Pacific Crest Trail Association

Analysis

Pacific Crest Trail Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1989, 37 years ago. 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, Pacific Crest Trail Association reported income of $5.4m and spending of $5.6m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.3m to $5.4m (+24%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Pacific Crest Trail Association sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alternatives for the Older Adult Inc ($5.4m), Northern California Indian Development Council Inc ($5.4m) and Team Red White & Blue Inc ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $340k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. It paid $50k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6.6m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 49 employees.