Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO EMPOWER SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY RECYCLING BICYCLES AND SEWING MACHINES FROM THE US AND SHIPPING THEM TO MOTIVATED PEOPLE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1991 AND FROM THE SEED OF AN IDEA BY ITS FOUNDER(A FORMER PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER), THE ORGANIZATION HAS GROWN INTO AN ENTERPRISE THAT HAS CUMULATIVELY COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 160,000 BICYCLES AND OVER 5,200 SEWING MACHINES TO THE WORKING POOR IN CENTRAL AMERICA, AFRICA, EASTERN EUROPE, ASIA AND THE ISLANDS OF THE CARIBBEAN AND THE PACIFIC BASIN. THROUGH VOLUNTEER LABOR AND TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS OF MONEY AND MATERIALS, PEDALS FOR PROGRESS/SEWING PEACE COLLECTS, WAREHOUSES, AND SHIPS NEW AND USED BIKES, PARTS AND ACCESSORIES TO RECIPIENT COUNTRIES WHERE THEY ARE REPAIRED BY NON-PROFIT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS (PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT, BUILDING MAANGEMENT AND REPAIR SKILLS TO THEIR STAFF)AND SUBSEQUENTLY, SOLD AT COST TO HELP LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS ACCESS JOBS, MARKETS AND SERVICES. THE SEWING MACHINES AR
PEDALS FOR PROGRESS/SEWING PIECE'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO SUPPLY, VIA CHARITY PARTNERS OVERSEAS, RECONDITIONED AND USED BICYCLES TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN NEED OF AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION FOR PRODUCTIVE PURPOSES. ALSO TO PROVIDE REFURBISHED SEWING MACHINES, VIA CHARITY PARTNERS OVERSEAS, WHICH HOLD SEWING CLASSES AND DISTRIBUTE THE MACHINES TO CREATE EMPLOYMENT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| David Schweidenback | CHAIRMAN/PRE | 40 | $45,000 |
| Gary Michel | VICE PRESIDE | 10 | $21,830 |
| Robert Zeh | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Williams | TRUSTEE AND | 1 | $0 |
| John Strachan | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| John Alexander | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
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