Upper Valley Trails Alliance INC

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Norwich, VT501(c)(3)Since 2001EducationEIN 03-0369847

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We advocate for the use, maintenance and development of trails in the region. Through education, outreach, and stewardship, we promote active lifestyles through trail use in all seasons, connect people and places through a regional trail network, and lead a coalition of local trail groups and advocates.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$77K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 69% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$482K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$442K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$636K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$482K
FY2025▲ +5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$413K
FY2021$378K
FY2022$425K
FY2023$465K
FY2024$460K
FY2025$482K
Expenses
$442K
FY2025▼ -2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$380K
FY2021$350K
FY2022$372K
FY2023$414K
FY2024$450K
FY2025$442K
Net assets
$636K
FY2025▲ +5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$438K
FY2021$465K
FY2022$516K
FY2023$568K
FY2024$605K
FY2025$636K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2002.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $351K Management & general 12% · $52K Fundraising 9% · $38K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $77K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$76,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Russel Hirschler’s $77K as Executive Dir. is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Russell Hirschler—$77,192$71,907$66,649$63,520$62,670
Russel Hirschler$76,800—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for trail use, maintenance, and development, connecting people and places.

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2 program services account for $351K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Trail Services

We are the premier trail services organization in the Upper Valley completely dedicated to trails. For more than 25 years, we have been building, maintaining and improving trails. We work with municipalities, conservation commissions, trail groups, nonprofits, private landowners, and others to provide the highest quality trail services.

$181Kprogram expense
02

Education and Outreach Programs Include

(1) the Upper Valley High School Trail Corps program; (2) Passport to Winter Fun; (3)"Trail Finder", and (4) outdoor events. - Our High School Trail Corps program provides an opportunity for high school students to spend time outdoors while learning to build trails in a sustainable way.

$170Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$482K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$333K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$141K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$442K
Ln 25
Programscol B$351K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$636K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$462K
Total assetsLn 16$646K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$333K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$141K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$6K
Total revenueLn 12$482K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$462K
SavingsLn 2$581
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$462K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$172K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$646K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$636K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$592K$462K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7K$172K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$614K$646K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$605K$636K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$67K$10K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$213K$167K$19K$27K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$8K$928$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$20K$3K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$51$51
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$13K$121$120
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$1K$549$2K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$7K$893$884
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$7K$5K$660$653
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$309
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$254$253
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$47K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$442K$351K$52K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $482K$442K$40K$636K 990 PDF
FY2024 $460K$450K$10K$605K 990 PDF
FY2023 $465K$414K$51K$568K 990 PDF
FY2022 $425K$372K$53K$516K 990 PDF
FY2021 $378K$350K$28K$465K 990 PDF
FY2020 $413K$380K$33K$438K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $481,702 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,140 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$192,851
VIII-1c Fundraising events$5,616
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$134,484
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,163
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$332,951
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $140,504$140,504
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,731$2,731
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $6,435$6,435
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,059−$2,059
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $141,644 · Excluded from tax $7,107$481,702
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $441,556 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,240 · Management $9,888 · Fundraising $1,977$79,105
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $166,549 · Management $19,343 · Fundraising $26,732$212,624
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,785 · Management $928 · Fundraising $1,147$9,860
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,161 · Management $2,517 · Fundraising $2,492$25,170
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,462$15,462
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $51$51
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,446 · Management $121 · Fundraising $120$13,687
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,433 · Management $549 · Fundraising $1,721$3,703
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,151 · Management $893 · Fundraising $884$8,928
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,287 · Management $660 · Fundraising $653$6,600
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,096 · Fundraising $309$8,405
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,143 · Management $254 · Fundraising $253$2,650
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,789 · Management $1,568$6,357
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,063 · Fundraising $1,891$48,954
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $351,143 · Management $52,234 · Fundraising $38,179$441,556
Part X · Balance sheet $646,461 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $448,277$461,776
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $143,643$581
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,582$3,900
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,310$1,893
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,519$5,870
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,388$172,441
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $613,719$646,461
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,648$10,799
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,648$10,799
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $305,516$324,887
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $299,555$310,775
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $605,071$635,662
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $613,719$646,461
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $635,662 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$481,702
XI-2 Total expenses$441,556
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$40,146
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$605,071
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$9,555
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$635,662

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