribution, and transportation access, with bicycles used as tangible tools for mobility and participation.
Transportation access is the clearest throughline in Yellow Bike Project’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $28,500 to Mas Cultura for bike donation, and in 2024 it gave $14,675 to Integral Care for the same purpose. Student mobility is another recurring theme: Austin Independent School District received $24,275 in 2024 and $24,290 in 2023 for bike donation to various schools. The foundation also supports community-based service organizations. The Other Ones Foundation received $19,240 in 2023 and later $14,375 in 2024, both for bike donation, while Casa Marianella received $12,645 in 2023, $9,450 in 2024, and $9,350 in 2025. These grants align with a practical approach to transportation access, workforce training and skills support, youth development, and community services.
Yellow Bike Project’s recent grant sizes cluster in the low-to-mid five figures, with a p25 of $7,685, a median of $12,645, and a p75 of $17,200. The pattern is strongly repeat-oriented: Austin Independent School District, The Other Ones Foundation, Integral Care, Casa Marianella, and Mas Cultura each appear in multiple years. That suggests ongoing support through repeated bike donations rather than a one-time-only approach. The foundation is an operating grantmaker that does not fund individuals and makes no program-related investments. It also accepts unsolicited bulk requests from organizations within Austin city limits for five or more bicycles by email.
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Most grants fall between $8K and $17K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$17K
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Yellow Bike Project gives locally and exclusively in Texas. Every grant in the recent list went to a recipient in Austin, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. The recent grants cluster around Austin organizations and schools, including Austin Independent School District, The Other Ones Foundation, Integral Care, Casa Marianella, Refugee Services of Texas, and Mas Cultura. The foundation’s bulk bicycle requests are also limited to organizations within Austin city limits.
It supports schools, school districts, refugee and housing-service organizations, mental health providers, and community groups. Recent recipients include Austin Independent School District, The Other Ones Foundation, Integral Care, Casa Marianella, Refugee Services of Texas, and Mas Cultura, all for bike donation support.
Recent grant sizes are relatively consistent: the p25 is $7,685, the median is $12,645, and the p75 is $17,200. The recent list includes both smaller awards, such as $5,425, and larger awards, such as $28,500.
No. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Austin Independent School District, The Other Ones Foundation, Integral Care, Casa Marianella, and Mas Cultura. That repeated pattern shows ongoing bike donations to the same local organizations.
Organizations within Austin city limits can request five or more bicycles through the foundation’s bulk request process by emailing Yellow Bike Project. The site describes this as a way to set up a bulk request for program or client use.
Its giving is local and entirely in Texas. The recent grants list shows 18 grants, all to recipients in Austin, and the recipient country distribution is 100% U.S.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Yellow Bike Project that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: For organizations needing 5 or more bikes and located within Austin city limits.
Deadline: No formal deadline stated.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mas Cultura | Austin, TX | $28,500 | 2025 | Bike donation |
| Integral Care | Austin, TX | $13,600 | 2025 | Bike donation |
| Casa Marianella | Austin, TX | $9,350 | 2025 | Bike donation |
| Austin Ind School District | Austin, TX | $6,750 | 2025 | Bike donation to various schools |
| The Other Ones Foundation | Austin, TX | $5,425 | 2025 | Bike donation |
| Austin Ind School District | Austin, TX | $24,275 | 2024 | Bike donation to various schools |
| Integral Care | Austin, TX | $14,675 | 2024 | Bike donation |
| The Other Ones Foundation | Austin, TX | $14,375 | 2024 | Bike donation |
| Casa Marianella | Austin, TX | $9,450 | 2024 | Bike donation |
| A New Entry Inc | Austin, TX | $7,675 | 2024 | Bike donation |
| Jail To Jobs | Austin, TX | $5,750 | 2024 | Bike donation |
| Mas Cultura | Austin, TX | $5,700 | 2024 | Bike donation |
| Austin Ind School District | Austin, TX | $24,290 | 2023 | Bike donation to various schools |
| The Other Ones Foundation | Austin, TX | $19,240 | 2023 | Bike donation |
| Refugee Services of Texas | Austin, TX | $17,200 | 2023 | Bike donation |
| Casa Marianella | Austin, TX | $12,645 | 2023 | Bike donation |
| Integral Care | Austin, TX | $12,220 | 2023 | Bike donation |
| Vivabikes Austin | Austin, TX | $7,685 | 2023 | Bike donation |
Mas Cultura
$28,500Bike donation
Austin Ind School District
$6,750Bike donation to various schools
Austin Ind School District
$24,275Bike donation to various schools
A New Entry Inc
$7,675Bike donation
Mas Cultura
$5,700Bike donation
Austin Ind School District
$24,290Bike donation to various schools
Refugee Services of Texas
$17,200Bike donation
Vivabikes Austin
$7,685Bike donation