2019-07-03T16:43:20-05:00 2018-12-31 910605875 PETERSON SULLIVAN LLP CPA'S 601 UNION ST STE 2300 SEATTLE WA 981012345 990 2018-01-01 910900134 WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION WASH 2066251367 705 2ND AVE SUITE 300 SEATTLE WA 98104 SUSAN QUEARY BOARD PRESIDENT 2066251367 2019-06-26 1 NATHAN J HARTMAN P01564623 2063827777 2019-06-26 38.100.226.178 2019-06-26 12:20:00 PD P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 F4D679FE61DD08026C50BF5A7712AD19AFDA8460 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z SUSAN QUEARY 705 2ND AVE SUITE 300 SEATTLE WA 98104 4601549 0 X WWW.WTA.ORG X 1966 WA WTA IS THE VOICE FOR HIKERS IN WASHINGTON STATE. WITH OVER 15,000 MEMBERS, WTA PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO PUBLIC LANDS PROTECTION. BY PROVIDING VALUABLE INFORMATION AND EDUCATION, MOBILIZING VOLUNTEERS TO MAINTAIN TRAILS, AND ENGAGING PEOPLE AS ADVOCATES FOR PROTECTING OUR STATE'S TRAILS, WTA'S IMPACT IS UNMATCHED. 18 18 75 5000 10047 29662 4754545 3715264 663311 712373 92295 163865 10640 10047 5520791 4601549 0 0 0 0 2662690 3404510 0 0 692200 1593619 1645089 4256309 5049599 1264482 -448050 8623665 7641196 247647 348871 8376018 7292325 X TO PRESERVE, ENHANCE, AND PROMOTE HIKING OPPORTUNITIES IN WASHINGTON STATE THROUGH COLLABORATION, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND VOLUNTEER TRAIL MAINTENANCE. 0 0 1159459 1977 WTA IS THE GO-TO SOURCE FOR HIKING AND TRAIL INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GIVING PEOPLE THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO EXPLORE WASHINGTON'S NATURAL WONDERS. WE BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE WILL PROTECT THE PLACES THEY LOVE TO HIKE, FROM LOCAL PARKS TO REMOTE WILDERNESS. WHETHER IT IS INFORMATION ON TRAIL CONDITIONS OR HIKER ETIQUETTE TO POLICY ISSUES FACING OUR PUBLIC LANDS, WTA.ORG AND OUR PRINTED RESOURCES PROVIDE HIKERS WITH EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO BE SAFE, SMART AND ENGAGED EXPLORERS AND CHAMPIONS OF OUR TRAILS. WTA IS FOSTERING A WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY OF HIKERS VIA OUR WEBSITE, SOCIAL CHANNELS AND IN-PERSON EVENTS. WTA BRINGS TOGETHER HIKING EXPERTS AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE TO CREATE A DEPTH OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT TRAILS AND RELATED ISSUES IN WASHINGTON TO HELP HIKERS SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR PUBLIC LANDS. MORE THAN 9,000 HIKERS PROVIDED 23,000 TRIP REPORTS IN 2018. THOSE REPORTS NOT ONLY PROVIDED CURRENT TRAIL CONDITIONS TO THE PUBLIC BUT HELPED LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES UNDERSTAND WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING AND WHAT TYPES OF EXPERIENCES THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ON A HIKE. 603463 WTA BELIEVES THAT HIKING IS GOOD FOR PEOPLE'S HEARTS, MINDS AND BODIES. GETTING CHILDREN OUT TO EXPLORE NATURE HAS A POWERFUL IMPACT ON THEIR LIFE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO REDUCING BARRIERS SO YOUTH FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS CAN EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF BEING OUTSIDE. WTA'S FAMILIES GO HIKING E-NEWSLETTER HELPS INSPIRE 40,000 SUBSCRIBERS WITH TIPS AND TRIPS TO CREATE SAFE AND ENJOYABLE OUTDOOR ADVENTURES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. IN ADDITION, WTA PROVIDES TRAINING AND RESOURCES TO HELP TEACHERS AND YOUTH LEADERS OFFER OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. LAST YEAR, WTA HELPED SUPPORT 107 TRIPS, WHICH ENABLED MORE THAN 2,000 OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES INCLUDING SNOWSHOEING, BACKPACKING AND CAMPING. WTA ALSO EMPOWERED 1,085 YOUTH VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES, GIVING YOUNG ADULTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS VIA HANDS-ON TRAINING ON ONE DAY AND WEEK-LONG OUTINGS. 1793116 710396 WTA BELIEVES THAT MOBILIZING HIKERS TO BECOME STEWARDS OF OUR TRAILS AND PUBLIC LANDS IS KEY TO CREATING A SUSTAINABLE TRAIL SYSTEM. OUR VOLUNTEER TRAIL MAINTENANCE PROGRAM IS AMONG THE LARGEST IN THE NATION, WITH MORE THAN 5,000 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTING 171,000 HOURS OF DONATED LABOR IN 2018. WTA WORKED ON MORE THAN 250 TRAILS STATEWIDE LAST YEAR INCLUDING IN NATIONAL PARKS, NATIONAL FOREST AND ON A VARIETY OF STATE AND COUNTY LANDS. THESE EFFORTS NOT ONLY HELP ADDRESS THE SERIOUS MAINTENANCE BACKLOGS FACING STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, THEY ALSO PROVIDE WTA WITH ON-THE-GROUND EXPERTISE AND SWEAT EQUITY TO HELP SHAPE DECISION MAKING ON RECREATION AND PUBLIC LANDS ISSUES. WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, WTA'S TRAIL MAINTENANCE APPROACH DEMONSTRATES WHAT INVESTMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO CREATE A TRAIL SYSTEM THAT CAN STAND THE TEST OF TIME AND PROVIDE A VARIETY OF QUALITY HIKING EXPERIENCES. 429610 WTA BELIEVES THAT PEOPLE WILL PROTECT THE PLACES THEY LOVE TO HIKE, FROM LOCAL PARKS TO REMOTE WILDERNESS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO TURNING HIKERS INTO CHAMPIONS FOR TRAILS AND PUBLIC LANDS THROUGH GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY. WTA WORKS CLOSELY WITH FEDERAL AND STATE POLICYMAKERS TO ADVANCE HIKERS' INTERESTS IN FOREST PLANNING, TRAIL FUNDING, WILDERNESS PROTECTION AND NEW RECREATION PROJECTS. IN 2018, WTA WORKED WITH LAWMAKERS TO COMMISSION A STUDY TO DEMONSTRATE THE VALUE OF RECREATION. THESE FINDINGS WILL HIGHLIGHT THE POSITIVE IMPACTS THAT HIKING AND BIKING HAVE ON PEOPLE'S HEALTH, AS WELL AS THE LOCAL ECONOMY. WTA ALSO ADVOCATED FOR FUNDING FOR NATIONAL FOREST AND PARKS, PARTICIPATED IN TRAIL AND RECREATION PLANNING EFFORTS AROUND THE STATE AND EMPOWERED MORE THAN 53,600 INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE ACTION FOR TRAILS USING ITS ONLINE TRAIL ACTION NETWORK. 429610 3985648 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 1 75 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS 2066251367 705 2ND AVE SUITE 300 SEATTLE WA 98104 SUSAN QUEARY PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BRUCE BURGER FORMER PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KEN MYER SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREA BAINES FORMER SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN LAU FORMER SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 GEOFF MARTIN TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE GREGG FORMER TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNY FAUBION VP ADVOCACY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MASON WHITE FORMER VP ADVOCACY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL DUNNING VP BOARD DEVELOPMENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MATTHEW MARTINEZ VP PHILANTHROPY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PENNY BURKHART SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ETHAN EVANS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY FONTAINE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS GOLDSTEIN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLIE ANN LIEU DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 TITTI RINGSTROM DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE PAYNE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KEN HELM DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ARUN SAMBATARO DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARJORIE KITTLE FINANCE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 87349 0 11326 JILL SIMMONS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 126901 0 14277 214250 0 25603 1 0 0 0 0 58252 605777 198625 2852610 32267 3715264 TRAIL MAINTENANCE 110000 710396 710396 MAGAZINE SALES 511120 1747 1747 TRAIL MERCHANDISE 452000 230 230 712373 163865 163865 ADVERTISING 511120 10047 10047 10047 4601549 712373 10047 163865 239853 167898 23985 47970 2523308 2003686 238286 281336 63838 50171 6059 7608 303389 238435 28797 36157 274122 215434 26019 32669 105570 105570 151619 84998 9629 56992 18165 9172 1432 7561 161647 140693 5602 15352 281261 236417 9370 35474 204409 177911 7084 19414 77122 73965 1826 1331 121438 121132 306 23506 21340 660 1506 MISCELLANEOUS 174637 89955 10465 74217 PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO 133519 80912 82 52525 TRAILWORK SUPPLIES 115956 115956 VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION 76240 52003 2149 22088 5049599 3985648 371751 692200 1436525 1123165 99156 110610 780525 537327 71629 158330 65744 104768 748647 414563 296946 334084 2834929 2414198 3038211 2858714 8623665 7641196 237647 257292 10000 10000 0 81579 247647 348871 X 4378902 3884421 2323797 1766973 1673319 1640931 8376018 7292325 8623665 7641196 X -448050 -111302 -524341 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3359643 3965481 3475520 4754545 3715264 19270453 3359643 3965481 3475520 4754545 3715264 19270453 1695681 17574772 110328 9079 70624 92245 163865 446141 16996 10640 10047 37683 19754277 2879431 0.88970 0.89140 X 65480 40090 105570 4944029 5049599 402480 100620 0 0 402480 402480 603720 105570 105570 100620 100620 150930 65480 65480 PART II-A, LINES 1 AND 2 WTA PARTICIPATED IN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES IN 2018 INCLUDING: - HOSTING A STATE LOBBY DAY THAT BROUGHT 120 VOLUNTEERS AND WTA STAFF TO THE STATE'S CAPITAL TO ADVOCATE IN SUPPORT OF TRAILS AND PUBLIC LANDS, INCLUDING THE STATE'S CAPITAL BUDGET; - SENDING OUT TWO ACTION ALERTS AND BLOGS THAT ASKED ADVOCATES TO CONTACT LEGISLATORS IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION; - DIRECT CONTACT WITH STATE LEGISLATORS AND THEIR STAFFS DURING THE 2018 WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. 86378 4799 81579 662269 409764 252505 334084 BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN ASSETS HELD BY THE SEATTLE FOUNDATION 2847064 SECURITY DEPOSITS 11650 2858714 DEFERRED TENANT IMPROVEMENT ALLOWANCE 81579 81579 4150006 -111302 -340241 -451543 4601549 0 4601549 5233699 184100 184100 5049599 0 5049599 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN ASSETS PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RETURN OF TRAIL MAINTENANCE FUNDS TO DONOR X 13 32267 FMV 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD REVIEWS THE COMPLETE 990 PRIOR TO IT BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EVALUATES MARKET DATA AND MEETS TO SET EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 WTA'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN ASSETS -340,241. RETURN OF TRAIL MAINTENANCE FUNDS TO DONOR -184,100.