WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION (EIN 91-0900134)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-07-21
IRS object ID: 201612039349300911
Schema version: 2015v2.1
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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-07-21T16:41:47-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	451070919	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MKD CPAS PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1809 7TH AVENUE SUITE 1300	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	981011313	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	910900134	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WASH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2066251367	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	705 SECOND AVE NO 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98104	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BRUCE BURGER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2066251367	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-07-21	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JESSE M SABEY	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01653737	PTIN
Phone	2066247434	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-07-21	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-09-27 15:27:22Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	BRUCE BURGER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	705 SECOND AVE SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98104	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,494,402	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.WTA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Other Organization Dsc	501 C 3	OtherOrganizationDsc
Formation	1966	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PRESERVE, ENHANCE AND PROMOTE HIKING OPPORTUNITIES IN WA STATE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	18	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	18	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	56	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	4400	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,359,643	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,965,479	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$395,382	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$538,002	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$49,996	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$49,985	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$60,332	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$59,064	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,865,353	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,494,402	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,838,950	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,130,192	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$389,305	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,084,398	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,146,377	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,923,348	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,276,569	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$942,005	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,217,833	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,867,738	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$6,118,162	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$157,056	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$189,647	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,710,682	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$5,928,515	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE, ENHANCE, AND PROMOTE HIKING OPPORTUNITIES IN WASHINGTON STATE THROUGH COLLABORATION, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND VOLUNTEER TRAIL MAINTENANCE. WTA IS THE VOICE FOR HIKERS IN WASHINGTON "CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O" STATE. WITH OVER 13,000 MEMBERS, WE PROTECT HIKING TRAILS AND WILD LANDS, TAKE VOLUNTEERS OUT TO MAINTAIN TRAILS, AND PROMOTE HIKING AS A HEALTHY, FUN WAY TO EXPLORE THE OUTDOORS	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$936,175	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$34,506	RevenueAmt
Desc	OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONWTA IS THE STATE'S LEADING SOURCE OF UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT TRAILS, CURRENT CONDITIONS, HIKING OPPORTUNITIES, LAND MANAGEMENT ISSUES, AND SAFETY. WTA HELPED CULTIVATE A COMMUNITY OF HIKERS THROUGH OUTREACH, OUR MAGAZINE (WASHINGTON TRAILS), OUR WEBSITE (WTA.ORG), AND OUR MOBILE APPS. OUR ONLINE RESOURCES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, WITH TRIP REPORTS FILED EVERY DAY BY VOLUNTEERS. 4,700 HIKERS FILED MORE THAN 12,500 TRIP REPORTS AT WTA.ORG IN 2015. OUR BLOG CONTAINS INFORMATION ON TRAIL ACCESS, PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, SAFETY, AND WILDLIFE. WTA EVENTS BRING HIKERS TOGETHER AT EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$345,068	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	YOUTH PROGRAMSWTA EXPANDED OUR PROGRAMS THAT SERVE YOUTH IN 2015. TEACHERS AND YOUTH LEADERS RECEIVED TRAINING AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT MORE THAN 1,120 OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES. WTA'S GEAR LENDING LIBRARY EXPANDED SO THAT YOUTH GROUPS CAN BE PROPERLY EQUIPPED FOR THEIR ADVENTURES. 58 SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY GROUPS PARTNERED WITH WTA FOR TRAINING AND TRAIL WORK. 1,088 YOUTH SUPPORTED OUR TRAIL WORK EFFORTS ON 60 ONE-DAY YOUTH WORK PARTIES AND 18 YOUTH VOLUNTEER VACATIONS IN 2015. OUR FAMILIES GO HIKING E-NEWSLETTER HAS 15,800 SUBSCRIBERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,145,107	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$503,496	RevenueAmt
Desc	TRAIL MAINTENANCEWTA'S VOLUNTEER TRAIL MAINTENANCE PROGRAM IS AMONG THE LARGEST IN THE NATION, WITH OVER 4,400 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTING 140,000 HOURS STATEWIDE IN 2015. WTA VOLUNTEERS BUILT, MAINTAINED OR PROTECTED 180 TRAILS ON PUBLIC LAND IN 2015. VOLUNTEERS CHOSE BETWEEN ONE-DAY WORK PARTIES, AND MULTI-DAY TRIPS IN 3 NATIONAL PARKS, 5 NATIONAL FORESTS, 8 STATE PARKS, AND A VARIETY OF REGIONALLY-MANAGED SITES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$192,680	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	ADVOCACYWTA PROTECTS TRAILS THROUGH GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY ON ISSUES THAT IMPACT HIKERS, SUCH AS TRAIL FUNDING AND WILDERNESS PROTECTION. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH FEDERAL AND STATE POLICYMAKERS TO ADVANCE HIKERS' INTERESTS IN FOREST PLANNING AND NEW RECREATION PROJECTS. IN 2015 WTA ADVOCATED FOR FUNDING FOR STATE PARKS, GAVE HIKERS A VOICE IN ROAD ACCESS DECISIONS BY THE US FOREST SERVICE, AND EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE ACTION.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$192,680	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,619,030	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	21	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	56	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	18	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	18	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
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	WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2066251367	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	705 SECOND AVENUE NO 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98104	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ANDREA BAINES
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROLE BIANQUIS
SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LISA BLACK
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRUCE BURGER
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PERRY BURKHART
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL DUNNING
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMY CSINK
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOE GREGG
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS GOLDSTEIN
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAMIEN MURPHY
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE PAYNE
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER FAUBION
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN QUEARY
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TITTI RINGSTROM
VP FUNDRAISING	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATE ROGERS
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ADAM RYND
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROB SHURTLEFF
VP BOARD DEVELOPMENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN TAN
PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AARON THEISEN
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WENDY WHEELER-JACOBS
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MASON WHITE
VP ADVOCACY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN DAUBERT
EX DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$93,995	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$93,995	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$59,833	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues	$455,650	MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants	$150,618	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$3,299,378	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$9,983	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,965,479	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TRAIL MAINTENANCE	813312	$503,496	$503,496
MISCEL.	561000	$18,562	$18,562
MAGAZINE AND SALES	511120	$15,944	$15,944

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$538,002	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$49,985	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$49,985	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS	Desc
Business	523000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	-$59,064	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$59,064	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	-$59,064	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,494,402	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$538,002	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$9,079	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$93,995	TotalAmt
Program Services	$76,798	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,015	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,182	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,602,818	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,264,317	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$158,271	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$180,230	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,615	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,797	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,081	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,737	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$203,973	TotalAmt
Program Services	$157,494	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,345	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,134	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$186,791	TotalAmt
Program Services	$154,747	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,060	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,984	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$114,973	TotalAmt
Program Services	$75,392	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,842	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$34,739	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,738	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,891	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,298	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,549	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$99,105	TotalAmt
Program Services	$99,105	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,708	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,496	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$160	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,052	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$217,213	TotalAmt
Program Services	$170,662	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,252	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,299	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$134,558	TotalAmt
Program Services	$116,370	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,532	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,656	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,750	TotalAmt
Program Services	$61,645	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,078	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,027	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,495	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,891	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$270	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$334	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,281	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,699	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$789	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$793	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRINTING COSTS	$157,288	$132,375	$828	$24,085
TRAIL SUPPLIES	$106,914	$106,914
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION	$78,241	$50,074	$7,540	$20,627
FINANCIAL CHARGES	$54,311	$11,020	$406	$42,885

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,802	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,343	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,467	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$992	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,276,569	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,619,030	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$268,234	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$389,305	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,732,216	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,217,297	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$220,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$695,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$140,592	BOYAmt
EOY	$185,108	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,544	BOYAmt
EOY	$63,073	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$516,802	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$99,231	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$101,357	BOYAmt
EOY	$417,571	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,627,114	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,530,023	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,915	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,090	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,867,738	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,118,162	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$149,580	BOYAmt
EOY	$187,448	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,476	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,199	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$157,056	BOYAmt
EOY	$189,647	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,947,533	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,549,301	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,918,204	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,384,195	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$844,945	BOYAmt
EOY	$995,019	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,710,682	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,928,515	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,867,738	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,118,162	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,217,833	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	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 (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,078,551	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,576,275	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,773,851	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,359,643	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,965,481	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,753,801	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,882	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$12,369	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$244,585	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$395,383	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$538,002	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,201,221	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,089,433	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,588,644	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,018,436	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,755,026	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,503,483	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$15,955,022	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$15,955,022	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	-$6,191	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$164,202	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$251,077	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$110,328	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,079	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$528,495	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	-$6,191	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$164,202	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$251,077	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$110,328	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,079	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$528,495	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,083,242	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,752,846	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,269,513	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,865,354	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,512,562	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,483,517	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.96790	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.95420	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.03210	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.04580	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	WTA IS GRATEFUL TO OUR DONORS FOR THEIR SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN OUR EFFORTS, INCLUDING CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS RESTRICTED FUNDS AND ENDOWMENTS, AND MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES RESTRICTED TO SPECIFIC PROJECTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING GUIDELINES, WTA RECOGNIZES ALL CONTRIBUTED SUPPORT RECEIVED AS INCOME IN THE PERIOD RECEIVED. THEREFORE, MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES INCREASE NET INCOME ONLY IN THE YEAR THAT THE PLEDGE IS MADE, REGARDLESS OF WHEN PAYMENTS ARE MADE. CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ADD TO PRINCIPAL IN ENDOWMENTS ARE ALSO RECOGNIZED AS INCOME IN THE PERIOD RECEIVED, EVEN THOUGH WTA ONLY SPENDS THE INCOME GENERATED BY THE ENDOWMENT. 2014 NET INCOME INCLUDES $618,000 TO ENDOWMENTS AND OTHER RESTRICTED FUNDS, AND $220,000 IN MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES. 2015 NET INCOME INCLUDES $660,400 TO ENDOWMENTS AND OTHER RESTRICTED FUNDS, AND $592,000 IN MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES.	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

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$251,132	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Total	$251,132	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$376,698	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$4,808	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Total	$4,808	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$62,783	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Total	$62,783	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$94,175	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$516,802	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$99,231	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$417,571	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$417,571	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (7 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
WTA FUND	$49,786	F
VANGUARD MUTUAL FUNDS	$223,914	F
GREG BALL TRAIL FUND	$928,258	F
STUSSER FUND	$157,362	F
YOUTH ENDOWMENT	$1,076,091	F
IMPACT FUND	$894,612	F
IRA SPRING FUND FOR TRAILS	$200,000	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$3,530,023	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENTS	Desc
Amt	$2,199	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$2,199	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,494,402	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,494,402	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,494,402	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,276,569	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,276,569	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,276,569	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE BOARD REVIEWS THE 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 15	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EVALUATES MARKET DATA AND MEETS TO SET EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	A HARD COPY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR THE 990, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. THE 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO ON THE WEBSITE AT WWW.WTA.ORG/ABOUT/FINANCIAL -INFORMATION.