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California AIDSRides
A Financial Overview of the Ride 1994 - 2001

Figures obtained from:
Pallotta TeamWorks' Record of Impact 2000 from the official Pallotta TeamWorks corporate site.

Pallotta TeamWorks' Final Accounting Vs Budget Reports for CAR8 (see footnote)
sourced from the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center and San Francisco AIDS Foundation Legal Briefs.
Los Angeles Report (425K)   San Francisco Report (505K)


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For detailed information about the California AIDS Ride visit the Pallotta TeamWorks California AIDS Ride 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.

1994

1,386,000

154,000

1,540,000

527,000

1,013,000

73.1%

65.8%

478

$1,103

$2,900

$2,000

1995

4,916,149

432,851

5,349,000

2,100,000

3,249,000

66.1%

60.7%

1,859

$1,130

$2,645

$2,200

1996

7,495,751

433,249

7,929,000

3,177,000

4,752,000

63.4%

59.9%

2,183

$1,455

$3,434

$2,500

1997

8,977,969

465,031

9,443,000

3,505,000

5,938,000

66.1%

62.9%

2,485

$1,410

$3,613

$2,500

1998

9,342,677

489,323

9,832,000

3,778,000

6,054,000

64.8%

61.6%

2,612

$1,446

$3,577

$2,500

1999

10,949,702

657,298

11,607,000

3,932,000

7,675,000

70.1%

66.1%

2,965

$1,326

$3,693

$2,500

2000

10,632,977

662,023

11,295,000

4,307,000

6,988,000

65.7%

61.9%

2,664

$1,617

$3,991

$2,500

2001

11,046,668

633,332

11,680,000

5,630,000

6,050,000

54.8%

51.8%

2,812

$2,002

$3,928

$2,700


** 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

Cumulative Results for the event to date: 1994 - 2001

Total Pledges:

 $64,747,892

Total Other Revenue (including registration fees):

 $3,927,108

Total Revenue:

 $68,675,000

Total Expenses:

$26,956,000

Total Return to Charities:

$41,719,000

PTW "Donor Dollar Return" to Charities:

 64.4%

True Return to Charities:

 60.8%

Percentage to cover expenses:

39.2%

Total Number of Riders:

 18,058

Cost per Rider:  $1,493
Average Pledge raised per Rider:  $3,586

Charts

 

Footnote: At the time this information was compiled Pallotta TeamWorks had yet to publish it's 2001 Record of Impact.  This was eventually released in March 2002.  As the figures are not significantly different we have have not altered this report. 

Further reading:
Download the Pallotta TeamWorks 2001 Record of Impact (1.2 M, large file)

The CARE Exchange's Overview of Pallotta TeamWorks AIDSRide & AIDS Vaccine Ride Financial Results 1994-2001

The CARE Exchange's Financial Overview of the Boston New York / NorthEast AIDSRide 1995 - 2001

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

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


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