Ozarks Keystone Trail Endowment
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ENCOURAGE AN ACTIVE OUTDOOR LIFESTYLE WHILE SUPPORTING STUDENT AND COMMUNITY STRENGTHS, WELL-BEING, AND THE HEALTH & ECONOMIC-WEALTH BENEFITS OF OUTDOOR RECREATION.
- Income
- $8,422
- Spending
- $24,418
- Reserves
- 15 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 71%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $20,948 spent. THE OZARKS KEYSTONE TRAIL ENDOWMENT (OKTE) HELPS THE OZARK KEYSTONE TRAIL (OKT) AND IS FOCUSED ON PARTNERSHIPS WITH TRAIL-SIDE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES TO INCREASE WELL-BEING (CAREER, FINANCIAL, SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, AND COMMUNITY). THE OKTE USES CLIFTON STRENGTHS TO PROMOTE SELF-AWARENESS, HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND TRAIL- SIDE COMMUNITIES. THE OKT IS LOCATED ON PUBLIC LANDS MANAGED BY THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKANSAS. IT RUNS FROM THE LAKE NORFORK DAM IN ARKANSAS TO DAWT MILL IN MISSOURI. THE OKT, WHICH CONNECTS THE OZARK TRAIL & THE OZARK HIGHLANDS TRAIL TO COMPLETE THE TRANS OZARK TRAIL, ASPIRES TO PROVIDE A NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL EXPERIENCE IN AND AROUND THE OZARKS, THE OLDEST AND MOST SIGNIFICANT AREA OF RUGGED TOPOGRAPHY BETWEEN THE APPALACHIANS AND THE ROCKIES. THE OKT INCLUDES A SPECIAL SECTION, DAVID'S TRAIL, HONORING THE COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS OF DAVID FLOYD, A LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADER, AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIAST. DAVID'S TRAIL RUNS FROM ROBINSON POINT TO RED BANK. THE OKT IS A 101-MILE, SHORELINE-TO-FOREST, NATURAL SURFACE TRAIL. IT IS A MULTI-USE, LOW MAINTENANCE, AESTHETICALLY PLEASING TRAIL THAT ROLLS AND MEANDERS TO PREVENT EROSION. THE OKT PRESENTS A VARIETY OF OUTDOOR OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS WALKING, HIKING, PET EXERCISE, RUNNING, BIKING, BIRD-, WILDLIFE-, AND WILDFLOWER-OBSERVATION, CAMPING, HUNTING, AND FISHING. IT OFFERS LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT CAN BE ENJOYED WHILE OUTSIDE IN THE FOREST NEAR THE WATER.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2008.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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