The 2027 Bike Giveaway Application season is open!
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Eligible applicants include:
- 501c3 Non-profits serving financially challenged individuals (adults and children)
- Tribes
- Public Schools
Overview:Bikes for Kids Wisconsin is proud to support public schools and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that serve financially challenged communities by offering high-quality bicycles to children and individuals in need. This policy outlines the process, pricing, and eligibility for becoming a Bike Distribution Partner.
Application Period
- Bike Distribution Partner applications are accepted annually between: October 15 – December 15
- Applications must be submitted through our website. The application is only open during the application cycle.
- Late applications may be accepted, call or email for more information.
Bike Request Limits
- Eligible organizations may request between 5 and 100 bikes per application cycle.
- Quantities are subject to availability and alignment with need and capacity to distribute.
- Bikes are available for people of all ages. Bike sizes are from the smallest two-wheeled bikes (12″) – Full-size Adult Bicycles (26″).
- If you’d like to spread the word about our need for gently used donated bikes, you can learn more here. We collect bikes in Madison area and Neenah.
Looking to receive a Bike(s)?
- Please reach out to your school social worker or a nonprofit you receive services from. They receive our bikes and determine the recipients. You can call the bike center at 608-405-0385 if you are having a transportation crisis and we will do our best to work with you to provide assistance.
Distribution Methods (3 Ways)
• Annual In-person Bike Giveaway Event: this event takes place on a Saturday in the spring at our bike center in Madison. To participate, you must have be a recipient of one of the organizations that has applied through the Bike Giveaway Program and selected this option as your preferred method. (This includes 501c3 nonprofits serving financially challenged individuals, schools, tribes, or municipal governments that have applied to receive bikes.) – This event is not open to the public.
• Bulk Pickups: these work great for organizations outside of Dane County that have applied for bikes. Your organization would register for the bikes, provide us with the list of sizes and data on the recipients through a form we provide to you. Then, we would schedule your pick-up of the bikes Monday-Friday in Madison. Saturday pick-ups may be possible.
• Voucher Program: this program works best for organizations that need bikes on an as needed basis rather than in a bulk load. Job centers, social work organizations, food pantries, refugee networks in the Madison area often fit this style well.