Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
| Total | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 2,102,750 | 2,897,396 | 1,839,846 | 2,101,607 | 2,685,031 | 11,626,630 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 2,102,750 | 2,897,396 | 1,839,846 | 2,101,607 | 2,685,031 | 11,626,630 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 626,849 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 10,999,781 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 2,102,750 | 2,897,396 | 1,839,846 | 2,101,607 | 2,685,031 | 11,626,630 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 3,502 | 19,162 | 19,489 | 22,898 | 27,672 | 92,723 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 11,719,353 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 14000265 |
| Software Version: | 2014v5.0 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | Members consist of individuals, associations, clubs, and organizations |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | Members have the right to vote on the election of Directors and on other matters submitted to the membership by the Board of Directors. Each individual member has one vote and each member group has one vote. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | Members have the right to vote on changes to the bylaws. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | The 990 is reviewed by the finance committee.1) The draft Form 990 is e-mailed to the finance committee members for review.2) The finance committee holds a meeting to discuss the contents of the Form 990.3) The committee submits review comments to the finance director and makes one of the following recommendations: A) File the Form 990 as prepared or B) Request a meeting with the auditor and staff to discuss potential changes4) Before the Form 990 is filed, a copy is provided to the Board. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | At a regularly scheduled board meeting, the PCTA board of directors determines the salary of the executive director based in part on performance measured against objectives and other factors. In 2014 the Board of Directors used comparable salary data from a survey of Northern California non -profit organizations from the Nonprofit Compensation Associates. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | At a regularly scheduled board meeting, the PCTA board of directors reviewed and approved the salary of the Finance Director. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | All documents are available to the public upon request. Form 990 can be found through guidestar.org and PCTA's website and PCTA's Financial statements can also be found on their website. |
| Program Service Accomplishments Continued: Promote | In 2014, promotional activities included: publishing four issues (50,000 copies) of the Pacific Crest Trail Communicator magazine, and distributing it to members, partners and elected officials; publishing an annual calendar; publishing four regular issues of Trail Dirt, the PCTA's electronic newsletter. The PCTA received 999 calls to the toll-free Trail Information telephone line; issued 2,627 wilderness permits; and monitored 1,366,385 website visits and 67,500 Facebook likes. PCTA ran a national awareness campaign around the theatrical release of the movie Wild to build awareness for the trail and the PCTA as the only organization dedicated to preserving the entire length of the PCT. |
| Program Service Accomplishments Continued: Protect | In addition, PCTA advocated for Land and Water Conservation funding for the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. PCTAs advocacy work made it possible for the following acquisitions benefitting the PCT to occur in 2014: In California, the US Forest Service purchased more than 1,000 acres near Mount Eddy, west of Mount Shasta, nearly 500 acres of Fleming Ranch in Southern California and 100 acres of Onyx Peak in Southern California. In Oregon, the Bureau of Land Management purchased 160 acres in the Hyatt Lake area. In addition, the Nature Conservancy purchased nearly 48,000 acres near the Pacific Crest Trail east of Seattle including tracks within the PCT corridor in the state of Washington.PCTA also monitored or responded to ongoing threats to the trail, including the following: Trailwide - timber harvesting, fuels reduction, reforestation, invasive plant eradication, watershed restoration; California - wind development, solar installation, California High Speed Train, bankruptcy/selling of Warner Springs Ranch, Highway 138 expansion, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Base Expansion, Yellow Creek bridge expansion, and State Route 89 realignment at Burney Falls State Park; Oregon - Pacific Connector Natural Gas Pipeline; Washington - ski area expansion, Suiattle River Road repairs, and Stehekin Valley Road relocation. In 2014, PCTA staff conducted 528 meetings with government agency partners to plan field work. About half of these meetings included discussion of protection activities. Our 2014 protection activities also included an annual trip to Washington, D.C. in February to advocate for federal trail management, operations and land acquisition funding for the PCT. Volunteers - including youth - and PCTA staff members attended this "Hike the Hill" event, visiting with federal agency leaders and Congressional representatives and their staff. |
| Software ID: | 14000265 |
| Software Version: | 2014v5.0 |