The preservation and maintenance of public Trails in Montecito, summerland and carpinteria.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $69K a year · 27% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
49 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 48.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
20
named funders · $180K
Looks good: 20 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.07% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 12 voting members
Concern: none of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$250K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$191K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$250K
FY2021▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$224K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$212K
FY2023$209K
FY2024$381K
FY2025$290K
Expenses
$191K
FY2021▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$221K
FY2021$191K
FY2022$106K
FY2023$165K
FY2024$185K
FY2025$283K
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2021▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1967.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $133K Management & general 30% · $58K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Ashlee Mayfield$52,000$19,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Maintains and preserves public trails in Montecito, Summerland, and Carpinteria.

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1 program · $133K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Environmental & Sustainable Design, General/Other

Maintenance of hiking, biking and riding trails in the first district of Santa Barbara County (75,000 users)

$133Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$250K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$192K
Investment incomeLn 3$46K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Money outPt IX
$191K
Ln 25
Programscol B$133K
Managementcol C$58K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$778K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$192K
Investment incomeLn 3$46K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$250K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$778K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$778K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$1
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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$1.4M$778K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.7M
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$0
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$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$743$743
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$500$500
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$366$366
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$136K$131K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$191K$133K$58K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $290K$283K$7K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $381K$185K$196K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $209K$165K$44K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $212K$106K$106K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $250K$191K$59K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $224K$221K$3K$2.5M 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 $250,344 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $206,501$191,700
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,365$46,327
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,923$12,317
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $223,789$250,344
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $220,734$191,352
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $220,734$191,352
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,055$58,992
Part VI · Governance 0 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $250,344 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$70,955
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$120,745
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$191,700
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $46,327$46,327
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-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $12,317$12,317
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $58,644$250,344
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $191,352 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 staff$0
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 taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,500$15,500
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $13,185$13,185
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,885$1,885
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $15,532$15,532
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $743$743
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,864$1,864
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $500$500
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $366$366
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,252$2,252
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $130,830 · Management $5,126$135,956
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,200 · Management $1,369$3,569
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $133,030 · Management $58,322 · Fundraising $0$191,352
Part X · Balance sheet $2,664,123 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,359,147$777,902
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,200$3,200
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $948$1,386
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,182,101$1,881,634
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$1
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,545,396$2,664,123
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,761$875
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $656$967
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,417$1,842
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,437,077$2,563,379
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $98,902$98,902
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,535,979$2,662,281
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,545,396$2,664,123
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,662,281 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$250,344
XI-2 Total expenses$191,352
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$58,992
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,535,979
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$67,310
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,662,281

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