Promotes walking, biking, and transit to create healthy, active communities.
For fiscal year 2024 it reported $1.1M in revenue, $1.2M in expenses, and $504K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$504K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$50K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
78%
13%
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.13
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs▲ +6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
10.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -17% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -156% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +7%
$1.1M$564K$0
FY2020FY2024
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +21%
$1.2M$589K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total assets
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +2%
$1.3M$668K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total liabilities
$831K
FY2024▲ +9%
$831K$415K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$504K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$50K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 319
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 419
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $918K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
Advocacy / Outreach / Educationconnecting St. Louis
Tower grove ave and tucker BLVD are approved for construction in 2025. Trailnet's successful advocacy and education efforts help secure funding for 34.1 new miles of bike infrastructure in STL. Drive the change campaign spread the word about the new hands free law, securing 1,000 new buckle up phone down pledges in 2024.
$431Kprogram expense
02
Planning safe STREETS528,805 residents will benefit from street safety planning conducted by trailnet's team in wellston, jefferson county, the city of ST. Louis, and poplar BLUFF.TRAFFIC calming lending library: helped community partners host their own demonstrations and advocacy efforts, including three partners borrowing equipment for…
$274Kprogram expense
03
Rides / eventstrainet brought 105,649 miles of smiles to 3,029 people at 13 trailnet bike rides this year with our full season of rides. Free classes included 89 people who learned basic bike maintenance skills or how to fix a flat tire at 13 classes hosted in partnership with libraries, schools, and other community partners.
Cindy Mense’s $118K as CEO
is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1841 $1–10M recreation & sports 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
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.
Individual Cindy Mense · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $118K · Total expenses $1.2M
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $722K · Total expenses $1.2M
61%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
78%
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Overhead ratio
9%
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Fundraising cost ratio
24%
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Revenue growth
7%
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Accounting fee ratio
4%
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Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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