Superior Hiking Trail Association
“Build, maintain, and promote the Superior Hiking Trail.”
40 years on the ground, 83 cents of every dollar to the work.
The work
What they do
Trail building and maintenance for the 310-mile Superior Hiking Trail along Lake Superior’s North Shore, crossing Superior National Forest lands.
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
To construct and maintain the superior hiking trail for
$1.0M, 83% of spendingTo construct and maintain the superior hiking trail for general public use with the assistance of over 600 volunteers, who contributed over 10,750 hours of volunteer labor in 2025.
Read it as they filed it
TO CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN THE SUPERIOR HIKING TRAIL FOR GENERAL PUBLIC USE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OVER 600 VOLUNTEERS, WHO CONTRIBUTED OVER 10,750 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER LABOR IN 2025. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT USERS OF THE TRAIL MAKE MORE THAN 400,000 VISITS TO HIKE, BACKPACK, OR SHOWNSHOE ON THE TRAIL EACH YEAR. THERE ARE NO FEES TO HIKE OR CAMP ON THE TRAIL.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
83 cents of every dollar goes to the work
A good sign, not a scorecard: what matters is the extremes, and this is nowhere near one.
$1,044,764 programs, $132,611 management, $77,549 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The people
Who does the work
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 If it’s out of date, tell us.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 SHTA? Claim this page.
Those 600 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If SHTA is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Find your way inThe filings
15 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at or tap the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $327,026 |
| 2012 | $367,825 |
| 2013 | $318,870 |
| 2014 | $381,476 |
| 2015 | $467,134 |
| 2016 | $458,506 |
| 2017 | $488,163 |
| 2018 | $410,840 |
| 2019 | $909,877 |
| 2020 | $917,726 |
| 2021 | $877,394 |
| 2022 | $1,042,078 |
| 2023 | $880,067 |
| 2024 | $1,170,891 |
| 2025 | $1,359,709 |
From $327K in 2011 to $1.4M in FY25, with no missed filing in 15 years. FY25 is the highest year on file.
Their ground
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The Minnesota congressional delegation averages 61 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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