Together, we’ve transformed cycling into a tool for health, joy, and justice.

Since 2012, RICH CITY Rides has been getting people outdoors, getting people healthy, and getting people together through the simple, powerful act of riding a bike. What began as a Photo Cyclist Project, a photography project to celebrate the diversity of people bicycling along the Richmond Greenway and call for greater investment in safe bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, has grown into a movement that builds community, heals neighborhoods, and reimagines what’s possible in Richmond.

Today, Rich City Rides is at a critical transition point. We are preparing to move from fiscal sponsorship into Rich City’s independent 501(c)(3) structure. To complete that transition responsibly, continue serving the community, and protect the properties that support our work, we must close two urgent funding gaps.

Our immediate goal: $1,054,302

We are raising $1,054,302 to support essential operations, prepare for Rich City Rides to become a program of Rich City, and address the property-related obligation tied to the community spaces sustaining this work

$367,960 for administrative stability

This funding supports the people and systems behind every Rich City Rides program, including staffing, financial management, insurance, compliance, fundraising, communications, facilities, and organizational coordination.

Administrative support keeps our doors open and enables our bicycle, youth, health, and community programs to remain accessible.

$686,342 for our remaining property obligation needed to secure

• 1434 Macdonald Ave Mobility Hub

• 1525 Ohio Ave Black Wellness Hub

Rich City Rides has already made a substantial payment toward its property obligation. We are now raising funds to reduce the remaining balance and keep community-serving property in community hands.

These properties provide the foundation for cycling programs, youth development, health, creativity, economic opportunity, and long-term community ownership in Richmond.

What your contribution makes possible

Your gift helps Rich City Rides:

• Continue providing bikes, community rides, repair education, and youth opportunities.

• Retain the staff and administrative capacity required to operate responsibly.

• Complete our transition into an independent nonprofit.

• Preserve community-controlled space for future generations.

• Build a stable foundation for long-term service in Richmond.

Whether you contribute $25, $100, $1,000, or make a leadership gift, you are helping keep Rich City rolling and protecting community assets.

How donations are handled

Donations through this campaign are made to our 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor, Urban Tilth, and are restricted for the Rich City Rides project.

Give today

Please donate today and share this campaign with people who believe in health, mobility, youth leadership, and community ownership.

Keep Rich City rolling. Keep community assets in community hands.

If you prefer to give by check:

Urban Tilth

323 Brookside Drive

Richmond, CA 94801

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