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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

TRAILS UTAH

EIN 45-4929230 · Environmental Education (C60)

What they do

Silver Lake Loop Trail Renovation Project: This Project, Conducted In Partnership With USFSUWC, Salt Lake Ranger District, Was Part of A Larger Renovation Project In The Planning for More Than 12 Years. The SLRD Conducted The Complete Renovation of The Boardwalk Section of The Silver Lake Loop Trail But Reached Out to Trails Utah to Help Them Complete The Natural Surface Trail Around The Back of The Lake.Renovating and Rehabilitating The Dirt Portion of This Trail Involved Small Alignment Adjustments, Adjustments to Trail Grade and Widening The Trail and Making It So It Could Be Formally Classified As An ADA-compliant Trail. to Make The Trail More Sustainable and Resistant to Erosion, We Dug Out The Existing Trail and Created A Rock and Gravel Base and Then Built-up Soils and Finally A Road Base Material for The Top Layer. Rock-lined Drainage Swales and Drains With Sections of Drainage Pipe Were Installed Along The Uphill Side of The Trail to Capture Water and Move It Downhill to Preve

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Of every $100 spent, about $97.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders11 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

123.90%of revenue went to mission work97.0% of expenses · Program services
2.42%of revenue went to fundraising1.9% of expenses
$127.79spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.
1.47%of revenue went to management and office costs1.2% of expenses
$0.07in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
99.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $277,404 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $7,634 for SARAH BENNETT (EXECUTIVE DIR.). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$998,238
Mission workProgram services$1,236,802123.90% of revenue97.0% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$14,6711.47% of revenue1.2% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$24,1692.42% of revenue1.9% of expenses
Total expenses$1,275,642127.79% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2024CurrentExpense mix: 97.0% mission · 1.2% management · 1.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 127.79% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 77.4% mission · 10.8% management · 11.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.09% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 89.7% mission · 3.9% management · 6.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.60% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 87.7% mission · 6.4% management · 5.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.87% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 97.1% mission · 2.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.12% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 86.7% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.58% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 77.3% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 196.21% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 89.3% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 229.58% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$998,238
Expenses$1,275,642
Annual shortfall $277,404 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,236,802 · 97.0% of expenses
Management and office costs$14,671 · 1.2% of expenses
Fundraising$24,169 · 1.9% of expenses
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Revenue$998,238
Expenses$1,275,642
Assets$91,482
Income$998,238
Contributions$996,511
Mission work (program services)$1,236,802
Fundraising$24,169
Management and general$14,671
Accounting fees$3,559
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation
SARAH BENNETTEXECUTIVE DIR. · 40 hrs/week $7,634

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (11)

SARAH BENNETTEXECUTIVE DIR.

CHRIS COCHELLADIRECTOR

DEL DRAPERDIRECTOR

HILARY SILBERMANSECRETARY

JO DARTONDIRECTOR

JOHN KNOBLOCKBOARD CHAIR

KEVIN CHRISTOPHERSONVICE CHAIR

MATT HOBSON-ROHRERSECRETARY

RICHARD STEINERDIRECTOR

STAN PLAISIERTREASURER

WALLY LEEDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since
January 2014
Location
64 N SILVER OAK RD, SALT LAKE CTY, UT 84108-1652
County
Salt Lake
In care of
% TROY DUFFIN
Primary officer
Sarah Bennett, Executive Director

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Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
January 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
INTEGRATED TAX
NTEE classification
Environmental Education (C60)
IRS tax category
Environmental Education

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