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USA Cycling Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Colorado Springs, CO EIN: 84-1284437 Website

USA Cycling is the national governing body for cycling, making it responsible for the conduct and administration of cycling in the usa. The mission of USA Cycling is to develop the sport of cycling in the united states at all levels and to achieve sustained international racing success while fostering a shared commitment to safety, integrity, and the joy of cycling.

USA Cycling Inc at a glance

In short: USA Cycling Inc gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$15,000
-32.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$15,000
+34.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$20,731,984
+20.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oklahoma (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to USA Cycling Inc

Next open deadline
August 22, 2027 (Steve Tilford Memorial Grant)

Who USA Cycling Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Langston University Foundation: $15KLangston University Foundation$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was Langston University Foundation ($15K).

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 8 (88%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

BoulderCrownpointBerkeleyLangstonMiddletonNew YorkPlacentia

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 4 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2025) to $60K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Langston University Foundation Langston, OKHBCU - DEI$15,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$20,731,984$21,295,992$16,711,232$15,0001$1,939,837
2024$17,257,241$6,961,601$8,997,694$22,3382$371,628
2023$18,576,103$16,028,846$17,513,455$42,3614$282,439
2022$20,303,511$16,368,313$14,934,727——$323,085
2021$20,419,898$14,274,266$13,602,115$60,0001$425,066
2020$17,066,999$10,840,321$11,190,331$60,0001$332,145
2019$18,095,683$15,874,846$17,002,614——$681,365

About USA Cycling Inc

Based on IRS filings

USA Cycling Inc is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Colorado Springs, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $20.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K. Net investment income was $1.9M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

USA Cycling Inc is led by Brendan Quirk, President & CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 11 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brendan Quirk

    President & CEO

    Director → Director & CEO, 2021

    Director & CEO → President & CEO, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $358K (2022) → $410K (2025)

  • Cari Higgins

    Director - Chairwoman

    Vice Chairman & Director → Director - Chairman, 2022

    Director - Chairman → Director - Chairwoman, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamie Staff

    Bmx High Performance Director

    Bmx & Sprint Tract Performance → Bmx & Sprint Tract Perform, 2023

    Bmx & Sprint Tract Perform → Bmx High Performance Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $118K (2019) → $163K (2025)

  • Kelsey Erickson

    Senior Director of Athletic Serv, Safesport & Compliance

    Executive Director of Athlete Health & Wellness → Executive Director of Athlete H, 2023

    Executive Director of Athlete H → Senior Director of Athletic Serv, Safesport & Compliance, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $126K (2022) → $143K (2025)

  • Craig Griffin

    Senior Director of Track Programs

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $126K (2025)

  • Alison Tetrick

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lucia Deng

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maddie Godby

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meredith Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Cole

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dereka Hendon

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melanie Strong

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Spencer Guinn

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Connor Fields

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cory Coffee

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashlee Dailey

    Controller

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $114K (2019) → $141K (2025)

  • Nancy Cowan

    Executive Assistant & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $71K (2019) → $94K (2025)

  • Shane Garman

    Chief Administrative Officer & Legal Counsel

    Chief Administrative Officer & Legal Counsel → Chief Administrative Officer, 2023

    Chief Administrative Officer → Chief Administrative Officer & Legal Counsel, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $122K (2019) → $218K (2025)

  • Jim Miller

    Chief of Sports Performance

    Chief of Sports Performance → Chief of Sports Performanc, 2023

    Chief of Sports Performanc → Chief of Sports Performance, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $151K (2020) → $260K (2025)

  • Erika Lehman

    Chief Operations Officer

    Chief Marketing Officer → Chief Operations Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $178K (2022) → $270K (2025)

  • Gary Sutton

    Head Endurance Track Coach

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $123K (2022) → $114K (2025)

  • Scott Usher

    Chief of Corporate Development

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $166K (2022) → $212K (2025)

  • Cara Miller

    CFO

    On filings since 2022

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chad Blankenship

    Diretor

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Allen

    Director - Vice Chairman

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (35)
  • Former: Steve McCauley (2021–2023) — Director of Program & Donor Services
  • Former: Erin Harwell (2022–2023) — Director of Sprint Track
  • Former: Charles Hodge (2019–2022) — Chief of Racing & Events
  • Former: Robert Stapleton (2019–2022) — Director & Partial Year
  • Former: Todd Sowl (2019–2022) — Former CFO & Treasurer
  • Former: Ed Ewing (2021–2022) — Director & Partial Year
  • Former: Reggie Miller (2021–2022) — Director & Partial Year
  • Former: Matthew Barger (2022) — Director - Chairman
  • Former: Arielle Verhaaren (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Beth Hernandez (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Julia Violich (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Matt Barger (2019–2021) — Director - Chairman
  • Former: Rob Demartini (2019–2021) — CEO & President
  • Former: Stephen Ettinger (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Dan Vaughan (2020–2021) — It Director
  • Former: Fred Pool (2020–2021) — Chief Commercial Officer
  • Former: Matthew Heitman (2021) — Chief Marketing Officer
  • Former: Alex Nieroth (2019–2020) — Vice Chairman & Director
  • Former: Ba Anderson (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Bob Saffell (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Brook Watts (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Erica Clevenger (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Gina Kavesh (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Kristin Klein (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Michael Patterson (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Nancy Leon (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Rafi Ortiz (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Sean Petty (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Travis Smith (2020) — Director
  • Former: Andy Lakatosh (2019) — Director
  • Former: Fuad Hamza (2019) — Chief Marketing & Sales
  • Former: Guillermo Rojas (2019) — Director of Marketing & Communications
  • Former: Kim Gerra (2019) — Executive Director of Tech
  • Former: Scott Schnitzspahn (2019) — Vice President of Athletics
  • Former: Tim Johnson (2019) — Foundation Director of Development

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Brendan Quirk — President & CEO: $410KBrendan QuirkPresident & CEO$410KErika Lehman — Chief Operations Officer: $270KErika LehmanChief Operations Officer$270KJim Miller — Chief of Sports Performance: $260KJim MillerChief of Sports Performance$260KShane Garman — Chief Administrative Officer and Legal Counsel: $218KShane GarmanChief Administrative Officer…$218KScott Usher — Chief of Corporate Development: $212KScott UsherChief of Corporate Development$212KJamie Staff — BMX High Performance Director: $163KJamie StaffBMX High Performance Director$163KKelsey Erickson — Sr DIR of Athletic Serv, Safesport & Compliance: $143KKelsey EricksonSr DIR of Athletic Serv…$143KAshlee Dailey — Controller: $141KAshlee DaileyController$141KCraig Griffin — Senior Director of Track Programs: $126KCraig GriffinSenior Director of Track…$126KGary Sutton — Head Endurance Track Coach: $114KGary SuttonHead Endurance Track Coach$114KNancy Cowan — Executive Assistant and Se: $94KNancy CowanExecutive Assistant and Se$94K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $410K, to Brendan Quirk (President & CEO). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about USA Cycling Inc

How much does USA Cycling Inc give each year?

USA Cycling Inc gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $22K across 2 grants.

How large is USA Cycling Inc?

USA Cycling Inc reported $20.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $21.3M.

What is USA Cycling Inc?

USA Cycling Inc is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Colorado Springs, CO. It holds $20.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does USA Cycling Inc operate?

USA Cycling Inc has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma.

What is USA Cycling Inc's EIN?

USA Cycling Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1284437. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 16, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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