Colorado Mountain Club ANNUAL REPORT 2013 F C E O
ollowing a experience as well as our member o erings. While I’m not sure we centennial have the answer to why membership organizations, including ours, year for an are declining, I am con dent that we are focused on improving our Forganization can be organization and making it a place where people join because we are a little like a new more than just a recreation club. My hope is that our new members performer following feel proud that when they join the CMC, they are personally helping up a major act to protect the mountain landscapes and to educate the people of our that just had the great state, both young and old. performance of a lifetime. e CMC’s e CMC is proud to o er a variety of programming under our Centennial year mission umbrella, and nd it a great strength in the overall nancial was one that will health of the club. Our Youth Education Program had a stellar year, go down in history, impacting more than 6,600 youth. Our Conservation department and many people started work on a new wilderness designation right here on the Front wondered what our 101st year would be like. I’m happy to report that Range. All of this good news would not be possible without the 2013 has been a strong and progressive year for the CMC in many generous support of our members and friends. As you can see on page areas. We started year one of our 5-year strategic plan. e strategic 8, membership dues cover only a small portion of the overall costs to plan has a strong focus on members and programming. We are on a run the organization statewide. It is a testament of our friends and mission to ensure that our o erings are still relevant to the community supporters that the overall strength of the organization continues to of Colorado and that we don’t sit idle and wait for members to come grow and improve. Here is to a happy and healthy 2014. to us.
In the past 15 years, the CMC has seen a decline in membership that is not unfamiliar to membership organizations nationwide. Some years we stop the decline, and some years we break even or have slight Katie Blacke growth. In 2013 our membership numbers declined slightly, making C E O it even more imperative that we continue to build on our member
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s the Colorado Mountain Club starts our second century, we 2,000 entries in the rst few months of the program. Katie and I also have some interesting times ahead. By all measures, the num- signed over 80 Certi cates of Achievement for those individuals that ber of folks enjoying the Colorado high country continues to completed climbing all of Colorado’s fourteen thousand-foot moun- A grow. e recent statistics state that there tains. Congratulations to all those summit nishers! are over 500,000 ascents on the fourteen- thousand-foot peaks every summer! e As we look ahead to 2014, I am pleased with the dedication of our CMC has managed to attract, as members, State Board and honored to serve as the Club President. We all must barely 1% of those mountaineers. When continue to be ongoing supporters of the Club’s mission and reach out any of us venture into the mountains we to our friends and colleagues to join the Club. e di erences we may are constantly adapting to the changes in face from time to time can be worked out with simple communication. conditions, be that changing weather or Please remember we all love the Colorado outdoors and let’s continue a climbing partner that is having a rough to bring that passion and respect to all of the Club’s activities and to day. e CMC must also continue to each other. adapt to the changes that we nd in our ever-changing world. is past year we had a complete rework of our website. e expectations of the new site did not match up with what was rst unveiled. We continue to work on the needed changes to increase the functionality and deliver a web experience that is expected by our mem- bers and our trip leaders. Kevin V. Duncan P B D Another program that was launched this year was the “My Summits” initiative. For the rst time in the Club’s rich history, a member or non- member can log in to the CMC website and electronically log their summit information into our online summit registry. We have had over C P : Columbines brighten the day growing below Snowmass Mountain. Photo credit: Kevin McCartney
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e Colorado Mountain Club 21st Century Circle C O B L U O L R C A N Steve joined the D AI is annual report describes the activities of the O MOUNT Colorado Mountain Club during scal year 2013: CMC as a 14-year- O 1, 2012 S 30, 2013 old so that he could get a ride to the CMC S mountains before he Katie Blackett, CEO was old enough to American Mountaineering Museum Director Shelby Arnold, drive. Taking Basic Chun Chiang, CPA, Director of Finance Molly Daley, Youth Education Program Coordinator Mountaineering Sarah Gorecki, Development Director School in junior high Christian Green, Director of Publishing school also provided Youth Education Program Manager Ryan Johns, a solid foundation for Joshua Kuhn, Conservation Fellow Melanie Leggett, Youth Education Program Director adventures later in Heather MacSlarrow, Conservation Director life, including a CMC moonlight ascent of the ird Flatiron Brenda Porter, Operations Director and a climb of Khan Tengri in Kyrgyzstan with CMC members Membership Services Crystal Reed, Dave Altieri and Peter Hunkar. Carmen Stagg, Young Adult Program Coordinator Development & Marketing Coordinator Kristin Vanderver, Steve has chosen to give back to the CMC and provide Rachel Vermeal, Marketing & Membership Manager Roger Wendell, Membership Services for its long-term stability by making gi s of stock to the Colorado Mountain Club Foundation for the CMC Perpetual We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of past sta : Endowment. By donating stock that has appreciated, he avoids Scott Braden, Lisa Cashel, Courtney Hughey, Loretta Hyland, Amanda Larrinaga, Shelby Mattingly, Jan Monnier, Emily Orbanek, and Rachel Scott. paying tax on the increase in value, and at the same time he can take a deduction for the full market value of the stock e CMC is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. because the CMC and CMC Foundation are both 501(c)(3) non-prot organizations. www.cmc.org
CMC O D Kevin Duncan, President Ray Shem, Vice President Linda Lawson, Treasurer our mission Matt Stevens, Secretary Tracy Atkins Dale Hengesbach e Colorado Mountain Club is organized to George Barisas Bill Landsberg ▶ unite the energy, interest, and knowledge of the students, Kurt Bartley Donna Lynne explorers, and lovers of the mountains of Colorado; Trevor Bynum Uwe Sartori ▶ collect and disseminate information regarding the Rocky Craig Clark Kevin Volz Mountains on behalf of science, literature, art, and recreation; John Fernandez Alice White Lou Fabian ▶ stimulate public interest in our mountain areas; ▶ encourage the preservation of forests, flowers, fauna, and © 2014 C M C A R R natural scenery; and ▶ render readily accessible the alpine attractions of this region. Please recycle this magazine. Printed on 10% post-consumer waste recycled paper.
A R 2013 3 e Heart of the CMC ADULT EDUCATION Outstanding mountain skills training and education is central to the CMC mission. In 2013, more than 2,010 adults participated in 138 educational activities across Colorado. Hundreds of dedicated volunteers taught courses ranging from Astronomy to Wilderness Trekking. Wilderness First Aid training continued to be a priority with courses o ered in the Denver, Gore Range, Boulder, Fort Collins, and Pikes Peak Groups.
would not be possible Tomorrow’s Leaders without the help of dedi- cated CMC donors and YOUTH EDUCATION & volunteers. 48 individu- als donated their time this ALPINE START year to volunteering on YEP In 2013, CMC’s Youth Education Program (YEP) worked dili- programs for a total of over gently to inspire condence and academic achievement in youth 500 volunteer hours. through outdoor education. YEP’s approach to reaching local is year, CMC expanded youth has grown to include school programs, summer camps for our capacity to serve youth both groups and individuals, a er-school programs, and young with the launch of our new adult programs. Of particular note this year was the expansion Young Adults Program, of YEP a erschool programming, which grew to include three lo- Alpine Start. is program serves both teens and young adults cal schools, and pilot programming created specically for teens, age 18-25, providing opportunities for outdoor recreation, skill- with the intention of bridging the gap between YEP programs building, and service learning through activities designed spe- and the CMC adult membership. cically for these age groups. e goal of the program is to pro- e education and adventure that can be found in the mountains vide youth with opportunities to develop technical and outdoor of Colorado is almost limitless, and YEP programs spent the year leadership skills, while meeting other young adults with similar exploring a wide variety of topics and locations. YEP participants interests. Alpine Start does this through rock climbing, hiking, climbed and hiked all over the Front Range and beyond, surveyed backpacking, and conservation-based projects. All programming salamanders on North Table Mountain, slacklined at bluegrass fes- focuses strongly on leadership principles and environmental eth- tivals, explored our newest state park by mountain bike, ascended ics. Youth fulll service requirements for their high school gradu- 14ers, and geocached in Fort Collins. Kids experienced everything ation and college applications. e Alpine Start program served from building quinzhees, to camping under the stars, to being fol- 57 teens and 8 young adults during our 2013 pilot year. Alpine lowed by mountain goats high up on Grays Peak. Start’s Youth Leadership and Advisory Board, which is made up of 4 local teens, is currently planning a peer-led stewardship project Over the course of the year, YEP served a total of 6,616 students for high school students in the spring of 2014. and over 600 adults. YEP continues to strive to reach a community of youth that accurately represents our state: this year, 44% of stu- e true success of YEP programs is best described by the par- dent participants were ethnically diverse and 1,632 students were ticipants themselves. 99% of teachers surveyed said they would participants in recommend YEP for future trips. During the 2012-2013 school the federal free year, 85% of the schools YEP served were returning. And over and and reduced over again, parents tell YEP sta about the profound e ect that lunch program. our work has had on their children. A parent of a YEP 2013 sum- Additionally, mer camp participant wrote, “My daughter told me she honestly over 4,000 stu- has never had more fun at CMC camps than she did this summer. dents received Before she started going to these summer camps, she o en wasn’t some nancial as- motivated to go do things outside on her own aside from sports sistance to a end practices, and the CMC has motivated her to pursue the outdoors our programs. and even consider a career in outdoor education. She hadn’t re- Providing nan- ally thought about it until she got involved with YEP.” By helping cial assistance to youth access the mountains today, YEP is helping create the recre- so many students ationists, stewards, and the CMC members of tomorrow.
4 C M C Members Maer CMC MEMBERS & VOLUNTEERS
Climbing to a summit, learning mountain safety skills, exploring all new members and helping them to get onto a pathway to an international culture with a small group on foot, building trail, our many activities. Our goals are to provide ongoing member making friends – these are some of the reasons people join the support, including new web-based and in-person trainings, as well Colorado Mountain Club. Furthermore, our most active members as to promote volunteerism in all of our Groups. For example, one also dedicate many hours of volunteerism through trip leading, of the rst initiatives is supporting a statewide Outreach Team schools, and Group involvement. to provide speakers for Group monthly meetings and mountain Yet, the CMC has evidence that a number of people who join our skills education to our Groups statewide. ranks never make it outside with us, and consequently, they are less likely to renew their membership. Others take our schools, gain desired skills, and decide not to renew. Sure, there are online ways to meet other people with whom to hike, but no other organization in Colorado o ers the breadth of training, activities, or commitment to safety, conservation, and connecting youth with the outdoors. And, the CMC is the only organization that provides the satisfaction of giving back as a volunteer – even while improving skills, experiencing great events, or exploring the world – through thousands of volunteer opportunities. erefore, in 2013, CMC created the rst CMC sta position dedicated to engaging members and volunteers. e new Director of Member and Volunteer Engagement is tasked with welcoming
Guiding You to New Outdoor Adventures CMC PRESS
Four titles were published by CMC Press in scal year 2013: e Best Vail Valley Hikes; e Best Estes Park Hikes; e Colorado Trail Databook, h edition; and e Best Rocky Mountain National Park Hikes. e Colorado Trail Databook and e Best Rocky Mountain National Park Hikes did particularly well 1,174 units sold for the former and 1,261 units for the la er in only a few months of sales. Overall, units were down slightly (25,560 in FY2013 vs. 25,881 in FY2012). Revenue was also down a bit, from $238,000 in FY2012 to $235,000 in FY2013. In scal year 2014, CMC Press will publish at least three new titles (and possibly four). e Best Telluride Hikes, the press has now published a dozen regional pack guides Hikes is scheduled to be published in late March or early April. for the State of Colorado. e Best Front Range Hikes for Children will be published in mid- In April, CMC’s development director, Sarah Gorecki, will take to late April. e Best Aspen Hikes will be published in May. And over for Christian Green, who is resigning as director of publishing. e Best Front Range Trail Runs will be published during the fall. In addition to overseeing the press, Sarah will serve as editor of With the addition of e Best Telluride Hikes and e Best Aspen Trail & Timberline.
A R 2013 5 Protecting our Public Lands CONSERVATION CMC Conservation serves our members and the recreating public through work in four focus areas: Protecting Wild Places, Promoting Stewardship, Defending and Restoring the Quiet Recreational Experience, and Enhancing Access. e CMC’s unique combination of advocacy and on-the-ground stewardship projects demonstrates our philosophy that we need to both protect our public lands and work to restore them, recognizing the impacts of our own recreation activities. In 2013, the Conservation Department was restructured with the departure of Director Sco Braden (now working with Conservation Colorado) and Stewardship Manager Lisa Cashel (now working for the Wilderness Land Trust). While CMC will miss their knowledge and passion for conservation, the transition has made way for three new sta to bring fresh energy and ideas to the department: Heather MacSlarrow, Conservation Director; Julie Mach, Conservation Manager; and Josh Kuhn, Wildlands Advocate. e new team is working to develop partnerships with CMC members across the state to protect the places they care about and bring experience, resources, and professional tools for grassroots e orts to empower our local members to be advocates. In 2013, the Conservation Department joined the Denver and Pikes Peak Groups on a long-standing wilderness protection project for the 30,000-acre roadless area in the East Rampart Range, between Denver and Colorado Springs. e Conservation In 2013 the CMC state Volunteer Stewardship Program hosted a Department continues to work with members of these groups to variety of projects throughout the state to help local, state and develop a campaign that will lay the foundation for a multi-year federal land managers address conservation issues and enhance e ort to permanently protect this oasis of wild habitat and quiet recreational opportunities. During CMC state conservation use recreation opportunities in the heart of the Front Range. projects, volunteers constructed 6,659 feet of new trail and re- routes, closed and rehabilitated 2,395 feet of user-created social e CMC Conservation Department has been working closely with trails, mapped 1.7 miles of trail, removed one acre of invasive a number of outdoor recreation and quiet use groups to address species (Mullein), improved ve developed campsites, closed six outdoor recreation issues throughout the state. As a member dispersed campsites, and maintained one backcountry ski hut. of the Southern Rockies Conservation Alliance, CMC submi ed comments on numerous travel and resource management plans Volunteers not only contributed service to public lands but as well as the state o -highway vehicle law enforcement program. also gained a variety of skills including habitat restoration, GPS CMC is also a member of Outdoor Alliance Colorado (OAC), mapping, Leave No Trace ethics, crosscut saw use, and more. In a coalition of human-powered recreation users (including the total, over 600 volunteers completed 5,800 hours of conservation Colorado Mountain Bike Association, and local aliates of the work – a value of over $130,000. Access Fund and American Whitewater) working together for e Backcountry Snowsports Initiative (BSI) is a conservation conservation. rough OAC, CMC supported new legislation program of the CMC aimed at protecting human-powered winter for the Browns Canyon National Monument and Hermosa recreation and the lands that support activities like backcountry Creek Watershed Protection Act. Additionally, CMC sits on the skiing, snowshoeing, and winter hiking. In 2013, the BSI hosted the Colorado Outdoor Stewardship Coalition advisory council and 21st annual Backcountry Bash, which was tremendously successful helped review a Public Lands Gaps and Capacities report related in reaching the public about our mission and raising funds. BSI to volunteer stewardship throughout the state. hosted a 10th Mountain Division hut trip, where BSI advocates During the 2013 Legislative Session, we focused on pulling together from around the state came for two days to discuss BSI issues and a diverse coalition of interests to work on legislation. We have strategies. BSI representatives also participated on the Vail Pass been leading a group comprised of the Colorado O -Highway Task Force to lend a voice to quiet users for management purposes. Vehicle Coalition, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), the United CMC Conservation nished 2013 with numerous successes and is States Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management. is well positioned to continue to make a di erence for Colorado’s group worked tirelessly to reauthorize House Bill 1069, which public lands and recreation. We will continue to add value to our allows CPW wildlife ocers or any other state peace ocers to members’ experience and empower them to be stewards for the enforce OHV rules on federal lands. lands that support all the Club’s activities.
6 C M C Celebrating Our Mountain Accomplishments AMERICAN MOUNTAINEERING MUSEUM
e Museum saw great success in 2013, with new partnerships, noteworthy exhibits, and growing a endance. We celebrated the 50th anniversary of the rst American ascent of Mt. Everest with two temporary exhibits and a panel presentation from the 1963 expedition. Five legendary mountaineers – Nick Clinch, Barry Corbet, Norman Dyhrenfurth, Je Lowe and Peter Metcalf – were inducted into the Hall of Mountaineering Excellence. We collaborated with local and national artists to curate ve temporary exhibits ranging from the Front Range mountains to the Shawangunks of New York. Our monthly irsty ursdays continued to grow in size, with over 200 visitors for our Holiday Gear Party and the ever-popular Yeti Night at the Museum. is year’s fundraising e orts were diversied with new corporate sponsorships, movie nights, and speaker events. e Golden Civic Foundation awarded a grant to purchase a new computer, and we partnered with the community’s “Cruise Night” as a fundraiser for our outreach programs. Our sights are set on even greater growth in 2014. It is our goal to celebrate, educate, and inspire others with the rich history and ever-changing future of the mountains and mountaineering.
Explore New Destinations Around the Globe ADVENTURE TRAVEL CMC members love to travel! During 2013, 240 members and guests traveled with llamas in Ari- zona and Wyoming, canoed in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota, “slackpacked” the Appalachian Trail in Tennessee, skied and snowshoed in Yellow- stone, and backpacked and ra ed the Grand Canyon. On the international scene, Adventure Travel trip leaders led members to new destinations such as three capital cities in Russia and the coastal mountains of British Columbia. A multi-sport exploration of Quebec while staying in an ice hotel was one of the most unique adventures! CMC members once again ventured to longtime favorite destinations in New Zealand, Patagonia, and Bolivia. e annual In-State Outing was held at Ridgway State Park, with multi-day hiking in the San Juan Mountains.
A R 2013 7 You Asked and We Answered WHERE YOUR MEMBER DUES GO Other- 1% Many of you enjoy the CMC through a variety of our o erings, whether Development - 12% they are trips (local and international), stewardship projects, schools, volunteering with our youth program, reading one of our world class guide books, or meandering through our mountaineering museum. As a responsible nonprot and charitable organization, we feel it’s IT & imperative to show transparency to our members and supporters Depreciation - 15% and help to educate everyone on where your membership dues go. O entimes, I hear comments like, “Why do you need to fundraise, my dues should cover all the programming?” or “How can I support the programs beyond the adult activities I participate in?” Marketing - 15% Membership Services - 18% Well, it’s our hope that this chart explains exactly where your yearly membership dues go and what they cover. As you can see, most of your dues cover direct benets to you as a member. A couple of our program areas such as conservation and youth education rely Insurance - 8% solely on foundation grants and individual donations to survive. e good news is that we have a diverse circle of revenue that helps us Administration & get through tough times. Even be er news is that many of you are Contract Services - 31% generous with your donations to help our youth, conservation department, and museum grow.
M D Income Level < $25,000 - 9% As of October 2013 1+121831815 Gender Marital Status Single/Widowed > $75,000 $25,000-$50,000 Male 48% 52% 46% 22%
Female $50,000-$75,000 48% 23% Married/Partnership 48+52 5252%+48 Education High school or less - 1% Doctorate High school grad - 1% or equivalent - 16% Some college - 8% 9+222346 Age Breakdown Trade School - 1%
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Museum Expenses admission fees - 1% Cultural and Fundraising - 7% educational activities - 26% Other- 9% Merchandise General and sales - 11% administrative - 20% Contributions - 24%
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Registration Publications - 11% fees - 21% Other - 10% Tuition from schools - 8%
Conservation - 9% Membership dues - 16% Membership Services - 10% 24+21168101119 26Museum - 7% +11971020 M G As of October 2013 Total Members: 5,714
Fort Collins (315) Friends of Shining Mountains (142) Rou Backcountry (1) Longs Peak (38) Boulder (866) Gore Range (142) Denver (3,058) Colorado Wilderness Families (120) Alpine Start (3) Aspen (191)
Western Slope (56) Pikes Peak (527)
El Pueblo (48)
San Juan (50)
Friends of Colorado (157)
A R 2013 9 C M C 2013 Donors to CMC Annual Campaign [Oct. 1, 2012 - Sept. 30, 2013 ] Presented in Cash Basis. Note: Does not include gis given to the CMC Foundation for the CMC Perpetual Endowment
$10,000+ Robert D. Hostetler Paul Morrow $100 to $249 Adolph Coors Foundation John G. Duncan Charitable Trust Al Ossinger Susan Anderson Anonymous Roger Lineld Sco O eman Cheryl K. Anne Nona R. Gladbach Donna Lynne Russell Peterson David Armstrong Louden Family Foundation Peter Metcalf Chris Rapp Charles R. Aschwanden National Forest Foundation Terri Morrow United Launch Alliance Stephen Bain New Venture Fund New Belgium Brewing Co., Inc. Nancy R. Barber New-Land Foundation Timothy J. O’Rourke $250 to $499 Marjorie E. Barclay Recreational Equipment Inc. Osprey Packs, Inc. Raydean M. Acevedo David F. Bebell Bruce Robertson Patagonia Emily Allen Tom Becke WhiteWave Foods Delwin Peterson Christa M. Bell eresa Bighash Xcel Energy Foundation Petzl George I. Bell Ma hew Y. Biscan Sherry Richardson Lyndon Berry John Blair $5,000 to $9,999 David and Janet Robertson Jim C. Berryhill Stanley Boucher 10 th Mountain Division Hut Smartwool Corporation Katie A. Blacke Louise Bradley Association George N. Smith Bob’s Atomic Burgers LLC Kathleen Brennan AEC Trust Holly Sprackling Peter Bond Bruce R. Buhr Anschutz Family Foundation Ma hew R. Stevens Donald Cheley Marge Burgess Avout Corporation Stephanie Sundheim Dave Covill Tanya Burke Robert W. Burns e American Alpine Club Karen Dean Rosemary Burkholder Community First Foundation e Community Foundation William E. Everheart Patricia Butler Dr. Scholl Foundation e Denver Foundation Hubey Folsom Minerva Canavan Kevin Duncan e Kenney Brothers Foundation Tim Fusselman Douglas Childs Kaiser Permanente e North Face Teresa L. Gergen Nate M. Chisholm George Kasynski e Spidell Foundation Great Trango Holdings, Inc. Pamela Clute Linda K. Lawson e Williams Companies, Inc. Robert Greene Gordon M. Cook Mountain Studies Institute Giles Toll Kent Groninger Fran Cornelius Ro undup Riders of the Rockies Vibram Je rey Harrison Donald Croley Heritage & Trails Foundation David Waddington David Hite Stuart L. Cummings Si licon Valley Community Michael J. Zyzda Renu Jalota Mary Anna Dahm Foundation: Xilinx Community Robyn Kashiwa Lonnie Dalrymple Fund $500 to $999 Martin Kelly David E. Damouth Anonymous Robert H. Koppe Sco E. Davis $1,000 to $4,999 Aspen Community Foundation William J. Kunzman Jean A. DeCesaris Kurt Bartley Tracy Atkins Donna Lilly Sanjay Desai Bent Gate Mountaineering William Bernard Bill Markley Linda Ditchkus Dave Bentzin Trevor L. Bynum Purnee Anne McCourt Doug M. Dreher Steve Bonowski Elizabeth Cabot Jennifer Murphy Ricardo E. Duarte Gerald and Betsy Caplan R.J. Campbell Robert C. Peterson Philippe Dunoyer Malinda P. Chouinard Chums / Beyond Coastal Brenda C. Porter Diane Duvall Grover L. Cleveland Craig W. Clark Margaret Rabel Debbie Ehler Clif Bar Inc. Shirley Crocker Amanda & Don Robine Virginia M. Ellis Nicholas B. Clinch Jackson D. Dennis Larry Sanders Steve Enger CMC Boulder Group Dick’s Sporting Goods William F. Schoeberlein Clemmie Engle CMC Foundation Lou Fabian Lauren Schwartz Connie Esch Community Shares of Colorado John M. Fernandez Ray Shem John Evan Richard Daly III John Graham Roxanne Smith Richard D. Falb El Pomar Foundation Groupon Denise Snow Janet Farrar Philip Ferranti Richard E. Ho man So uth Je co Chapter of Marilyn G. Fellows Fidelity Charitable Gi Fund Mary Anne Hunt rivent Financial Jill L. Fielder Rory Fuerst Rebecca Johnson Pat Spitzmiller Ellen Flannelly Golden Civic Foundation Hoot Jory David H. Street Gwendolyn Fuehring Harris Foundation Elaine Kallos Alice White John F. Futcher Herbert Parker Foundation Bill Landsberg Gary Galbreath Tom and Kathy Hornbein Marilyn K. Logan Deb Gauchat
10 C M C Jill Gelbspan Renee Micielli William J. Wernsing Alpine Training Center David Gillilan Mandy Miller Madeline West American Backcountry William Goddard Myrl Miller Nancy Williammee Antlers at Vail Robert P. Goldsmith Alan Minier Steven Williams Arapahoe Basin Ski Area omas Gordon Laura A. Mitchell Patricia C. Winn Ar vada Center for the Ralph A. Graham Bob Moore Wido Wundt Arts and Humanities Fred A. Griest Mary Jane Mowle William D. Young Aspen Expeditions Richard S. Grith Leila Murphy Your Cause Sports Aspen Skiing Company Mark Guadagnoli Dean Myerson Linda Zaparanick Atomic Cowboy Samuel P. Guyton Donald F. Oatley James D. Zimmerman Avalanche Ranch Eliza Hersh Chuck Ogilby Aimee Zwart Avery Brewing Company Glenn Hewi Dan O’Rourke Babes in the Backcountry Mark K. Hingston Susie Palmquist Recurring-Gi Donors to Backcountry Access Adam Hodges Brian Parrish Annual Campaign Backpackers Pantry Art W. Hogling Je rey C. Parsons Kurt Bartley Big Agnes Fred W. Hopper Colin J. Perry Christa M. Bell Big Stone Publishing Mary T. Hopper Tina Pickell Lyndon Berry Black Diamond Equipment Renee Howbert Karla J. Pifer Katie A. Blacke Bob’s Atomic Burgers Sco James Roger L. Pomainville Peter Bond Bu ery Pavilion Keith Jimmerson Arthur Porter Lisa Brenskelle Carol Molnia Roy F. Johnson Margaret Porter Nate M. Chisholm Cascade Designs Sam Johnson David Powhall Diane Duvall Chipotle James R. Kampmann Dick Pownall Virginia M. Ellis Clif Bar Richard L. Kautz Pierson M. Ralph William E. Everheart Colorado Ballet Donald J. Kava Susan Rea Janet Farrar Colorado Love Clothing James Kelley Dudley D. Rice Marilyn G. Fellows Colorado Symphony Walter Kingsbery Louis H. Ripp Gwendolyn Fuehring Dakine Leora Klayder omas S. Roe ing Kent Groninger David omas Sharon Koenig Ardis Rohwer Mary T. Hopper David Hite Doug Kruesi William Roos Timothy E. Leddy Denver Art Museum Gary Lacy Phyllis Rose Marilyn K. Logan De nver Center for the Margery Langmuir Michele H. Rothe Bill Markley Performing Arts John H. Layman Rebecca S. Ru enberg Sara A. Michl De nver Museum of Linda M. Lea Uwe K. Sartori Myrl Miller Nature and Science Timothy E. Leddy Peter Scanlon Terri Morrow Denver Zoological Foundation Jim Lengwell Mark Schmalz Leila Murphy Deuter, USA Sherry Livingston Barbara Schwarz Claude Neumann Dick’s Sporting Goods Jim Long Marija Seymour Je rey C. Parsons DJ Guy Margaret Louree Ed Sha uck Robert C. Peterson Do nny Roth / Lowa Boots Vaune C. Shelbourn Margaret Rabel Independent Descents Je rey Lowe Dan M. Slack Sherry Richardson Dynat Anne L. Lutz John A. Sla ery omas S. Roe ing Eagle Creek Sherburne Macfarlan Vanessa Sloan Ardis Rohwer EcoFlight David Maddox Lorraine Spector Lauren Schwartz Eddie Bauer First Ascent Joy Mahrer James Swaney Marija Seymour Einstein Bros Bagels Jerry Mai Sally Symanski Denise Snow EVOLV Sports and Designs Terrill Malleck Mary Ann Tavery Laurie Stephenson Fischer Skis James Marienthal Bruce R. eriault Ma hew R. Stevens Flylow Crystal Marty Jane Titus Sally Symanski Flytim.com Steven W. Matous Top of e Pines Steven Williams Glenn Randall Photography David Ma ingly John T. Tyler Wido Wundt Golden City Brewery Warren May Marianne Van Pelt Golden Hotel In-kind Donors to Kevin McCartney Nancy Wallace GoLite Annual Campaign Dani McLeod Barbara Ward Great Plains Mountain Stu 10 th Mountain Division Hut Zollie W. McMillen David K. Wasson Great Trango Holdings, Inc. Association James C. McRae Jean Weaver Hi Altitude Sales & Consulting 5280 Magazine Alexander M. McVie Zack Weber Horny Toad Adventure Medical Kits Greg Mears Phil Weisbach Icebreaker Alfred Braun Hut System Robert B. Melzer James L. Weist In ternational Mountain Biking Ali Baba Grill Sara A. Michl Debbie Welle-Powell Association AlphaGraphics
A R 2013 11 In-kind Donors to Annual Campaign continued... Izze Mountain Hardwear Point6 Snooze JAD Designs Mountain Khakis Polar Bo le Spot Bar and Grill Golden Jesse Crock Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery Power Traveller Steele Photography John Fielder Mountainsmith Prana Steve Herhager Jon Kedrowski Nancie Biery Princeton Tec Summit Huts Association KBCO Nancy Martinets Recreational Equipment Inc. Swallow Hill Music Kenneth Schill National Geographic Maps Redstone Inn Swi wick Kroenke Sports Entertainment Nepali Tea Traders Regency Oce Products Table Mountain Inn La Sportiva Neptune Mountaineering Richard Louden e Trailhead Lake Dillon Lodge Never Summer Nordic Rocky Mountain Natural Meats ule Larabar New Belgium Brewing Company Root Yoga TrekSta Le ave No Trace Center for Odell Brewing Company Row 14 Urban Escape Outdoor Ethics O -Piste Magazine San Juan Hut Systems Vagabond Ranch Huts Leki Oogave Sandy Ellio Voile - USA Linda Lawson Optic Nerve Scarpa We stern Spirit LiquorMart Ortovox USA Sea to Summit Cycling Adventures Lowa Boots Osprey Packs Sherry Richardson Whole Foods MCA Denver Patagonia Shrine Mountain Inn Wilderness Exchange Unlimited Microso Pink Fog Studios Silver Oak Cellars William Wuerthele Moots Planet Bluegrass Smith Optics Yukon Charlie’s
P S G H O In honor of Susan Baker Ann R. Hunt
In honor of Sara Coulter Top of e Pines
In honor of Francis Primbs King Joel G. Primbs
In honor of Linda Lawson Raydean M. Acevedo
In honor of Sarah and Dominic Meiser Teresa L. Gergen
Since 1989, the Scientic and Cultural Facilities District CMC P (SCFD) has distributed funds from a one-tenth of 1% sales and use tax to cultural facilities throughout the seven-county E D October 1, 2012 - September 30, 2013 Denver metropolitan area. e funds support cultural Steve Bain Fred Hopper facilities whose primary purpose is to enlighten and entertain Lena Cazeaux William Houghton the public through the production, presentation, exhibition, Tom Cope Glenn Porzak Kevin Duncan Phyllis Rose advancement, and preservation of art, music, theatre, dance, Gary Grange e William Companies zoology, botany, natural history, and cultural history. e Russell Hayes Alice White Dale Hengesbach CMC became eligible to apply for SCFD funding in the mid- 1990s. SCFD funding provides support for CMC’s programs, including the Youth Education Program and the American Mountaineering Museum.
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C O B L U O L R C Anonymous Dave and Beckie Covill John H. Layman John R. Ross A IN DO TA Rolf G. Asphaug Larry W. Desaules Tom Maceyka George H. Saum MOUN Nathan and Tracy Atkins Linda and David Ditchkus Loraine Mandelko William F. Schoeberlein Donald Bachman Janet Farrar Bill Markley Marilyn Self Vern Bass Roger Fuehrer Rich A. McAdams Bea Slingsby Tom and Juie Beckwith James Gehres Karen E. Miller Steve Soich Lyndon Berry Kent and Cathleen Groninger Terri Morrow J. Summers Jim C. Berryhill Samuel P. Guyton Judith Oge Giles Toll Chan Boe cher Margaret Hartman Bob Olson David and Janet Waddington Steve Bonowski Janice K. Heidel Al Ossinger Art Wainwright Walter and Marlene Borneman Deirdre Hills David and Susan Pellegrini John and Kris Wallack Rosemary Burbank David Hite Robert C. Peterson Av West Robert W. Burns Kristy Judd James C. Peterson Alice White Gerald and Betsy Caplan Robert E. Kinter Paul Raab Patricia Yingst omas Cecil Tom and Carol Kurt Sherry Richardson Jeanne Younghaus Blake Clark John W. Lacher David and Janet Robertson Robert and Linda Zaparanick omas F. Cope Linda K. Lawson Ardis Rohwer S S Donors who contribute $1,000 or more to the Annual Campaign.
Anonymous (2) Richard Daly III Linda K. Lawson Wesley A. Segelke Nathan and Tracy Atkins James S. Davis John H. Layman George N. Smith Stephen Bain Jackson D. Dennis Roger Lineld John Spidell Kurt Bartley Kevin Duncan Marilyn K. Logan Holly Sprackling Dave Bentzin Beth A. Ellingwood-Ishizuka Richard Louden Ma hew R. Stevens Jim C. Berryhill Philip Ferranti Donna Lynne Stephanie Sundheim Katie A. Blacke Bob Folkert Peter Metcalf Giles Toll Steve Bonowski Rory Fuerst Terri Morrow David and Janet Waddington Bruce Brandle James Gehres Timothy J. O’Rourke Robert K. Walker Donald Brockwehl Mary Gilkison Delwin Peterson Kathie A. Walsh Lois Bueler Nona R. Gladbach Glenn E. Porzak Debbie Welle-Powell Robert W. Burns David Hite Paul Raab Alice White Gerald and Betsy Caplan Tom and Kathy Hornbein Sherry Richardson Kenneth and Ruth Wright Malinda P. Chouinard Robert and Ellen Hostetler David and Janet Robertson Michael J. Zyzda Grover L. Cleveland Bill Houghton Phyllis Rose Nicholas B. Clinch George Kasynski Peter Scanlon
In memory of Steve Gladbach In memory of Andrew Lucero In memory of Haskell Duane M Reta M. Alberti Louise Lucero Rosebrough Shirley Crocker Patricia Collson In memory of Kenneth Barber Nona R. Gladbach In memory of George McKin- Deidre Greenly Nancy R. Barber John and Mary Glick non Phyllis B. Lawrence Paule e Arns In memory of Marilynn Clark Martha D. Hall Susan Nordstrom Bill Houghton Nancy Park Greta M. Downs In memory of Stephen Pahs Eugene Kanatzar Donna Pierce Warren May Margaret Louree In memory of Paul Svenson Karleen Schoeld Robert Svenson David Ma ingly In memory of Joe Riddle Mikaela Rivera In memory of Polly Weaver Peter R. Burhop In memory of Spence Mark Schmalz Craig Janet Hoaglund Swanger Elaine P. Schmidtberger Cheryl K. Yamaguchi Shari Leach Kathleen Brennan T. Sillox Alice M. Norton In memory of Robert Elling- Denise Snow Margaret G. Oakes wood Susan Rea Christina Jurgens In memory of Laurie Loshaek George Kasynski
A R 2013 13 T C M C S F P P A B S 30, 2013
ASSETS 2013 2012
C $608,106 $515,424 A $99,320 $102,928 C $9,500 $49,231 I $132,039 $180,927 P $37,992 $54,294 A C M C F $432,552 $368,726 I A M C , LLC $3,285,566 $3,391,222 B W A M M $162,803 $271,339 F $105,618 $98,260 T A $4,873,496 $5,032,351
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
L Accounts payable and accrued expenses $124,936 $130,606 Deferred revenue $144,751 $140,491 Notes payable $32,920 $56,920 Total Liabilities $302,607 $328,017
N Unrestricted Operating $4,051,691 $4,208,539 Quasi-endowment $38,906 $35,477 $4,090,597 $4,244,016 Temporarily restricted $124,404 $135,741 Permanently restricted $355,888 $324,577 Total Net Assets $4,570,889 $4,704,334 T L N A $4,873,496 $5,032,351
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REVENUES, GAINS AND SUPPORT 2013 2012 Temporarily Permanently Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Total Contributions $185,703 $287,324 $27,828 $500,855 $558,212 Registration fees $439,522 - - $439,522 $494,960 Membership dues $341,013 - - $341,013 $381,223 Tuition from schools $156,431 - - $156,431 $116,974 Merchandise sales $238,579 - - $238,579 $250,131 Scientic and Cultural Facilities District support $216,008 - - $216,008 $192,011 Museum admission fees $14,375 - - $14,375 $16,437 American Mountaineering Center, LLC contribution $- - - $- $1,564,458 Other income $164,233 $29,686 $3,483 $197,402 $169,397 Net assets released from restrictions $328,347 $(328,347) - - - T R, G & S $2,084,211 $(11,337) $31,311 $2,104,185 $3,743,803
EXPENSES Program services Cultural & educational activities $554,035 - - $554,035 $502,486 Publications $234,787 - - $234,787 $244,349 Conservation $180,165 - - $180,165 $208,411 Museum $158,477 - - $158,477 $185,319 Membership Services $223,223 - - $223,223 $233,289 Other $213,221 - - $213,221 $182,940 Total program services $1,563,908 - - $1,563,908 $1,556,794
Supporting services General and administrative $418,207 - - $418,207 $470,574 Fundraising $149,859 - - $149,859 $128,407 Total support services $568,066 - - $568,066 $598,981 T $2,131,974 - - $2,131,974 $2,155,775
Investment in AMC LLC. Gain/(Loss) $(105,656) - - $(105,656) $(96,908) Change in Net Assets $(47,763) $(11,337) $31,311 $(27,789) $1,588,028 Net Assets, beginning of year $4,244,016 $135,741 $324,577 $4,704,334 $3,213,214 N A, E Y $4,090,597 $124,404 $355,888 $4,570,889 $4,704,334
A R 2013 15 5,714 Colorado Mountain Club members in 2013
volunteer trip leaders 15 CMC groups 775 2,228 backcountry trips and activities organized by CMC members, serving 14,153 participants
2 Mountaineering Museum exhibits
climbers honored for their lifetime achievements 240 participants on Adventure Travel 5 at the Hall of Mountaineering Excellence Gala trips to 18 exotic destinations 2,784 permits secured from the US Forest Service for CMC schools
6,616 youth educated through CMC’s Youth Education Program 77,000 youth educated since 1999 5,800 hours of volunteer service on public land stewardship projects with 600 volunteers 2,010 adult students educated in new books published by outdoor skills through 138 educational the Colorado Mountain Club Press schools and seminars 4
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