Partnership for the National Trails System

Analysis

Partnership for the National Trails System is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2003, 23 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, Partnership for the National Trails System reported income of $519k and spending of $629k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $461k to $519k (+12%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Partnership for the National Trails System sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 44th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Monmouth Conservation Foundation ($518k), Redwood Coast Land Conservancy ($520k) and Blue Heron Ministries Inc ($518k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $68k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $133k. At year end it held assets of $313k against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $280k. It reported 8 employees.