Donate to MVSTA

Why Support the Methow Valley Sport Trails Association?

Methow Valley Sport Trails Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and promoting environmentally sound recreation on or near the trails in the Methow Valley. 

In an average year, 2/3 of MVSTA’s operating budget comes from winter trail pass sales, purchased by skiers who comprise ~40,000 skier days annually.  The remaining 1/3 of our operating budget comes from generous contributions from passionate trail users/advocates and other federal, state, county, and private foundation grants. While grants can help us with capital projects like trail bridges and trailhead parking, they typically require matching funds and resources from individual supporters.

The Methow Valley Trails are a community supported vision and asset. If you value what we do, please help support our trails by making a donation. 

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Here is what your contribution supports:
  1. The Trails: MVSTA manages the nation’s largest winter trail system, and sets the industry standard for trail quality and skier experience.  Most trails are available for hiking, biking, riding and running, free of charge in the spring, summer and fall.
  2. A Sustainable Economy:  For over 30 years, the Methow trails have been the cornerstone of a unique community identity, and a thriving and sustainable local economy.  Today, the trails generate $8.6 million annually in direct and indirect expenditures in the Methow Valley, and create 128 FTE equivalent local jobs.*2005 Economic Analysis Study*
  3. Our Community: MVSTA brings people together through trail activities, volunteerism (over 2500 service hours per year) events, and healthy, simple, shared experiences on the trails.

Our Challenge: 

MVSTA is committed to maintaining our vast trail system at the standard we have all come to expect for generations to come. Long-term stewardship of the trails is costly, and many of our basic expenses have increased significantly in recent years; grooming fuel being the most obvious, increasing by 50% in 5 years.  To ensure sustainability of the MVSTA trail system, this year we have decreased our total administrative expenses significantly, while committing the majority of our resources towards our trails.  

Please donate generously.  Thank you!

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These employers allow you to support MVSTA through an employer supported gift program:

Microsoft
Adobe
Boeing		 Weyerhaeuser
Alaska Airlines
Starbucks

And Many More!  Ask your human resources department if your company matches.
Our tax ID number is 91-1027957.

2009-2012 MVSTA Revenue and Expenses

  2009 2010 2011 Budget
2012
Revenues
Revenues Membership and Trail Passes 423,413 438,378 540,870 567,428
     Event Fees 86,230 61,268 66,488 79,216
     Sponsorships and Other 87,277** 123,296 ** 38,792 42,716
     Contributions 145,516 113,727 116,272 87,276
Total Revenues 742,436 736,669 762,422 776,636
Expenses        
     General and Administrative 220,259 216,820 261,787 205,500
     Trail Maintenance and Grooming 392,409 378,961 483,014* 391,367
     Events 97,972 89,660 71,954 105,384
     Advertising and Fundraising 58,702 59,796 48,642 44,345
Total Expenses 769,342 745,237 865,397 746,595
Net Income (Loss) (26,907) (8,568) (102,975) 30,040

* 2011 trail-related capital expenses included 2 significant bridge replacements (Wolf Creek and Beaver Pond) as well as decking replacement on the Tawlks-Foster Suspension Bridge.

** Higher revenue than an average years due to the sale of Pisten Bully snoCAT in 2010, and WISR Rink Revenue in 2009, when MVSTA was still managing the Rink.