Originally Posted by
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So if the entry fee pays for the event the rest of the money is for the charity, why were we cancelled. Because we were not profitable enough?
It almost certainly did not pay for the event. We used to have two two-day MS rides in the Philly area. One eventually go cancelled because of declining participation. The effort to put on one of the rides is HUGE. Transportation. Lodging for riders and volunteers. Food. (When there were far fewer charity rides it was easy to get a lot of free stuff from companies. Not any more.) Signage. All the administrative work, including coordination with multiple municipalities. Many people work full time on events for months. The organizations cannot continue events that don't have a decent return on investment. It's a waste of resources to do so. Not-for-profits cannot waste resources lest they be criticized. Imagine trying to explain spending $100,000 to put on an event that only takes in $110,000 when that event required 20 employees to work full time for 5 months on it. THAT is why there is a minimum fundraising amount. Also lost on the OP is that MOST PEOPLE would not participate if they were forces to fork over the costs themselves. The OP would, but MOST PEOPLE would not. The notion has been looked at and rejected.
Sorry you lost your ride, but you have to understand the "behind the scenes" issues. It's not about greed.