Thirty-Eight Wisconsin Organizations to Receive Bicycles in 2026

Bikes for Kids Wisconsin announced its 2026 cohort of 38 partner organizations to receive bicycles in March and April. Each year, Bikes for Kids Wisconsin collects thousands of donated bicycles from the public and keeps them out of the landfill by refurbishing them for transportation to underserved communities across Wisconsin.

The 2026 recipients include a diverse range of other 501c3 organizations, schools, tribes, and community centers, all dedicated to empowering individuals through the gift of mobility. Bikes for Kids Wisconsin ensures that bicycles are distributed efficiently and equitably to those in need. Since the inaugural Bike Giveaway event in spring 2017, Bikes for Kids has supported 258 organizations, distributed more than 14,800 bicycles, kept over 450,000 pounds of materials out of landfills, totalling an investment of more than $3.5 million back into Wisconsin communities.

With two professional mechanics on staff, Bikes for Kids upholds the highest standards of safety and quality in every bicycle that is distributed. Bikes for Kids Wisconsin is the largest retailer of used bikes in the state of Wisconsin. When you purchase a bike or hire us for your repairs, your service charge and purchase are supporting others receiving bikes that would otherwise not have had the opportunity to own a bicycle. 

It costs approximately $150 to provide one geared bicycle with accessories to one individual, totaling a cost of $300,000 each year to distribute 2,000 bicycles.

38 Bike Distribution Partners for 2026

6:8 Inc. - Sauk/Dane/Columbia Counties
Active Learning Connection - Adams County
Active Youth Wisconsin - Dane County
African Center for Community Development, Inc. - Madison Alexander Middle School - Nekoosa
Badger Rock Middle School - Madison

Allied Drive-Dunns Marsh Neighborhood Association - Fitchburg
Greater Wisconsin Adult Family Homes - Madison/Fox Valley/Sheboygan Harmony Apartments - Madison
Hawthorne Elementary School - Madison
James C. Wright Middle School - Madison

Bikes for Kids Wisconsin is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that held its first bike giveaway in Madison in spring 2017. To date, the organization has distributed over 14,800 bicycles throughout the state of Wisconsin and has kept over 500,000 pounds of materials out of the Dane County landfill through their recycling efforts and circular economy.