2026-02-04T14:59:59-05:00 2025-06-30 203746583 TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY 1580 LINCOLN ST STE 520 DENVER CO 802031517 990 2024-07-01 943131165 THE ACCESS FUND ACCE 3035456772 PO BOX 17010 BOULDER CO 80308 HEATHER THORNE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3035456772 2025-02-04 true true KEN ROTH P01389203 3038308109 2026-02-04 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SHELMA JUN PO BOX 17010 BOULDER CO 80308 3504708 false X WWW.ACCESSFUND.ORG X 1991 CO THE MISSION OF THE ACCESS FUND IS TO LEAD AND INSPIRE THE CLIMBING COMMUNITY TOWARD SUSTAINABLE ACCESS AND CONSERVATION OF THE CLIMBING ENVIRONMENT. 17 17 35 723 0 3118723 2975661 204254 240496 156420 174018 77645 114533 3557042 3504708 79999 76882 0 2002414 1818834 0 648713 1358921 1271304 3441334 3167020 115708 337688 4601075 4896762 429100 368687 4171975 4528075 X THE MISSION OF THE ACCESS FUND IS TO LEAD AND INSPIRE THE CLIMBING COMMUNITY TOWARD SUSTAINABLE ACCESS AND CONSERVATION OF THE CLIMBING ENVIRONMENT. false false 897736 240496 STEWARDSHIP AND CONSERVATION: ACCESS FUND PARTNERS WITH LAND MANAGERS AND LOCAL CLIMBING ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY AND ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AT CLIMBING AREAS. OUR ACCESS FUND CONSERVATION TEAMS TRAVEL THE COUNTRY ASSESSING CLIMBING AREA CONSERVATION NEEDS, WORKING WITH LOCALS TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS, AND PROVIDING STEWARDSHIP BEST PRACTICES. ADDITIONALLY, THE ACCESS FUND HELPS ORGANIZE VOLUNTEER EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. OUR STEWARDSHIP VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, ADOPT A CRAG, UNITES LOCAL CLIMBING COMMUNITIES IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH LAND MANAGERS TO CONSERVE THEIR LOCAL CLIMBING AREAS. 681564 CLIMBING MANAGEMENT POLICY - ACCESS FUND WORKS WITH LEGISLATORS, MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION, STATE AGENCIES, TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, AND OFFICIALS FROM THE US FOREST SERVICE, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT CLIMBERS' INTERESTS ARE REPRESENTED IN PUBLIC LAND PLANNING. WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH THESE OFFICIALS TO EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES THAT BALANCE CLIMBING ACCESS WITH RESOURCE CONSERVATION, RESPONSIBLE PLACEMENT AND REPLACEMENT OF FIXED ANCHORS, SUSTAINABLE CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF CLIMBING AREAS, AND RECOGNITION OF THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF CLIMBING. ACCESS FUND ALSO WORKS WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL LAND MANAGERS ON CLIMBING MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND STEWARDSHIP OF CLIMBING AREAS. 499486 76882 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. 179426 LAND ACQUISITION AND PROTECTION - THE ACCESS FUND CLIMBING CONSERVATION LOAN PROGRAM IS THE FIRST-EVER REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES LOCAL CLIMBING ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER AGENCIES WITH THE FUNDS AND EXPERTISE TO ACT QUICKLY TO SAVE THREATENED CLIMBING AREAS. IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, ACCESS FUND WILL HOLD ENDANGERED PROPERTY ON BEHALF OF THE CLIMBING COMMUNITY. AS OF 06/30/25, ACCESS FUND OWNED ONE PROPERTY IN FEE; LEASED TWO PROPERTIES; HELD CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON TEN PROPERTIES; AND MANAGED THREE PROPERTIES UNDER CONTRACT. EDUCATION THE ACCESS FUND ADVANCES CLIMBER EDUCATION THROUGH THE LENS OF MINIMUM IMPACT BEHAVIORS SO THAT CLIMBERS BECOME BETTER STEWARDS OF THE NATIONS CLIMBING RESOURCES. THROUGH THE CLIMBER STEWARD PROGRAM, SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH, PRINT PUBLICATIONS, AND THE VERTICAL TIMES NEWSLETTER, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES UP-TO-DATE NEWS ON POLICY, AREA REPORTS, EVENTS, ACTION ALERTS, GRANTS, AND MORE. RISK MANAGEMENT AND LANDOWNER SUPPORT THE ACCESS FUND WORKS WITH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LANDOWNERS ON TOOLS AND STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE BOTH REAL AND PERCEIVED RISKS OF CLIMBINGGIVING THEM THE CONFIDENCE AND PROTECTIONS THEY NEED TO OPEN THEIR LAND TO PUBLIC ACCESS. THE ACCESS FUND WORKS TO STRENGTHEN STATE RECREATIONAL USE STATUTES AND HELPS LANDOWNERS IMPLEMENT WAIVER SYSTEMS AND OTHER TYPES OF ACCESS AGREEMENTS TO MITIGATE RISKS. 179426 2258212 true true false true false false true false true false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false true false false true false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 26 0 true 35 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false true false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DC FL GA IL IN KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VT VA WA WV WY X X X JOSE RODRIGUEZ 3035456772 PO BOX 17010 BOULDER CO 80308 HEATHER THORNE EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 138423 0 6796 ERIK MURDOCK INTERIM EXEC 40.00 X 148089 0 7627 SHELMA JUN PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HILARY HARRIS PRESIDENT EM 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KISHEN MANGAT VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIE REED TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DORY TRIMBLE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROB PRICE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH FRIEDMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETHANY LEBEWITZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ED SHAPIRO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM ADAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SASHA DIGIULIAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXIS KRAUSS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN CONNOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN PINO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUCHO RIVERA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE KO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 286512 14423 2 false true false 398301 2577360 104201 2975661 CONTRACT INCOME 240496 240496 240496 174018 174018 67028 67028 67028 43584 43584 43584 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 3921 3921 3921 3504708 288001 241046 76882 76882 183947 129004 21615 33328 1312705 920213 154128 238364 29188 20662 3497 5029 128336 90850 15374 22112 164658 116579 19714 28365 40020 22010 6004 12006 205642 161781 7814 36047 25694 18361 612 6721 308950 133616 16844 158490 39505 21853 5863 11789 167573 108217 2374 56982 38819 38819 36406 27065 2907 6434 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP 371592 345801 25791 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 28104 17753 3345 7006 PROGRAM MATERIALS 4125 4125 MISCELLANEOUS 2842 2589 4 249 2032 2032 3167020 2258212 260095 648713 250050 328704 2460701 2253425 248477 34200 338198 360345 150144 150144 21988 40090 370497 236627 160095 133870 964023 1579103 7399 16881 4601075 4896762 294477 223252 126437 128554 8186 16881 429100 368687 X 2488313 2848405 1683662 1679670 4171975 4528075 4601075 4896762 337688 45817 -27405 X false true X true false X 3963015 3581075 2829038 3118723 2975661 16467512 3963015 3581075 2829038 3118723 2975661 16467512 26956 16440556 20276 35085 52800 156420 174018 438599 16906111 939791 0.97250 0.97620 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true true false false false false true 62367 false false 62367 false SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 THE ACCESS FUND REPRESENTS THE COLLECTIVE VOICE AND INTERESTS OF CLIMBERS- WORKING TO PROTECT ACCESS TO, AND INTEGRITY OF, CLIMBING AREAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ACCESS FUND WORKS WITH LEGISLATORS, MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION, STATE AGENCIES, TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, AND OFFICIALS FROM THE US FOREST SERVICE, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT CLIMBERS' INTERESTS ARE REPRESENTED IN PUBLIC LAND POLICY AND LEGILSATION. ACCESS FUND ADVOCATES FOR: - MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES THAT BALANCE CLIMBING ACCESS WITH RESOURCE CONSERVATION - RESPONSIBLE PLACEMENT AND REPLACEMENT OF FIXED ANCHORS - SUSTAINABLE CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF CLIMBING AREAS - RECOGNITION OF THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF CLIMBING. ACCESS FUND ALSO PARTNERS WITH LOCAL CLIMBING ADVOCATES TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH INDIVIDUAL PARK AND FOREST OFFICES TO MAKE SURE THAT NATIONAL, STATE AND MUNICIPAL LEVEL POLICIES ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED FAIRLY AND EFFECTIVELY AT LOCAL CLIMBING AREAS. X 10 1406.20 7 true 180.00 9638 false true X 370497 236627 133870 133870 OFFICE LEASE OBLIGATION 16881 16881 3685234 45817 134709 180526 3504708 3504708 3301729 134709 134709 3167020 3167020 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5 THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON TEN PROPERTIES. THE ORGANIZATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE EASEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THEIR CONDITIONS ARE BEING FOLLOWED. IF ANY CONDITIONS OF THE EASEMENTS ARE NOT FOLLOWED, LEGAL ACTION BY THE ACCESS FUND MAY BE TAKEN. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 REPORTED ON REVENUE AND EXPENSE UNDER ACCOUNT TITLED LAND ACQUISITION AND PROTECTION. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART IV, LINE 2B THE ACCESS FUND IS THE FISCAL AGENT FOR THE HAYDEN KENNEDY PUBLIC LANDS DEFENSE FUND, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED BY MICHAEL AND JULIE KENNEDY TO HONOR THEIR SON'S LOVE OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURE. THE ACCESS FUND COLLECTS FUNDS FROM DONORS AND WILL DISBURSE THEM FOR PROJECTS THAT WILL PROTECT CLIMBING IN INDIAN CREEK, UTAH. AT YEAR END, THE BALANCE WAS 128,554. SPECIAL EVENT I 67028 67028 67028 67028 67028 true WISCONSIN CLIMBERS ASSOCIATION 2358 EAST SPRINGS DRIVE MADISON WI 53704 823499538 501C3 10000 CLIMBING ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA PO BOX 41534 TUCSON AZ 85717 472934022 501C3 10000 2 X X X X false false false false false false false false false ERIK MURDOCK INTERIM EXEC DIR 148089 818 6809 155716 X MATERIALS 97 104201 false true false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D LAND ACQUISITION AND PROTECTION - THE ACCESS FUND CLIMBING CONSERVATION LOAN PROGRAM IS THE FIRST-EVER REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES LOCAL CLIMBING ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER AGENCIES WITH THE FUNDS AND EXPERTISE TO ACT QUICKLY TO SAVE THREATENED CLIMBING AREAS. IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, ACCESS FUND WILL HOLD ENDANGERED PROPERTY ON BEHALF OF THE CLIMBING COMMUNITY. AS OF 06/30/25, ACCESS FUND OWNED ONE PROPERTY IN FEE; LEASED TWO PROPERTIES; HELD CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON TEN PROPERTIES; AND MANAGED THREE PROPERTIES UNDER CONTRACT. EDUCATION THE ACCESS FUND ADVANCES CLIMBER EDUCATION THROUGH THE LENS OF MINIMUM IMPACT BEHAVIORS SO THAT CLIMBERS BECOME BETTER STEWARDS OF THE NATIONS CLIMBING RESOURCES. THROUGH THE CLIMBER STEWARD PROGRAM, SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH, PRINT PUBLICATIONS, AND THE VERTICAL TIMES NEWSLETTER, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES UP-TO-DATE NEWS ON POLICY, AREA REPORTS, EVENTS, ACTION ALERTS, GRANTS, AND MORE. RISK MANAGEMENT AND LANDOWNER SUPPORT THE ACCESS FUND WORKS WITH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LANDOWNERS ON TOOLS AND STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE BOTH REAL AND PERCEIVED RISKS OF CLIMBINGGIVING THEM THE CONFIDENCE AND PROTECTIONS THEY NEED TO OPEN THEIR LAND TO PUBLIC ACCESS. THE ACCESS FUND WORKS TO STRENGTHEN STATE RECREATIONAL USE STATUTES AND HELPS LANDOWNERS IMPLEMENT WAIVER SYSTEMS AND OTHER TYPES OF ACCESS AGREEMENTS TO MITIGATE RISKS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ACCESS FUND IS A MEMBERSHIP BASED ORGANIZATION BUT THE MEMBERS DO NOT ELECT OR APPOINT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ONCE THE PREPARATION OF THE FORM 990 IS COMPLETE, IT IS REVIEWED BY BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE POLICY IS CONSISTENTLY MONITORED THROUGH REVIEW AND OBSERVATION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN THE EVENT AN ISSUE IS BROUGHT 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. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THERE IS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ON THE BOARD THAT DETERMINES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE LOOKS AT THE COLORADO NONPROFIT SALARY SURVEY AND THE 990S FOR COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHEN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINES ALL OTHER STAFF MEMBERS' SALARY BASED ON BOARD APPROVED BUDGET. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 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 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL PUBLIC DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. ALL PUBLIC DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.ACCESSFUND.ORG