Mazamas
“Inspire people to love the mountains and advocate for their protection.”
The work
What they do
Portland-based mountaineering club with conservation advocacy. Works on Oregon Cascades wilderness and forest protections.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “MAZAMAS PROMOTES MOUNTAINEERING THROUGH EDUCATION, CLIMBING, HIKING, FELLOWSHIP, SAFETY AND THE EXPLORATION & PROTECTION OF MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENTS.”
Where the money went, FY2024
The work, and what it cost
Bringing people into the fight
$300KLOCATED IN PORTLAND, OREGON, THE CARBON-NEUTRAL MAZAMA MOUNTAINEERING CENTER IS THE MAZAMAS HEADQUARTERS.
Read it as they filed it
FACILITIES:LOCATED IN PORTLAND, OREGON, THE CARBON-NEUTRAL MAZAMA MOUNTAINEERING CENTER IS THE MAZAMAS HEADQUARTERS. IT HOUSES OFFICES FOR STAFF, MEETING ROOMS AND CLASSROOMS, AN EXTENSIVE MOUNTAINEERING LIBRARY AND COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL ARCHIVES, AND A LARGE AUDITORIUM WITH EDUCATIONAL CLIMBING WALLS FOR CLASS ACTIVITY. CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS ARE ALSO HELD IN THE FACILITYS AUDITORIUM.MAZAMAS ALSO OWNS A LODGE LOCATED IN GOVERNMENT CAMP, OREGON, THAT RESIDES ON U.S. FOREST SERVICE LAND. PARTICIPANTS IN MAZAMA EDUCATION PROGRAMS, MEMBERS, SKI CLUBS, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING YOUTH GROUPS IN THE PORTLAND, OREGON AREA USE THE FACILITY DURING THE YEAR. THE LODGE IS ALSO USED AS A BASE FOR MT. HOOD CLIMBS LED BY MAZAMAS. USERS ARE CHARGED A FEE TO COVER THE DIRECT COSTS OF LODGING AND MEALS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Keeping wilderness wild
$165KMAZAMAS CONDUCTS EDUCATION IN MOUNTAINEERING, ROCK CLIMBING, ICE CLIMBING, BACKCOUNTRY SKIING, NORDIC SKIING, WILDERNESS FIRST AID, AND OTHER MOUNTAIN-RELATED OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
Read it as they filed it
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS:MAZAMAS CONDUCTS EDUCATION IN MOUNTAINEERING, ROCK CLIMBING, ICE CLIMBING, BACKCOUNTRY SKIING, NORDIC SKIING, WILDERNESS FIRST AID, AND OTHER MOUNTAIN-RELATED OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THE COURSES INCLUDE TECHNIQUES, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, AND CONSERVATION ETHICS. NON-MEMBERS MAY PARTICIPATE IN CLASSES OFFERED THROUGH MAZAMAS. MORE THAN 600 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ANNUALLY.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Bringing people into the fight
$131KINITIATIVES IN 2024 SUPPORTED MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT, AND EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF A BIMONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MAGAZINE AND NEWSLETTERS, VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARDS, AND OTHER VOLUNTE...
Read it as they filed it
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: INITIATIVES IN 2024 SUPPORTED MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT, AND EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF A BIMONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MAGAZINE AND NEWSLETTERS, VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARDS, AND OTHER VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION STRATEGIES.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Pressing the policymakers
$123KACTIVITIES & EVENTS:MAZAMAS OFFERS ACTIVITIES INCLUDING HIKING, CLIMBING, BACKPACKING, AND LOCAL STREET RAMBLES LED BY VOLUNTEER LEADERS.
Including $3,000 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
ACTIVITIES & EVENTS:MAZAMAS OFFERS ACTIVITIES INCLUDING HIKING, CLIMBING, BACKPACKING, AND LOCAL STREET RAMBLES LED BY VOLUNTEER LEADERS. PARTICIPATION IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND SUBJECT TO THE PHYSICAL FITNESS REQUIRED FOR EACH ACTIVITY. PARTICIPANTS ARE NOT CHARGED A FEE FOR ACTIVITIES, EXCEPT FOR CLIMBS IN THE MT. HOOD NATIONAL FOREST. IN A TYPICAL YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 1,500 CLIMBERS PARTICIPATE IN OUR CLIMBING PROGRAM, 2,000 HIKERS PARTICIPATE IN OUR HIKING AND STREET RAMBLES PROGRAM, AND A FEW HUNDRED PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL EVENTS. MAZAMA OUTINGS ARE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE FIVE DAYS OR LONGER. OUTINGS VARY IN SCOPE AND NUMBER FROM YEAR TO YEAR, DEPENDING ON VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP. MOST OUTINGS INVOLVE HIKING, CLIMBING, BACKPACKING, TREKKING, OR SKIING, BUT SOME MAY INCLUDE IN-TOWN EXCURSIONS. ALTHOUGH MOST OUTINGS TAKE PLACE IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES, SOME TRAVEL TO FOREIGN DESTINATIONS. LIKE OTHER ACTIVITIES, THEY ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; PARTICIPANTS PAY FOR THEIR OWN TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS. MAZAMAS ALSO AWARDS GRANTS THAT HELP FUND CLIMBING EXPEDITIONS INTO HIGH OR REMOTE MOUNTAIN REGIONS OF THE WORLD. MAZAMAS OFFERS INFORMATIVE AND ENTERTAINING PROGRAMS THAT ARE HELD AT THE MAZAMA MOUNTAINEERING CENTER FOR THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE OUTDOOR-ORIENTED PROGRAMS ARE FREE WITH A SUGGESTED DONATION, AND RANGE IN NATURE FROM FILM SCREENINGS TO RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY UPDATES TO PRESENTATIONS BY MISSION-ALIGNED PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
72 cents of every dollar goes to the work
Read it as a snapshot, not a scorecard. Splits move year to year with grants and campaigns, and healthy shops live all across this range.
$755,049 programs, $188,784 management, $108,895 fundraising. Form 990, FY2024.
The people
Who does the work
Succeeds Greg Scott in the officer table.
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. This one caught a changing of the guard in the act: the FY2024 officer table lists Greg Scott, the return itself is signed by Rebekah Phillips. Orgs that claim their page can update it same-day. Work at Mazamas? Claim this page.
Those 500 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If Mazamas is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 501The filings
15 years of filings
15 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $952,931 |
| 2012 | $898,786 |
| 2013 | $1,312,479 |
| 2014 | $1,741,564 |
| 2015 | $1,023,484 |
| 2016 | $1,483,524 |
| 2017 | $2,173,813 |
| 2018 | $1,075,796 |
| 2019 | $1,189,418 |
| 2020 | $3,705,464 |
| 2021 | $1,071,077 |
| 2022 | $117,140 |
| 2022 | $766,043 |
| 2023 | $711,341 |
| 2024 | $1,405,909 |
From $953K in 2011 to $1.4M in FY24, across 15 public filings. The 2020 peak of $3.7M reads like one-time gifts, so trust the line, not the peak.
The Oregon congressional delegation averages 87 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
The Washington congressional delegation averages 79 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
72 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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132 years on the ground, 500 volunteers, 72 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.