2024-11-14T21:08:21-07:00 2023-12-31 823726482 Rising Sun Accounting PO Box 25726 Seattle WA 98165 990 2023-01-01 911553023 Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance EVER 2065242900 249 Main Ave S STE 107-188 North Bend WA 98045 Eddie Espinosa Executive Director 2065242900 2024-11-14 1 1 Samuel Dahlin P01888405 2069395442 2024-11-14 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Tony Hikock 249 Main Ave S STE 107-188 North Bend WA 98045 3388748 0 X www.evergreenmtb.org X 1989 WA Evergreen creates and protects sustainable mountain biking opportunities in WA State. We accomplish this through five primary programs: Advocacy, Trail Maintenance and Construction, Volunteerism, Education, and Community Engagement & Events 16 16 94 3747 1436 0 2843048 2562029 546170 802892 4077 8059 6278 -4981 3399573 3367999 7542 68048 0 0 1968771 2091647 0 0 78955 995020 1044043 2971333 3203738 428240 164261 2316457 2451239 198564 167056 2117893 2284183 Evergreen's mission is to create, maintain and protect sustainable mountain biking opportunities in WA State. 0 0 1859687 40339 476222 TRAIL MAINTENANCE, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS: Evergreen's 2023 projects included a mix of new construction and trail maintenance contracts. Active construction took place on 77.9 miles of trail, including completion and opening of 31 miles of new mountain bike and multiuse trails throughout the state. New trail and mountain bike project completions included the following: 1 mile at the Yacolt Burn State Forest, 5 miles at the Port Gamble Ride Park, 3 miles at the Snoqualmie Pass Bike Park, 5 miles at Number 2 Canyon in Wenatchee, 0.25 miles at Cheasty Park South in Seattle, 0.25 at the Cashmere Pump Track, 0.5 miles at Auburn Cedar Lanes Park, 6.5 miles at the Trek at Tehaleh in Bonney Lake, 1 mile at Naneum Ridge State Forest, 2 miles at the new Tennant Trailhead Park, 2 miles at Mt Spokane, 2 miles at Waterville, and 2.5 miles at North Summit, near Loup Loup Ski Area in Twisp. We continued construction of the following trail miles and projects: 1 mile at the Duthie Hill Mountain Park as part of a park refresh effort, 6.4 miles at the Raging River Phase 3, 1 mile at Cheasty Park North, 6 miles at No2 Canyon, 4 miles connecting Roslyn Ridge and Teanaway Community Forest, and 25+ miles at the Loup Loup ski area. We engaged in the design of the following projects and trails: Phase 2 of Snoqualmie Pass Bike Park development, Port Townsend Pump Track, Strawberry Hill Bike Park, Olympia Kaiser Bike Park, Cashmere Pump Track, Wards Lake Park, Crystal Mountain Bike Park, Cheasty North Trails, and the I-5 Colonnade in Seattle. Professional Trail maintenance activities and contracts continued on many trail systems throughout the state. Community fundraising supported work at Chickadee in the Methow Valley, Mt. Spokane State Park, Riverside SP, Squilchuck State Park, North Mountain State Forest in Darrington, and Murphy's Grade in the Yacolt State Forest. State, City, County, and other partner contracts supported maintenance work at King County Parks, Metro Parks Tacoma, City of Redmond, Sage Hills, Raging River State Forest, Tiger Mountain State Forest, and 360 Key-Pen Park. Our professional trail crew also oversaw volunteer trail work and performed a significant amount of backcountry trail maintenance, funded by the Recreation and Conservation Office's Recreational Trails Program. This included Beacon Hill and Camp Sekani in Spokane, multiple sites in the Wenatchee River, Methow, Naches and Chelan ranger districts of the Okanagan-Wenatchee NF, the Snoqualmie and Skykomish ranger districts of the Mt Baker-Snoqualmie NF, within the Cowlitz Valley Ranger District of the Gifford Pinchot NF, as well as at Moran, Dash Point, Mt Spokane, Riverside, and Saint Edward State Parks. Ongoing partnership agreements with the U.S. Forest Service included trail inventory and maintenance agreement funded by the Great America Outdoors Act in the Colville and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests. We also signed a BEAR agreement for forest fire restoration trail work in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. These agreements funded our crew in completing trail inventories and maintenance work at both the Kettle Crest and Selkirk Loop Trail systems of the Colville NF, as well as trail recovery and fire restoration actions at the Chickadee network in the Methow Valley, and trail maintenance near the town of Leavenworth. 351616 27209 326670 EDUCATION: Education programs in 2023 settled a bit in existing chapter programs, as our focus was on program development and refinement to incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion goals and actions. At the same time, we experienced significant growth in new areas, especially in the City of Seattle and Port Gamble on the Kitsap Peninsula. New education program offerings were created and implemented at the new Port Gamble Ride Park, with high engagement numbers and lots of community enthusiasm and volunteerism. Riders of all backgrounds, from young kids to experts, flocked to the new ride park features and trails: doubling program participation numbers served in our West Sound chapter. Another area of growth occurred at the newly opened Cheasty Greenspace trail system in Seattle. Cheasty was the platform for two "Intro to Mountain Biking" programs, in partnership with two community groups: Braided Seeds and Interim CDA. Both these partner organizations serve youth of color with outdoor access opportunities and programs. The Cheasty trail system is located in the City of Seattle, and can be accessed by foot and bike from the diverse Columbia City and Beacon Hill neighborhoods, as well as by light rail, providing a new space for inner city youth to play outside and learn new skills. Evergreen's education program is powered by 130 volunteer instructors who donated over 1,400 teaching hours in 2023. We introduced more than 700 primarily new riders to the sport of mountain biking and skill building techniques, as well as general trail access knowledge and opportunities. Our popular youth summer "Dirt Camp" program was taught by about 40 paid coaches, hosting more than 500 kids. These mountain bike camps serve beginner through advanced youth riders through bike handling drills, engaging and fun skill-building games, as well as a bit if trail maintenance knowledge and hands-on experience. Dirt Camp students delivered 215 hours of volunteer trail maintenance work over the summer. Staff, Education Committee members, and volunteers worked on integrating Evergreen's Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) goals to help create more welcoming trail experiences in our programs, events and community. We served 277 students in our community partnership and scholarship programs, focused on increasing access for underserved and/or economically challenged community members, serving LGBTQ+ and BIPOC members, and through scholarships for our program camps and clinics. Our women's ride program in the greater Seattle area hosted 131 group rides for 510 women riders, a new record! Another highlight was our adaptive mountain bike (aMTB) program expansion. We offered adaptive-specific instructor trainings to host more disabled riders in our aMTB program, partially funded by an Outride Fund grant. Lastly, as part of our community education offerings, we hosted: 2 chainsaw classes serving 18 participants in our Methow and Cascades to Sound Chapters; our first-ever online trail school with 82 signups, and we delivered a trail school in our West Sound Chapter for 24 students. 330657 500 0 COMMUNITY BUILDING & ADVOCACY: Evergreen hosted Seven large community events in 2023. 247 group rides were scheduled throughout our eight chapters, with 906 registered riders. Of these rides, 183 rides were hosted by the Puget Sound-based Cranksisters womens' ride group, bringing together 570 women ride participants in welcoming beginner, intermediate, and advanced rides on trails across the state. A brand new women's-only trail work and ride event in Darrington also drew 60 female and female identifying riders to Darrington for an all-day trail maintenance and ride day at the North Mountain Trail Network. After a few years of virtual engagement, this year also saw the return of an in-person Take a Kid Mountain Bike Day at Duthie Hill Mountain Bike Park, engaging 500 kids in mountain bike ride and activities in this popular mountain bike park just outside Seattle. Our annual Evergreen Mountain Bike Festival returned to Port Gamble, with over 511 registered riders and over 2,000 (estimated) visitors over the course of the festival weekend. Also returning in-person this year was our Annual Member Meeting. Hosted in both in-person and virtual format at the REI Flagships store in Seattle, in December 2023, we recorded attendance of 151 in-person members and 54 virtual guests, to learn about Evergreen's progress and accomplishments for the year. Altogether we engaged just over 5,000 mountain bikers in community building events and rides. Purpose and intent for our events is to build community and growing the next generation of mountain bike leaders, teachers, volunteers, and trail stewards. Ongoing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives focused on women's and tribal engagement as well as adaptive mountain biking access, events and ride days in collaboration with Outdoors for All. Overall, we continue to facilitate conservation ethics and foster sustainable behavior among our community's members, and we encourage volunteerism and leading active, engaged, and healthy lifestyles. Peak membership reached 9,387 in January 2023 (just shy of our 2022 peak at 9,504) but continued on a declining trend for the remainder of the year, ending at 8,280. This represents a 9.8% decrease in membership between 2022 and 2023. Some of this was expected as part of a nationwide trend in outdoor organization membership drop-off following the strong COVID years growth in 2020 and 2021, as well as a downward trend in the bike industry overall, dropping off from a surge in 2020 and 2021. In June 2023, Evergreen also increased its membership fee from $35 to $50/yr. This was the first fee increase in over 20 years, and was carefully researched, approved, guided, and implemented with the Board of Directors. Initial implementation did not show signs of concern or non-renewal among members, but it may have become a barrier for some to join or renew. We are confident in our 2024 strategy to re-engage members and encourage more riders to join. Our advocacy efforts included successful collaboration with other recreation organizations as part of our membership and leadership role within the Outdoor Alliance of WA. Work included meetings with land managers related to recreation planning, elected officials related to recreation and environmental considerations and funding, as well as a tribal relations and collaboration training series with the Whitener group. This training resource was shared with all staff, and direct efforts were made to engage with local tribes on project planning and construction efforts, resulting in a shared trail signage design and naming project with the Snoqualmie Tribe for a new trail system in the City of North Bend. Our advocacy activities continue to be diverse and statewide, ranging from issuing letters for SEPA or NEPA public comment windows, to continued participation on the Gifford Pinchot Sustainable Trails Strategy Committee for the USFS and the Recreate Responsibly Coalition, to working with land managers on issue resolution and with elected officials as part of the WA State Recreation Caucus. We engaged our members in advocacy through topic-specific meetings, e-newsletters, social media, in person at trailheads, and via electronic advocacy alerts designed to engage members and spur comments. Actions included e-bike committee outreach related to new legislative action, stakeholder and conference presentations, tabling at partner events, issuing support letters for recreation initiatives, policies and project proposals, as well as as-needed issue resolution services. This year, individual staff were also provided with paid time to take on independent advocacy and DEI learning opportunities, to increase awareness, capacity and understanding on how Evergreen can build and host more inclusive and welcoming spaces and events. 47246 0 0 VOLUNTEER TRAIL MAINTENANCE. Evergreen organizes and coordinates volunteer trail maintenance work parties to maintain, improve, and/or repair trails damaged by weather and use. Our 2023 volunteer trail maintenance efforts lagged slightly behind our 2022 results, and reached 70% of our annual goal and pre-pandemic engagement levels. We hosted 405 volunteer work parties in national forests, state parks and forests as well as community parks, and engaged 3,632 volunteers in work parties, contributing 17,901 hours of volunteer work on 300 miles of trail. 215 hours of these trail activities were contributed by youth enrolled in our 2023 summer dirt camps. Trail maintenance took place at trailheads, sites and trails within US National Forests, WA State and County forests, community forests, conservation areas, as well as municipal parks and open spaces, including: East Tiger Mountain, Raging River, and Yacolt Burn State Forests; Duthie Hill Mountain Bike Park; Black Diamond Open Space; Squilchuck, Mt Spokane, Olallie, and Moran State Parks; Beacon Hill, Swan Creek, Iller Creek, Micah Peak, Camp Sekani and Port Gamble community parks; and on multiple trail networks in the Okanogen-Wenatchee, Mount-Baker-Snoqualmie, Colville, and Gifford Pinchot National Forests, such as Ski Hill, Freund Canyon, No2 Canyon, Sun Mountain, Hansen Ridge, Kettle Crest, Strawberry Ridge, and along the SR 410 corridor. Additional non-trail work volunteer hours for the organization included 15 Board volunteers who contributed 1,632 hours, 130 Education program volunteer instructors who collectively taught 1,400 hours of classes and clinics. Our total volunteer impact amounted to 20,933 hours, delivered by 3,747 individual volunteers. A successful year for volunteer engagement, but still trailing behind pre-pandemic engagement levels by just about 10,000 hrs. Volunteer engagement and recruitment will require significant attention and effort in 2024, to once again reach our 30,000 hour annual goal. 47246 0 0 2589206 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 94 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X Micah Shapiro 2065242900 249 Main Ave S STE 107-188 North Bend WA 98045 Yvonne Kraus Executive Director 40 0 X 117390 0 1057 Jesse Cunningham Director 6 0 X 7408 0 74 Peter Sherrill President until October 4 0 X X 0 0 0 Tony Hickok President starting October 4 0 X X 0 0 0 Tyler Forman Vice President 4 0 X X 0 0 0 Scott Bly Treasurer until May 4 0 X X 0 0 0 Jim Jacobson Treasurer starting May 4 0 X X 0 0 0 Melinda Dupree-Larson Secretary 4 0 X X 0 0 0 Josef Hoffman Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Joseph Brown Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Adrienne Bee Lane Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jon Phelps Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Chris Conley Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Greg Morris Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Vern Boyles Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Juliette Kern Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jami Balint Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Patrick Lynch Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Andrew Grant Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 124798 0 1131 1 0 0 0 0 0 372112 0 0 1142606 1047311 25714 2562029 Trail Construction 237990 476222 476222 0 0 Education Courses 611620 326670 326670 0 0 0 0 0 0 802892 8059 0 0 8059 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1986 8000 -6014 0 0 -6014 13782 12749 1033 0 1436 -403 0 3367999 802892 1436 1642 40839 40839 27209 27209 125928 61967 60408 3553 1727122 1450432 246731 29959 18425 15038 3054 333 220172 179698 36492 3982 12293 83 12210 210307 154038 43549 12720 1698 1670 28 43417 18165 6410 18842 33192 1831 31361 26419 21135 5284 162830 138096 24610 124 817 817 1461 1461 22303 2658 19645 46421 34816 11605 Supplies & Materials 222058 192085 20619 9354 Equipment & Tools 221033 210039 10994 0 Licenses, Taxes, Permits, Fees 39234 38590 584 60 Bad Debt Expense 560 0 560 0 3203738 2589206 535577 78955 1659285 465422 150673 1614530 260000 226233 101327 26017 373 275 1500 9194 224841 157174 83441 67667 59858 41901 2316457 2451239 135238 119354 920 63326 46782 198564 167056 X 2117893 2284183 0 0 2117893 2284183 2316457 2451239 164261 0 0 0 2029 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1783660 1411063 2309835 2843048 2562029 10909635 1783660 1411063 2309835 2843048 2562029 10909635 0 10909635 2950 1538 829 4077 8059 17453 4684 -1087 -1076 1436 3957 10931045 2749017 0.99804 0.99837 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 832 0 832 3202906 3203738 310187 77547 0 0 0 235668 298567 310187 844422 1266633 0 3230 823 832 4885 0 58917 74642 77547 211106 316659 0 3230 823 832 4885 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 224841 157174 67667 0 0 0 0 67667 0 Lease Liability 46782 46782 3320889 51716 0 0 -98824 -47108 3367997 0 2 2 3367999 3156627 51716 0 0 -98824 -47108 3203735 0 3 3 3203738 Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d Items shown as expenses on the 990 and shown as a reduction to income on the audit: Scholarships: -$27,209, Event Expenses: -$71,615 Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4b Rounding Difference: $2 Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d Items shown as expenses on the 990 and shown as a reduction to income on the audit: Scholarships: -$27,209, Event Expenses: -$71,615 Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4b Rounding Difference: $3 1 Chelan County 350 Orondo Street Wenatchee WA 98801 910552084 Government Entity 37339 The purpose of this grant was to donate the partial cost of providing access road improvements to the No2 Canyon trailhead. Mic Mclane, our Central Chapter Project Manager, was onsite weekly to oversee the improvements and ensure the funds were being used according to the grant. 1 0 Scholarships 651 0 27209 Book Discounted or Donated Tuition Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 For any grant funds, Evergreen staff provides oversight and are engaged in numerous project update meetings to monitor spending, ensure funds are being used in accordance with the grant, and to evaluate the use and effectiveness of the donation to a project. X 2 1818 High/Low Average X Various Raffle Prizes 1 8000 Fair Market Value X Supplies, Gift Cards, and Equipment 10 15896 Fair Market Value 0 0 1 0 Form 990, Part I, Line 6 In 2023, Evergreen hosted 405 volunteer work parties in national forests, state parks, and forests as well as community parks, and engaged 3,632 volunteers in work parties, contributing 17,901 hours of volunteer work on 300 miles of trail. 215 hours of these trail activities were contributed by youth enrolled in our 2023 summer dirt camps. Additional non-trail work volunteer hours for the organization included 15 Board volunteers who contributed 1,632 hours, and 130 Education program volunteer instructors who collectively taught 1,400 hours of classes and clinics. Our total volunteer impact amounted to 20,933 hours, delivered by 3,747 individual volunteers. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b There are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Copies of Form 990 are presented to Management and the Board. The form is reviewed; then the contract accountant and staff address any questions that come up prior to filing the form with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance has a conflict of interest policy. The policy requires disclosure of interest, relationships and holdings that could potentially result in a conflict of interest. Board Members are required to update a conflict of interest questionnaire annually, which covers any potential conflicts of interest in an organizational transaction or decisions which would affect themselves, their family members, employer, or associates. Board Members may not participate in discussion or voting on such matters where there is a potential conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Executive Director compensation is decided upon after annual ED performance review and based on meeting both annual and strategic plan goals and milestones. Final Compensation approval is conducted in Executive Session at a Board meeting. A Compensation Survey of comparable salaries was consulted to set the Executive Director's compensation upon their hiring in 2015. After that, percentage increases have been made for cost-of-living and merit. The Executive The Board of Directors did an evaluation and approved a compensation adjustment in Nov of 2023 but it wasn't granted until Feb. 2024. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization's Form 990, Form 1023, Bylaws, Conflict of Interest Policy, and Financial Statements are all available upon request at the office. In addition, Form 990 is also available on public websites such as propublica.org