APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY (EIN 52-6046689)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-08-06
IRS object ID
201802189349300525
Schema version
2017v2.2
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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Return2018-08-06T09:48:38-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN526046689EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Phone3045356331PhoneNum

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Gross Receipts$14,934,058GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Website AddressWWW.APPALACHIANTRAIL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPRINCIPAL STEWARDS OF 2,200 MILE APPALACHIAN NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL; COMPILE AND PUBLISH INFORMATION FOR TRAIL VISITORS; MANAGE, CONSERVE, AND PROTECT 250,000 ACRES OF TRAIL LANDSActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers5939TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Other Revenue$939,621PYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$10,396,138CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$195,110PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$490,663CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$2,629,097TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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MissionPRINCIPAL STEWARDS OF 2,200 MILE APPALACHIAN NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL; COMPILE AND PUBLISH INFORMATION FOR TRAIL VISITORS; MANAGE, CONSERVE, AND PROTECT 250,000 ACRES OF TRAIL LANDSMissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$490,663GrantAmt
Revenue$1,337,096RevenueAmt
DescTHE APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY IS A VOLUNTEER-BASED, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE NATURAL, SCENIC, HISTORIC, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPALACHIAN NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL IN ORDER TO PROVIDE OUTDOOR RECREATION AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAIL VISITORS. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP OF 41,020 AS WELL AS AN ESTIMATED 2 MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY TO THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL. IT COORDINATES THE EFFORTS OF 31 MEMBER CLUBS AND OVER 5,900 VOLUNTEERS.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone3045356331PhoneNum

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Address Line1PO BOX 807AddressLine1Txt
CityHARPERS FERRYCityNm
State AbbreviationWVStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
SANDRA MARRA
CHAIR10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETSY THOMPSON
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY HIGLEY
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG WINCHESTER
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
COLIN BEASLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER PHARR DAVIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETH BRYAN CRITTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHALIN DESAI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD GUYOT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORMAN P FINDLEY III
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUBEN A ROSALES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
COLLEEN PETERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL A HOWE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NATHANIEL STODDARD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT HUTCHINSON JR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD J TIPTON
FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO35.00Yes (X)$202,012$0$14,861
STACEY MARSHALL
VP OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION35.00Yes (X)$84,940$0$18,955
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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BARKER & SCOTT CONSULTING
1901 QUINCY STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20011CONSULTING$194,485
PRESIDENT & TRUSTEES COLBY COLLEGE
4120 MAYFLOWER HILLWATERVILLEME04901CONTRACTED SERVICES (BIENNIAL)$190,309
LEWIS ADVERTISING
325 EAST OLIVER STREETBALTIMOREMD21202DIRECT MARKETING$184,630
ADVANTAGE TECHNOLOGY
950 KANAWHA BLVD ECHARLESTONWV25301IT CONSULTING AND HARDWARE SERVICES$128,567
BIS GLOBAL INC
8200 GREENSBORO DRIVE SUITE 1500MCLEANVA22102CRM SYSTEM AND CONSULTING$111,940
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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All Other Contributions$4,744,872AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$86,005NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,198,339TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMEMBERSHIP DUESDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Securities$4,487,272SecuritiesAmt
Other$56,121OtherAmt

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Securities$3,962,027SecuritiesAmt
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$525,245SecuritiesAmt
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column$82,906TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$82,906ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Revenue Total$771,995OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$860,703ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$484,708TotalAmt
Program Services$484,708ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,955TotalAmt
Program Services$5,955ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$320,768TotalAmt
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Management And General$48,116ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,037FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$2,894,354ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$424,681ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$258,207FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$88,032ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,103ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,339FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$309,713TotalAmt
Program Services$218,718ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,238ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,757FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$304,158TotalAmt
Program Services$245,889ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,815ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,454FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,490TotalAmt
Management And General$72,490ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,785TotalAmt
Program Services$32,730ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$5,055FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,888TotalAmt
Program Services$43,131ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,206ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,551FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,241TotalAmt
Program Services$6,241ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$366,311TotalAmt
Program Services$290,264ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,047ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$401,298TotalAmt
Program Services$303,354ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,388ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,556FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$105,982ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,734ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,553FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,874TotalAmt
Management And General$11,874ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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CONTRACTED SERVICES$1,722,260$1,244,473$356,780$121,007
OTHER EXPENSES$400,356$230,385$145,068$24,903
POSTAGE$378,667$305,135$105$73,427
PRINTING$249,069$198,653$359$50,057

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$294,524TotalAmt
Program Services$212,444ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,031ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$63,049FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,331,050TotalAmt
Program Services$7,167,063ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,436,035ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$727,952FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,046,772BOYAmt
EOY$2,123,931EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,099,882BOYAmt
EOY$648,781EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,612BOYAmt
EOY$59,955EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,504,276BOYAmt
EOY$2,495,113EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$455,242BOYAmt
EOY$357,268EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,920BOYAmt
EOY$156,936EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$4,561,969LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,884,133LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,497,929BOYAmt
EOY$2,677,836EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,024,886BOYAmt
EOY$10,266,330EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,517BOYAmt
EOY$662,574EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,860,036BOYAmt
EOY$19,448,724EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$553,086BOYAmt
EOY$531,220EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,084,518BOYAmt
EOY$1,828,537EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,863BOYAmt
EOY$3,932EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$289,775BOYAmt
EOY$265,408EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,935,242BOYAmt
EOY$2,629,097EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,093,611BOYAmt
EOY$7,088,401EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,942,400BOYAmt
EOY$5,586,969EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,888,783BOYAmt
EOY$4,144,257EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,924,794BOYAmt
EOY$16,819,627EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,860,036BOYAmt
EOY$19,448,724EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,065,088ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$838,971NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$9,226OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,286,195CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,434,891CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,295,639CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,150,357CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,307,689CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$33,474,771TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,003,311CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,002,990CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,183,366CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,132,954CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$975,086CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,297,707TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,289,506CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,437,881CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,479,005CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,283,311CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,282,775CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,772,478TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$38,772,478PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$133,102CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$207,326CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$180,714CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$200,714CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$224,015CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$945,871TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$133,102CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$207,326CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$180,714CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$200,714CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$224,015CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$945,871TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$476,176CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$186,512CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$439,633CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$327,815CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$771,995CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,202,131TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,898,784CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,831,719CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,099,352CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,811,840CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,278,785CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$41,920,480TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.92490PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.93580PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02260InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.02250InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersYes (1)VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$98,442DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$98,442TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION ADVOCATES ON ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL, MEETING WITH FEDERAL AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ENGAGING ITS MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS IN GRASSROOTS-STYLE ONLINE COMMUNICATION. ONCE A YEAR, SELECT REGIONAL STAFF PARTICIPATE IN ONE TO TWO DAYS OF "HIKE THE HILL" MEETINGS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Historic Land AreaYes (X)HistoricLandAreaInd
Historic StructureYes (X)HistoricStructureInd
Total Easements55TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage3118.00TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements1HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr0HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements0ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held13StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement181.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$9,282ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdYes (1)Section170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,563,452BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,047,050ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,397,038InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$797,006OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,210,534EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,534,182BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,303,171ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$583,449InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$857,350OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$8,563,452EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,858,170BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$343,039ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$23,858InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$643,169OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$7,534,182EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,470,772BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,390,954ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$352,477InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$356,033OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$7,858,170EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,369,027BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$512,059ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$842,834InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$253,148OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,470,772EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.59000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.41000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,664,157OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,664,157BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,021,013OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$634,591DepreciationAmt
Book Value$386,422BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$977,808OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$820,010DepreciationAmt
Book Value$157,798BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$898,991OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$429,532DepreciationAmt
Book Value$469,459BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,677,836TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
STOCKS$6,526,411F
FIXED INCOME SECURITIES$3,739,919F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$10,266,330TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescANNUITIES PAYABLEDesc
Amt$265,408Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$265,408TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,844,182TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$838,971NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$69,990DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$9,226OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$899,735RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,944,447RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$548,309OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$548,309RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,396,138TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,949,349TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$69,990DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$548,309OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$618,299ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,331,050ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,331,050TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 9:LANDS HELD IN CONSERVANCY ARE RECORDED AT COST OR, IF DONATED, AT THE ESTIMATED FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE LAND ON THE DATE OF THE DONATION. BECAUSE THE CONSERVANCY INTENDS TO HOLD THE LANDS HELD IN CONSERVANCY INDEFINITELY, WRITE-DOWNS FOR PERMANENT IMPAIRMENTS IN THE VALUE OF THE LANDS ARE NOT RECORDED.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ANNUITY ACTUARIAL ADJUSTMENT -9,226.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FULFILLMENT COSTS OFFSET AGAINST REVENUE ON 990 -519,335. FUNDRAISING COSTS OFFSET AGAINST REVENUE ON 990 -28,974.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FULFILLMENT COSTS OFFSET AGAINST REVENUE ON 990 519,335. FUNDRAISING COSTS OFFSET AGAINST REVENUE ON 990 28,974.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$111,880GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$111,880GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$4,737RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$19,106FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$5,131OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$111,880GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$111,880GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$4,737RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$19,106FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$5,131OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$28,974DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$82,906NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (17 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
MAINE APPALACHIAN TRAIL CLUB
PO BOX 8087BANGORME04402526047992501(C)(3)$6,000CONSTRUCTION OF MOLDERING PRIVIES
TOWN OF DAMASCUS
PO BOX 576DAMASCUSVA24236546001242$22,973COMMUNITY PATHWAY PROJECT PROCEEDS
THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
101 MONTGOMERY STREET 9TH FLOORSAN FRANCISCOCA94104237222333501(C)(3)$10,000CONS. ALLIANCE GRANT - WATER ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS ON BALD MOUNTAIN POND IN MAINE
THE STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
4245 NOTH FAIRFAX DR STE 825ARLINGTONVA22203910880684501(C)(3)$39,478CREATE ORGANIZATION TO MEET PARK SERVICE DIVERSITY & INCLUSION GOALS
GROUNDWORK USA
22 MAIN STREET 2ND FLOORYONKERSNY10701810554362501(C)(3)$47,878CREATE ORGANIZATION TO MEET PARK SERVICE DIVERSITY & INCLUSION GOALS
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
354 PINE ST STE 700SAN FRANCISCOCA94104943255070501(C)(3)$54,378CREATE ORGANIZATION TO MEET PARK SERVICE DIVERSITY & INCLUSION GOALS
OUTDOOR AFRO
2323 BROADWAYOAKLANDCA94612473094045501(C)(3)$59,378CREATE ORGANIZATION TO MEET PARK SERVICE DIVERSITY & INCLUSION GOALS
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS CONSERVANCY
34 WALL STREET SUITE 502ASHEVILLENC28801621098890501(C)(3)$7,342TO CREATE A HABITAT FOR GOLDEN WINGED WARBLES AND REPLACE KIOSK POSTERS
MOUNTAINTRUE INC
29 N MARKET ST SUITE 610ASHEVILLENC28801561422691501(C)(3)$5,000FOR INVENTORY OF ASH TREES ON THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL IN NC
PARTNERSHIP FOR THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM
222 S HAMILTON ST 13MADISONWI53703392015324501(C)(3)$5,000TO BENEFIT THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM
GEORGIA APPLACHIAN TRAIL CLUB INC
1000 MARTIN RIDGE RDROSWELLGA30076586134664501(C)(3)$19,678GA LICENSE PLATE GRANT AWARD
SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PA
1871 OLD MAIN DRIVESHIPPENSBURGPA17257232500361$12,150FOR THE CULTURAL RESOURCE PREDICTIVE MODEL
SOUTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP
520 PARK DRIVEBOILING SPRINGSPA17007236000503$14,690FOR IRON FORGE RESTORATION
NORTHERN YORK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
650 S BALTIMORE STDILLSBURGPA17019236005185$7,000FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD HUB
NYNJ TRAIL CONFERENCE
600 RAMAPO VALLEY ROADMAHWAHNJ07430226042838501(C)(3)$74,755VARIOUS INCLUDING THE FOOTBRIDGE AT LITTLE DAM LAKE INLET
POTOMAC APPALACHIAN TRAIL CLUB
118 PARK STREET SEVIENNAVA22180530187508501(C)(3)$20,332TO REPLACE ASHBY HOLLOW BRIDGE AND FOR RR GRANTS
AMC DELAWARE VALLEY
100 WESTMINSTER COURTHARLEYSVILLEPA19438046001677501(C)(3)$8,433FOR RR GRANT-NE PA AND RIDGE RUNNERS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org13Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org4TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY (ATC) MAKES GRANTS TO ONLY TWO CATEGORIES OF ORGANIZATIONS. THE FIRST ARE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS OF VOLUNTEERS ENGAGED BY ASSIGNMENT, DELEGATION, OR OTHER FORMAL RELATIONSHIP IN THE MAINTENANCE OF THE APPALACHIAN NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL AND/OR MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC LANDS THROUGH WHICH THE TRAIL IS ROUTED (ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY PURSUING ATC'S OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES.) THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE MEMBERS UNDER ATC'S BYLAWS AND MAY RECEIVE GRANTS FROM THE ATC AND INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE ATC TO PURCHASE TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND BACKCOUNTY SHELTER MATERIALS. THEY MAY ALSO PROVIDE PUBLIC-EDUCATION PROGRAMS USING RIDGERUNNERS (WHO PATROL HIGH-USE AREAS OF THE TRAIL TO ASSIST AND INFORM HIKERS OF WAYS TO BEST CARE FOR THESE PUBLIC RESOURCES). THE SECOND CATEGORY OF ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALLIED, LOCAL NATURAL-RESOURCE CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS THAT ASSIST ATC IN PRESERVING, CONSERVING OR MANAGING TRAIL LANDS OR ADJACENT LANDS FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND USE. NO GRANTS ARE MADE EXCEPT IN FURTHERANCE OF APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AS DETERMINED, REVIEWED, AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THROUGH THE YEARLY BUDGET PROCESS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRONALD J TIPTONPersonNm
TitleFORMER PRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$202,012BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$10,097DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$4,764NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$216,873TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution16ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$68,865NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescVARIOUS EQUIPMENTDesc
Contribution21ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$17,140NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4THE ORGANIZATION REVISED ITS BYLAWS TO INDICATE THAT THE PRESIDENT & CEO IS NO LONGER A VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD BUT AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION HAS OVER 41,000 SUBSCRIBED MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EVERY OTHER YEAR AT THE BIENNIAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IN DETAIL BEFORE IT WAS SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW BEFORE IT WAS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING AND ENFORCING COMPLIANCE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:ANNUITY ACTUARIAL ADJUSTMENT -9,226.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
FORM 990 PAGE 1THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED VARIOUS SECTIONS OF ITS 990.THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS RESPONSE TO "YES" IN PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 INDICATING THAT A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE WAS MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS SINCE THE PRIOR 990 WAS FILED. AS A RESULT OF THE CHANGE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DURING 2017, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO UPDATED THE NUMBER OF VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY, IN PART VI, SECTION A. ALL VOTING MEMBERS ARE CONSIDERED INDEPENDENT; PREVIOUSLY, THE PRESIDENT & CEO WAS CONSIDERED A VOTING MEMBER THAT WAS NOT INDEPENDENT. THE ORGANIZATION UPDATED ITS LIST OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN PART VII, SECTION A TO REFLECT THE CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. LASTLY, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED A DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF ITS LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ON SCHEDULE C, PART VI, BASED ON ITS "YES" RESPONSES ON SCHEDULE C, PART II-B.

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