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Clay County Trail Blazers

EIN 20-2840372 · Moorhead, MN

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

PROVIDE SNOWMOBILE TRAINING AND SAFE GROOMED TRAILS FOR 2/3 OF CLAY COUNTY MN

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Weak: 35 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

Reserves
0 of 35
Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 27% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15
Income fell 66% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Weak: 25 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).

Independent board
5 of 25
0 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10
Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$96,206 spent. CLAY COUNTY TRAIL BLAZERS MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE SAFE SNOWMOBILING EXPERIENCES AND TRAILS TO THE SOUTHWEST THREE QUARTERS OF CLAY COUNTY, MINNESOTA. THESE 182 MILES OF TRAIL CONNECT THE FOLLOWING TOWNS IN CLAY COUNTY, BAKER, BARNESVILLE, DILWORTH, FELTON, GEORGETOWN, GLYNDON, HAWLEY, HITTERDAHL, MOORHEAD, RUSTAD AND ULEN. THE POPULATION THAT IS RIDING OUR TRAIL SYSTEM IS FROM WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WE ESTIMATE OUR IMMEDIATE AREA POPULATION OF OVER 250,000. SAFETY IS OUR PRIMARY CONCERN AND WE ESPECIALLY TARGET YOUTH THROUGH MINNESOTA SNOWMOBILE SAFETY CLASSES. WE PROVIDE THESE CLASSES LOCALLY AND HAVE ABOUT 100 YOUTH ATTEND EACH YEAR. THE CLASSES ARE TAUGHT BY CLUB VOLUNTEERS AT A LOCAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE. OUR CLASSES DO PROVIDE A RIDING EXPERIENCE AND THE STUDENT DOES NOT NEED A SNOWMOBILE TO ATTEND. TRAILS IN OUR AREA ARE UNIQUE. MOST OF THE LAND IN CLAY COUNTY IS AGRICULTURAL; THIS MEANS THAT WE RUN OUR TRAIL SYSTEM IN OPEN FARMLAND FIELDS AND ROAD RIGHT OF WAYS (DITCHES)

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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