The mission of trails foundation of northern utah (tfnu)is to plan, promote, construct, maintain and protect a network of public Pathways, trails, and related open spaces for non-motorized users throughout northern utah.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 $865K a year · 54% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $39K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$44K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$902K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$553K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$902K
FY2021▼ -19%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$902K
FY2022$886K
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$514K
Expenses
$553K
FY2021▼ -29%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$783K
FY2021$553K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$681K
FY2024$504K
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2021▲ +20%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$5.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2021 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2024) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1997.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $462K Management & general 9% · $52K Fundraising 7% · $38K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$75,431Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aric Manning’s $120K as Executive Di is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Aric Manning$119,825$107,998$92,717$75,431$80,153
Mark Benigni————$15,883

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.

See Weber Pathways executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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, maintains, and protects public trails and open spaces for non-motorized users in Northern Utah.

Questions for Weber Pathways

Tap to ask. Weber Pathways sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Weber Pathways answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $462K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

During 2021, trails foundation of northern utah was able to successfully launch our first full year of membership as well as employ a full-time seasonal trail crew. This enabled us to continue existing projects, and take on more than we had in prior years. In the spring of 2021, we were contracted by the U.S.

$462Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$39K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$902K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$807K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$553K
Ln 25
Programscol B$462K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$807K
Government grantsLn 1e$394K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$902K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$678K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 680
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$926K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$672K$678K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K$44K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$35K$34K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$126K$117K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$2K$3K$439
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$3K$4K$650
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$85K$76K$99$9K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$21K$2K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$4K$3K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$2K$2K$346
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$1K$163
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$2K$240
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$196K$191K$46$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$3K$1K$573
Total functional expensesLn 25$553K$462K$52K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $514K$504K$10K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.5M$681K$3.8M$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $886K$1.1M−$211K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $902K$553K$349K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$783K$331K$1.6M 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $901,622 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,056,706$806,545
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $29,345$92,191
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$10,030$1,015
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $38,332$1,871
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,114,353$901,622
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $179,804$207,289
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $603,470$345,384
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $783,274$552,673
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $331,079$348,949
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $901,622 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,871 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$393,743
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$412,802
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$26,108
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$806,545
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $92,191$92,191
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,015$1,015
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $95,077$901,622
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $552,673 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,419 · Management $33,909 · Fundraising $6,103$75,431
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $117,272 · Fundraising $9,187$126,459
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,154 · Management $2,806 · Fundraising $439$5,399
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,191 · Management $4,156 · Fundraising $650$7,997
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $75,984 · Management $99 · Fundraising $8,766$84,849
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,419 · Management $2,026 · Fundraising $4,007$27,452
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,648 · Management $3,365 · Fundraising $1,923$8,936
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,700 · Management $2,215 · Fundraising $346$4,261
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,563 · Management $1,046 · Fundraising $163$3,772
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,046 · Management $1,531 · Fundraising $240$6,817
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $190,504 · Management $46 · Fundraising $5,911$196,461
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,068 · Management $1,198 · Fundraising $573$4,839
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $461,968 · Management $52,397 · Fundraising $38,308$552,673
Part X · Balance sheet $1,950,874 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $925,642$1,109,528
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,606$151,556
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $8,056$8,209
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $489$4,054
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $671,979$677,527
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,644,772$1,950,874
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $51,450$29,649
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,995$13,999
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $61,495$43,648
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,051,752$1,113,043
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $531,525$794,183
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,583,277$1,907,226
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,644,772$1,950,874
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,907,226 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$901,622
XI-2 Total expenses$552,673
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$348,949
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,583,277
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$25,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,907,226

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.