The Access Fund

“The access fund is a membership based organization but the members do not elect or appoint the board of directors.”

“Once the preparation of the form 990 is complete, it is reviewed by board members.”

“The policy is consistently monitored through review and observation by the board of directors. In the event an issue is before the board and a director has an unavoidable conflict of interest regarding that issue, the director shall indicate that a conflict exists, and excuse herself or himself from both the deliberations and the vote on the issue.”

“There is a compensation committee on the board that determines the executive director's salary.”

“Executive director determines all other staff members' salary based on board approved budget.”

“Kentucky, louisiana, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, new york, north carolina, north dakota, ohio, oklahoma, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south carolina, tennessee, utah, vermont, virginia, washington, west virginia, wyoming”

“All public documents are available upon request. All public documents are available at www.accessfund.org”

“The access fund is dedicated to keeping climbing areas open and to conserving the climbing environment. The access fund encourages an ethic of personal responsibility, self regulation, strong conservation values, and minimum impact practices among climbers.”

“Education - access fund advances climber education through the lens of minimum impact behaviors so that climbers become better stewards of the nation's climbing resources. Through social media outreach, print publications, and the vertical times newsletter, we provide up-to-date news on policy, area reports, events, action alerts, grants, and more. Local support and mobilization - access fund works to empower local advocates to join together and form local climbing organizations. Access fund supports these local groups with grants, one-on-one guidance when an access issue occurs, educational resources, stewardship programs, and consulting on political, legal, and regulatory issues. The access fund regularly hosts conferences and summits, which bring together land managers and climbers from across the country to share best practices in climbing stewardship, land conservation, policy, local support and mobilization, and volunteer management. Risk management and landowner support - access fund works with private and public landowners on tools and strategies to mitigate both real and perceived risks of climbing-giving them the confidence and protections they need to open their land to public access. Access fund works to strengthen state recreational use statutes and helps landowners implement waiver systems and other types of access agreements to mitigate risks.”