Happy Trails for Kids
Donations deductibleHappy Trails for Kids' network
9 people8 organisationsi9 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (8) 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
9 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Abrams Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Charlotte Hunt Harvey | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Deanna Cooke | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Erika Frank | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jeffrey Schwartz | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lindsay Elliott | Executive Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Mark Hikin | Secretary/Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ronda Jackson | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Susan Abrams | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Elliott | Executive Director | 40 | $101k | ||
| Jonathan Abrams | Chairman | 5 | $0 | ||
| Susan Abrams | President | 10 | $0 | ||
| Mark Hikin | Secretary/Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jeffrey Schwartz | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Erika Frank | Board Member | 0.1 | $0 | ||
| Deanna Cooke | Board Member | 0.1 | $0 | ||
| Charlotte Hunt Harvey | Board Member | 0.1 | $0 | ||
| Ronda Jackson | Board Member | 0.1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Happy Trails for Kids
- EIN
- 954453586
- Address
- 2525 Ocean Park Blvd Ste 104, Santa Monica, CA, 90405-5285
- State
- California
- Mission
- To provide children in foster care with enriching outdoor adventures, invaluable mentorships, and a year round community, where youth are given opportunities to develop leadership skills and prepare for life after foster care. Happy trails for kids believes that fostering continuity and belonging through extracurricular activity is a critical intervention in combating the challenges of... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P82Z Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1993
- Principal officer
- Lindsay Elliott (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1993
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJonathan Abrams
≥8years on the filingsErika Frank
≥8years on the filingsJeffrey Schwartz
≥8years on the filingsMark Hikin
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
- $1.5m
- Total liabilities
- $343k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.1m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $3k
- Employees
- 84
- Volunteers
- 115
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1m | $1.2m | Deficit $33k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.