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Boston-New York & NorthEast AIDSRides
A Financial Overview of the Ride 1995 - 2001

Figures obtained from:
Pallotta TeamWorks' Record of Impact 2001 from the official Pallotta TeamWorks corporate site.
Download the Pallotta TeamWorks 2001 Record of Impact (1.2 M, large file)
 


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For detailed information about the California AIDS Ride visit the Pallotta TeamWorks Be The People site
 

Year

Pledge Revenue

Other Revenue

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

Return To Charities

PTW
"Donor Dollar %"
 **

True Return to Charities

Riders

Cost per Rider

Ave. Pledge Raised per Rider

Pledge Min.

1995

6,468,000

614,000

7,082,000

2,699,000

4,383,000

67.76%

61.89%

3,556

$759

$1,819

$1,500

1996

6,691,000

434,000

7,125,000

3,558,000

3,567,000

53.31%

50.06%

3,631

$980

$1,843

$1,500

1997

7,505,000

539,000

8,044,000

3,596,000

4,448,000

59.27%

55.30%

3,159

$1,138

$2,376

$1,500

1998

6,359,000

445,000

6,804,000

3,266,000

3,538,000

55.64%

52.00%

2,503

$1,305

$2,541

$1,600

1999

6,902,000

475,000

7,377,000

3,650,000

3,727,000

54.00%

50.52%

2,589

$1,410

$2,666

$1,700

2000

5,473,000

475,000

5,948,000

3,665,000

2,283,000

41.71%

38.38%

2,075

$1,766

$2,638

$1,700

2001

6,004,000

411,000

6,415,000

4,438,000

1,977,000

32.93%

30.82%

2,002

$2,217

$2,999

$2,100

Total 45,402,000 3,393,000 48,795,000 24,872,000 23,923,000 52.69%  49.03% 19,515 $1,275 $2,327  

** PTW "Donor Dollar Return"
This figure is determined by using 100% of "Other Revenue" to offset Total Expenses.  This tells us how much of each donor's dollar ended back with the charities, rather than the percentage of total revenue raised going back to the charities.  This figure will not provide an accurate indication of the exact % of all money raised to cover expenses.

100% less  

(Total Expenses - Other Revenue) x 100

  Pledge Revenue

True Percentage Return to Charities
This is the more traditionally accepted percentage figure organizations provide to explain return to charity against fundraising and administration costs of the event. The figure is calculated as:
(Total Revenue - Total Expenses) x 100
Total Revenue

Charts


Further reading:

Visit the CARE Exchange's Financial Overview of the California AIDSRide 1994 - 2001

Overview of Pallotta TeamWorks AIDSRide & AIDS Vaccine Ride Financial Results 1994-2001

The CARE Exchange's Financial Overview of AIDS/LifeCycle 2002

 and our News and press releases about the AIDS Ride and other charity events


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