River Region Trails INC

Tax-deductible

Montgomery, AL501(c)(3)Since 2011EnvironmentEIN 27-4401384

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The organization is committed to developing a network of pedestrian greenways, Trails, parks and outdoor resources in montgomery and surrounding counties.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $90K a year · 27% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 56% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 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
$234
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$209K
+89% vs prior year
Spent
$192K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$156K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$209K
FY2025▲ +89%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$113K
FY2021$500K
FY2022$306K
FY2023$54K
FY2024$110K
FY2025$209K
Expenses
$192K
FY2025▼ -37%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$249K
FY2022$303K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$192K
Net assets
$156K
FY2025▲ +12%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$16K
FY2021$266K
FY2022$269K
FY2023$135K
FY2024$139K
FY2025$156K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2011.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $192K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$63,638Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Governance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ashley Thorne’s $64K as Executive Director is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021FY2020
Will O'Connor—$70,335$70,385$64,500
Ashley Thorne$63,638———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Develops pedestrian greenways, trails, and parks in Montgomery and surrounding counties.

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1 program service account for $192K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Developed a vision plan for the montgomery trail network, including an economic and health impact analysis and report; produced a pop-up trial project that evolved into permanent pedestrian improvements; assisted n the development of the riverfront greenway

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$209K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$211K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$256
Money outPt IX
$192K
Ln 25
Programscol B$192K
Owns and owesPt X
$156K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$122K
Total assetsLn 16$156K
LiabilitiesLn 26$234
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$211K
Government grantsLn 1e$33K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$256
Total revenueLn 12$209K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$62K
SavingsLn 2$59K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$122K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$156K
LiabilitiesLn 26$234
Net assetsLn 32$156K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$154K$122K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$640$0
Total assetsLn 16$154K$156K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$234
Net assetsLn 32$139K$156K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$63K$63K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$76K
Total functional expensesLn 25$192K$192K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $209K$192K$17K$156K 990 PDF
FY2024 $110K$139K 990 PDF
FY2023 $54K$135K 990 PDF
FY2022 $306K$303K$2K$269K 990 PDF
FY2021 $500K$249K$251K$266K 990 PDF
FY2020 $113K$16K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $208,583 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$12,712
VIII-1e Government grants$33,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$165,069
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$210,781
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,664$2,664
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $256$256
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$5,859−$5,859
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $741$741
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,405 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$5,603$208,583
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $191,614 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,272$63,272
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,831$5,831
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,564$7,564
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,450$5,450
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,674$17,674
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,749$7,749
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,384$5,384
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,028$3,028
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $75,662$75,662
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $191,614 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$191,614
Part X · Balance sheet $156,425 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,267$62,266
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $144,242$59,459
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$34,700
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $640$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $154,149$156,425
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,927$234
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,927$234
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $125,385$142,354
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,837$13,837
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $139,222$156,191
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $154,149$156,425
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $156,191 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$208,583
XI-2 Total expenses$191,614
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,969
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$139,222
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$156,191

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

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