Nonprofit · EIN 27-1209205
TRAILKEEPERS OF OREGON
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97293
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,658,368 | $1,577,397 | $80,971 | $352,938 | $12,457 | $340,481 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,526,540 | $1,514,479 | $12,061 | $305,983 | $46,473 | $259,510 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,243,049 | $1,150,076 | $92,973 | $254,816 | $7,367 | $247,449 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,286,324
- of which government grants
- $414,710
- Program service revenue
- $369,734
- Investment income
- $648
- Other revenue
- $1,662
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $123,314
- Other salaries and wages
- $747,668
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,030,020
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $11,195
- Occupancy
- $41,603
- Travel
- $98,099
- Depreciation
- $895
- Program services (functional)
- $1,026,790
- Management and general (functional)
- $402,637
- Fundraising (functional)
- $147,970
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $305,983
- Total assets, end of year
- $352,938
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,457
- Net assets, end of year
- $340,481
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,789
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $250,357
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $90,124
- Gross receipts
- $1,658,368
- Employees
- 27
- Volunteers
- 3,487
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- OR
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE KRUGER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $113,557 | $9,757 |
| VICENTE HARRISON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA CARRILLO ALATORRE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GINNY SORENSEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA AUJERO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ELLISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSS PLAEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUNCAN REID | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 7/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CURTIS BARNARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM KLOSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HILBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA CALUS-MCLAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE HARBOUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE HENDERSON | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 6/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE KRUGER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $108,500 | $9,405 |
| VICENTE HARRISON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAYA AGARWAL | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE VAUGHAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PABLO MEDINA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA CARRILLO ALATORRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSS PLAEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUNCAN REID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CURTIS BARNARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM KLOSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HILBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| INGRY THUROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE HARBOUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC MONTES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE HENDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GINNY SORENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE KRUGER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $100,000 | $8,850 |
| MAYA AGARWAL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICENTE HARRISON | INCOMING PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA TAYLOR | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NOVA CLEMENTS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PABLO MEDINA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAIME ENGLISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHASTA ZIELKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CURTIS BARNARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM KLOSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE VAUGHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| INGRY THUROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE HARBOUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC MONTES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 14814, PORTLAND, OR 97293-0814
- In care of
- % JANE GARBISCH
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- STEVE KRUGER, PO BOX 14814, PORTLAND, OR 97293
- Signed the 990
- LAURA AUJERO, TREASURER
- Phone
- (971) 206-4251
- Website
- WWW.TRAILKEEPERSOFOREGON.ORG
- 990-N for 2016 filed under this EIN
- Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Paul Gerald, PO Box 14814, Portland OR 97293. Mailing address: PO Box 14814, Portland OR 97293.
- Return prepared by
- MCDONALD JACOBS PC
Mission
TRAILKEEPERS OF OREGON IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE OREGON HIKING EXPERIENCE THROUGH STEWARDSHIP, ADVOCACY, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- TRAIL STEWARDSHIP - IN 2025, TRAILKEEPERS OF OREGON HELD 467 TRAIL STEWARDSHIP EVENTS, WHERE TKO VOLUNTEERS GAVE MORE THAN 22,000 HOURS OF SERVICE TO OREGON'S TRAILS. TRAILKEEPERS MAINTAINED, RESTORED, AND DEVELOPED NEW TRAILS AT FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL PARKS ACROSS FIFTEEN OREGON COUNTIES.Expenses $495,743 · revenue $204,851
- ENGAGEMENT - IN 2025, TKO HOSTED 141 AMBASSADOR EVENTS, INCLUDING TRAILHEAD AMBASSADOR STATIONS TO WELCOME HIKERS TO POPULAR TRAILHEADS, SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT LEAVE NO TRACE PRACTICES, AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE ABOUT MITIGATING VISITOR IMPACT, AS WELL AS WILDERNESS AMBASSADOR HIKES TO PROMOTE HIKER SAFETY IN THE BACKCOUNTRY.Expenses $178,046 · revenue $25,000
- TRAILS SUMMIT - THE OREGON TRAILS COALITION, FISCALLY SPONSORED BY TRAILKEEPERS OF OREGON, ORGANIZED THE NINTH OREGON OUTDOOR RECREATION SUMMIT FOR ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE.Expenses $322,770 · revenue $118,780
- TRAINING - IN 2025, TKO HELD 44 TRAINING EVENTS, INCLUDING CHAINSAW AND CROSSCUT SAW CERTIFICATION COURSES, CREW LEADER TRAINING, AND TREAD RESTORATION LABS.Expenses $30,231 · revenue $22,765
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-1209205
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $352,938
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,658,368
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,658,368 | $1,577,397 | $352,938 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,526,540 | $1,514,479 | $305,983 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,243,049 | $1,150,076 | $254,816 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $817,519 | $778,647 | $159,616 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: Paul Gerald Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | December 31, 2016 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-1209205).
Questions about TRAILKEEPERS OF OREGON
- What is the EIN of TRAILKEEPERS OF OREGON?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TRAILKEEPERS OF OREGON is 27-1209205.
- Is TRAILKEEPERS OF OREGON tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to TRAILKEEPERS OF OREGON tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TRAILKEEPERS OF OREGON file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of TRAILKEEPERS OF OREGON due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TRAILKEEPERS OF OREGON last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TRAILKEEPERS OF OREGON?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names STEVE KRUGER.
- Who are the officers and directors of TRAILKEEPERS OF OREGON?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $113,557 (STEVE KRUGER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does TRAILKEEPERS OF OREGON have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,658,368, expenses of $1,577,397 and total assets of $352,938 at year end.
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