American Trails

Analysis

American Trails is a registered charity in United States, based in Cottonwood, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, American Trails reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.6m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $584k to $1.4m (+143%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, American Trails sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Iron Dog Race ($1.4m), Caddo Bossier Soccer Association ($1.4m) and Al Ummah Community Center ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $109k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $200k. At year end it held assets of $207k against liabilities of $84k, net assets of $123k. It reported 5 employees.