Civic Intelligence

Slate Valley Trails

EIN 47-5599264 • 501(c)3 • Poultney, VT

Profile

To build, maintain and promote foot and bicycling trails in the slate valley region of southwestern vermont.

PO Box 242Poultney, VT 05764

www.slatevalleytrails.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

30th percentile

-11%

Higher net margin than 30% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

95th percentile

$60,286

Higher top officer pay than 95% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 35.5% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

57th percentile

0.9%

Faster asset growth than 57% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Revenue Growth

68th percentile

15%

Faster revenue growth than 68% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$174,172

Up $3,030 (+1.8%) from 2022

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$174,172

Up $3,030 (+1.8%) from 2022

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin30th percentile

Revenue

Up

$169,615

Up $41,215 (+32%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$188,172

Up $114,125 (+154%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

-$18,557

Down $72,910 (-134%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth57th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2019: $42,442Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $42,4422019Assets 2020: $71,538Net Assets 2020: $71,5382020Assets 2021: $116,789Net Assets 2021: $116,7892021Assets 2022: $171,142Net Assets 2022: $171,1422022Assets 2024: $174,172Net Assets 2024: $174,1722024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$174,172
Liabilities-
Net Assets$174,172
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth68th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2019: $65,349Expenses 2019: $50,949Net Income 2019: $14,4002019Revenue 2020: $94,345Expenses 2020: $65,249Net Income 2020: $29,0962020Revenue 2021: $134,460Expenses 2021: $89,209Net Income 2021: $45,2512021Revenue 2022: $128,400Expenses 2022: $74,047Net Income 2022: $54,3532022Revenue 2024: $169,615Expenses 2024: $188,172Net Income 2024: -$18,5572024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$169,615
Expenses$188,172
Net Income-$18,557
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$174,172
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$174,172
Revenue
$169,615
Expenses
$188,172
Net income
-$18,557
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.74$1.74$1.70$1.88$0.19
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.71$1.71$1.28$0.74$0.54
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.17$1.17$1.34$0.89$0.45
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.72$0.72$0.94$0.65$0.29
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.42$0.00$0.42$0.65$0.51$0.14
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 5, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$170,698
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To build, maintain and promote foot and bicycling trails in the slate valley region of southwestern vermont.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
BUILDING, MAINTAINING AND PROMOTING VARIOUS FOOTAND BICYCLING TRAILS IN THE SLATE VALLEY REGIONOF SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT$0$188,172
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay95th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
COURTNEY BEHNKENOperations ManagerPT$60,286-$60,286
GREG OBRIENPresidentPT$0--
ELLEN MCGRATHVice PresidentPT$0--
STEVEN LETENDRETreasurerPT$0--
BILL DEFORESTSecretaryPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Slate Valley Trails
EIN
47-5599264
Phone
8026736990
Address
PO BOX 242, POULTNEY, VT 05764

Signing Officer

Name
Courtney Behnken
Title
Executive Director
Phone
8026736990
Signed
2025-05-05

Preparer

Firm
David L Connors and Co Pc
Address
PO BOX 1495, CONCORD, NH 03302
Preparer
Justin J Bull
Phone
8024343030
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 8

“EVENTS 30042.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Employer payroll taxes & processing fees 10278.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“TRAIL DEVELOPMENT 31026.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“SPECIAL EVENT 11144.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“OFFICE & IT 1427.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“TRAVEL & CONFERENCES 0.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“BANK & PAYPAL FEES 583.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“INSURANCE 676.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“LICENSES & FEES 142.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Professional training 3194.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Marketing & advertising 16954.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“DUES 80.”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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