Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$564,858

Total expenses

$517,605

Contributions and grants received

$448,421

Grants paid

$100,000

Program service revenue

$113,433

Investment income

$1,336

Other revenue

$1,668

Total assets, end of year

$577,799

Total liabilities, end of year

$191,384

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$386,415

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$420,480

Management and general expenses

$49,747

Fundraising expenses

$47,378

Program service expenses (Part III)

$420,480

Program services were 81.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2022

• MEMBER SERVICES AND COORDINATION: THE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM (PARTNERSHIP) IS A COLLECTIVE VOICE, A RESOURCE PROVIDER AND A HUB FOR EXCHANGE, LEARNING, AND ACTION FOR THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM. AS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION AND THE ONLY 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON THE 30 NATIONAL SCENIC AND HISTORIC TRAILS (NSHT), PNTS BRINGS TOGETHER AND STRENGTHENS THE CAPACITY OF PROFESSIONALS, LEADERS AND TRAIL AND HIKING ENTHUSIASTS TO PROMOTE A THRIVING, ACCESSIBLE, AND INCLUSIVE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM. A UNIQUE CHARACTERISTIC OF NSHT IS THAT THEY ARE COOPERATIVELY MANAGED BY FEDERAL ADMINISTRATORS AND PRIVATE NONPROFIT PARTNERS. THE 31 NSHT NONPROFIT PARTNERS ARE ALSO PNTS TRAIL ORGANIZATION MEMBERS AND OUR VOLUNTEER LEADERS. THIS ENSURES THAT OUR WORK IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE NATIONAL TRAILS AND ADVANCES THE VISION AND PRIORITIES OF THE NTS COMMUNITY. SIMILARLY, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH FEDERAL PARTNERS THROUGH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES THAT ENHANCE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS' ABILITIES AND CAPACITIES AND TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC ISSUES IN THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM.KEY MEMBER SERVICES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: REGULAR CONVENINGS OF ALL NONPROFIT TRAIL ORGANIZATION MEMBERS TO COORDINATE AND ACT ON MATTERS IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM THROUGH THE TRAIL LEADERS COUNCIL AND TOPICAL COMMITTEES; HIKE THE HILL, THE PREMIERE, ANNUAL 'FLY-IN' EVENT FOR NATIONAL TRAILS AND HIKING ADVOCATES THAT WE CO-HOST WITH AMERICAN HIKING SOCIETY; TRAINING AND EDUCATION INCLUDING WEEK-LONG WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS AND CASE STUDIES FOCUS ON PROTECTING, INTERPRETING, MAINTAINING AND ENGAGING THE PUBLIC IN NATIONAL TRAILS; POPULAR COMMUNICATIONS THAT SHARE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES VIA OUR QUARTERLY PATHWAYS ACROSS AMERICA PRINT PUBLICATION, WEBSITE, E-NEWS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND MORE; FORUMS FOR PROFESSIONALS TO LEARN BEST PRACTICES, EXCHANGE AND ACT COLLABORATIVELY SUCH AS A 50+ MEMBER ADVOCACY AND POLICY COMMITTEE AND TOPICAL ROUNDTABLES; CAPACITY BUILDING RESOURCES FOR TRAIL ORGANIZATIONS; AND SPECIAL PROJECTS SUCH AS THE CREATION OF AN INTERACTIVE GIS BASED CONNECTIVITY TOOL THAT HELPS TRAIL ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR FEDERAL PARTNERS PLAN AND PRIORITIZE LAND ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITIES.

  Expenses $192,538 · Revenue $113,433

• NEXT GENERATION PROGRAMS: THE PARTNERSHIP CONTINUED THE YOUTH OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM BEGUN IN 2009 WITH FEDERAL FUNDING BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL TRAILS PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO FUND TRAIL INTERNS TO WORK ON PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES DETERMINED TO BE PRIORITIES BY EACH TRAIL PARTNERSHIP.

  Expenses $167,038 · Grants $100,000

• TRAIL LAND CONSERVATION POLICY: THE PARTNERSHIP CONTINUED TO ENCOURAGE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE (USFS) TO ADOPT SPECIAL MANAGEMENT CORRIDORS TO GUIDE LAND USE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE SCENIC AND HISTORIC TRAILS. WE EMPHASIZED THIS MANAGEMENT APPROACH THROUGH COMMENTS ON PLANNING FOR SOLAR ENERGY PROJECTS ON PUBLIC LANDS ADJACENT TO THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYSTEM AND IN COMMENTS ON SEVERAL PROPOSED REVISIONS AS CHANGES ARE PROPOSED. THE PARTNERSHIP CONTINUED TO MONITOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE'S REVISED SAW USE POLICY FOR STANDARDIZING PROCEDURES FOR SAFE USE OF CHAINSAWS AND CROSSCUT SAWS BY VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF ON ALL NATIONAL FORESTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, WHICH WAS PROMULGATED IN LATE 2016. THE PARTNERSHIP ALSO PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLY MAINTAINING THE 155,000 MILES OF TRAILS IN THE NATIONAL FORESTS. IT HELD SESSIONS FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES TO EXPLAIN NEW POLICIES FOLLOWING THE PASSING OF THE GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS ACT.

  Expenses $60,904

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

• EL CAMINO REAL DE LOS TEJAS NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL ASSOCIATION

  $10,000

  ENGAGEMENT

• OREGON-CALIFORNIA TRAILS ASSOCIATION

  $10,000

  ENGAGEMENT

• PACIFIC NORTHWEST TRAIL ASSOCIATION

  $10,000

  ENGAGEMENT

• ARIZONA TRAIL ASSOCIATION

  $9,000

  ENGAGEMENT

• NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL ASSOCIATION

  $9,000

  CAPACITY BUILDING/YOUTH ENGAGEMENT

• APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB

  $8,500

  CAPACITY BUILDING/YOUTH ENGAGEMENT

• CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TRAIL COALITION

  $8,500

  ENGAGEMENT

• FLORIDA TRAIL ASSOCIATION

  $8,500

  ENGAGEMENT

• ICE AGE TRAIL ALLIANCE

  $8,500

  ENGAGEMENT

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

5 September 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202302549349301500

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