Western States Trail Foundation

Analysis

Western States Trail Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Auburn, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1991, 35 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 September 2023, Western States Trail Foundation reported income of $401k and spending of $416k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $271k to $401k (+48%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Western States Trail Foundation sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Florida Soccer Club Inc ($401k), Top Ballers Inc ($401k) and Half Moon Bay Beautification Committee Inc ($401k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $48k. It paid $7,839 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $301k against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $283k. It reported 4 employees.