Braking Cycles
Provides support for homeless and abandoned youth.
Braking Cycles at a glance
- Total assets
- $599,578
- +4.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,318,130
- +63.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $780
- -94.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,328,386
- +26.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Braking Cycles funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2023) to $27K (2020). In 2023 it reported $2K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Echo Ranch Damascus, OR | In support of equine therapy for youth mentoring and job training. | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $599,578 | $1,318,130 | $1,328,386 | — | — | $780 |
| 2024 | $573,886 | $807,076 | $1,046,929 | — | — | $13,705 |
| 2023 | $825,423 | $980,933 | $1,026,649 | $2,000 | Total only | $25,198 |
| 2022 | $872,179 | $980,710 | $925,411 | — | — | $5,037 |
| 2021 | $818,200 | $1,144,249 | $783,756 | $10,000 | 1 | $313 |
| 2020 | $494,940 | $823,075 | $768,193 | $27,496 | 2 | $719 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Braking Cycles
Based on IRS filings
Braking Cycles is a public charity, based in Portland, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $600K in total assets. Net investment income was $780.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Braking Cycles is led by Rhona C. Mahl, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rhona C. Mahl
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$75K (2022) → $75K (2025)
Bert E. Waugh Jr.
Board Chair
Board Chair → Chairman, 2024
Chairman → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Gorsuch
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Jones
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chad Withrow
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ricky Franco
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Hughes
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Max Miller
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Blake Schellenberg
Vice Chair
Vice Chair → Chairman, 2024
Chairman → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Adams
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lydia Massaad
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Bert Waugh III (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Julie Fresn (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Barbara Palmer (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Gabriel Moreno (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Dale Lovett (2020) — Director
- Former: Joanne Criscione (2020) — Director
- Former: Julie Hanke (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $75K, to Rhona C Mahl (Executive Dir.).
Frequently asked questions about Braking Cycles
How large is Braking Cycles?
Braking Cycles reported $600K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.
Where does Braking Cycles operate?
Braking Cycles has awarded grants in Oregon, Washington.
What is Braking Cycles's EIN?
Braking Cycles's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-1088674. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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