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Keystone Trails Association INC

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Harrisburg, PA501(c)(3)Recreation & Sports EIN 23-2111213Revenue $684K in FY2025

On file with the IRSkta-hike.org1631 North Front Street, 17102-2435 · Harrisburg, PATax-exempt since Jun 1981Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Maintenance and preservation of hiking Trails.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 5 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $405K a year · 50% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $17K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$684K
-76% vs prior year
Spent
$794K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$684K
FY2025▼ -76%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$551K
FY2021$189K
FY2022$187K
FY2023$444K
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$684K
Expenses
$794K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$148K
FY2021$185K
FY2022$249K
FY2023$408K
FY2024$648K
FY2025$794K
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2025▼ -0.5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$485K
FY2021$490K
FY2022$428K
FY2023$464K
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$2.8M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1981.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $654K Management & general 14% · $115K Fundraising 3% · $26K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shira Blady
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Wayne Gross
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karen Lutz
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Maintains and preserves hiking trails for public enjoyment.

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1 program · $654K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Trail care program, throughout the year organization volunteers performed maintenance and improvements on numerous hiking trails.

$654Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Appalachian Trail ConservancyFY2024$11K
Lancaster County ConservancyFY2024$5K
Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau INCFY2024$750
Texas Instruments FoundationFY2024$35
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$17K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$684K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$414K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$147K
Investment incomeLn 3$120K
Money outPt IX
$794K
Ln 25
Programscol B$654K
Managementcol C$115K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$414K
Government grantsLn 1e$185K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$147K
Investment incomeLn 3$120K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$684K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$214K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$214K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$181K$214K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.5M$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$51K$40K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$370K$318K$44K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$41K$35K$5K$819
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$25K$3K$580
Management feesLn 11a$31K$25K$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$45K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$9K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$5K$658$658
TravelLn 17$9K$6K$855$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$143K$143K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$7K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$60K$9K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$20K$3K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$794K$654K$115K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $684K$794K−$110K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.8M$648K$2.2M$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $444K$408K$36K$464K 990 PDF
FY2022 $187K$249K−$62K$428K 990 PDF
FY2021 $189K$185K$5K$490K 990 PDF
FY2020 $551K$148K$403K$485K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $684,115 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,664,195$413,915
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $102,493$146,645
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $37,430$120,353
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,598$3,202
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,808,716$684,115
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $347,502$439,621
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $300,198$354,626
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $647,700$794,247
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,161,016−$110,132
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $684,115 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,990 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$23,575
VIII-1e Government grants$185,441
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$204,899
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$413,915
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $146,645$146,645
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $120,353$120,353
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $212$212
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $270,200$684,115
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $794,247 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $317,912 · Management $44,360 · Fundraising $7,393$369,665
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,224 · Management $4,915 · Fundraising $819$40,958
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,938 · Management $3,480 · Fundraising $580$28,998
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $24,900 · Management $3,113 · Fundraising $3,113$31,126
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $44,540$44,540
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,425 · Fundraising $2,356$11,781
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,260 · Management $658 · Fundraising $658$6,576
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,983 · Management $855 · Fundraising $1,709$8,547
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $143,080$143,080
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,207 · Management $1,030 · Fundraising $2,059$10,296
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59,851 · Management $8,759 · Fundraising $3,549$72,159
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,723 · Management $3,014 · Fundraising $3,784$26,521
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $653,503 · Management $114,724 · Fundraising $26,020$794,247
Part X · Balance sheet $2,784,688 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $180,646$214,247
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $28,228$25,416
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $50,619$40,324
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,535,982$2,504,701
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,795,475$2,784,688
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,754$7,910
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,754$7,910
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,791,721$2,776,778
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,795,475$2,784,688
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,776,778 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$684,115
XI-2 Total expenses$794,247
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$110,132
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,791,721
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$95,189
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,776,778

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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