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LIVING STREETS ALLIANCE
TUCSON, AZ · EIN 274678502 · Form 990 · FY2022 · NTEE S99 · Community Improvement · Small ($100K-$1M) · www.livingstreetsalliance.org
revenue
$787K
expenses
$788K
net assets
$173K
employees
8
volunteers
650
program ratio
84%
mission · from form 990

TO PROMOTE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES BY EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO TRANSFORM OUR STREETS INTO VIBRANT PLACES.

profile · synthesized from sources

Living Streets Alliance is a nonprofit organization focused on transforming Tucson's streets into vibrant public spaces that prioritize safe, accessible, and attractive transportation options. They advocate for community-led policy adoption and engage residents in envisioning and demonstrating people-centered urban environments.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2022

what they reported doing

Program narrative the organization filed with the IRS. Ordered by program spending.

  1. #1 primary $110K
    TUCSON RESILIENT TOGETHER - SEE SCHEDULE O
  2. #2 $74K
    SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL - SEE SCHEDULE O
named programs · 3 · from sources

what they call their work

Cyclovia Tucson
Hosts open streets events twice a year to encourage community engagement and active transportation.
Safe Routes to School
Engages schools and families to promote safe walking and biking routes for students.
Tactical Urbanism Projects
Demonstrates temporary street transformations to engage the community in reimagining public spaces.
activities · 7 groups

what they do

  • Neighborhood Street Redesign & Activation 13 activities
    • Assist businesses with streateries and parklets
      Provides assistance to businesses for establishing streateries, flex zones, or parklets.
    • Assist with streateries, flex zones, and parklets
      Provides assistance to businesses for establishing streateries, flex zones, or parklets.
    • Assist with streateries, flex zones, and parklets
      Provides assistance to businesses for establishing streateries, flex zones, or parklets.
    • Conduct Neighborhood Walkability Assessments
      Conducts assessments to observe and document walking conditions, facilitate discussions for improvements, and develop implementation strategies in neighborhoods.
    • Implement tactical urbanism and quick-build street redesigns
      Conducts Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper (LQC) demonstration projects and tactical urbanism initiatives, such as using paint, planters, and flex posts to transform intersections, create curb extensions, and pilot street redesigns in school zones and neighborhoods.
    • Implement tactical urbanism projects
      Helps transform intersections using Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper (LQC) methods such as paint, planters, and flex posts to create traffic circles or curb extensions, and completes other "tactical urbanism" demonstration projects.
    • Implement tactical urbanism projects
      Helps transform intersections using Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper (LQC) methods such as paint, planters, and flex posts to create traffic circles or curb extensions, and completes other "tactical urbanism" demonstration projects.
    • Offer Neighborhood Traffic Calming Assistance
      Guides residents through a step-by-step process to implement traffic calming solutions in their neighborhoods.
    • Offer Neighborhood Traffic Calming Assistance
      Guides residents through a step-by-step process to implement traffic calming solutions in their neighborhoods.
    • Reclaim streets with neighborhoods
      Works with neighborhoods, such as those along 8th Avenue, to reclaim "Las Calles" (the streets).
    • Reclaim streets with neighborhoods
      Works with neighborhoods, such as those along 8th Avenue, to reclaim streets for community use.
    • Support business-led public space activation
      Provides assistance to businesses to establish streateries, flex zones, or parklets, helping to expand public space for community use.
    • Support neighborhood traffic calming and walkability improvements
      Offers Neighborhood Traffic Calming Assistance and conducts Walkability Assessments to help residents improve pedestrian safety, including facilitating discussions, documenting conditions, and developing implementation strategies.
  • Transportation Planning & Community Engagement 5 activities
    • Advocate for sustainable and equitable transportation systems
      Spearheaded the formation of Living Streets Alliance in 2011 to advocate for sustainable, healthy, and equitable transportation options and neighborhood-level planning, contributing to policies like Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School.
    • Advocate for transportation and neighborhood planning policies
      Advocates for sustainable, healthy, and equitable transportation options and neighborhood-level planning in Tucson, including supporting a community circulator, preventing the return of transit fares, and influencing policies like Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School.
    • Advocate for transportation and planning policies
      Advocates for sustainable, healthy, and equitable transportation options and neighborhood-level planning, including supporting Spanish-speaking residents for a community circulator, preventing the return of transit fares, and influencing policies like Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School.
    • Advocate for transportation and urban planning policies
      Advocates for sustainable, healthy, and equitable transportation options and neighborhood-level planning, including supporting Spanish-speaking residents to advocate for a community circulator, preventing the return of transit fares, and playing a role in policies like Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School.
    • Facilitate community-led transportation advocacy
      Supports residents, including Spanish-speaking communities in Phoenix, to advocate for local transportation improvements such as community circulators and equitable mobility solutions.
  • Youth Bike Access and Safety Programs 4 activities
    • Deliver Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs
      Provides support to K-8 schools and families through the Safe Routes to School program to promote safe walking and biking to school, including engagement, infrastructure advocacy, and education initiatives.
    • Provide mobile bike repair and safety services
      Offers free mobile bike repair services, including minor repairs and adjustments, to students and families, and distributes free youth helmets to promote cycling safety.
    • Support Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs
      Provides support to local K-8 schools through the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program to promote safe walking and biking to school for children and families, including free mobile bike repair services, helmet distribution, and piloting quick-build street redesigns in school zones.
    • Support Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs
      Provides support to local K-8 schools through the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program to promote safe walking and biking to school for children and families, including free mobile bike repair services, helmet distribution, and piloting quick-build street redesigns in school zones.
  • Event and Facility Parking Management 3 activities
    • Deliver bike parking solutions for events
      Provides bike rack rentals and full-service bike valet services for events, offering up to 70 eco-friendly parking spots to support sustainable transportation.
    • Provide bike parking solutions
      Offers bike parking solutions for events, including bike rack rentals and full-service bike valet, providing up to 70 eco-friendly parking spots.
    • Provide bike parking solutions
      Offers bike parking solutions for events, including bike rack rentals and full-service bike valet, providing up to 70 eco-friendly parking spots.
  • Transportation Funding & Policy Advocacy 1 activity
    • Advocate for equitable public transit policies
      Advocated as part of the Transit for All Coalition to maintain fare-free public transit in Tucson after the 2020 elimination of fares.
  • Street Network Design & Maintenance 1 activity
    • Conduct Neighborhood Walkability Assessments
      Observes and documents walking conditions, facilitates discussions for improvements, and develops implementation strategies for neighborhood walkability.
  • Uncategorized 10 activities
    • Expand open streets programming beyond Cyclovia
      Works to reduce reliance on Cyclovia Tucson events by advocating for a permanent, city-supported Open Streets program in Tucson.
    • Lend Play Streets/Block Party kits
      Rolls out Play Streets/Block Party lending kits to communities.
    • Mobilize volunteers
      Mobilizes volunteers to support events like Cyclovia, with over 170 volunteers supporting a single event.
    • Mobilize volunteers for events
      Mobilizes volunteers to support events, such as the Cyclovia event, with over 170 volunteers.
    • Organize Cyclovia Tucson events
      Organizes Cyclovia Tucson, a biannual event that creates car-free streets for people to walk, bike, socialize, and play along a designated route, featuring activity hubs and info booths.
    • Organize Cyclovia Tucson events
      Organizes Cyclovia Tucson, a biannual open streets event that creates car-free streets for people to walk, bike, socialize, and play along a multi-mile route, featuring activity hubs and info booths.
    • Organize Cyclovia Tucson open streets events
      Hosts biannual Cyclovia Tucson events that close streets to cars and open them for walking, biking, socializing, and play, including activity hubs and info booths along a 3.5-mile route in Tucson. These events feature free youth helmets, water, first aid, and navigation support.
    • Provide Play Streets/Block Party lending kits
      Rolls out lending kits to facilitate Play Streets and Block Party events.
    • Provide Play Streets/Block Party lending kits
      Rolls out lending kits to support community-organized Play Streets and block parties, enabling temporary car-free spaces for play and social connection.
    • Provide Play Streets/Block Party lending kits
      Rolls out lending kits for Play Streets/Block Parties to facilitate community events.
financials · form 990 · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$787K
Contributions & grants$558K71%
Program service revenue$216K27%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$13K
expenses
Total expenses$788K
Program expenses84%
Admin / overhead14%
Fundraising2%
Salaries & benefits$380K
Grants paid out$5K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$173K
Cash$114K
Investments$0
Liabilities$602
Net assets$173K
Liquid reserves1.7 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue +61.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
EMILY YETMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $76K
board members · 14
  • ALBERT ELIAS — DIRECTOR
  • AMY SMITH — VICE-PRESIDENT
  • DANIEL FLEURY — DIRECTOR
  • DEVON UNDERWOOD — DIRECTOR
  • ELLIOT DUMONT — TREASURER
  • ERNESTO PORTILLO JR — PRESIDENT
  • JENNIFER FLORES — DIRECTOR
  • KATHERINE HENRICHS — DIRECTOR
  • LOGAN HAVENS — DIRECTOR
  • MARIA RAMIREZ-TRILLO — DIRECTOR
  • RACHEL WILSON — DIRECTOR
  • SHIPHERD REED — SECRETARY
  • TIMOTEIO PADILLA — DIRECTOR
  • VAL TIMIN — DIRECTOR
relationships · 41

who they work with

  • AARP Funder — Supported the 24th Cyclovia Tucson event.
  • AARP Partner — Participated in Cyclovia by offering a Plinko game with a chance to win a bike.
  • AARP Pima Funder — Supports Cyclovia Tucson.
  • AZ Luminaria Funder — Supports Cyclovia Tucson.
  • Amphi Women and Girls Union Partner — Collaborated to curate the Amphi Hub, organize neighbors, and install welcoming posters and flags for Cyclovia.
  • BICAS Partner — Engaged participants with a giant tire toss game at the Doris J. Thompson Park Hub during Cyclovia.
  • City of Tucson Partner — Partners to develop a Complete Streets Policy.
  • City of Tucson Partner — Seeks to secure long-term buy-in and commitment from the City of Tucson for an Open Streets program.
  • Dragoon Brewing Funder — Supports Cyclovia Tucson.
  • Dragoon Brewing Co. Funder — Supported the 24th Cyclovia Tucson event.
  • ICCU Funder — Supported the 24th Cyclovia Tucson event.
  • ICCU Funder — Supports Cyclovia Tucson.
  • KXCI Funder — Supported the 24th Cyclovia Tucson event.
  • KXCI Funder — Supports Cyclovia Tucson.
  • Long Realty Cares Foundation Funder — Supports Cyclovia Tucson.
  • Long Realty Cares Foundations Funder — Supported the 24th Cyclovia Tucson event.
  • Pima County Attractions and Tourism Funder — Supported the 24th Cyclovia Tucson event.
  • Pima County Department of Attractions & Tourism Funder — Supports Cyclovia Tucson.
  • Pima County Department of Environmental Quality Clean Air Program Partner — Showcased the Climate Action Now website and engaged the public on environmental initiatives during Cyclovia.
  • Pima County Department of Environmental Quality’s Clean Air Program Funder — Supported the 24th Cyclovia Tucson event.
  • Pima County Department of Environmental Quality’s Clean Air Program Funder — Supports Cyclovia Tucson.
  • Pima County Health Department Funder — Supported the 24th Cyclovia Tucson event.
  • Pima County Health Department Funder — Supports Cyclovia Tucson.
  • Pueblo Vida Brewing Co. Funder — Supported the 24th Cyclovia Tucson event.
  • Pueblo Vida Brewing Co. Funder — Supports Cyclovia Tucson.
  • REI Partner — Provided bike repairs for children and supported youth cycling participation at Cyclovia.
  • Safe Routes Partnership Partner — Executive Director Vanessa Cascio oversaw the Safe Routes to Parks program at this national organization prior to joining LSA.
  • Sun Tran Partner — Collaborates on transportation initiatives in Tucson, as indicated by shared imagery and context.
  • Tap & Bottle Funder — Supported the 24th Cyclovia Tucson event.
  • The Gloo Factory Funder — Supported the 24th Cyclovia Tucson event.
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