Cycling Guide Foundation is now a Canadian registered charity
We’re excited to announce that, following a six-month-plus process, Cycling Guide Foundation is now a Canadian registered charity (Charitable Registration Number 71553 3345 RR0001).
When we launched Cycling Guide Foundation as a not-for-profit two years ago, our intent was eventually to become a charity. Why? Because we want to make a strong statement that our Cycling Guide mobile app is intended to always be free for everyone, and that we’ll never be swallowed up in an acquisition. We believe that cycling is an important part of climate action, and that making it easier for people to replace car trips with cycling trips will result in healthier people and places.
And from a viability perspective being a registered charity opens up the possibility of grants and other funding from a variety of like-minded foundations. Relatedly, it means that when we receive donations from individuals we can issue an official donation receipt for income tax purposes.
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We have a lot going on this summer, with more exciting news to come. Happy cycling!
