2012-10-24T10:45:33-05:00 2011-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2110 LUANN LN MADISON WI 537133074 990 2011-01-01 392015324 PARTNERSHIP FOR THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM INC PART 6082497870 222 S HAMILTON ST NO 13 MADISON WI 537033201 JOHN LEINEN JR 6082497870 2012-10-22 1 GLENN MILLER CPA P00086726 6082744020 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z JOHN LEINEN JR 222 S HAMILTON ST NO 13 MADISON WI 537033201 225608 0 X WWW.PNTS.ORG X 2001 WI OUR MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE ABILITY OF THE PARTNERSHIP'S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND PROTECTION OF THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM. 18 18 0 47 0 0 0 185216 0 39090 0 37 0 1265 0 225608 0 19655 0 0 0 45697 0 0 5132 0 145469 0 210821 0 14787 116044 346332 0 239367 116044 106965 X OUR MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE ABILITY OF THE PARTNERSHIP'S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND PROTECTION OF THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM. 0 0 122954 19655 38316 THE PARTNERSHIP STRENGTHENED THE CAPACITY OF THE MEMBER TRAIL ORGANIZATIONS BY FACILITATING COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE AMONG ORGANIZATION LEADERS AND FEDERAL AGENCY STAFF THROUGH QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF THE MAGAZINE "PATHWAYS ACROSS AMERICA" AND HOSTING A WEBSITE WITH INFORMATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND LINKS TO THE AGENCIES AND MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. THE PARTNERSHIP ALSO ORGANIZED THE 13TH CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL SCENIC AND HISTORIC TRAILS THAT WAS ATTENDED BY 206 AGENCY TRAIL MANAGERS AND TRAIL ORGANIZATION ACTIVISTS. THE CONFERENCE FEATURED PRESENTATION AND WORKSHOPS ON ATTITUDES, METHODS, AND APPROACHES TO SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN THE HEALTHFUL ACTIVITY OF SUSTAINING NATIONAL SCENIC AND HISTORIC TRAILS. THE CONFERENCE'S THEME "HEALTHY TRAILS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES" EMPHASIZED HOW TRAILS CAN CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO FOSTERING THE HUMAN, ENVIRONMENTAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND ECONOMIC HEALTH OF COMMUNITIES. 31398 774 THE PARTNERSHIP CONTINUED TO ENCOURAGE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM) AND THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE (USFS) TO ADOPT SPECIAL MANAGEMENT CORRIDORS TO GUIDE LAND USE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE SCENIC AND HISTORIC TRAILS. WE EMPHASIZED THIS MANAGEMENT APPROACH THROUGH COMMENTS ON PLANNING FOR SOLAR ENERGY PROJECTS ON PUBLIC LANDS ADJACENT TO THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYSTEM. THE PARTNERSHIP ALSO PROVIDED COMMENTS STRESSING THIS CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT APPROACH TO THE USFS REGARDING A PROPOSED NEW NATIONAL FOREST PLANNING RULE. THE PARTNERSHIP CONTINUED TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES LED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENTS OF THE INTERIOR AND AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO GUIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S "AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS" INITIATIVE. 17693 THE PARTNERSHIP CONTINUED TO PROMOTE THE "DECADE FOR THE NATIONAL TRAILS" BY PURSUING A NUMBER OF ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE THREE DECADE GOALS AND A SERIES OF OBJECTIVES TO GREATLY INCREASE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM, TO COMPLETE MORE OF THE TRAILS, AND TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF THE ORGANIZATIONS AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TO SUSTAIN THEM. AMONG THESE ACTIONS THE PARTNERSHIP CONTINUED THE YOUTH OUTREACH PROGRAM BEGUN IN 2009 WITH FEDERAL FUNDING BY BRINGING 24 "TRAILS APPRENTICES" TO THE 13TH CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL SCENIC AND HISTORIC TRAILS. THE PARTNERSHIP ALSO WORKED WITH FEDERAL AGENCY PARTNERS TO DEVELOP A MULTI-YEAR TRAINING STRATEGY BASED ON THE KEY FINDINGS OF THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM'S "TRAILS TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT." 4761 THE PARTNERSHIP CONTINUED TO ENCOURAGE LEADERS FROM HISTORIC TRAIL ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT A STRATEGY FOR HISTORIC TRAIL PRESERVATION TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF THEIR ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES, OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND LANDOWNERS TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL, CULTURAL, AND HISTORIC RESOURCES FOUND ALONG THE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAILS. THE PARTNERSHIP ALSO ORGANIZED SEVERAL SESSIONS INVOLVING FEDERAL AGENCY MANAGERS AND TRAIL ORGANIZATION LEADERS TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR STRENGTHENING THEIR CAPACITIES TO ACQUIRE CRITICAL LANDS TO PROTECT THE CONTINUITY AND RESOURCES OF THE SCENIC AND HISTORIC TRAILS. 10018 THE PARTNERSHIP PROVIDED ANNUAL REPORTS AND INFORMATION TO CONGRESS AND FEDERAL TRAIL MANAGING AGENCIES ABOUT THE STATE OF THE TRAILS AND CONTRIBUTIONS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES OF OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS TOWARDS SUSTAINING THE NATIONAL SCENIC AND HISTORIC TRAILS. THE PARTNERSHIP PREPARED AND DISTRIBUTED A SPECIAL REPORT TITLED "PARTNERS OF THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM" THAT DETAILED THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS SUPPORTING EACH OF THE 30 NATIONAL SCENIC AND HISTORIC TRAILS. THE PARTNERSHIP ALSO PROVIDED INFORMATION TO CONGRESS ABOUT THE FUNDING NEEDED TO SUSTAIN AND INCREASE ACTIVITIES UNDERWAY TO ACQUIRE LAND AND TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, INTERPRET, AND MANAGE THE SCENIC AND HISTORIC TRAILS. 14779 186824 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 WI X LIZ WESSEL 6082497870 222 S HAMILTON ST STE 13 MADISON WI 537033201 KENT WIMMER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICH DELINE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM EVANS 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN LEINEN JR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 REBA GRANDRUD 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LIZ BERGERON 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN BOWEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN GONZALES 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON KNECHTEL 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM MALLORY 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSS MARSHALL 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERESAS MARTINEZ 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARCUS GARY MONK 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEO RASMUSSEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MORGAN SOMMERVILLE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH STEWART 1.00 X 0 0 0 DWAYNE STUTZMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA WHITMORE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY WERNER 40.00 X 45697 0 0 45697 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20061 152843 12312 185216 CONFERENCE REVENUE 561920 38316 38316 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 774 774 39090 37 37 1265 0 1265 1265 225608 39090 0 1302 19455 19455 200 200 45697 37321 6956 1420 4155 4155 44840 36621 6825 1394 39025 37620 284 1121 3116 2996 120 5524 5524 11107 9385 645 1077 34395 34395 2507 2507 800 800 210821 186824 18865 5132 34728 107413 81316 81361 154132 500 2926 116044 346332 2018 237349 0 239367 X 116044 106965 116044 106965 116044 346332 X 14787 -23866 X X 0 0 0 X 53826 71255 178513 118099 185216 606909 53826 71255 178513 118099 185216 606909 606909 2605 2489 512 50 37 5693 1265 1265 613867 274475 0.98870 0.98650 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 10018 0 0 10018 0 1 YOUTH INITIATIVE SCHOLARSHIPS 24 19455 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: YOUTHS AGES 18-25 WITH AN INTEREST IN THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM MAY APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL SCENIC AND HISTORIC TRAILS. SCHOLARSHIPS INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION, ACCOMODATIONS, MEALS, CONFERENCE CONTENT, AND MOBILE WORKSHOPS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR INTERESTS AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEW ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PARTNERSHIP'S HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE REVIEWED DATA ON COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES AND RECOMMENDED A COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO THE PARTNERSHIP'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2011. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: SECTION 481(A) ADJUSTMENT FOR CHANGE IN OVERALL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING -23,866. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -23,866. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1: THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS OVERALL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING FROM CASH TO ACCRUAL.