2016-07-21T16:41:47-05:00 2015-12-31 451070919 MKD CPAS PLLC 1809 7TH AVENUE SUITE 1300 SEATTLE WA 981011313 990 2015-01-01 910900134 WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION WASH 2066251367 705 SECOND AVE NO 300 SEATTLE WA 98104 BRUCE BURGER PRESIDENT 2066251367 2016-07-21 1 JESSE M SABEY P01653737 2066247434 2016-07-21 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z BRUCE BURGER 705 SECOND AVE SUITE 300 SEATTLE WA 98104 4494402 0 X WWW.WTA.ORG X 501 C 3 1966 WA TO PRESERVE, ENHANCE AND PROMOTE HIKING OPPORTUNITIES IN WA STATE. 18 18 56 4400 0 0 3359643 3965479 395382 538002 49996 49985 60332 -59064 3865353 4494402 0 0 0 0 1838950 2130192 0 0 389305 1084398 1146377 2923348 3276569 942005 1217833 4867738 6118162 157056 189647 4710682 5928515 X 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 0 0 936175 34506 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. 345068 0 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. 1145107 503496 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. 192680 0 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. 192680 0 2619030 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 56 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X X WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION 2066251367 705 SECOND AVENUE NO 300 SEATTLE WA 98104 ANDREA BAINES TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROLE BIANQUIS SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LISA BLACK DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE BURGER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 PERRY BURKHART DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL DUNNING DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 AMY CSINK DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOE GREGG TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS GOLDSTEIN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAMIEN MURPHY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE PAYNE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER FAUBION DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN QUEARY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 TITTI RINGSTROM VP FUNDRAISING 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KATE ROGERS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM RYND DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROB SHURTLEFF VP BOARD DEVELOPMENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN TAN PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 AARON THEISEN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY WHEELER-JACOBS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MASON WHITE VP ADVOCACY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN DAUBERT EX DIRECTOR 40.00 X 93995 0 0 93995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59833 455650 150618 3299378 9983 3965479 TRAIL MAINTENANCE 813312 503496 503496 MISCEL. 561000 18562 18562 MAGAZINE AND SALES 511120 15944 15944 538002 49985 49985 UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS 523000 -59064 -59064 -59064 4494402 538002 0 -9079 93995 76798 7015 10182 1602818 1264317 158271 180230 42615 34797 4081 3737 203973 157494 30345 16134 186791 154747 15060 16984 114973 75392 4842 34739 12738 8891 2298 1549 99105 99105 11708 9496 160 2052 217213 170662 24252 22299 134558 116370 7532 10656 64750 61645 2078 1027 32495 31891 270 334 14281 12699 789 793 PRINTING COSTS 157288 132375 828 24085 TRAIL SUPPLIES 106914 106914 VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION 78241 50074 7540 20627 FINANCIAL CHARGES 54311 11020 406 42885 47802 44343 2467 992 3276569 2619030 268234 389305 1732216 1217297 220000 695000 140592 185108 36544 63073 516802 99231 101357 417571 2627114 3530023 9915 10090 4867738 6118162 149580 187448 7476 2199 157056 189647 X 1947533 2549301 1918204 2384195 844945 995019 4710682 5928515 4867738 6118162 1217833 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2078551 2576275 2773851 3359643 3965481 14753801 10882 12369 244585 395383 538002 1201221 2089433 2588644 3018436 3755026 4503483 15955022 0 0 0 15955022 -6191 164202 251077 110328 9079 528495 -6191 164202 251077 110328 9079 528495 2083242 2752846 3269513 3865354 4512562 16483517 0.96790 0.95420 0.03210 0.04580 X ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 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. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 251132 251132 376698 4808 4808 62783 62783 94175 516802 99231 417571 417571 WTA FUND 49786 F VANGUARD MUTUAL FUNDS 223914 F GREG BALL TRAIL FUND 928258 F STUSSER FUND 157362 F YOUTH ENDOWMENT 1076091 F IMPACT FUND 894612 F IRA SPRING FUND FOR TRAILS 200000 F 3530023 DEFERRED RENTS 2199 2199 X 4494402 0 4494402 0 4494402 3276569 0 3276569 0 3276569 PART X, LINE 2: 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. 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.