Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation
Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation
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PO BOX 773
Eugene OR 97440-0773
Eugene OR | IRS ruling year: 2005 | EIN: 42-1661720
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URL not available
PO BOX 773
Eugene OR 97440-0773
Eugene OR | IRS ruling year: 2005 | EIN: 42-1661720
Mission not available
Ratings are calculated from one or more beacon scores. Currently, we require either an Accountability & Finance beacon or an Impact & Results beacon to be eligible for a Charity Navigator rating. Note: The absence of a rating does not indicate a positive or negative assessment; it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated this organization.
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Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology due to only having one year of electronically-filed IRS Form 990 data. But please note, that the IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofit's annual tax filings. That may mean that this entity has electronically filed additional Forms 990 but they have yet to be processed and made public by the IRS.
To ensure year-to-year consistency the Encompass Rating System's Finance & Accountability beacon analyzes the three-year average of some data provided through the IRS 990.
Charity Navigator currently only has one year of consecutive e-filed Forms 990 from the IRS for Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation under the EIN: 42-1661720.
Before Charity Navigator can evaluate Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation, Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation will need to e-file for additional fiscal years.
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Revenue and expense data is not available for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.
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Key Persons data is currently unavailable for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Activity data not reported from the IRS
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation) or EIN (421661720) in the 'Search Term' field.
This organization was impacted by COVID-19 in a way that effected their financial health in 2020. This normally would have reduced their star rating. Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them, and doing this pauses our revision of their rating. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Revenue
Staffing
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
We cut back on fundraising and staffing.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
We dropped in-person activities: rides and awards dinners.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
When local governments shifted to meeting virtually, it was an easy shift for us to do so as well.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
Virtual or hybrid public meetings make it easier for staff, board, and volunteers to engage.
Not Currently Scored
Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation has earned a 80% for the Culture & Community beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves.
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Constituent Feedback and Listening Practice data are not available for this organization. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective.
100% of beacon score
This organization's score of 80 is a passing score. The organization reported that it is implementing 3 Equity Practices. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective equity policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
Equity Practices (0/7) | |
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The organization did not respond to this question. |
Equity Policies and Procedures (3/7) | |
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We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity. | |
We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions. | |
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. | |
We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability. | |
We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team. | |
We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization. |
Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation has earned a 100% for the Leadership & Adaptability beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission
Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation (BEST) is building a successful community by bringing people together to promote transportation options, safe streets, and walkable neighborhoods.
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
BEST envisions a community where people have the freedom to not be forced to own a motor vehicle and drive alone for most needs: • Access: People and businesses have access to goods, services, destinations and activities in daily life. • Safety: No loss of life or serious injury. • Equity: People of all ages, income levels, abilities, origins, faiths, orientations, and choices of mode of travel have safe access. • Sustainability: We meet our current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Issues: Have a positive impact on important transportation issues affecting our area.
Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.
Goal Two: People: Develop the board, staff, members, partners, and government officials, and government staff needed to be successful.
Goal Type: Invest in the capacity of our organization (financial, management, technical, etc.).
Goal Three: Funding: Develop the sustainable funding needed to support our work.
Goal Type: Invest in the capacity of our organization (financial, management, technical, etc.).
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
The executive director and staff regularly attend and sometimes present at transportation conferences to keep up with latest developments. For example, our Safe Streets Coordinator recently participated in a local, all-day Active Transportation Professionals Workshop with other public and NGO professionals. For example, our executive director will be part of a panel discussion about Active & Shared Transportation in Eugene at the annual Oregon Active Transportation Summit.
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Policy Advocacy
On an issue by issue basic, BEST relies heavily on partnerships with other nonprofits. For example, we work with 350 Eugene on issues related to climate change, Eugene-Springfield NAACP on issues related to equity, and Better Housing Together on issues related to housing and parking. In many cases, we play a leading role and support our partners in turning out their members to public hearings and/or communicating with elected officials. In some case—housing—we play more of a supporting role, turning out our own members as part of larger coordinated efforts.
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
Over the last year or so, BEST had an opportunity to get the contract to operate bike share in Eugene, opted to support another nonprofit in getting that contract, and then received a donated building we are now managing and leasing, in particular, to the nonprofit bike share operator. None of these efforts had been in our plans but rather we adapted to opportunities as they appeared. In May 2020, JUMP Bicycles owned by Uber suddenly dropped its contract with the City of Eugene to operate bike share. Wanting a local nonprofit to take over operations, the City of Eugene approach BEST about responding to a RFP for a new operator. Even though it was outside of our wheelhouse, seeing no other local nonprofits willing to step up, BEST began the process to take on operating bike share. We made it past the first round to be one of four finalists. In summer 2020, we learned that a new nonprofit, Cascadia Mobility, we deep experience with bike share, was another finalist. After meeting with them, we dropped our bud and threw our support behind them, the only other nonprofit to apply. Soon they won the contract. In summer 2021, several factors converged: 1) Cascadia Mobility was looking for a new building to lease. 2) Long-time BEST donor Tom Bowerman was looking to unload a building he owned. 3) The long-time nonprofit tenant of that building, Center for Appropriate Transport (CAT), was looking to shut down. After much discussion and negotiation, BEST assumed ownership of the building, received the remaining assets of CAT, committed to continuing the spirit of CAT to provide bicycle education and services in the community, and worked with Cascadia Mobility to line up a lease for them in our new building. Now in early 2022, the Nexus for Eugene Sustainable Transportation (NEST) LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of BEST that owns, maintains and leases the building to other nonprofits and for-profits serving the community with sustainable transportation services.
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