The mission of Trailspring Inc. is to improve the health and activity level of the Springfield area by creating and maintaining a network of multi-use trails. Through this network, provide measurable economic impact in order to engage community enterprises to contribute to the education and construction of this network and further perpetuate the health of the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $190K a year · 36% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $147K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$100
<0.01% 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
$164K
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$401K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$164K
FY2024▼ -25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$257K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$644K
FY2023$220K
FY2024$164K
Expenses
$401K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$323K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$350K
FY2024$401K
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$731K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.8M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2014.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $396K Management & general 1% · $4K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$59,865Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Resident
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alaina Grote’s $60K as Executive Dir. is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Alaina Grote$59,865$46,538$26,471—
Jessica Pearson———$32,500

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Builds and maintains trails to boost community health, activity, and local economy.

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2 programs · $396K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

TrailSpring completed the first phase (approx.10 miles) of construction of Two Rivers Bike Park, which opened in August 2013. Two Rivers now consists of over 14 miles of professionally built single track trail. Opening day had over 450 attendees with 2014 attendance at well over 100 users per weekend and 200 users per week.

$376Kprogram expense
02

TrailSpring completed phase one of Dirt 66 at Fellows Lake, in Springfield MO. Phase one includes approximately 25 miles of single track trails traversing the perimeter of Fellows Lake. The trail system hosted multiple mountain bike events in 2023, including a National Interscholastic Cycling Association ("NICA") race with approximately…

$20Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$147K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$164K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128
Money outPt IX
$401K
Ln 25
Programscol B$396K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$164K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$83K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$83K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$67K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K$83K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$116K$67K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$101$100
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$60K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Management feesLn 11a$20K$20K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$856$856
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$176K$176K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$121K$121K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$401K$396K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $164K$401K−$237K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $220K$350K−$130K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $644K$346K$298K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$323K$997K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $257K$236K$21K$731K 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 $164,178 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $201,768$162,488
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $13,911$128
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,132$1,562
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $187$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $219,998$164,178
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $50,098$70,412
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $300,181$330,329
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $350,279$400,741
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$130,281−$236,563
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $164,178 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$162,488
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$162,488
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $128$128
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,562$1,562
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $128 · Excluded from tax $1,562$164,178
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $400,741 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $59,865$59,865
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,547$10,547
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $20,000$20,000
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,072$2,072
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,321$2,321
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $856$856
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $175,806$175,806
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,728$3,728
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $120,762$120,762
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,784$4,784
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $396,348 · Management $4,393 · Fundraising $0$400,741
Part X · Balance sheet $1,809,911 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $86,555$83,477
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,604$1,604
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,833,635$1,657,829
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $116,485$67,001
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,038,279$1,809,911
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $100$100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $101$100
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,038,178$1,809,811
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,038,178$1,809,811
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,038,279$1,809,911
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,809,811 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$164,178
XI-2 Total expenses$400,741
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$236,563
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,038,178
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,196
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,809,811

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