Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2012.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
17 people listed on the 990; $166K paid to officers and key staff.
Teresa Martinez’s $114K as Executive Director is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa Martinez | $114,037 | $88,600 | $77,176 | $74,667 | $71,566 |
| Steven Shattuck | — | $77,900 | $70,754 | $68,066 | $65,846 |
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
Builds, protects, and maintains the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail with volunteers.
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Stewardship- In 2023, CDTC continued work to cooperatively steward the CDT including providing 15,971 volunteer hours dedicated to trail stewardship activities. This included supporting 10 volunteer projects, 5 Trail Adopter Trainings, and over 100 Trail Adopters who conducted regular trail maintenance along the CDT.
Public Information Outreach and Communication- CDTC once again hosted CDT Trail Days in Silver City, NM and welcomed over 2500 people to participate in the free and family friendly events. In addition, CDTC supported over 25 events across the CDT that reached over 2,000 people and helped raise awareness about the CDT and cooperative…
Community Engagement- CDTC began to expand support and work with the 21 Gateway Communities along the CDT including in person visits with all 21 Gateway Communities. This included launching a series of small business roundtables across Montana with Gateway Communities, and conducting the biennial Small business survey and report.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $965K | $91K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $251K | $1.4M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $30K | |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.4M | $1.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $336K | $532K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.0M | $1.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $166K | $107K | $31K | $29K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $722K | $465K | $133K | $124K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $64K | $41K | $12K | $11K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $12K | $0 | $12K | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $16K | $2K | $13K | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $44K | $29K | $15K | $0 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $7K | $7K | $0 | $0 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $13K | $4K | $9K | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $205K | $153K | $47K | $6K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $158K | $111K | $20K | $27K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.4M | $920K | $291K | $196K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $2.0M | $1.9M | $100K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 Viewing | $1.4M | $1.4M | $31K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $1.9M | $1.2M | $665K | $1.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $1.0M | $950K | $60K | $365K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $923K | $724K | $199K | $305K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,437,384 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,437,384 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,406,515 across 10 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,595,010 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,063,337 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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