Gunflint Trail Association

990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 41-1512139

May 01, 2015 to Apr 30, 2016 • Filed on Aug 15, 2016

Organization Profile WWW.GUNFLINT-TRAIL.COM

PO Box 205Grand Marais, MN 55604

(218) 387-3191

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2016 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2016 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

0.0%

Higher net margin than 42% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Higher top officer pay than 69% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

0.0%

Faster asset growth than 44% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

44%

Faster revenue growth than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets46th percentile

Assets

Flat

$5,486

Flat from 2015

Net Assets

Flat

$5,486

Flat from 2015

Liabilities

Flat

Flat from 2015

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue46th percentile Net Margin42nd percentile

Revenue

$168,604

Up $51,824 (+44%) from 2015

Expenses

$168,604

Up $52,107 (+45%) from 2015

Net Income

Down

Down $283 (-100%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth44th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

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2016

Assets$5,486

Liabilities$0

Net Assets$5,486

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth91st percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

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2016

Revenue$168,604

Expenses$168,604

Net Income$0

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: May 1, 2015 to Apr 30, 2016
Signed: Aug 15, 2016
Return Version: 2015v2.1
Gross Receipts: $168,604

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To promote the gunflint trail region of northeastern minnesota as a tourism destination.

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
PROMOTING THE GUNFLINT TRAIL REGION OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AS A TOURISM DESTINATION BY: ADVERTISING, PUBLICATION OF VIDEOS AND INFORMATIONAL BROCHURES, PRESENCE AT TOURISM RELATED MEETINGS, CONVENTIONS, AND SHOWS, PRESENTATION OF A WINTER FESTIVAL, AND MAINTENANCE OF TELEPHONE LINES, AN INTERNET WEBSITE AND AN INFORMATION CENTER FOR RESPONDING TO INQUIRIES FROM POTENTIAL VISITORS.	-	-

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay69th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
DEB MARK	Vice Preside	-	$0	-	-
BOB MCCLOUGHAN	President	-	$0	-	-
BRUCE KERFOOT	Secretary/Tr	-	$0	-	-
NANCY WEAVER	Director	-	$0	-	-
ZACH BAUMANN	Director	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: Gunflint Trail Association
EIN: 41-1512139
Phone: 2183873191
Address: PO BOX 205, GRAND MARAIS, MN 55604

Signing Officer

Name: Bob Mccloughan
Title: President
Phone: 2183873191
Signed: 2016-08-15
Discuss with paid preparer: Yes

Preparer

Firm: Licari Larsen and Company
Address: 130 W SUPERIOR ST STE 712, DULUTH, MN 55802
Preparer: Steven S Licari
Phone: 2187222226

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10

“Cook county visitors bureau p.o. Box 1330 grand marais, mn 55604 168,604 0 0”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“To promote the gunflint trail region of northeastern minnesota as a tourism destination.”

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28

“Promoting the gunflint trail region of northeastern minnesota as a tourism destination by: advertising, publication of videos and informational brochures, presence at tourism related meetings, conventions, and shows, presentation of a winter festival, and maintenance of telephone lines, an internet website and an information center for responding to inquiries from potential visitors.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $5,486
Liabilities: $0
Net assets: $5,486
Revenue: $168,604
Expenses: $168,604
Net income: $0

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2025Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$0.05	$0.00	$0.05	$2.90	$2.90	$0.00
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.05	$0.00	$0.05	$2.92	$2.92	$0.00
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.05	$0.00	$0.05	$2.87	$2.87	$0.00
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.05	$0.00	$0.05	$2.94	$2.94	$0.00
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.05	$0.00	$0.05	$2.69	$2.69	$0.00
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.05	$0.00	$0.05	$2.04	$2.04	$0.00
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.05	$0.00	$0.05	$2.18	$2.18	$0.00
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.05	$0.00	$0.05	$2.01	$2.01	$0.00
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.05	$0.00	$0.05	$1.90	$1.90	$0.00
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.05	$0.00	$0.05	$1.69	$1.69	$0.00
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.05	$0.00	$0.05	$1.17	$1.16	$0.00
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.05	$0.00	$0.05	$1.16	$1.16	$0.00
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$0.05	$0.00	$0.05	$1.10	$1.10	$0.00
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$0.16	$0.11	$0.05	$1.15	$1.37	$0.22
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.27	$0.00		$0.67	$0.46	$0.21