Better Business Bureau Report for
Trailnet Inc.

Better Business Bureau Report issued January 2011
Better Business Bureau Report expires January 2012


This BBB Accredited charity meets all 20 Standards for Charity Accountability and is a Seal Holder. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Trailnet Inc.
Address: 1533 Washington Ave.
  St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: 314-436-1324
Web Address: www.trailnet.org
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Formerly known as:Gateway Trailnet

Year, State Incorporated: 1988, Missouri
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "exists to lead in fostering healthy and active communities through innovative programs, planning, and policy that promote walking and bicycling throughout the St. Louis bi-state region."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Trailnet Inc. (TN) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Trailnet’s Principal Activities: Programs – Trailnet provides biking, hiking, walking and conservation events and community education to diverse groups of people looking to lead healthier and more active lives. Hallmark programs include the Bicycle Fun Club, Safe Routes to School, and Eagle Days at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge. Community Planning – Trailnet helps municipalities design streets, sidewalks and trails where people can walk and bike safely and have more opportunities for healthful physical activity in their own community. Trailnet collaborates with public and private agencies in The Confluence Partnership, a network of conservation, heritage, and recreation attractions along America’s Great Rivers in the bi-state region. Policy Initiatives – Trailnet’s Healthy and Active Communities initiative, created in partnership with the Missouri Foundation for Health, provides the first visions of healthy, active living for residents of four underserved communities.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, TN's program expenses were:

  
OTHER PROGRAMS 417,045
CONFLUENCE GREENWAY 330,081
PUBLIC PROGRAMS 281,885
PROJECTS 149,331
Total Program Expenses: $1,178,342
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Ann Rivers Mack, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $83,520

Chair of the Board: Andrew Rothschild
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney

Board Size: 25

Paid Staff Size: 22

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, grant proposals, internet, membership
Fund raising costs were 21% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,479,360, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on TN's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
GRANTS 1,078,312
CONTRIBUTIONS 245,884
EVENTS 138,817
LEASE INCOME 128,897
INVESTMENT RETURN 85,623
CONSULTING 29,997
IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS 16,347
Total Income $1,723,877


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 70%  Fund Raising: 19%  Administrative: 11% 

Total income   $1,723,877
  Program expenses $1,178,342
  Fund raising expenses 318,038
  Administrative expenses 175,764
 
Total expenses   $1,672,144
Income in Excess of Expenses   51,733
Beginning net assets   1,632,767
Ending net assets   1,684,500
Total liabilities   599,853
Total assets   $2,284,353


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