Flagstaff Youth Riders Inc., FLYRS
EIN: 83-2735682
Mission
The FLagstaff Youth RiderS (FLYRS) develop resilient, caring, and growth-oriented youth through mountain biking
Ruling year
2019
Executive Director
Tyler Nelson
Main address
5135 N Agave Trl
Flagstaff, AZ 86001 USA
EIN
83-2735682
Health
Community and economic development
Sports and recreation
Human services
Population served
Age groups
Ethnic and racial groups
Health
NTEE code
Human Service Organizations (P20)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
In modern day society in the United States, youth are progressively more fixated on screens and subjected to policies and practices that steer kids away from being outside and physical activity. American kids spend half as much time outdoors as they did 20 years ago, playgrounds are less crowded than they used to be, and most schools no longer require physical education classes. Additional startling statistics regarding the public health crises facing youth include: ● Only 1 in 3 children are physically active every day ● More than 80% of adolescents do not perform enough aerobic physical activity to meet the guidelines for youth ● Most youth get less than an hour of physical activity a day ● Almost half of youth (46%) now spend more than 3 hours a day in front of a screen that's not school work (https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/physicalactivity/facts.htm) (https://b4adventure.com/blogs/make-things-adventurous/facts-statistics-keeping-kids-active)
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Fall and Spring Mountain Bike Program
● Fall and spring recreational groups for 2-18-year old’s: These groups are age- and ability-based, meet once per week for a 7-week session, and focus on bike skill development through drills, games, and trail rides. The Fall session runs late August through late October.
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of participants engaged in programs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
1. To fulfill the need for a comprehensive, healthy, safe, and structured youth cycling program in Flagstaff, Arizona.
2. To increase access to mountain biking for underrepresented youth.
3. To become a model for nonprofit youth development programs that are fiscally stable and responsive to shifting community needs.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
FLYRS will measure our success based on the cycling opportunities we are providing to kids and the broader Flagstaff community, and the impact we are having on youth development. We will use various data points and indicators to evaluate our success including but not limited to:
● Number of all youth served each year
● Number of under-represented youth served each year (specifically girls, racially diverse youth, and youth from low-income backgrounds)
● Number and variety of cycling “entry points” (i.e., programs, workshops, events)
● Number and variety of trail/outdoor stewardship opportunities for youth
● Number and variety of opportunities for adults to support youth cycling (i.e. through coaching, volunteering, etc.)
● Feedback from youth and parents about the quality of their experiences with FLYRS
● Feedback from community partners about how FLYRS is helping to meet their goals/needs
FLYRS has created numerous programming to fulfill our goals such as: Free school based programs that aim to serve underrepresented youth, funded and built a bike park at a diverse school and neighborhood in Flagstaff, community events, and worked with community partners to engage and provide scholarships to the broader diverse population.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Flagstaff Youth Riders Inc., FLYRS
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
Flagstaff Youth Riders Inc., FLYRS
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director
Tyler Nelson
Flagstaff Youth Riders Inc., FLYRS
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
Flagstaff Youth Riders Inc., FLYRS
Board of directorsas of 04/19/2023
Board of directors data
Rob Linde
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Gender identity
Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
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