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Nonprofit · EIN 20-0511132

LAWRENCE - HOPEWELL TRAIL CORPORATION

Tax-exempt · PENNINGTON, NJ 08534

Financials

$217K$176K2023$176K$134K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of LAWRENCE - HOPEWELL TRAIL CORPORATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990 (amended)$176,023$134,144$41,879$589,048$11,052$577,996
December 31, 2023990$216,588$175,940$40,648$548,182$12,065$536,117
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$151,808
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$16,480
Net income from fundraising events
$7,735
Other revenue
$7,735

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$53,230
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$58,091
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$9,208
Program services (functional)
$87,504
Management and general (functional)
$32,998
Fundraising (functional)
$13,642

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$548,182
Total assets, end of year
$589,048
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,052
Net assets, end of year
$577,996
Net assets without donor restrictions
$442,219
Net assets with donor restrictions
$135,777
Gross receipts
$180,403
Employees
2
Volunteers
40
Year formed
2001
State of legal domicile
NJ

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JORDAN ANTEBITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
SILVIA ASCARELLITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
MARIA CONNOLLYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
DR JILL F YOUNG DOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
MIKE GRAYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
ALAN M HERSHEYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
WILLS KINSLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
RUTH MARKOETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
JOHN R MURRAYVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
JENNIFER PECK NOLTETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
JIM PARVESSETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
UMA PURANDARETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
DAVID SANDAHLVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
NADINE STERNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
CHRIS TARRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JORDAN ANTEBITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
SILVIA ASCARELLITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
MARIA CONNOLLYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
DR JILL F YOUNG DOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
MIKE GRAYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
ALAN M HERSHEYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
WILLS KINSLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
RUTH MARKOETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
JOHN R MURRAYVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
JENNIFER PECK NOLTETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
JIM PARVESSETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
UMA PURANDARETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
DAVID SANDAHLVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
NADINE STERNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
CHRIS TARRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
197 BLACKWELL RD, PENNINGTON, NJ 08534-4204
In care of
% HISTORIC HUNT HOUSE
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
DAVID SANDAHL, 197 BLACKWELL ROAD, PENNINGTON, NJ 08534
Signed the 990
ALAN M HERSHEY, TREASURER
Phone
(609) 895-0813
Return prepared by
HAMILTON MERCER ADVISORS

Mission

THE LAWRENCE HOPEWELL TRAIL CORPORATION, THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY, GOVERNMENT, CORPORATE AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS, PROMOTES AND GUIDES THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, USE, AND ENJOYMENT OF A 22-MILE PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE TRAIL LOOP CONNECTING LAWRENCE AND HOPEWELL TOWNSHIPS IN MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, AND ACTIVELY ENCOURAGES CONNECTIONS TO ADJACENT AREAS AND REGIONAL TRAIL NETWORKS TO ENSURE AN ENDURING AMENITY SUPPORTED BY THE PEOPLE IT SERVES.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THE AWARD-WINNING LAWRENCE HOPEWELL TRAIL (LHT) IS A 22-MILE, MULTIPURPOSE, MOSTLY OFF-ROAD, ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE TRAIL DEVELOPED BY A CITIZEN-LED VOLUNTEER BOARD OF TRUSTEES. IT IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE HEALTH AND FITNESS,ENJOYMENT OF THE OUTDOORS, AND ACCESS TO PRESERVED OPEN SPACE WHILE LINKING COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND PROVIDING AN ALTERNATIVE TO AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTATION, THEREBY CONTRIBUTING TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY. THE LHT'S PRIMARY PROGRAMMATIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE: (1) MANAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRAIL THAT TRAVERSES CORPORATE CAMPUSES, A PRIVATE SCHOOL, PRESERVED OPEN SPACE, PARKS, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND A MAIN STREET. THIS REQUIRES ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS WITH MULTIPLE LANDOWNERS; DESIGNING SEGMENTS THAT MEET ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY, AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS; RAISING FUNDS FOR TRAIL CONSTRUCTION AND SUPPORT OF THE NONPROFIT CORPORATION; AND COORDINATING EFFORTS WITH LOCAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS. AS OF 2022, 95% OF THE TRAIL HAS BEEN COMPLETED. PLANS ARE UNDERWAY FOR THE FUNDING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE REMAINDER. WHAT IS NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IS THE FACT THAT IN COLLABORATION WITH COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS, OVER 17 MILLION HAS BEEN RAISED FOR TRAIL CONSTRUCTION OVER THE YEARS. IN THE SECOND CATEGORY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE USE OF THE TRAIL THROUGH PUBLICITY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND THE SPONSORSHIP OF COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION TO CREATING THE MONTHLY SATURDAY MORNING WALKING CLUB, THE LHT HOLDS TWO ANNUAL SIGNATURE EVENTS. THE FIRST IS THE LHT FULL MOON BIKE RIDE JOINTLY SPONSORED BY THE MERCER COUNTY PARK COMMISSION. THE SECOND EVENT, TRAIL AND TREAT, A FUN AFTERNOON FOR CHILDREN AND THEIRIR FAMILIES. IN 2019 THE LHT ARTWALK WAS INTRODUCED. THIS PROGRAM COUPLES TRAIL FANS WITH A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST WHO TEACHES TECHNIQUES FOR CAPTURING NATURE ON PAPER, CANVAS OR FILM. AS A RESULT OF THE LHT'S EFFORTS AND EXTENSIVE WORD-OF-MOUTH, THE TRAIL IS ENJOYED BY MORE THAN 400,000 WALKERS, JOGGERS, BIKERS, SNOWSHOERS AND CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS EACH YEAR AND THE NUMBER IS GROWING. THE THIRD CATEGORY OF ACCOMPLISHMENT INCLUDES TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT THROUGH THE ADDITION OF ADDITIONAL DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE AND AMENITIES SUCH AS BENCHES AND KIOSKS. THE LHT SERVES AS A MODEL FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND A RESOURCE FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT WANT TO EMULATE THE UNIQUE SUCCESS OF THE LAWRENCE HOPEWELL TRAIL.
    Expenses $87,504

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
20-0511132
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2004
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$589,048
Income (IRS master file)
$180,403

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$176,023$134,144$589,048XML
990December 2023$216,588$175,940$548,182XML
990December 2022$324,326$113,283$515,235IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 20-0511132).

Questions about LAWRENCE - HOPEWELL TRAIL CORPORATION

What is the EIN of LAWRENCE - HOPEWELL TRAIL CORPORATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of LAWRENCE - HOPEWELL TRAIL CORPORATION is 20-0511132.
Is LAWRENCE - HOPEWELL TRAIL CORPORATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
Are donations to LAWRENCE - HOPEWELL TRAIL CORPORATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does LAWRENCE - HOPEWELL TRAIL CORPORATION 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 LAWRENCE - HOPEWELL TRAIL CORPORATION 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 LAWRENCE - HOPEWELL TRAIL CORPORATION 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 LAWRENCE - HOPEWELL TRAIL CORPORATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DAVID SANDAHL.
Who are the officers and directors of LAWRENCE - HOPEWELL TRAIL CORPORATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does LAWRENCE - HOPEWELL TRAIL CORPORATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $176,023, expenses of $134,144 and total assets of $589,048 at year end.

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