Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship
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Creating and maintaining world-class trails responsibly, sustainably, and collectively since 1997.
Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship is creating and maintaining world-class trails responsibly, sustainably, and collectively.
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Based on the records currently verified by GiveRadar, Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship has a complete profile, cross-referenced across 3 independent sources including the IRS.
- GiveRadar holds a more complete profile for this organization than for 86% of the 30,143 environment charities in the United States it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its financial disclosures and its governance. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
- By reported annual revenue, it is larger than 77% of the 13,369 environment charities in the United States with financial records on GiveRadar. See the filings
- It has more complete governance disclosure than nearly all comparable charities, because GiveRadar has verified leadership, executive compensation, a mission statement and a founding date. See national comparisons
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Filing history
5 years on file from IRS Form 990: revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.
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SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS TRAIL STEWARDSHIP is registered in United States. Donations from the Netherlands to charities outside the EU/EEA are generally not tax-deductible for Dutch donors unless the charity is listed on the Dutch ANBI register with foreign-recognized status.
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Leadership & board
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17 officers and trustees on file, free with a GiveRadar account.
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#3,110 of 30,143 environment charities in the United States on integrity score
77/100 puts it in the top 11% of the cohort, tied with 1,162 others. Positions are competition ranks: ties share a position. Cohorts are the tightest local peer set with at least 30 comparable organizations; a metric is left out where the cohort is too small or nearly uniform.
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How it stacks up against peers
Compared with 8 similar environment charities in United States.
Cause areas in United States
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Sources and verification
- Officers and trustees
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search · 47 disclosed in the public registry.
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Frequently asked questions about Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship
Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship is a registered environment nonprofit based in Santa Cruz, CA, United States. It is registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It was founded in 2000 and has been operating for 26 years. Its EIN is 770457425. According to GiveRadar's records, it holds active tax-deductible status on the IRS Publication 78 list, which means donations are tax-deductible and the organization is in good standing with the IRS. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 77/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate. The organization reports $3M in annual revenue. 47 officers and directors are publicly disclosed. No red flags have been detected.
Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship's Executive Dir., Matt De Young, received $138,692 in reported compensation in its most recent filing (2024). This figure comes straight from the organization's official filing and covers salary plus other reportable pay. Executive pay generally scales with the size and complexity of a nonprofit, so it is best read alongside the organization's revenue and what it does.
Based on official filings, Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship has $3M in annual revenue. It allocates 69% of expenses to programs and services. This is below the average of 78% for environment charities in United States. Create a free GiveRadar account to view the complete financial breakdown with year-over-year trends.
Creating and maintaining world-class trails responsibly, sustainably, and collectively since 1997. Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship is classified as an environment organization registered in United States. The organization was founded in 2000.
Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship is classified as an Environment organization, registered in United States. It operates as a Supporting organization (509(a)(3)). By size, it is categorized as a medium organization. It has $3M in annual revenue. The organization has 47 disclosed officers and directors.
Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 770457425. This is the organization's IRS tax identification number; you can use it to verify tax-exempt status and to look up its Form 990 filings with the IRS.
Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship is located in Santa Cruz, CA, United States. The organization was established in 2000 and has been active for 26 years.
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Quick facts about Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship
- What is Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship?
- Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship is a environment supporting organization (509(a)(3)) based in Santa Cruz, United States. Creating and maintaining world-class trails responsibly, sustainably, and collectively since 1997.
- When was Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship founded?
- Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship was founded in 2000.
- Who leads Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship?
- Matt De Young serves as Executive Dir..
- Where is Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship located?
- Headquartered in Santa Cruz, CA, United States.
- What is Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship's annual budget?
- Annual revenue for fiscal year 2024 is $3.2 million. 69% of expenses go to program services.
- Is Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship trustworthy?
- Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 77 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship's registration number?
- IRS EIN: 770457425. Registration: 77-0457425 (United States).
- What is Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship's website?
- http://www.santacruztrails.org