Private Membership AssociationBerea, KentuckyEst. 2026

A members’ club for shared commutes.

Campus Mobility Club is a private members’ association for the Berea College community. Members coordinate carpool commutes through the BereaRides app and reimburse the driver’s real costs — fuel, vehicle wear — capped at the Kentucky state mileage reimbursement rate. Members settle off-platform; the Club doesn’t process trip payments.

How cost-share works Join the Club

Open to current Berea College students, faculty, staff, and alumni

Legal form: Private association
Settlement: Off-platform
Coordination: In-app, no payment routing
Dues: $5 / month
Governance: Member-elected
Statute: KRS 281.605(10)

“The Club exists so members can share rides without anyone taking a cut. Drivers are reimbursed for the cost of getting there. Riders pay the cost of getting there. That’s the whole model.”

Founding principle

Adopted at the Club’s constitutive meeting and incorporated into the bylaws. Read the full bylaws at berearides.com/terms.

How cost-share works

Three steps. No middleman margin.

The cost-share model is the load-bearing legal detail. It is also the most ordinary part of how the Club works.

01
A driver posts a planned commute.
Members driving to or from campus enter the route, departure time, and number of seats available. The trip is visible only to other Club members verified through their berea.edu address.
02
A member going the same way requests the seat.
The app suggests rides that match the rider's destination and timing. The driver reviews the rider's profile and either accepts or declines. The first confirmed request closes the ride to further requests — one rider per trip. No bidding, no surge, no algorithmic price-shaping.
03
Members settle directly between themselves.
After the trip, the rider reimburses the driver however they agree to — Venmo, cash, whatever works. The bylaws cap reimbursement at the Kentucky state mileage reimbursement rate (set quarterly by the Commonwealth Finance and Administration Cabinet) so the trip stays inside the Kentucky carpool exemption. The app doesn't surface a recommended amount, doesn't display payment handles, and doesn't generate payment links. Coordination is entirely between the two members.

The platform’s role

The Club’s app coordinates trips: it verifies members, matches commutes, runs the pickup-confirmation code, and records ratings. It does not surface payment information, recommended amounts, or payment links. After the trip, members settle however they agree to. The bylaws cap reimbursement at the Kentucky state mileage rate to keep every trip inside the Kentucky carpool exemption.

Membership

Six things to know before joining.

The membership terms below are summary. The complete bylaws are available at berearides.com/terms and are incorporated by reference into the membership agreement each member signs at sign-up.

Eligible members

Berea College students, faculty, staff, and alumni

Verified through @berea.edu email at sign-up.

Dues

$5 / month or $15 every 4 months

First three months are free. Dues are billed by Berea Rides, LLC for software access — they're not a fee paid to the Club.

What dues fund

App development, hosting, and operational costs

Dues are the LLC's only revenue. Per-trip cost-share is settled directly between members and never touches the LLC or the Club.

Voting rights

One vote per member

Exercised at the annual general meeting. Officers are elected by member vote.

Resignation

Cancel anytime

Dues are not refunded for the current billing period. Membership lapses on the next renewal.

Suspension

By board vote, for cause

Documented violation of the bylaws. Members have the right to respond before a final vote.

Two organizations, one app

The Club and the company that builds the app are separate on purpose.

The members’ club

Campus Mobility Club

A private membership association

The Club is the membership association that sets the community standards: bylaws, eligibility, conduct rules, dispute resolution. Members elect the board and vote on the bylaws. The Club does not run a payment program — per-trip cost-share is settled directly between members off-platform.

Legal formPrivate association
OwnsBylaws & community standards
RevenueNone — non-commercial
Per-trip roleNone — members settle directly
Bank accountIn the Club's name only

The company

Berea Rides, LLC

A Kentucky limited liability company

The LLC builds and maintains the BereaRides app and sells a software-access subscription to members of the Club. That subscription is the LLC’s only revenue. The LLC does not arrange rides, employ drivers, or process per-trip payments.

Legal formLLC
OwnsThe app, the trademarks
RevenueSoftware-access subscription
Stripe accountStandard, dues only
Bank accountIn the LLC's name only

Money never crosses between the two — and per-trip cost-share never crosses through either. The LLC collects subscription dues into its own Stripe account; member-to-member trip payments move directly between members through Venmo, Cash App, Zelle, or cash, and don’t touch the LLC or the Club at all.

The legal posture

Four things the Club is not.

The cost-share model relies on the carpool exemption in KRS 281.605(10), which carves non-commercial cost-shared commutes out of Kentucky’s TNC licensure. The four denials below describe what makes that exemption available.

Not a transportation network company.
We do not match riders with drivers as a commercial service. The Club's role is to organize a private members' carpool, not to operate a TNC.
We do not employ drivers.
Drivers are members. They drive their own commute, they choose their own riders, they set their own schedule. There is no employment relationship.
We do not set fares.
Cost-share is capped at the Kentucky state mileage reimbursement rate, set quarterly by the Commonwealth Finance and Administration Cabinet. The Club does not adjust this cap up at peak times, down for promotion, or vary it by demand.
We do not process trip payments.
Members settle directly through Venmo, Cash App, Zelle, or cash. The Club never holds member money and takes 0% on per-trip cost-share — there's no transfer for it to take a piece of.

Governance & contact

Member-elected, member-run.

The Club is governed by a three-person board elected by the members at the annual general meeting. Officers serve one-year terms.

Chair

Convenes meetings. Speaks for the Club in dealings with the LLC, the College, and outside parties.

Treasurer

Custodian of the Club's bank account. Reviews monthly statements. Reports to members at the annual meeting.

Secretary

Maintains the membership roll, the minutes, and the records of board votes.

Annual general meeting

Held once each fall semester. Members may propose amendments to the bylaws and vote on board membership.

General inquiries

club@berearides.com

Membership questions, joining the Club, complaints, suggestions.

Treasurer

treasury@berearides.com

Cost-share disputes, refunds, dues billing, bank reconciliation.

Bylaws

Complete bylaws of Campus Mobility Club, incorporated by reference into every membership agreement.

Read the bylaws