Programs

  • Youth Development Through Bicycling

    EL GRUPO YOUTH CYCLING IS A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT EMPOWERS YOUTH THROUGH BICYCLING. WE PROVIDE AFTERSCHOOL AND WEEKEND PROGRAMS TO 140 KIDS, 7-18 YEARS OF AGE FROM ALL OVER TUCSON AT OUR DOWNTOWN CLUBHOUSE AND AT MANZO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. OF THOSE 100 IN OUT TUITION BASED PROGRAMS, 25% ARE ON FINANCIAL AID WHICH COVERS THEIR PROGRAM TUITION. THE REMAINING 40 SERVED IN OUR DIRECT AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM, ALL ARE SERVED WITH NO FEE ASSOCIATED. WE ALSO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OVER 1000 UNDUPLICATED YOUTH THROUGH OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS ANNUALLY. WE ALSO PROVIDE 3 WEEKS OF SUMMER BIKE CAMP, THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF JUNE, SERVING UP TO 50 DIFFERENT CHILDREN EACH WEEK AGES 6-13. WE ARE THE ONLY YOUTH FOCUSED BICYCLE NONPROFIT IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA. IN 2017, WE WERE RECOGNIZED AS THE MOST OUTSTANDING OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM IN ARIZONA BY THE CENTER FOR AFTER SCHOOL EXCELLENCE FOR OUR UNIQUE APPROACH TO THE WHOLE PERSON, AS WELL AS OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVE COMMUNITIES THAT OTHER BICYCLE PROGRAMS DO NOT SERVE. WE WALK A RAZORS EDGE OF BEING BOTH COMMUNITY FOCUSED AND DRIVEN AND COMPETING ON THE STATE AND NATIONAL STAGE IN BICYCLE RACES. WE STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN TEACHING YOUTH INTEGRITY, LEADERSHIP, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF A DIVERSE COMMUNITY, WHILE ALSO TRAINING SOME OF THE BEST ATHLETES IN THE US. THIS WELL-ROUNDED APPROACH TO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MAKES US UNIQUE, AND FAR MORE THAN A TRADITIONAL SPORTS TEAM.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $332K

  • Program 1 [2025]

    EL GRUPO YOUTH CYCLING IS A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT EMPOWERS YOUTH THROUGH BICYCLING. WE PROVIDE AFTERSCHOOL AND WEEKEND PROGRAMS TO 140 KIDS, 7-18 YEARS OF AGE FROM ALL OVER TUCSON AT OUR DOWNTOWN CLUBHOUSE AND AT MANZO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. OF THOSE 140+ IN OUR PROGRAMS, 27% HAVE FREE OR REDUCED PROGRAM FEE BASED ON HOUSEHOLD FINANCIALS. WE ALSO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OVER 500+ UNDUPLICATED YOUTH THROUGH OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS ANNUALLY. WE ALSO PROVIDE 3 WEEKS OF SUMMER BIKE CAMP, THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF JUNE, SERVING UP TO 50 DIFFERENT CHILDREN EACH WEEK AGES 6-13. IN 2022, WE WERE RECOGNIZED AS BIKE CLUB OF THE YEAR BY THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS FOR BEING AN ORGANIZATION THAT EXEMPLIFIES A WELCOMING SPACE FOR NEW CYCLISTS, PROMOTES ADVOCACY AND SAFE RIDING, AS WELL AS GROWS THE SPORT OF CYCLING. WE WALK A RAZORS EDGE OF BEING BOTH COMMUNITY FOCUSED AND DRIVEN AND COMPETING ON THE STATE AND NATIONAL STAGE IN BICYCLE RACES. WE STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN TEACHING YOUTH INTEGRITY, LEADERSHIP, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF A DIVERSE COMMUNITY, WHILE ALSO TRAINING SOME OF THE BEST ATHLETES IN THE US. THIS WELL-ROUNDED APPROACH TO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MAKES US UNIQUE, AND FAR MORE THAN A TRADITIONAL SPORTS TEAM.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $283.6K