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Bootstraps to Share of Tucson Inc
Tucson, AZ · EIN 742580768 · Form 990 · FY2022 · Small ($100K-$1M) · www.bicas.org
revenue
$509K
expenses
$551K
net assets
$195K
employees
22
volunteers
50
program ratio
90%
mission · from form 990

To provide opportunities for economically disadvantaged persons to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and obtain housing with bicycle-based transportation and bicycle repair skills education.

profile · synthesized from sources

BICAS (Bicycle Inter-Community Art and Salvage), officially Bootstraps to Share of Tucson, is a nonprofit organization based in Tucson, Arizona. It focuses on providing bicycle education, repair services, and art programs, primarily serving the homeless and at-risk youth in the community. BICAS promotes sustainable transportation and community empowerment through its various initiatives.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2020

what they reported doing

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

  1. #1 primary $23K
    Other programs: Outreach and volunteers, WTF program, continuing education
  2. #2 $15K
    Art Outreach in COVID-19:Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the BICAS Art program scheduled a series of upcycled art workshops that included tire planters with Tucsons Primavera Foundation, aluminum bicycle part windchimes with the BICAS staff, and cardweaving with local weaver Alex Isawa. These workshops were cancelled due to COVID-19 but an online windchime workshop was held with Southern Arizona Alliance for Culture and the Arts (SAACA) with 842 views. Prior to the pandemic, a youth painting activity was held with 9 participants at the BICAS shop. Weekly Pandemic ArtmakingBICAS staff prepared parts for art projects and worked on art projects for a cumulative time that surpassed 40 hours during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Art program plans to open up weekly art-making time to the public as soon as safely possible to provide community service hours and share the resources and tools of the art area.2020 Online Mini-Art Auction on eBayThe BICAS 25th annual Recycled Bicycle Art Auction was held online in December 2020 to promote recycled art and creative community in the greater Tucson area. 21 artists from the staff and board contributed 22 art pieces that were bid on over a one-week period by 72 trackable participants. BICAS looks forward to holding its standard community-wide auction however safely possible in December 2021.
named programs · 4 · from sources

what they call their work

Community Tools
Provides access to shop stands, tools, and mechanical assistance for bicycle repair.
Metalworks Program
Commissioned public art projects, including bike racks, using recycled materials.
Work Trade Program
Allows participants to earn shop time, used parts, and bicycles through volunteer work.
Youth Programs
Offers camps, classes, and drop-in sessions focused on bicycle education for youth.
activities · 4 groups

what they do

  • Youth Bike Access and Safety Programs 19 activities
    • Community Bicycle Repair and Tool Access
      Operates a community tools program providing public access to bicycle tools, repair stands, and mechanical assistance from mechanics for an hourly fee. This service facilitates DIY bicycle repair for community members.
    • Community Bicycle Tool Access
      Operates a community tools program that provides public access to bicycle tools, repair stands, and mechanical assistance from mechanics during open hours for a small hourly fee. In 2024, this program facilitated 2,576 community tool sessions for 1,338 customers.
    • Community Bicycle Tool Access
      Operates a community tools program that provides public access to bicycle tools, repair stands, and mechanical assistance from mechanics during open hours for a small hourly fee. In 2024, this program facilitated 2,576 community tool sessions for 1,338 customers.
    • Community Bicycle Tool Access and Assistance
      Provides public access to bicycle tools, repair stands, and mechanical assistance during open hours for an hourly fee, with mechanics available to help individuals repair their own bicycles. In 2024, they facilitated 2,576 community tool sessions for 1,338 customers.
    • Community Bicycle Tool Access and Assistance
      Operates a community tools program that provides public access to bicycle tools, repair stands, and mechanical assistance from mechanics during open hours for a small hourly fee. In 2024, the organization provided 2,576 community tool sessions to 1,338 customers, including 51 youth.
    • Earn-a-Bike Program
      Operates an Earn-a-Bike program that allows participants to earn a bicycle and learn repair skills, having distributed 115 bicycles by October 2024. This includes a Youth Earn-a-Bike program, which was re-launched in 2017.
    • Earn-a-Bike Program
      Offers an Earn-a-Bike program that allows participants to earn a bicycle and learn repair skills at no cost. This program distributed 115 bicycles by October 2024 and includes a specific Youth Earn-a-Bike program, which was re-launched in 2017.
    • Earn-a-Bike Program
      Offers an Earn-a-Bike program that allows participants to earn credit toward a bicycle and learn bike repair at no cost. This program distributed 115 bicycles by October 2024 and includes a specific Youth Earn-a-Bike program, which was re-launched in 2017.
    • Earn-a-Bike and Work-Trade Programs
      Offers an Earn-a-Bike program, which distributed 115 bicycles by October 2024, and a Work-Trade program that allows participants to earn credit for services, used parts, or used bikes by learning bike repair or performing community service. These programs include specific initiatives for youth.
    • Work-Trade Program
      Offers a Work-Trade program that allows community members to earn credit toward bicycles, parts, or services by contributing their time and labor, including opportunities for youth workers.
    • Work-Trade Program
      Operates a Work-Trade program where community members can earn shop credit for services, used parts, and used bikes by contributing their labor. In 2024, this program facilitated 2,033 work trade sessions involving 594 workers, including 62 youth workers.
    • Work-Trade Program
      Operates a Work-Trade program where community members can earn shop credit for services, used parts, and used bikes by contributing their labor. In 2024, this program facilitated 2,033 work trade sessions involving 594 workers, including 62 youth.
    • Work-Trade Program
      Operates a Work-Trade program where community members can earn shop credit for services, used parts, and used bikes by contributing their labor. In 2024, this program involved 2,033 work trade sessions with 594 workers, including 62 youth.
    • Work-Trade Program
      Offers a Work-Trade program that allows participants to earn credit toward a bicycle, services, used parts, and used bikes by learning bike repair or performing community service at no cost. In 2024, the program facilitated 2,033 work trade sessions involving 594 workers (including 62 youth) and 444 community service sessions with 145 workers (including 60 youth).
    • Youth Bicycle Programs
      Runs youth-centered programs, including the Youth Earn-a-Bike and Youth Drop-in Programs, that teach young people bicycle mechanics, foster community building, and seek donations of outgrown kids' bikes for summer camps.
    • Youth Bicycle Programs
      Runs youth-centered programs, including Earn-a-Bike and Youth Drop-in Programs, that teach young people bicycle mechanics, foster community building, and distribute bicycles.
    • Youth Bicycle Programs
      Runs youth-centered programs that teach young people bicycle mechanics and foster community building, including the re-launched Youth Earn-A-Bike and Youth Drop-in Programs. In 2024, 60 youth workers participated in community service sessions and 62 youth workers in work trade sessions.
    • Youth Bicycle Programs
      Runs youth-centered programs, including the Youth Earn-a-Bike and Youth Drop-in Programs, that teach young people bicycle mechanics and foster community building. The organization also seeks donations of outgrown kids' bikes for its Youth Earn-a-Bike summer camps.
    • Youth Programs
      Runs youth-centered programs that teach young people bicycle mechanics and foster community building, including a Youth Drop-in Program re-launched in 2017. In 2024, 51 youth participated in community tool sessions and 60 youth participated in community service sessions.
  • Technical Skills Training for Underserved Groups 6 activities
    • Bicycle Mechanics Classes
      Offers bicycle mechanics classes ranging from beginner-level basic maintenance for ages 14+ to advanced topics like wheel building. This includes specialized Women, Trans, & Femme workshops to create a supportive learning environment.
    • Bicycle Mechanics Classes
      Offers bicycle mechanics classes ranging from beginner-level basic maintenance for ages 14+ to advanced topics like wheel building. This includes specialized Women, Trans, & Femme workshops to create a supportive learning environment.
    • Bicycle Mechanics Classes and Workshops
      Provides bicycle mechanics classes ranging from beginner (Basic Maintenance) to advanced (Wheel Building) for ages 14+. This includes specialized Women, Trans, & Femme workshops to create a supportive learning environment.
    • Bicycle Mechanics Classes and Workshops
      Provides bicycle mechanics classes ranging from beginner-level basic maintenance to advanced topics like wheel building, for ages 14+. This includes specialized Women, Trans, & Femme workshops to create a supportive learning environment.
    • Bicycle Mechanics and Art Education
      Provides bicycle mechanics classes ranging from beginner to advanced levels, including specialized workshops for women, trans, and femme individuals. The organization also runs art programs focused on bicycle art and salvage.
    • Community Bicycle Repair and Education
      Operates a community bicycle education center (BICAS) that provides public access to bicycle tools, repair stands, and mechanical assistance for an hourly fee. They also offer mechanics classes, ranging from beginner to advanced, and host Women, Trans, & Femme workshops to create a supportive learning environment.
  • Donation Bin Clothing Drives 5 activities
    • Bicycle Art Programs
      Operates art programs focused on bicycle art, which includes selling merchandise and salvage parts through an Etsy shop.
    • Bicycle Art Programs
      Operates art programs focused on bicycle art, including selling merchandise and salvage parts through an Etsy shop as a tangible part of the program.
    • Bicycle Art Programs
      Operates art programs focused on bicycle art, including an Etsy shop to sell merchandise and salvage parts, which is an integral part of the art program.
    • Bicycle Art Programs
      Operates art programs focused on bicycle art, including an Etsy shop to sell merchandise and salvage parts as a tangible part of the art program.
    • Bicycle Art Programs and Sales
      Operates art programs focused on bicycle art and sells merchandise and salvage parts through an Etsy shop, which is an integral part of the art program.
  • Uncategorized 6 activities
    • Bicycle Refurbishment and Distribution
      Refurbishes bicycles through complete disassembly, cleaning, re-greasing, replacement of worn parts, and reassembly, distributing them through programs like Earn-a-Bike. As of October 2024, 115 bicycles were distributed through the Earn-a-Bike Program, and fully refurbished bicycles come with a 1-month warranty on parts and labor.
    • Bicycle Refurbishment and Sales
      Refurbishes bicycles through complete disassembly, cleaning, replacement of worn parts, and reassembly, offering a 1-month warranty on parts and labor. These refurbished bicycles are sold at various price points, alongside "Ready-to-Ride" professionally tuned bikes and "As-Is" bikes for those who prefer to do their own repairs.
    • Bicycle Refurbishment and Sales
      Refurbishes bicycles through complete disassembly, cleaning, replacement of worn parts, and reassembly, offering a 1-month warranty. These refurbished bicycles are sold, alongside "Ready-to-Ride" professionally tuned bikes and "As-Is" bikes for those willing to perform their own repairs.
    • Bicycle Refurbishment and Sales
      Refurbishes bicycles through complete disassembly, cleaning, replacement of worn parts, and reassembly, offering a 1-month warranty. These refurbished bicycles are sold, alongside "Ready-to-Ride" professionally tuned bikes and "As-Is" bikes for those willing to perform their own repairs.
    • Bicycle Refurbishment and Sales
      Refurbishes bicycles through complete disassembly, cleaning, replacement of worn parts, and reassembly, offering a 1-month warranty. These refurbished bicycles are sold, alongside "Ready-to-Ride" professionally tuned bikes and "As-Is" bikes for those willing to perform their own repairs.
    • Bicycle Refurbishment and Sales
      Refurbishes donated bicycles through complete disassembly, cleaning, replacement of worn parts, and reassembly, offering a 1-month warranty on parts and labor. These refurbished bicycles are sold at various price points, alongside "Ready-to-Ride" and "As-Is" options.
financials · form 990 · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$509K
Contributions & grants$420K82%
Program service revenue$53K10%
Investment income$990%
Other revenue$37K
expenses
Total expenses$551K
Program expenses90%
Admin / overhead8%
Fundraising2%
Salaries & benefits$425K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$195K
Cash$195K
Investments$0
Liabilities$446
Net assets$195K
Liquid reserves4.3 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue -19.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

board members · 3
  • Colin Holmes — Board Member
  • Cynthia Duncan — Board Member
  • Matt Harmon — Chair
relationships · 28

who they work with

  • ACE Charter Partner — Collaborates with ACE Charter.
  • All Souls Procession Partner — Collaborates with All Souls Procession.
  • Arizona Commission on the Arts Partner — Recipient of the Governor’s Arts Award presented through the Arizona Commission on the Arts in 2001.
  • Ben’s Bikes Partner — Refers customers for high-end repairs.
  • Bicycle Advisory Committee (TPCBAC) Partner — Recipient of the Bicycle Advocate of the Year Award from TPCBAC in April 2010.
  • Bikes Not Bombs Partner — Drew inspiration from the international Bikes Not Bombs movement.
  • Bikes Not Bombs Partner — Mentioned as one of the oldest community bike projects, similar to Bikes Not Bombs.
  • City High School Partner — Collaborates with City High School.
  • Cyclovia Partner — An offshoot project of Bootstraps to Share.
  • Davis Elementary Partner — Collaborates with Davis Elementary.
  • Dunbar Spring Community Garden Partner — Collaborates with Dunbar Spring Community Garden.
  • EON Youth/SAAF Partner — Collaborates with EON Youth/SAAF.
  • El Grupo Partner — Collaborates with El Grupo.
  • El Grupo Youth Cycling Club Partner — An offshoot project of Bootstraps to Share.
  • Fairwheel Bikes Partner — Refers customers for high-end repairs.
  • Ghost Bike Project Partner — Collaborates with Ghost Bike Project.
  • Iron Horse Neighborhood Partner — Collaborates with Iron Horse Neighborhood.
  • Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona Partner — Recipient of The Meyer and Libby Marmis Humanitarian Award from the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona in May 2006.
  • John Valenzuela Youth Center Partner — Collaborates with John Valenzuela Youth Center.
  • Khalsa Middle School Partner — Collaborates with Khalsa Middle School.
  • Living Streets Alliance Partner — Collaboration on Safe Routes to School programs and youth bike initiatives
  • Los Amigos Partner — Collaborates with Los Amigos.
  • Parade of Lights Partner — Collaborates with Parade of Lights.
  • Time's Up Partner — Mentioned as one of the oldest community bike projects, similar to Time's Up.
  • Tucson Homeless Connect Partner — Collaborates with Tucson Homeless Connect.
  • Union of Art and Healing Local No. 8 Partner — An offshoot project of Bootstraps to Share.
  • Women for Sustainable Technologies Partner — Founded by Kathe B. Padilla, an original incorporator of Bootstraps to Share.
  • Zambian Children’s Fund Partner — Founded by Kathe B. Padilla, an original incorporator of Bootstraps to Share.