Tag: 501(c)(4)

November 13, 2015

WA Bikes/Cascade merger still on track

Work to combine Cascade Bicycle Club and Washington Bikes is still on track and moving forward, according to a WA Bikes update. We reported on the proposed merger back in August, and both organizations’ boards have since adopted a nonbinding resolution to negotiate a merger plan. The WA Bikes Board plans to vote on the…
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tagged: 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), barb chamberlain, blake trask, cascade bicycle club, elizabeth kiker, washington bikes
March 18, 2015

Cascade Bicycle Club will not ditch political advocacy

The Cascade Bicycle Club Board voted Wednesday to maintain both its 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations. This means the club will not abandon its ability to endorse political candidates and help work with candidates’ campaigns for office. We have reported several times on this debate within the club, which is not only the region’s largest bicycle…
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tagged: 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), cascade bicycle club
March 4, 2015

Will Cascade ditch election advocacy? Members and the Board will decide this month

Cascade Bicycle Club members will gather twice in the next week to discuss a proposal from the Board of Directors to end direct candidate election advocacy. As we have reported previously, the club is considering moving to a non-profit charity model, which prohibits them from directly funding or assisting political candidates (Full disclosure: My fiancé…
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tagged: 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), cascade bicycle club, chuck ayers, elizabeth kiker, save cascade
January 28, 2015

Cascade Bicycle Club may drop endorsements and direct election advocacy

Cascade Bicycle Club is currently considering major changes to their organizational structure that could end their ability to endorse political candidates or directly assist in their campaigns. This would be a significant change in the club’s advocacy goal to “educate and elect leaders, no matter their political stripe, who will prioritize passing laws and funding…
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tagged: 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), cascade bicycle club, catherine hennings, elizabeth kiker