Mille Lacs Trails Inc
Maintenance and construction of public snowmobile trails, atv trails, member activities, and fundraising activities related to such maintenance and construction.
Mille Lacs Trails Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $717,278
- -16.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $103,260
- +11.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $46,564
- Expenses (2025)
- $208,642
- +9.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Mille Lacs Trails Inc funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2019) to $21K (2022). In 2022 it reported $21K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $717,278 | $103,260 | $208,642 | — | — | $46,564 |
| 2024 | $861,992 | $93,055 | $190,731 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $985,486 | $228,217 | $227,208 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $782,086 | $448,158 | $453,082 | $20,511 | Total only | — |
| 2021 | $865,196 | $621,358 | $307,294 | $11,199 | Total only | $104,409 |
| 2020 | $470,966 | $161,820 | $161,390 | $15,000 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | $470,989 | $158,910 | $152,467 | $9,168 | Total only | $171 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Mille Lacs Trails Inc
Based on IRS filings
Mille Lacs Trails Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Aitkin, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $717K in total assets. Net investment income was $47K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mille Lacs Trails Inc is led by John Coombs, CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Coombs
CEO
On filings since 2019
$13K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Steve Pearson
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Dean Fisher
Trail Master
On filings since 2019
$11K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Paula Fisher
Grant Writer
On filings since 2019
$2K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Calvin Mattson
Membership D
Communications → Membership Director, 2021
Membership Director → Membership D, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Bobbi Machesky
Vice President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Jeff Emery
At Large
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Joy Borden
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Rachael Coombs
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Al Pearson (2019–2024) — Shop Supervi
- Former: Paula Pap (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Christy Holloway (2019–2022) — Gambling Manager
- Former: Darrell Kelly (2019–2022) — Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $20K, to John Coombs (CEO). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Mille Lacs Trails Inc
How large is Mille Lacs Trails Inc?
Mille Lacs Trails Inc reported $717K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $103K.
What is Mille Lacs Trails Inc?
Mille Lacs Trails Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Aitkin, MN. It holds $717K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Mille Lacs Trails Inc operate?
Mille Lacs Trails Inc has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Mille Lacs Trails Inc's EIN?
Mille Lacs Trails Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1864766. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 9, 2026)
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