TRANSPORTATION RECREATION ALTERNATIVES IN LOUISIANA

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2020 · Form 990EZ · revenue $39K · expenses $35K · assets $81K

Also known as
IN LOUISIANA
EIN
20-2328895
Address
413 COOLIDGE ST, LAFAYETTE, LA 70501-8803
Website
HTTP:WWW.LATRAIL.ORG
NTEE code
N32
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2013 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2010 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2010 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Stephen Scott Schilling (its 2024 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2024 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TRAIL IS DEDICATED TO BUILDING AND MAINTAINING OUTDOOR RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN SOUTH LOUISIANA. WE FOCUS ON ENHANCING PARKS, PATHS, AND TRAILS FOR HIKING, WALKING, BIKING, KAYAKING, AND CANOEING. WE STRIVE TO PROMOTE POSITIVE LIFESTYLE OPTIONS BY COORDINATING A VARIETY OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. TRAIL IS A REGISTERED 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Stephen Schilling PRESIDENT2018-2020 3 $0 reported 1
Andre Mitchell VICE PRESIDENT2018-2020 3 $0 reported 1
Chris Dardar TREASURER2018-2020 3 $0 reported 1
Michael Howard SECRETARY2018-2020 3 $0 reported 1

People by year

2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHEN SCHILLING PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
ANDRE MITCHELL VICE PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
CHRIS DARDAR TREASURER3 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL HOWARD SECRETARY3 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHEN SCHILLING PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
ANDRE MITCHELL VICE PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
CHRIS DARDAR TREASURER3 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL HOWARD SECRETARY3 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEPHEN SCHILLING PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
ANDRE MITCHELL VICE PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
CHRIS DARDAR TREASURER3 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL HOWARD SECRETARY3 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$39,260$35,357 $80,703$60,475 $1,660$5,000 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,957$10,504 $76,566$56,572 $11,377$1,580 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$14,976$17,170 $70,134$54,119 $3,085$5,006 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $14,392 in all, tax years 2013 to 2021. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ACADIANA DAF sponsor Exact 2013-2014 2$14,382 2014$0
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “TRANSPORTATION RECREATION ALTERNATIVES IN LOUISIANA” 2020-2021 2$10 2021$5
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2020 · Form 990EZ · $35,357 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $34,684 98.1%
Fees to independent contractors $648 1.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $25 0.1%
Total$35,357100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $10,504 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,216 68.7%
Fees to independent contractors $3,212 30.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $76 0.7%
Total$10,504100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $17,170 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $4,521
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,848 74.8%
Fees to independent contractors $4,145 24.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $123 0.7%
Printing, publications, postage $54 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$4,521reported apart
Total$17,170100%

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