FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAINS TO SEA: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAINS TO SEA (EIN 52-2204330)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-07-25
IRS object ID: 201722069349300512
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-07-25T10:00:04-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	561053187	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MADDISON & CAISON LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1111 OBERLIN RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	RALEIGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	276051136	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	522204330	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	TRAIL	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FRIE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9198250297	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 10431	AddressLine1Txt
City	RALEIGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	27605	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BILL SCOTT	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9198250297	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-07-24	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SUSAN GLENDENNING	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00921817	PTIN
Phone	9198215482	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-07-24	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
At Submission Creation Device Id	8078F336248D663792326049E6F14F4F3B9C119B	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	8078F336248D663792326049E6F14F4F3B9C119B	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	STEVE METCALF	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1694	AddressLine1Txt
City	ASHEVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28802	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$786,920	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.MOUNTAINSTOSEATRAIL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1997	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO INVOLVE VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITIES IN BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A FOOT TRAIL ACROSS THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE ENJOYMENT AND EDUCATION OF PEOPLE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	672	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$400	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$250,154	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$731,421	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$7,870	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$6,139	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$645	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$638	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$3,289	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$8,729	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$261,958	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$746,927	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$109,863	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$120,034	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$129,444	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$18,524	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$93,039	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$367,682	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$213,073	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$606,989	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$48,885	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$139,938	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$349,990	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$539,721	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$4,947	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$54,740	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$345,043	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$484,981	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO INVOLVE VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITIES IN BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A FOOT TRAIL ACROSS THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE ENJOYMENT AND EDUCATION OF PEOPLE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$274,115	ExpenseAmt
Desc	TRAIL BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE: MAINTAINED AND IMPROVED 530 MILES OF TRAIL AND CONSTRUCTED NEW TRAIL NEAR BOONE, ELKIN, BURLINGTON AND HILLSBOROUGH. 672 VOLUNTEERS WORKED 33,736 HOURS TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN TRAIL.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$150,007	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$6,139	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION: PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT HIKING AND CARING FOR THE TRAIL THROUGH A WEBSITE, FESTIVALS, THE MEDIA, NEWSLETTERS, MEETINGS AND EVENTS. PUBLISHED TRAIL GUIDES THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON-LINE AND IN PRINT. WORKED WITH LAND MANAGING AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO DEVELOP A MARKETING PLAN TO ENCORAGE MORE PEOPLE TO USE THE TRAIL. BEGAN MAJOR UPDATE OF WEBSITE TO LAUNCH IN JANUARY 2017. BEGAN PLANNING FOR EVENTS IN 2017 TO CELEBRATE THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAIL. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HIKED SECTIONS OF THE TRAIL, INCLUDING 13 PEOPLE WHO COMPLETED THE ENTIRE 1175-MILE TRAIL IN 2016.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$28,030	ExpenseAmt
Desc	TRAIL ROUTING: IDENTIFIED NEW CONNECTING ROUTES ON BACKROADS AND EXISTING TRAILS IN AREAS WHRE A FINAL ROUTE HAS NOT YET BEEN DESIGNATED. BEGAN WORK ON A MASTER PLAN FOR THE COASTAL CRESCENT ROUTE IN THE COASTAL PLAIN AND ORGANIZED FOUR PUBLIC MEETINGS TO GATHER INPUT FROM CITIZENS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. WORKED WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFIT LAND TRUSTS TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST THEM IN ACQURING NEW LAND FOR THE TRAIL.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$111,520	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$109,863	GrantAmt
Desc	ADVOCACY: EDUCATED FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL. PROVIDED INFORMATION TO MEMBERS OF THE NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY ABOUT THE TRAIL ROUTE IN NORTH CAROLINA'S COASTAL PLAIN. GRANTS: PROVIDED FOR GRANT TO ESTABLISH ELKIN VALLEY TRAILS ASSOCIATION, A NEW 501C3 ORGANIZATION WITH A COMPATIBLE MISSION.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$111,520	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$109,863	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$563,672	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	12	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	4	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FRIENDS OF MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	9198250297	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	112 S BLOUNT STREET SUITE 103A	AddressLine1Txt
City	RALEIGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	27601	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
STEVE METCALF
PRESIDENT	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN LANMAN
VICE PRESIDE	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILL SCOTT
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROLYN SAKOWSKI
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JERRY BARKER
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DON BERGEY
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANNY BERNSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAKE BLOOD
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TIFFINY CONSOLI
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAY COWARD
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HOWARD LEE
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHNNY MASSEY
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
B TOWNES
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATE DIXON
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00		Yes (X)	$56,114	$0	$3,146

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$56,114	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$3,146	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Federated Campaigns	$11,661	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Government Grants	$205,027	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$514,733	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$14,738	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$731,421	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	BusinessBusinessCd	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATIONS	$5,739	$5,739
TRAIL GUIDE ADS	$400		511130	$400

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$6,139	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$732	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$732	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$37,329	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$37,423	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$94	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$94	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$94	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$4,934	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,934	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,934	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$6,365	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$2,570	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,795	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,795	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$746,927	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$9,534	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$400	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$5,572	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$109,863	TotalAmt
Program Services	$109,863	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,260	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,585	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,957	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,718	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,519	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,940	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,766	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,813	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,665	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,833	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,160	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$672	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,445	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,445	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$205,277	TotalAmt
Program Services	$205,277	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,937	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,196	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$177	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,564	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,158	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,190	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,246	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$722	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,973	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,347	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$361	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$265	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,170	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,058	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$70	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$42	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,754	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,887	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$549	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$318	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUPPLIES & TOOLS	$115,576	$112,236	$96	$3,244
TELEPHONE	$4,226	$2,960	$300	$966
AWARDS	$2,046	$2,046
FEES	$1,607	$741	$666	$200

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,513	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,513	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$606,989	TotalAmt
Program Services	$563,672	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,793	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,524	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,779	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,388	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$203,444	BOYAmt
EOY	$145,553	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$88,669	BOYAmt
EOY	$351,928	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$412	BOYAmt
EOY	$679	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,037	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,725	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,292	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,810	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$16,519	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$8,965	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,581	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,554	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,776	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,084	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$349,990	BOYAmt
EOY	$539,721	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,142	BOYAmt
EOY	$934	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$805	BOYAmt
EOY	$53,806	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,947	BOYAmt
EOY	$54,740	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$200,611	BOYAmt
EOY	$238,034	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$144,432	BOYAmt
EOY	$246,947	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$345,043	BOYAmt
EOY	$484,981	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$349,990	BOYAmt
EOY	$539,721	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$139,938	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$182,543	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$242,546	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$231,023	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$250,154	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$609,873	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,516,139	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$182,543	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$242,546	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$231,023	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$250,154	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$609,873	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,516,139	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$228,446	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,287,693	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$220	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$99	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$118	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$117	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$732	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,286	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$400	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$951	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$400	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,751	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,424	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,264	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,603	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,670	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,934	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$23,895	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,543,071	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$24,467	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.83450	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.74600	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II, LINE 10	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	RAFFLE AND FUNDRAISERS 23,895	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	Yes (true)	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (true)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$182	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	false	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$182	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	182 WAS SPENT ON DIRECT LOBBYING REGARDING TRAILS LEGISLATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$16,519	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$8,965	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,554	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$7,554	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$761,472	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$14,545	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$14,545	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$746,927	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$746,927	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$621,534	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$14,545	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$14,545	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$606,989	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$606,989	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ELKIN VALLEY TRAILS ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 91	AddressLine1Txt
City	ELKIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28621	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	811524069	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501C3	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$109,863	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	ESTABLISH ORG	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	ADVOCACY: EDUCATED FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL. PROVIDED INFORMATION TO MEMBERS OF THE NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY ABOUT THE TRAIL ROUTE IN NORTH CAROLINA'S COASTAL PLAIN. GRANTS: PROVIDED FOR GRANT TO ESTABLISH ELKIN VALLEY TRAILS ASSOCIATION, A NEW 501C3 ORGANIZATION WITH A COMPATIBLE MISSION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE BOARD'S TREASURER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW AND APPROVE THE 990 AND PRESENT IT TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE BOARD OR DIRECTORS ANNUALLY SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND LISTS ANY KNOWN OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE BOARD'S TREASURER RESEARCHED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION AT COMPARABLE ORGNIZATIONS BEFORE ESTABLISHING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY APPROVES THE BUDGETED SALARY AND ANY COST OF LIVING INCREASES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	GUIDESTAR POSTS THE 990 FOR FMST ON ITS WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER FEES 154,959 0 0 OTHER FEES 30,318 0 0 OTHER FEES 20,000 0 0 TOTAL 205,277 0 0