Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE RAILS-TO-TRAILS CONSERVANCY (RTC), THE NATION'S LARGEST TRAILS ORGANIZATION WITH MORE THAN 160,000 MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS, IS BUILDING A NATION CONNECTED BY TRAILS. WE REIMAGINE PUBLIC SPACES TO CREATE SAFE WAYS FOR EVERYONE TO WALK, BIKE AND BE ACTIVE OUTDOORS.
SEE PART III, LINE 1.
TRAIL DEVELOPMENT: SINCE ITS INCEPTION, RTC HAS SUPPORTED TRAIL BUILDING THROUGH A VARIETY OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: MANAGING AN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM THAT NOTIFIES COMMUNITIES, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES OF UPCOMING RAILWAY ABANDONMENTS; CREATING STATEWIDE TRAIL INVENTORIES AND DEVELOPMENT PLANS; PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL TRAIL DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS; AND OFFERING TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR COMMUNITIES AND TRAIL-BUILDING GROUPS. RTC'S TRAILNATION PROJECT PORTFOLIO REPRESENTS THE ORGANIZATION'S LARGEST TRAIL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. THESE PROJECTS ARE INTENDED TO SPUR TRAIL-NETWORK DEVELOPMENT NATIONWIDE, CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION BY ESTABLISHING TRAIL SYSTEMS THAT GET PEOPLE WHERE THEY WANT TO GO. THE HEART OF THIS WORK COMES THROUGH SMART INVESTMENTS THAT CLOSE GAPS IN TRAIL SYSTEMS AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO MAJOR DESTINATIONS ACROSS COMMUNITIES AND ENTIRE REGIONS. THE SCOPE OF THIS WORK IS A PLACEMAKING STRATEGY, WITH TRAILS AS THE CATALYST. THIS WORK IS CURRENTLY BEING IMPLEMENTED IN NINE PLACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY -- PLACES DIVERSE IN THEIR GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE, SIZE AND SCOPE - SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN, THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, THE INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND, PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE, WASHINGTON, DC, MIAMI, SOUTH TEXAS AND OUR MOST AMBITIOUS PROJECT, THE GREAT AMERICAN RAIL TRAIL - A 3,700 MILE COAST TO COAST TRAIL FROM WASHINGTON DC TO WASHINGTON STATE.
PUBLIC INFORMATION/EVENTS: WHILE THE BENEFITS OF TRAIL USE ARE FAR-REACHING, NOT EVERYONE KNOWS HOW TO ACCESS TRAILS. RTC'S FLAGSHIP INITIATIVE, TRAILLINK.COM PROVIDES ACCESS TO 4,500 TRAILS REPRESENTING 40,000 MILES. TRAIL USE SURGED IN FY20 AS THE COUNTRY TURNED TO TRAILS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. TRAILLINK.COM PROUDLY SERVED MORE THAN 10.5 MILLION VISITORS THROUGH ITS FREE WEBSITE AND 1 MILLION THROUGH ITS MOBILE APPS. COVID-19 RESOURCES WERE BROADLY DISTRIBUTED PROVIDING INFORMATION ON HOW TO USE TRAILS SAFELY DURING THE PANDEMIC. TRAIL USE CAMPAIGNS INCLUDE OPENING DAY FOR TRAILS-BUILDING EXCITEMENT FOR THE START OF THE TRAIL USE SEASON IN THE SPRING AND SHARE THE TRAILS-PROMOTING SAFE AND RESPECTFUL TRAIL USE. RTC ALSO PROVIDES RAIL-TRAIL INFORMATION THROUGH ITS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE, MONTHLY ENEWS, SOCIAL MEDIA, NEWS MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS.
TRAIL POLICY: RTC'S POLICY AND ADVOCACY WORK ENSURES PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN RAIL-TRAILS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, FOCUSING ON OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IN BUILDING CRITICAL TRAIL, BIKING AND WALKING INFRASTRUCTURE. RTC PROMOTES POLICIES AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL THAT MAKE TRAIL BUILDING POSSIBLE.RTC IS A LEADER IN THE FIGHT TO PROTECT THE FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM (TAP), WHICH IS THE LARGEST SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR TRAIL DEVELOPMENT. RTC STEADFASTLY DEFENDS THE FEDERAL RAILBANKING STATUTE IN CONGRESS AND THE COURTS AS AN ESSENTIAL TOOL TO PRESERVE UNUSED RAIL CORRIDORS. RTC ALSO MONITORS LITIGATION ON CASES INVOLVING ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL LAWS RELATED TO RAILBANKING.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Ryan Chao | PRESIDENT | 40 | $253,823 |
| Cynthia Dickerson | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 40 | $172,701 |
| Elizabeth Thorstensen | VP OF TRAIL DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $162,885 |
| Kevin Mills | SENIOR VP OF POLICY | 40 | $158,179 |
| Brandi Horton | VP OF COMMUNICATIONS | 40 | $122,950 |
| Alisa Borland | VP OF DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $116,824 |
| Marianne Fowler | SENIOR STRATEGIST POLICY ADVOCACY | 40 | $114,824 |
| Keith Laughlin | FORMER PRESIDENT | 40 | $106,058 |
| Guy O Williams | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| James F Sallis | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Rebecca Riley | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Tim Petri | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Frank Mulvey | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Doug Monieson | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Charlie Marshall | BOARD MEMBER (END 02/20) | 5 | $0 |
| Noel Kegel | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Gail Lipstein | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Katherine Kraft | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Vanessa Garrison | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Mark Filippell | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Edward Chang | BOARD MEMBER (START 02/20) | 5 | $0 |
| Jim Brainard | BOARD MEMBER (START 02/20) | 5 | $0 |
| Joe Barrow Jr | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Tim Noel | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Rose Mz Gowen | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Jon Cofsky | VICE CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| John Rathbone | CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
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