The Colorado Trail Foundation

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1987

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Steve Staley

Phone

7193981688

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

The Colorado Trail Foundation, founded in 1987, is a small nonprofit in the Recreation & Sports sector that reported $774K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Expenses of $711K left a modest 8% surplus.

Mission

To provide, improve, and maintain, through voluntary public involvement and in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, a linear, non-motorized, sustainable, scenic, recreation trail corridor for hikers, mountain bikers, and horse riders between Denver and Durango, Colorado: The Colorado Trail.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $265,775 Revenue: $55,206

Trail operations: Improve and maintain the Colorado Trail. The Colorado Trail Foundation sponsored 17 trail crews with a total of 302 volunteers. These trail crews built and refurbished hundreds of water diversions, removed trees and undergrowth, eliminated rocks impeding the trail, and constructed new trail. They also built or rebuilt turnpikes, cleared avalanche debris, and built or rebuilt 7 bridges. Adopter volunteers cleared the trail, sawed and removed hundreds of fallen trees, cleaned water diversions, repaired rockslides,and repaired, replaced, and installed signs enabling hikers and horses to stay on the trail. In all, 736 volunteers worked a total of 17,284 hours with the US Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and other partner organizations to protect the trail for Colorado Trail users.

Program 2

Expenses: $144,098

Outreach and trail user education and assistance: Educated and aided hundreds of Colorado Trail users by responding to telephone and email requests for information. Distributed Treadlines newsletters to over 17,000 households, and distributed brochures to visitors centers, chambers of commerce, forest service offices, and sporting goods stores. Maintained and improved the CTF website, Facebook page and database to support trail crew and adopter activities, and educate trail users about the trail and Leave No Trace ethics. Provided speakers and video information on the subject of the Colorado Trail, the Colorado Trail Foundation, trail crew and educational opportunities.

Program 3

Expenses: $123,491 Revenue: $116,725

Guided treks: Trekkers participated in seven week-long supported treks along the Colorado Trail for recreational and educational activity keyed to the diverse, high mountain environment.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $490,273

Program Service Revenue $191,009

Investment Income $47,610

Other Revenue $45,218

TOTAL REVENUE $774,110

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $389,521

Fundraising Expenses $50,223

Program Expenses $614,013

Other Expenses $321,717

TOTAL EXPENSES $711,238

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$774,110	$807,681	0.0%
Expenses	$711,238	$725,051	0.0%
Net Income	$62,872	$82,630	-0.2%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

906

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

$125,316

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Tisha McCombs	Executive Dir.	50.00	Director	$111,708	$13,608	$125,316
Diana Bristol	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jerry Brown	Vice President	8.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Ian Altman	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Connie Wian	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Brent Adams	Director	4.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Zach Sears	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dan Cohen	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Steve Stadler	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Carol Foster	Treasurer	4.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Mark Ely	Director	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Steve Staley	Chairman	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Bill Manning	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$774,110	$711,238	$2,581,137	$62,872
2022	$807,681	$725,051	$2,371,020	$82,630
2021	$821,271	$495,149	$2,538,858	$326,122
2020	$676,370	$496,166	$2,211,155	$180,204
2019	$557,346	$484,827	$1,913,549	$72,519
2018	$566,682	$500,614	$1,732,439	$66,068