Chicagoland Bicycle Federation
Are they city wide or state wide organizations?
1- regional: 7-county Chicago area
Are they membership organizations or coalitions of bicycle organizations?
If coalitions, do the have non-bicycle members? What kind?
2- membership organization, currently around 5,000 members. Members are individuals and corporate according to the membership “levels”.
How are they funded? Dues? Grants?
3- funds come through membership “levels” [yearly dues], donations, and foundation grants
Do they have paid staff?
4- 32 full-time paid staff, plus volunteers and interns
Are they independent of government so they can lobby government?
5- independent of govt., does govt. lobbying
Do they also advocate for pedestrians?
6- “CBF recognizes the synergies between promoting bicycling and promoting walking and public transit. We align our advocacy with social equity and community improvement and we embrace the power of a broad multi-modal coalition to achieve our mission.” Staff positions include pedestrian planners and pedestrian program managers.
Are they non profit 501c3 organizations?
7- CBF is a 501(c)3 non-profit.