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LINKING THE NORTH AND SOUTH TRAIL SYSTEMS TO CREATE 130 MILES OF CONNECTED TRAIL. CEDAR CREEK PARKS TRAIL: FWT CONTINUED TO HELP COORDINATE AND ADVOCATE FOR FUNDING TO COMPLETE THIS TRAIL FROM METEA NORTH COUNTY PARK TO GRABILL, IN DOWNTOWN. COVINGTON RD TRAIL: FWT CONTRIBUTED 243,000 OF PRIVATE DONATIONS TO THIS PROJECT LED BY THE CITY OF FORT WAYNE. IT PROVIDES IMPORTANT CONNECTIVITY FOR THE ABOITE SYSTEM TO TIME CORNERS COMMERCIAL AREA. IT ALSO CREATED A NEW PARKING LOT AND FWT WILL INSTALL A TRAIL HUB IN 2025 WITH AMENITIES FOR TRAIL USERS. LIBERTY MILLS TRAIL: FWT PREDECESSOR ORGANIZATION, ABOITE NEW TRAILS, PUT THIS TRAIL ON THE MAP IN 2002 AND THE CITY OF FORT WAYNE BULT IT IN 2024. OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS STARTED 20 YEARS AGO TO MAKE THIS TRAIL A SUCCESS. PUFFERBELLY GOLDEN SPIKE SECTION: FORT WAYNE TRAILS CONTRIBUTED 300,000 TOWARD THIS SECTION OF TRAIL CONNECTING THE NORTH AND SOUTH TRAIL SYSTEMS TO FORM 130 MILES OF CONNECTED TRAIL. FWT WILL INSTALL A TRAIL HUB IN 2025 TO SERVE TRAIL USERS. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: FORT WAYNE TRAILS OFFERED PROGRAMMING TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN USING THE TRAIL SYSTEM. OVER 50,000 MAPS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO TRAIL USERS FOR SYSTEM NAVIGATION AND FOR TRAIL-FRIENDLY BUSINESS INTERACTION. THROUGH OUR EVENTS AND PROGRAMS, 4,008 INTERACTIONS WERE CAPTURED. PROGRAMS TO FAMILIARIZE PEOPLE WITH THE SYSTEM AND TRAIL SAFETY INCLUDED THE TREK THE TRAILS AND TREAD THE TRAILS PROGRAMS AS WELL AS RUNNERS IN THE ANNUAL PUFFERBELLY RACE. ADOPT-A-GREENWAY: FORT WAYNE TRAILS ASSUMED THIS PROGRAM FROM THE CITY OF FORT WAYNE TO EXPAND IT TO BE COUNTY WIDE. 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GOLF OUTING 22407 10198 12209 558 13096 TRAIL BLAZER 16412 16412 4 44117 15637 28480 3117 82936 42247 40689 558 13096 3117 16771 23918 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A FOR THE 2023-2024 PROGRAMMING YEAR, FWT HAD THE FOLLOWING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: VANN FAMILY CROSSING: FWT PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN WORKING WITH THE CITY OF FORT WAYNE TO RECEIVE A 5M GIFT FROM THE VANN FAMILY FOUNDATION FOR A MUCH NEEDED CONNECTION OVER COLISEUM BLVD. LINKING THE NORTH AND SOUTH TRAIL SYSTEMS TO CREATE 130 MILES OF CONNECTED TRAIL. CEDAR CREEK PARKS TRAIL: FWT CONTINUED TO HELP COORDINATE AND ADVOCATE FOR FUNDING TO COMPLETE THIS TRAIL FROM METEA NORTH COUNTY PARK TO GRABILL, IN DOWNTOWN. COVINGTON RD TRAIL: FWT CONTRIBUTED 243,000 OF PRIVATE DONATIONS TO THIS PROJECT LED BY THE CITY OF FORT WAYNE. IT PROVIDES IMPORTANT CONNECTIVITY FOR THE ABOITE SYSTEM TO TIME CORNERS COMMERCIAL AREA. IT ALSO CREATED A NEW PARKING LOT AND FWT WILL INSTALL A TRAIL HUB IN 2025 WITH AMENITIES FOR TRAIL USERS. LIBERTY MILLS TRAIL: FWT PREDECESSOR ORGANIZATION, ABOITE NEW TRAILS, PUT THIS TRAIL ON THE MAP IN 2002 AND THE CITY OF FORT WAYNE BULT IT IN 2024. OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS STARTED 20 YEARS AGO TO MAKE THIS TRAIL A SUCCESS. PUFFERBELLY GOLDEN SPIKE SECTION: FORT WAYNE TRAILS CONTRIBUTED 300,000 TOWARD THIS SECTION OF TRAIL CONNECTING THE NORTH AND SOUTH TRAIL SYSTEMS TO FORM 130 MILES OF CONNECTED TRAIL. FWT WILL INSTALL A TRAIL HUB IN 2025 TO SERVE TRAIL USERS. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: FORT WAYNE TRAILS OFFERED PROGRAMMING TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN USING THE TRAIL SYSTEM. OVER 50,000 MAPS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO TRAIL USERS FOR SYSTEM NAVIGATION AND FOR TRAIL-FRIENDLY BUSINESS INTERACTION. THROUGH OUR EVENTS AND PROGRAMS, 4,008 INTERACTIONS WERE CAPTURED. PROGRAMS TO FAMILIARIZE PEOPLE WITH THE SYSTEM AND TRAIL SAFETY INCLUDED THE TREK THE TRAILS AND TREAD THE TRAILS PROGRAMS AS WELL AS RUNNERS IN THE ANNUAL PUFFERBELLY RACE. ADOPT-A-GREENWAY: FORT WAYNE TRAILS ASSUMED THIS PROGRAM FROM THE CITY OF FORT WAYNE TO EXPAND IT TO BE COUNTY WIDE. OVER 35 GROUPS OF VOLUNTEERS ADOPTED 1-3 MILE STRETCHES OF THE TRAIL SYSTEM TO PICK UP LITTER AND TRASH TWO TIMES A YEAR. 168 VOLUNTEERS WERE ENGAGED IN THIS PROGRAM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATIN'S FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH YEAR, EACH BOARD MEMBER SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND IS INSTRUCTED TO NOTIFY THE BOARD PRESIDENT OF ANY CHANGES DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE HAVE RESEARCHED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION, CONTACTING OTHER SIMILAR NONPROFITS IN THE AREA, STATE AND NEIGHBORING STATES TO MAKE A SALARY RECOMMENDATION TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CHAIR WITH FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES THAT RECEIVE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION'S IRS FORM 990 FOR THE PRIOR THREE YEARS IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.