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US nonprofit · EIN 521591902 · Cottonwood, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 521591902) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

American Trails' network

11 people3 organisationsi11 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

11 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bob WalkerDirector2022
4 yrs
Danielle McNivenDirector2023
3 yrs
Elizabeth BurgerDirector2023
3 yrs
Jan HancockDirector2018
8 yrs
John FavroPresident2020
6 yrs
Marianne FowlerVice President2018
8 yrs
Marie WalkerDirector2019
7 yrs
Mikaela RandolphCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Mike PassoExecutive Director2018
8 yrs
Scott LandesDirector2022
4 yrs
Terry HansonTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Mike PassoExecutive Director40$101k$12k
John FavroPresident2$0
Marianne FowlerVice President2$0
Terry HansonTreasurer2$0
Elizabeth BurgerDirector2$0
Jan HancockDirector2$0
Scott LandesDirector2$0
Danielle McNivenDirector2$0
Bob WalkerDirector2$0
Marie WalkerDirector2$0

Colorado roster

11 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253034203). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Terry HansonTreasurer
Elizabeth BurgerDirector
Jan HancockDirector
Bob WalkerDirector
Marianne FowlerVice President
Mike PassoExecutive Director
Danielle McNivenDirector
John FavroPresident
Scott LandesDirector
Mike Passo
Marie WalkerDirector

About

Legal name
American Trails
EIN
521591902
Address
18845 Eleanor Ln, Cottonwood, CA, 96022-9642
State
California
Mission
To advance the development of diverse high quality trails and greenways for the benefit of people and communities through collaboration, education and communication to raise awareness of the value these trails offer. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
N32Z Recreation and sports
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Recreation & Sports
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1988
Principal officer
Mike Passo (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 1989
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsJan Hancock
≥8years on the filingsMarianne Fowler
≥8years on the filingsMike Passo
≥8years on the filingsTerry Hanson

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$550k
Total liabilities
$534k
Net assets or fund balances
$17k
Contributions and grants received
$1.6m
Program service revenue
$41k
Grants and similar paid out
$1.1m
Employees
5
Volunteers
9

Grants paid

25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Wood River Trails CoalitionTrail maintenance$102k
Cottonwood Canyons FoundationTrail maintenance$95k
Tread Lightly IncTrail maintenance$75k
Seeds Ecology and Education CentersTrail maintenance$75k
Partnership for Youth Inc Dba Americorps St LouisTrail maintenance$70k
Western States Endurance Run FoundationTrail maintenance$68k
Back Country Horsemen of WashingtonTrail maintenance$58k
Western States Trail FoundationTrail maintenance$55k
The Watershed Research and Training CenterTrail maintenance$50k
Colorado Fourteeners InitiativeTrail maintenance$42k
American Hiking SocietyTrail maintenance$32k
Selway Bitterroot Frank Church FoundationTrail maintenance$29k
Superior Watershed PartnershipTrail maintenance$29k
Mountains to Sound Greenway TrustTrail maintenance$27k
Back Country Horsemen of Virginia HighlandsTrail maintenance$25k
Wild AlabamaTrail maintenance$23k
Pulaksi Users GroupTrail maintenance$20k
Tahoe Rim Trail AssociationTrail maintenance$18k
North Country Trail Association IncTrail maintenance$13k
Mountain Bike the TetonsTrail maintenance$13k
Prince William Sound Stewardship FoundationTrail maintenance$13k
Carolina Mountain Club IncTrail maintenance$12k
Idaho Trails AssociationTrail maintenance$10k
Friends of the Dillon Ranger DistrictTrail maintenance$10k
Eco ServantsTrail maintenance$10k