Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$5,269,356

Total expenses

$5,495,809

Contributions and grants received

$2,705,189

Grants paid

$297,956

Program service revenue

$2,395,267

Investment income

$148,566

Other revenue

$20,334

Total assets, end of year

$6,436,231

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,541,428

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$4,894,803

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$3,870,390

Management and general expenses

$578,009

Fundraising expenses

$1,047,410

Program service expenses (Part III)

$3,870,390

Program services were 70.4% 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 · 2024

• TRAIL AND LAND MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION:IN 2024, THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL ASSOCIATION (PCTA) PARTNERED WITH LAND TRUSTS AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TO EVALUATE ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITIES FROM PRIVATE OWNERS THAT OWN LAND INCLUDING OR ADJACENT TO THE PCT. IN ADDITION, PCTA ADVOCATED FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE AND THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.IN 2024, 532 MILES OF THE PCT WERE CLOSED BECAUSE OF FIRES. WITH 194 TRAIL MILES BURNED, PCTA ASSISTED THE FOREST SERVICE TO DEVELOP EXTENSIVE RESTORATION PLANS.PCTA ALSO MONITORED OR RESPONDED TO ONGOING THREATS OR LAND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS AND PLANNING EFFORTS ALONG THE TRAIL, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: - TRAILWIDE - TIMBER HARVESTING, FUELS REDUCTION, REFORESTATION, HAZARD TREE REMOVAL, INVASIVE PLANT ERADICATION, WATERSHED, MEADOW, AND FIRE RESTORATION, ILLEGAL AND INCOMPATIBLE USES, SKI RESORT EXPANSION, COMMERCIAL AND COMPETITIVE EVENTS, HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, BRIDGE INSTALLATIONS, TRAIL NETWORK EXPANSIONS, ILLEGAL MOTORIZED USE, PUBLIC LAND TRANSFERS, IMPACTS FROM INCREASED RECREATIONAL USE, DESIGNATED PCT MANAGEMENT AREAS, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT INVENTORY, ASSESSMENT, AND MONITORING, TRAVEL MANAGEMENT AND OVER-SNOW VEHICLE PLANNING;- CALIFORNIA - WIND AND SOLAR DEVELOPMENT, ENERGY TRANSMISSION LINES, DAM REAUTHORIZATION, ENDANGERED SPECIES, CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED RAIL, HIGHWAY 138 EXPANSION; - OREGON - PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY ADVOCACY FOR THE BRIDGE OF THE GODS;- WASHINGTON - GRIZZLY BEAR REINTRODUCTION IN THE NORTH CASCADES; EVALUATION OF THE PCT ALIGNMENT AND LOCATION; PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVED ON THE PNT ADVISORY COUNCIL; VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PROJECTS; NORTH CASCADES BACKCOUNTRY CAMP MODIFICATIONS ALONG THE PCT. OUR 2024 PROTECTION ACTIVITIES ALSO INCLUDED "HIKE THE HILL" MEETINGS TO TALK WITH FEDERAL AGENCY LEADERS AND CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR STAFF IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TO ADVOCATE FOR FEDERAL TRAIL MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, AND LAND ACQUISITION FUNDING FOR THE PCT.

  Expenses $351,249 · Revenue $256,901

• TRAIL MAINTENANCE:EACH YEAR THE PCTA BRINGS TOGETHER AGENCY PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS WITH SHARED VALUES AND SERVES AS A LIAISON BETWEEN PEOPLE AND PUBLIC LANDS. VOLUNTEERS AND CORPS CREW MEMBERS PERFORM THE HARD, PHYSICAL LABOR OF PERFORMING ANNUAL AND DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION ON THE PCT, GIVING HIKERS AND HORSEBACK RIDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF WILD AND SCENIC LANDS WHILE TRAVELING ON SAFE AND PASSABLE TRAIL. PCTA VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 57,515 SERVICE HOURS IN 2024, AN IN-KIND VALUE OF $1.9 MILLION. THESE HOURS INCLUDED:- 1,134 MILES OF TRAIL MAINTENANCE- 12 MILES OF TRAIL RECONSTRUCTION- 59 VOLUNTEER TRAINING EVENTSTRAIL SKILLS COLLEGE - RECRUITING AND EDUCATING VOLUNTEERSPCTA'S COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT AND INVOLVE OUR VOLUNTEERS IN CARRYING OUT SAFE AND TOP-NOTCH WORK ON THE TRAIL. LED BY SEASONED STAFF, AGENCY PARTNERS, AND VOLUNTEER LEADERS WELL-VERSED IN TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND LEADERSHIP, THE PCTA'S TRAINING EVENTS PROVIDE AN ENGAGING PLATFORM FOR VOLUNTEERS TO LEARN THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF TRAIL DESIGN, RECONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND UPKEEP. ADDITIONAL TRAINING EVENTS FOCUS ON EVALUATING AND CERTIFYING VOLUNTEER SAWYERS UNDER THE NATIONAL SAW PROGRAM AND PROVIDING WILDERNESS FIRST AID AND CPR CERTIFICATIONS. - 4 TRAIL SKILLS COLLEGE WEEKENDS- 65 CLASSES- 552 VOLUNTEERS- 167 SAW CERTIFICATION REGISTRANTS- 26.5K HOURS CONTRIBUTED BY FIRST-TIME VOLUNTEERSGREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS ACTTHE GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS ACT PRESENTED A DISTINCT OPPORTUNITY TO TACKLE THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE BACKLOG IN OUR NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS, MONUMENTS, AND OTHER PUBLIC LANDS. IN 2024, THE PCTA SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZED 105 GAOA-FUNDED TRAIL PROJECTS ACROSS NATIONAL FORESTS IN REGION 5 AND 6.

  Expenses $2,637,002 · Grants $297,956 · Revenue $1,802,450

• TRAIL PROMOTION AND EDUCATION:THROUGH OUR PRINT AND ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND PERSONAL OUTREACH,- WE PROMOTE THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL AS A RECREATION SPACE FOR EVERYONE- PROMOTE SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF THE TRAIL BY EDUCATING TRAIL USERS IN LEAVE NO TRACE PRINCIPLES, AS WELL AS INFORMING TRAIL USERS ABOUT TRAIL CLOSURES AND THE IMPACTS FROM WILDFIRE- MOBILIZE VOLUNTEERS TO MAINTAIN THE TRAIL- KEEP OUR MEMBERS AND ELECTED LEADERS INFORMED OF PROGRAMS AND ISSUES FACING THE TRAIL - INTRODUCE NEW AUDIENCES TO THE RICHNESS OF THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL EXPERIENCEIN 2024, PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: - PUBLISHING THREE ISSUES (33,000 COPIES) OF THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL COMMUNICATOR MAGAZINE, AND DISTRIBUTING IT TO MEMBERS, PARTNERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS; - PUBLISHING AN ANNUAL CALENDAR; - PUBLISHING TWELVE REGULAR ISSUES OF TRAIL DIRT, THE PCTA'S ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER;- PUBLISHING DOZENS OF BLOGS AND HUNDREDS OF SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS & STORIESTHE PCTA ALSO...- RESPONDED TO 6,802 INQUIRIES FROM TRAIL USERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC;- ISSUED 4,507 LONG-DISTANCE PERMITS AND 2,333 SECTION HIKE PERMITS;- GARNERED FOUR MILLION WEBSITE VISITS;- ENGAGED 323,000 SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS

  Expenses $882,139 · Revenue $336,276

As filed on the 2024 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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• AMERICAN CONSERVATION EXPERIENCE

  $168,713

  TRAIL MAINTENANCE

• SISKIYOU MOUNTAIN CLUB

  $50,000

  TRAIL MAINTENANCE

• SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINS FOUNDATION

  $33,774

  TRAIL MAINTENANCE

• SIERRA BUTTES TRAIL STEWARDSHIP

  $20,050

  TRAIL MAINTENANCE

• WILLIAM S HART UNION HS DISTRICT

  $11,970

  TRAIL MAINTENANCE

• TRUCKEE TRAIL FOUNDATION

  $8,629

  TRAIL MAINTENANCE

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

27 May 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.1

Source object

202541509349301504

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