Florida Trail Association
“Build, maintain, promote, and protect the Florida National Scenic Trail.”
The work
What they do
Maintenance and advocacy for the 1,300-mile Florida Trail. Crosses national forests, national wildlife refuges, and other federal lands.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “The Florida Trail Association (FTA) builds, maintains, protects, and promotes the Florida national scenic trail (Florida trail), and a network of hiking trails throughout the state of Florida.” as filed.
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Trail Construction
$568K, 37% of spendingFTA builds hiking trails in the state of Florida, providing opportunites to hike and camp.
Read it as they filed it
TRAIL CONSTRUCTION - FTA BUILDS HIKING TRAILS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITES TO HIKE AND CAMP.
IRS Form 990 Part III for fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Outreach
$202K, 13% of spendingFTA educates the public by teaching appreciation for the outdoors. FTA promotes conservation of nature in Florida.
Read it as they filed it
OUTREACH - FTA EDUCATES THE PUBLIC BY TEACHING APPRECIATION FOR THE OUTDOORS. FTA PROMOTES CONSERVATION OF NATURE IN FLORIDA.
IRS Form 990 Part III for fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Trail Management
$140K, 9% of spendingFTA maintains hiking trails in the state of Florida, in order to preserve the trails and continue providing outdoor experiences for people within the state.
Read it as they filed it
TRAIL MANAGEMENT - FTA MAINTAINS HIKING TRAILS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE TRAILS AND CONTINUE PROVIDING OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE WITHIN THE STATE.
IRS Form 990 Part III for fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
60 cents of every dollar goes to the work
Read it as a snapshot, not a scorecard. Splits move year to year with grants and campaigns, and healthy shops live all across this range.
$910,772 programs, $587,967 management, $18,513 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The people
Who does the work
Took the helm from Royce Gibson, who drew $115,009 in the final year on file.
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. If it’s out of date, tell us. Work at the Florida Trail Association? Claim this page.
Those 525 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If the Florida Trail Association is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Find your way inThe filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year as filed. Point at or tap the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $855,937 |
| 2012 | $789,156 |
| 2013 | $615,449 |
| 2014 | $591,985 |
| 2015 | $696,206 |
| 2016 | $656,507 |
| 2017 | $776,366 |
| 2018 | $1,046,850 |
| 2019 | $1,628,110 |
| 2020 | $880,222 |
| 2021 | $886,801 |
| 2022 | $1,191,411 |
| 2023 | $1,265,115 |
| 2025 | $2,032,290 |
From $856K in 2011 to $2.0M in FY25, across 14 public filings (none on record for 2024). FY25 is the highest year on file.
The returns as e-filed with the IRS, 2 years:
- FY2025Download the return
- FY2024Download the return
Source: IRS Form 990 e-file data, each return by its IRS object id, served by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. A year in the chart without a link here is read from a later return’s own history table; its return is on ProPublica’s page for the group.
Their ground
The Florida Trail Association is not on our editors’ record for a threatened place yet. See every threatened place on one map, and who stands for each.
The Florida congressional delegation averages 24 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
Straight to their own donation page. Your dollar never passes through us.
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