To lead in fostering health, active and vibrant communities where walking, bicycling, and the use of public transit are a way of life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$107K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $57K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$107K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $60
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$690K
61% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 61% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$988K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$951K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$435K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$988K
FY2022▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$729K
FY2021$886K
FY2022$988K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$951K
FY2022▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$621K
FY2021$781K
FY2022$951K
FY2023$976K
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$435K
FY2022-0.2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$319K
FY2021$436K
FY2022$435K
FY2023$539K
FY2024$504K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1989.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $693K Management & general 12% · $114K Fundraising 15% · $145K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$107,312Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Mense’s $118K as CEO is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cindy Mense$117,832$112,406$107,312$100,052$94,604

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

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

Programs and updates

Promotes walking, biking, and transit to create healthy, active communities.

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3 programs · $693K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Encouragement and education trailnet created quarterly crash reports in 2022, these crash reports highlighted areas of major concern for the safety of people walking and BIKING.TRAILNET continues to publish an ongoing safestreets glossary sharing some knowledge on roadway interventions that make our streets safer for all USERS.TRAILNET…

$398Kprogram expense
02

Rides trailnet produced a full ride season in 2022; classics rides: [7 rides with more than 2500 participants; community rides: [5 ride with almost 600 rides]

$206Kprogram expense
03

Planning and advocacy trailnet worked with the rest of the leadership team from missourians for responsible transportation to collectively advocate for hands-free device legislation in missouri by building and advancing a broad coalition of interested groups that are determining a strategy for PASSAGE.TRAILNET staff continue advising and…

$88Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$60

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$988K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$632K
Other incomeLn 4–11$175K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$169K
Money outPt IX
$951K
Ln 25
Programscol B$693K
Managementcol C$114K
Fundraisingcol D$145K
Owns and owesPt X
$435K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$490K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$690K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$632K
Government grantsLn 1e$39K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$400
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$169K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$175K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$988K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$291K
SavingsLn 2$199K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$490K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$324K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$255K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$690K
Net assetsLn 32$435K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 695
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$561K$490K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$355K$324K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$249K$255K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$759K$690K
Net assetsLn 32$436K$435K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$107K$76K$13K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$429K$305K$53K$71K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$6K$983$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$23K$4K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$26K$5K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$33K$4K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$66K$44K$13K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$72K$50K$9K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$39K$37K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$559
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$243$145
InsuranceLn 23$39K$36K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$74K$54K$3K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$951K$693K$114K$145K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$1.2M−$50K$504K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$976K$83K$539K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $988K$951K$37K$435K 990 PDF
FY2021 $886K$781K$105K$436K 990 PDF
FY2020 $729K$621K$109K$319K 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
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Part I · Summary $988,062 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $578,253$631,597
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $115,482$169,396
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,478$11,710
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $183,195$175,359
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $886,408$988,062
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 $506,829$613,962
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $274,575$337,533
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $781,404$951,495
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $105,004$36,567
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $988,062 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$183,309
VIII-1c Fundraising events$9,835
VIII-1e Government grants$38,784
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$399,669
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$400
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$631,597
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $169,396$169,396
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,960$8,960
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $171,735$171,735
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $2,750$2,750
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,624$3,624
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $172,146 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $184,319$988,062
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $951,495 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,294 · Management $13,148 · Fundraising $17,869$107,311
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $304,739 · Management $52,518 · Fundraising $71,374$428,631
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,705 · Management $983 · Fundraising $1,336$8,024
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,307 · Management $4,017 · Fundraising $5,459$32,783
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,457 · Management $4,559 · Fundraising $6,197$37,213
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $32,746 · Management $3,852 · Fundraising $1,927$38,525
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $43,900 · Management $12,690 · Fundraising $9,772$66,362
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $49,956 · Management $9,093 · Fundraising $12,642$71,691
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,564 · Management $2,611$39,175
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,406 · Fundraising $559$1,965
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,309$4,309
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,040 · Management $243 · Fundraising $145$2,428
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $35,899 · Management $2,243 · Fundraising $1,121$39,263
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $53,550 · Management $3,349 · Fundraising $16,916$73,815
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $692,563 · Management $113,615 · Fundraising $145,317$951,495
Part X · Balance sheet $1,125,144 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $430,720$290,622
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $130,013$199,032
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $9,860$8,075
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $14,434$40,979
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,291$7,150
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $249,310$255,350
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $354,567$323,936
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,194,195$1,125,144
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $77,429$77,496
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $527,042$458,896
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $758,518$690,253
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $410,677$434,891
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $435,677$434,891
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,194,195$1,125,144
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $434,891 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$988,062
XI-2 Total expenses$951,495
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,567
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$435,677
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$37,353
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$434,891

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