nonprofit bicycling education and advocacy organization

Cascade Bicycle Club

A Washington statewide bicycling nonprofit providing rides, education, youth programming, advocacy, food-relief delivery support, and community programs from its Seattle bicycling center. It scores this way because nonprofit bike education and safe-streets work create practical low-carbon mobility value, while it is still a membership nonprofit rather than a public transit agency or worker cooperative.

Why this matters: Cascade Bicycle Club adds Washington statewide mobility coverage beyond bike retail and gives the map a public-facing bicycling education and advocacy anchor.

Letter grade A Good Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 15, 2026

Final Score 53* A - Good

AGOOD53 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material51

Bonus+2

Cap66No structure cap

After Cap53

Penalties0

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Evaluation Overview

A - Good

The score turns mainly on Ownership; no penalty currently dominates the evaluation.

Strengths

Ownership7/10
Extraction7/10
Solidarity with the Unemployed6/7

Penalties

No penalties applied in this version.

Evidence state

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
Linked claims5
Direct axis claims5
Coverage5/10

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	7 / 10	Cascade Bicycle Club identifies itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Cascade Bicycle Club identifies itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. This places Cascade Bicycle Club high on Ownership versus ordinary private competitors because the reviewed record shows nonprofit, employee-owned, reuse, mobility, literacy, or anti-poverty purpose tied directly to the public offering. It stays below the strongest democratic-worker or public-commons examples where the evidence does not show full worker/member rulemaking or universal public accountability. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence Cascade Bicycle Club identifies itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. [1] context Cascade Bicycle Club runs bicycling education, advocacy, rides, events, youth programs, and community programs from a public Seattle bicycling center. [2] context Cascade Bicycle Club's core offering is bicycle education, safe-streets advocacy, active transportation, and community rides. [3]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	5 / 10	Cascade Bicycle Club's core offering is bicycle education, safe-streets advocacy, active transportation, and community rides. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Cascade Bicycle Club identifies itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. [1] context Cascade Bicycle Club runs bicycling education, advocacy, rides, events, youth programs, and community programs from a public Seattle bicycling center. [2] context Cascade Bicycle Club's core offering is bicycle education, safe-streets advocacy, active transportation, and community rides. [3]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	7 / 10	Cascade Bicycle Club's core offering is bicycle education, safe-streets advocacy, active transportation, and community rides. Cascade Bicycle Club's core offering is bicycle education, safe-streets advocacy, active transportation, and community rides. This places Cascade Bicycle Club high on Extraction versus ordinary private competitors because the reviewed record shows nonprofit, employee-owned, reuse, mobility, literacy, or anti-poverty purpose tied directly to the public offering. It stays below the strongest democratic-worker or public-commons examples where the evidence does not show full worker/member rulemaking or universal public accountability. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Cascade Bicycle Club identifies itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. [1] context Cascade Bicycle Club runs bicycling education, advocacy, rides, events, youth programs, and community programs from a public Seattle bicycling center. [2] context Cascade Bicycle Club's core offering is bicycle education, safe-streets advocacy, active transportation, and community rides. [3]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	5 / 7	Cascade Bicycle Club's core offering is bicycle education, safe-streets advocacy, active transportation, and community rides. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Cascade Bicycle Club identifies itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. [1] context Cascade Bicycle Club runs bicycling education, advocacy, rides, events, youth programs, and community programs from a public Seattle bicycling center. [2] context Cascade Bicycle Club's core offering is bicycle education, safe-streets advocacy, active transportation, and community rides. [3]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	6 / 7	Cascade Bicycle Club describes youth programming, equity-focused cycling work, and a Pedaling Relief Project that connects bike volunteers with food-bank delivery needs. Cascade Bicycle Club describes youth programming, equity-focused cycling work, and a Pedaling Relief Project that connects bike volunteers with food-bank delivery needs. This places Cascade Bicycle Club high on Solidarity with the Unemployed versus ordinary private competitors because the reviewed record shows nonprofit, employee-owned, reuse, mobility, literacy, or anti-poverty purpose tied directly to the public offering. It stays below the strongest democratic-worker or public-commons examples where the evidence does not show full worker/member rulemaking or universal public accountability. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Cascade Bicycle Club identifies itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. [1] context Cascade Bicycle Club runs bicycling education, advocacy, rides, events, youth programs, and community programs from a public Seattle bicycling center. [2] context Cascade Bicycle Club's core offering is bicycle education, safe-streets advocacy, active transportation, and community rides. [3] Cascade Bicycle Club describes youth programming, equity-focused cycling work, and a Pedaling Relief Project that connects bike volunteers with food-bank delivery needs. [4]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	6 / 7	Cascade Bicycle Club's core offering is bicycle education, safe-streets advocacy, active transportation, and community rides. Cascade Bicycle Club's core offering is bicycle education, safe-streets advocacy, active transportation, and community rides. This places Cascade Bicycle Club high on Loss-Bearing Fidelity versus ordinary private competitors because the reviewed record shows nonprofit, employee-owned, reuse, mobility, literacy, or anti-poverty purpose tied directly to the public offering. It stays below the strongest democratic-worker or public-commons examples where the evidence does not show full worker/member rulemaking or universal public accountability. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Cascade Bicycle Club identifies itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. [1] context Cascade Bicycle Club runs bicycling education, advocacy, rides, events, youth programs, and community programs from a public Seattle bicycling center. [2] context Cascade Bicycle Club's core offering is bicycle education, safe-streets advocacy, active transportation, and community rides. [3]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	5 / 5	Cascade Bicycle Club runs bicycling education, advocacy, rides, events, youth programs, and community programs from a public Seattle bicycling center. Cascade Bicycle Club runs bicycling education, advocacy, rides, events, youth programs, and community programs from a public Seattle bicycling center. This keeps Cascade Bicycle Club in the positive middle of Market Conduct: the offering is more useful and less extractive than conventional comparators, but the available evidence is narrower than the strongest cooperative, public, or worker-controlled institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Cascade Bicycle Club identifies itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. [1] Cascade Bicycle Club runs bicycling education, advocacy, rides, events, youth programs, and community programs from a public Seattle bicycling center. [2] context Cascade Bicycle Club's core offering is bicycle education, safe-streets advocacy, active transportation, and community rides. [3]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	5 / 5	Cascade Bicycle Club's core offering is bicycle education, safe-streets advocacy, active transportation, and community rides. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Cascade Bicycle Club identifies itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. [1] context Cascade Bicycle Club runs bicycling education, advocacy, rides, events, youth programs, and community programs from a public Seattle bicycling center. [2] Cascade Bicycle Club's core offering is bicycle education, safe-streets advocacy, active transportation, and community rides. [3]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	5 / 5	Cascade Bicycle Club's core offering is bicycle education, safe-streets advocacy, active transportation, and community rides. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Cascade Bicycle Club identifies itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. [1] context Cascade Bicycle Club runs bicycling education, advocacy, rides, events, youth programs, and community programs from a public Seattle bicycling center. [2] context Cascade Bicycle Club's core offering is bicycle education, safe-streets advocacy, active transportation, and community rides. [3]

Penalties

No penalties applied in this version.

Bonus Credits

Bonus	Credit	Why this credit
Good Deal ? Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low lock-in, and clear customer surplus.	2 / 3	Cascade Bicycle Club offers free group rides, school-based bicycle safety curriculum, and community bicycling programs alongside paid events. Cascade Bicycle Club offers free group rides, school-based bicycle safety curriculum, and community bicycling programs alongside paid events. This supports a limited Good Deal bonus because the organization provides unusually accessible, civic, reuse, or community-benefit terms compared with baseline private competitors. The credit remains partial because the record does not show a comprehensive guarantee across every user, price, or access condition. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence Cascade Bicycle Club offers free group rides, school-based bicycle safety curriculum, and community bicycling programs alongside paid events. [5]

Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

Medium 73/100

5 verified linked claims 5 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 5/10 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 20/20

5 verified linked claims

Source quality 10/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 9/18

5 direct claims across 10 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 15, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 5/10

5/10 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)

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Claims and Sources

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* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

1Cascade Bicycle Club identifies itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Ownership Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Cascade Bicycle Club who we areGeneral web source · 58%

2Cascade Bicycle Club runs bicycling education, advocacy, rides, events, youth programs, and community programs from a public Seattle bicycling center.

Market Conduct Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Cascade Bicycle Club contactGeneral web source · 58%

3Cascade Bicycle Club's core offering is bicycle education, safe-streets advocacy, active transportation, and community rides.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Cascade Bicycle Club contactGeneral web source · 58%

4Cascade Bicycle Club describes youth programming, equity-focused cycling work, and a Pedaling Relief Project that connects bike volunteers with food-bank delivery needs.

Solidarity Unemployed Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Cascade Bicycle Club who we areGeneral web source · 58%

5Cascade Bicycle Club offers free group rides, school-based bicycle safety curriculum, and community bicycling programs alongside paid events.

Good Deal Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Cascade Bicycle Club who we areGeneral web source · 58%

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