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SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS TRAIL STEWARDSHIP

EIN 77-0457425 SANTA CRUZ, CA

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Revenue 2024
$3,223,224
Expenses 2024
$3,289,262

Program services were 68.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
C99
Classification
1200
Street
719 SWIFT ST STE 7

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship is creating and maintaining world-class trails responsibly, sustainably, and collectively.

  • Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship (SCMTS) supports local climate & community resilience through trail and landscape stewardship, inclusive community events, free education, paid workforce development, and fire restoration and prevention. 2024 was a great year for us, with: - Ongoing maintenance of over 60 miles of Santa Cruz County trails, including essential trail maintenance throughout the upper portion of Fall Creek Unit of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park ahead of the rainy season to keep trails accessible and safe - We built over 8 miles of brand new trails - A total of 1,020 unique volunteers joined us in the field, including 643 first-time SCMTS volunteers - We hosted a total of 169 events - We also administered the Summer Youth Trail Program for the 7th year running in partnership with the City of Santa Cruz & continue to co-lead the Earth Stewards Program with the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History Other achievements in 2024 included: - National Trails Day: We brought together over 460 volunteers for a day of trail work and fun across 23 local open spaces as part of this nationwide campaign led by the American Hiking Society - Strategic Plan: With the support of our board and other advisors, we completed a new 5-year strategic plan for our organization for 2025-2030 - see below for more detail - Cotoni-Coast Dairies: Our Trail Crew and volunteers teamed up to build the final 3-mile loop of trail on the northern section of the Cotoni-Coast Dairies property. This trail is filled with unmatched ocean views that will put a smile on visitors faces for decades to come, while preserving important cultural sites for the descendants of the indigenous Cotoni tribe through collaboration with the Amah-Mutsun Land Trust. In addition, access was approved! Now that the Bureau of Land Management and the Trust for Public Lands have brokered an agreement, they will begin construction of the necessary parking lot for this new National Monument so the public can gain access. We are therefore putting the finishing touches on this first phase of Cotoni-Coast Dairies trails and expect to be able to open this brand new 9-mile trail network this coming summer. - Mountain Bike, Landscape Conservation & Fire Prevention Pilot: We signed a contract with partners University of California Santa Cruz and California State Parks and were awarded technical assistance from the National Park Service's Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program to launch planning for a pilot that will upgrade an unsanctioned mountain bike trail to a well-designed and -constructed trail that will protect against erosion, while also forming a key fire break (see more below in 2025 activities) - Hike & Help: In September 2024, we celebrated a full year of our new Hike & Help program. Consisting of a social hike with some light trail work on Thursday mornings, this program was designed to engage retired community members in rewarding, low-effort stewardship work and spark new community connections. The mix of light tasks created an inclusive atmosphere, allowing participants of all abilities to participate in stewardship. Notable Hike & Help achievements include: - 3,000 feet of trail brushed in DeLaveaga Park to clear trail corridors and improve sightlines - 60 drains maintained in Pogonip Open Space Preserve to help water shed off trails and reduce erosion - 50 feet of erosion repairs on Moore Creek Trail to improve resilience and protect local watersheds - We were also able to clear multiple downed trees on popular within 24 hours to keep the outdoors accessible and safe for allIn total, during the first year of the program we engaged 126 unique volunteers over the course of 48 events, completing 382 hours of trail maintenance and improving 16 local open spaces.- Big Basin Redwoods State Park: We began more Big Basin trail restoration work in late Fall 2024! After supporting clearing and fuel management work in the park post-CZU Complex wildfires in 2023, our Trail Crew is now back rebuilding in the backcountry. This work is the final step to reopening a more resilient, accessible, and fun trail system in the park (see 2025 goals below for more detail). We also completed fee-for service trail work throughout the year (SCMTSs business model combines fee-for-service revenue with funding from individuals, sponsors, and grants to fund free local trail services, community events, and public access infrastructure throughout Santa Cruz county). These projects included the construction of: - the Ojo de Agua Trail for Santa Clara County Parks at their Coyote Canyon Property near Morgan Hill. This 1.5-mile trail will open to cyclists, hikers, and equestrians in the months ahead and allow the public to explore this new 2,700-acre property at the foothills of the Diablo Mountain Range. - the Valle Vista Trail, a 1-mile multi-use trail for East Bay Regional Parks in Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park. Since opening to the public in the fall, it has already become a hit with local cyclists, hikers, and equestrians. We are thrilled to see how it is being embraced by the local community.

    Expenses $2,254,789 · Revenue $1,901,986

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Matt De Young

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $157,465
    From this org
    $151,040
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,425
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,040
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,425
    Filer's total
    $157,465

  • Drew Perkins

    Trail Planning Dir

    Total calculated
    $120,668
    From this org
    $119,703
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $965
    Hours/week
    40

  • Marcel Thanasack

    Dir Finance

    Total calculated
    $119,407
    From this org
    $113,994
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,413
    Hours/week
    40

  • John Leckrone

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Emma Kelsey

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cory Caletti

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Katie Conley

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kory Asfour

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Colin Bogart

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Eileen Murphy

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeff Dean

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Peter Snell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Randy Randleman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $3,223,224
    Expenses
    $3,289,262
    Contributions
    $1,189,287
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,676,573
    Expenses
    $2,397,189
    Contributions
    $1,183,692
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,975,794
    Expenses
    $2,544,643
    Contributions
    $1,591,975
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,639,320
    Expenses
    $1,823,212
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,037,441

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,112,314
    Expenses
    $2,337,758
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,263,555

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $889,458
    Expenses
    $939,635
    Assets (EOY)
    $290,191

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $586,763
    Expenses
    $500,947
    Assets (EOY)
    $303,439

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $337,871
    Expenses
    $248,610
    Assets (EOY)
    $205,413

  • 2016 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $184,787
    Expenses
    $159,737
    Assets (EOY)
    $110,794

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2012

Tax period
1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012
Principal officer
Eve Davidson
Mailing address
PO Box 331Santa Cruz CA 950610331
Website
www.mbosc.org
Doing business as
Trips for Kids Santa Cruz

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 9 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.