Nonprofit · EIN 51-0211993
AMERICAN HIKING SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $896,412 | $884,141 | $12,271 | $883,799 | $230,372 | $653,427 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,053,088 | $947,832 | $105,256 | $714,207 | $82,589 | $631,618 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $728,302
- of which government grants
- $164,768
- Program service revenue
- $145,368
- Investment income
- $22,742
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,202
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $129,199
- Other salaries and wages
- $442,781
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $659,014
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $20,194
- Occupancy
- $21,111
- Travel
- $10,015
- Program services (functional)
- $610,785
- Management and general (functional)
- $133,907
- Fundraising (functional)
- $139,449
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $714,207
- Total assets, end of year
- $883,799
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $230,372
- Net assets, end of year
- $653,427
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $611,378
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $42,049
- Gross receipts
- $896,412
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 7,686
- Year formed
- 1976
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER KLEIN OLSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $129,199 |
| SAVERIA TILDEN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW GRIFFIS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMY SU | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| E FRED LEFFLER III | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA FLORA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COLVIN HEDGEPETH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREN BETH JACOBS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD LEVERETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY MCCORMACK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY WALBRIDGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY WIDENER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIFFANNY WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACOB CAMP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF HAYWARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FELICIA KEMP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YANN TANINI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONALD MORRIS | BOARD MEMBER UNTIL SEPTEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER DISTAD | BOARD MEMBER UNTIL OCTOBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MASON GRAVELY | BOARD MEMBER UNTIL NOVEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER KLEIN OLSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $127,219 |
| SAVERIA TILDEN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW GRIFFIS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMY SU BOARD MEMBER | UNTIL JULY, THEN SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| E FRED LEFFLER III | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE JACKSON-SAULTERS | SECRETARY UNTIL JULY, THEN MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREA FLORA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONALD MORRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COLVIN HEDGEPETH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER DISTAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MASON GRAVLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREN BETH JACOBS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD LEVERETT | BOARD MEMBER AS OF JULY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BECKY MARCELLIANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY MCCORMACK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELYSE RYLANDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY WALBRIDGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY WIDENER | BOARD MEMBER AS OF JULY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIFFANNY WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8403 COLESVILLE RD STE 1100, SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-6346
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- HEATHER KLEIN OLSON, 8403 COLESVILLE ROAD SUITE 1100, SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
- Signed the 990
- HEATHER KLEIN OLSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (301) 565-6704
- Website
- WWW.AMERICANHIKING.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JM&M
Mission
TO EMPOWER ALL TO ENJOY, SHARE, AND PRESERVE THE HIKING EXPERIENCE.
Program accomplishments
- ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS AND EDUCATION THROUGH THE BLOG, PAPERLESS TRAIL NEWSLETTER, AND SOCIAL MEDIA HELP EDUCATE THE HIKING PUBLIC ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST TO THEM AND CONNECT THEM TO THEIR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD ON CRITICAL ISSUES, AND ALSO PROVIDE EDUCATION ON THE LATEST HIKING NEWS, HIKER SAFETY, AND OTHER TOPICS. NEXTGEN TRAIL LEADERS SUPPORTS AND PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EMERGING LEADERS IN CONSERVATION AND EQUITY IN THE OUTDOORS, WHO IN TURN BECOME ACTIVIST AMBASSADORS.Expenses $323,234 · grants $4,500 · revenue $9,830
- VOLUNTEER VACATIONS FOSTERS PUBLIC LAND STEWARDSHIP NATIONWIDE THROUGH VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATE THEIR TIME, MONEY, AND ENERGY TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN TRAILS. ALTERNATIVE BREAKS INTRODUCE COLLEGE-AGED INDIVIDUALS NATIONWIDE TO TRAIL STEWARDSHIP, AND THE ALTERNATIVE BREAK SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDES OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP AND STEWARDSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO SCHOOLS WHOSE STUDENT BODY MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. AMERICAN HIKING SOCIETY'S NATIONAL TRAILS DAY SERVES AS A DAY TO RAISE AWARENESS AROUND AND CONDUCT TRAIL SERVICE AND ADVOCACY THROUGH ON-THE-GROUND EVENTS NATIONWIDE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS.Expenses $275,849 · revenue $127,925
- MEMBER SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO CONNECT MEMBERS TO OUR ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND OUR MISSION OF EMPOWERING ALL TO ENJOY, SHARE, AND PRESERVE THE HIKING EXPERIENCE.Expenses $11,702 · revenue $7,613
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 | Not 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
- 51-0211993
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $883,799
- Income (IRS master file)
- $896,412
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $896,412 | $884,141 | $883,799 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,053,088 | $947,832 | $714,207 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $915,509 | $1,009,217 | $634,734 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 51-0211993).
Questions about AMERICAN HIKING SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN HIKING SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN HIKING SOCIETY is 51-0211993.
- Is AMERICAN HIKING SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
- Are donations to AMERICAN HIKING SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN HIKING SOCIETY 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 AMERICAN HIKING SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN HIKING SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN HIKING SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names HEATHER KLEIN OLSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN HIKING SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $129,199 (HEATHER KLEIN OLSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN HIKING SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $896,412, expenses of $884,141 and total assets of $883,799 at year end.
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