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WASATCH TRAILS ALLIANCE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023

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Organization
WASATCH TRAILS ALLIANCE (EIN 45-3030370)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-14
IRS object ID
202413199349208246
Schema version
2023v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
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Primary Exempt PurposeTHE MISSION OF THE WASATCH TRAILS ALLIANCE IS TO SUPPORT AND HELP PLAN A COMPREHENSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE TRAIL SYSTEM IN WASATCH COUNTY, TO PROVIDE OUTDOOR RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCALS AND VISITORS AND TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS OF THE BIKING, HIKING AND EQUESTRIAN COMMUNITIES.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

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Description Program Srvc AccomERIC STRITTER, TRAIL CREW FOREMAN, JUSTIN PYPER, JONAH JIBSON AND GALEN CARTER HAVE PUT IN OVER 1500 HOURS OF WORK INTO MAINTAINING OUR BEAUTIFUL TRAILS. NOT ONLY HAVE THEY RESURRECTED 1000 TURNS AND GIVEN THE PINE CANYON CREEK COMPLEX HIKING AREA SOME MUCH NEEDED ATTENTION, THEY HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO BRING THE "PULL FACTOR" PIRATE TRAIL UP TO STANDARD (NOT TO MENTION MADE IT WAY MORE FUN) AND AIDED IN GETTING IT ADOPTED INTO THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN STATE PARK AS A REAL TRAIL. IN ADDITION, THE CREW HAS CLEARED OVER 60 MILES, TAKEN DOWN 50 OR MORE TREES, AND BUILT ROUGHLY 20 FEATURES. WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO MTF FOR SUPPORTING WTF AND THE WASATCH BACK TRAIL CREW. CREATIVE TRAILS HAS FINISHED TUG OF WAR AND HEARD IT BOTH WAYS (ALTHOUGH THIS TRAIL IS DIRECTIONAL). THIS WILL BE THE CONNECTION POINT FROM THE DEER VALLEY EAST DEVELOPMENT TO THE WOW TRAIL, ROUGHLY ONE MILE BELOW THE BOULDER BASIN TRAILHEAD. BOB RADKE AND CREW HAVE ALREADY STARTED THIS CONNECTION AND HOPE TO FINISH IT JUST IN TIME FOR US TO RIDE IT BEFORE THE SNOW WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT WE'VE HAD TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. PARTNERS INCLUDING, UTAH EX DEVELOPMENT, MAG, UTAH OPEN LANDS, MIDA, AND MORE, ARE HOW WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE THE UORG TIER 1 GRANT TO HELP FUND THIS CONNECTION. CURRENTLY NICKNAMED "WOWZA" (ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY TRAILS THAT ARE A PART OF THIS PROJECT), THE BONANZA TO WOW CONNECTION IS OUR MAJOR WIN FOR THIS SUMMER THE WASATCH TRAILS FOUNDATION HAS HELD THE GRANTS FOR THIS CONNECTION FOR MANY YEARS AND HAS ENDURED MANY CHALLENGES. WE ARE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WORK ON THIS AMAZING CONNECTION IS WELL ON ITS WAY PARTNERING WITH THE MOUNTAIN TRAILS FOUNDATION, THIS WILL BE AN EPIC CONNECTION FROM THE NEWLY FINISHED BONANZA LOOP TRAIL TO THE HIGH POINT ON THE WOW TRAIL, NEAR THE LEANING TREE. WE ANTICIPATE THIS SMALL COLLECTION OF TRAILS, INCLUDING A DOWNHILL ONLY BIKE TRAIL, A MULTIUSE/CLIMB TRAIL, AND A HIKING SPUR THAT BRINGS YOU BACK TO THE BOULDER BASIN TRAILHEAD AT THE TOP OF WOW, WILL BE FINISHED NEXT SUMMER, 2025. (ORIGINAL GRANT WAS WRITTEN IN 2021).DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
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Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (12 entries)

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ERIC PORTER
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ROB LAYER
VICE PRESIDE1.00$0
JEFF STROH
DIRECTOR0.50$0
MICHAEL R ROSSBERG
TREASURER1.00$0
CHAD WASSMER
DIRECTOR0.50$0
SCOTT HOUSE
PRESIDENT1.00$0
RYAN SHEA
DIRECTOR0.50$0
MIRIAM NOEL
DIRECTOR0.50$0
MEGAN ZIEGENHORN
SECRETARY0.50$0
MATT CHIPMAN
DIRECTOR0.50$0
BEN JONES
DIRECTOR0.50$0
RON YERRICK
DIRECTOR0.50$0
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Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16EXPENSES ADVERTISING 939 SOFTWARE EXPENSES 2,780 WEBSITE HOSTING & MAINT. 359 TRAVEL 127 TRADE SHOWS/TRAINNG 999 BUSINESS TAX & LICENSE 109 TRAIL CONSTRUCTION 157,125 TRAIL MAINT. & SUPPLIES 3,872 WINTER GROOMING EXPENSES 5,888 BANK CHARGES 420 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 250 MSC. EXPENSE 1,771 TRAIL EQUIPMENT 2,477 TOTAL 177,116
FORM 990-EZ, PART IIITHE MISSION OF THE WASATCH TRAILS ALLIANCE IS TO SUPPORT AND HELP PLAN A COMPREHENSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE TRAIL SYSTEM IN WASATCH COUNTY, TO PROVIDE OUTDOOR RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCALS AND VISITORS AND TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS OF THE BIKING, HIKING AND EQUESTRIAN COMMUNITIES.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28ERIC STRITTER, TRAIL CREW FOREMAN, JUSTIN PYPER, JONAH JIBSON AND GALEN CARTER HAVE PUT IN OVER 1500 HOURS OF WORK INTO MAINTAINING OUR BEAUTIFUL TRAILS. NOT ONLY HAVE THEY RESURRECTED 1000 TURNS AND GIVEN THE PINE CANYON CREEK COMPLEX HIKING AREA SOME MUCH NEEDED ATTENTION, THEY HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO BRING THE "PULL FACTOR" PIRATE TRAIL UP TO STANDARD (NOT TO MENTION MADE IT WAY MORE FUN) AND AIDED IN GETTING IT ADOPTED INTO THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN STATE PARK AS A REAL TRAIL. IN ADDITION, THE CREW HAS CLEARED OVER 60 MILES, TAKEN DOWN 50 OR MORE TREES, AND BUILT ROUGHLY 20 FEATURES. WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO MTF FOR SUPPORTING WTF AND THE WASATCH BACK TRAIL CREW. CREATIVE TRAILS HAS FINISHED TUG OF WAR AND HEARD IT BOTH WAYS (ALTHOUGH THIS TRAIL IS DIRECTIONAL). THIS WILL BE THE CONNECTION POINT FROM THE DEER VALLEY EAST DEVELOPMENT TO THE WOW TRAIL, ROUGHLY ONE MILE BELOW THE BOULDER BASIN TRAILHEAD. BOB RADKE AND CREW HAVE ALREADY STARTED THIS CONNECTION AND HOPE TO FINISH IT JUST IN TIME FOR US TO RIDE IT BEFORE THE SNOW WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT WE'VE HAD TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. PARTNERS INCLUDING, UTAH EX DEVELOPMENT, MAG, UTAH OPEN LANDS, MIDA, AND MORE, ARE HOW WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE THE UORG TIER 1 GRANT TO HELP FUND THIS CONNECTION. CURRENTLY NICKNAMED "WOWZA" (ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY TRAILS THAT ARE A PART OF THIS PROJECT), THE BONANZA TO WOW CONNECTION IS OUR MAJOR WIN FOR THIS SUMMER THE WASATCH TRAILS FOUNDATION HAS HELD THE GRANTS FOR THIS CONNECTION FOR MANY YEARS AND HAS ENDURED MANY CHALLENGES. WE ARE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WORK ON THIS AMAZING CONNECTION IS WELL ON ITS WAY PARTNERING WITH THE MOUNTAIN TRAILS FOUNDATION, THIS WILL BE AN EPIC CONNECTION FROM THE NEWLY FINISHED BONANZA LOOP TRAIL TO THE HIGH POINT ON THE WOW TRAIL, NEAR THE LEANING TREE. WE ANTICIPATE THIS SMALL COLLECTION OF TRAILS, INCLUDING A DOWNHILL ONLY BIKE TRAIL, A MULTIUSE/CLIMB TRAIL, AND A HIKING SPUR THAT BRINGS YOU BACK TO THE BOULDER BASIN TRAILHEAD AT THE TOP OF WOW, WILL BE FINISHED NEXT SUMMER, 2025. (ORIGINAL GRANT WAS WRITTEN IN 2021).