Regional Trail Corporation

Analysis

Regional Trail Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in West Newton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Regional Trail Corporation reported income of $1.0m and spending of $733k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $711k to $1.0m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Regional Trail Corporation sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Linda and Gene Farley Center for Peace Justice and Sustainability I ($1.0m), Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake Inc ($1.0m) and Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $113k. At year end it held assets of $6.6m against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $6.5m. It reported 10 employees.