To provide recreational and educational programs; conservation of woodlands and waterways

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 226 volunteers and 246 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $359K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 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
$404K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $10K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$338K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% 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
$4.7M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$4.5M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$9.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$4.7M
Expenses
$4.5M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.5M
Net assets
$9.3M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.6M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$7.7M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$9.0M
FY2025$9.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1959.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $3.6M Management & general 20% · $892K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $404K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$182,143Pt VII · Sec A
Park Director
$116,483Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Manager
$105,350Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (as of 01/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (until 01/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Brown$182,143$173,073$164,950$150,654$156,401$138,857
Bryan Martin$116,483$111,352$102,416———
Patricia Schnee$105,350$99,679$91,863———
Pat Schnee———$86,698$76,588$70,455

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

Offers programs for recreation, education, and conservation of local natural areas.

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2 programs · $3.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Recreation and education- winding trails offers hiking and biking trails, a variety of programs for all ages, nature education and team building for school groups.

$2.1Mprogram expense
02

Camps- winding trails runs an aca accredited 8 week summer day camp as well as full and half day sports camps and adventure camps.

$1.5Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$182K
Other incomeLn 4–11$182K
Money outPt IX
$4.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.6M
Managementcol C$892K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$9.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$338K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$182K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$74K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$154K
Other incomeLn 4–11$182K
Gains on assetsLn 7$747
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.0M
Total assetsLn 16$9.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$338K
Net assetsLn 32$9.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5246
VolunteersI 6226
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$314K$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.2M$6.0M
Total assetsLn 16$9.3M$9.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$367K$338K
Net assetsLn 32$9.0M$9.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$350K$264K$86K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.3M$1.7M$600K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$47K$34K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$70K$52K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$195K$144K$51K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Investment management feesLn 11f$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$850$850
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$153K$134K$19K
OccupancyLn 16$70K$67K$3K
TravelLn 17$112K$112K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$35K$35K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$426K$396K$30K
InsuranceLn 23$157K$151K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$508K$493K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.5M$3.6M$892K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.7M$4.5M$269K$9.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.6M$4.0M$583K$9.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.1M$3.7M$394K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.9M$3.5M$408K$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.8M$3.1M$680K$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.8M$3.0M−$180K$6.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,731,396 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $130,482$181,976
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,037,625$4,213,453
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $181,656$154,088
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $269,826$181,879
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,619,589$4,731,396
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,648,284$2,937,610
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,388,164$1,525,042
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,036,448$4,462,652
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $583,141$268,744
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,731,396 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $101,440 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$73,688
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$108,288
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$181,976
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,213,453$4,213,453
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $153,341$153,341
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $67,369 · Excluded from tax $28,872$96,241
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $747$747
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$24,434−$24,434
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $8,632$8,632
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,213,453 · Unrelated business $168,809 · Excluded from tax $167,158$4,731,396
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,462,652 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $264,196 · Management $85,965$350,161
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,675,184 · Management $600,311$2,275,495
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $34,271 · Management $12,817$47,088
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $51,507 · Management $18,750$70,257
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $143,680 · Management $50,929$194,609
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,336$3,336
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,683$21,683
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $23,143$23,143
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $850$850
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,261$15,261
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $134,132 · Management $19,213$153,345
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $67,177 · Management $2,929$70,106
IX-17 TravelPrograms $111,955$111,955
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $34,547$34,547
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $395,928 · Management $29,632$425,560
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $150,595 · Management $6,566$157,161
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $492,602 · Management $15,493$508,095
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,571,035 · Management $891,617 · Fundraising $0$4,462,652
Part X · Balance sheet $9,627,078 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $95,025$38,922
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $218,624$1,638,379
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $33,691$32,637
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,189,858$6,002,762
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,782,252$1,914,378
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,319,450$9,627,078
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $241,680$158,764
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $125,444$178,771
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $367,124$337,535
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,874,395$9,227,654
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $77,931$61,889
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,952,326$9,289,543
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,319,450$9,627,078
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,289,543 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,731,396
XI-2 Total expenses$4,462,652
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$268,744
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,952,326
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$68,473
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,289,543

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