Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1996.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
17 people listed on the 990; $170K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Winter | — | — | $169,850 | $144,754 | $126,412 | $120,037 |
| Erik Murdock | $148,089 | $140,526 | — | — | — | — |
| Michelle Estrella | — | $144,514 | — | — | — | — |
| Heather Thorne | $138,423 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Holly Smolenski | — | $108,432 | — | — | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Protects climbing areas and conserves the climbing environment for future generations.
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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…
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.
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.
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Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $3.4M | $2.8M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $716K | $801K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $149K | $204K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $5.4M | $4.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $472K | $461K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $4.9M | $4.0M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $80K | $80K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $196K | $139K | $24K | $34K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.7M | $1.2M | $204K | $290K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $36K | $26K | $4K | $6K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $174K | $125K | $19K | $30K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $208K | $149K | $23K | $36K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $54K | $42K | $5K | $7K |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $331K | $316K | $83 | $16K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $89K | $74K | $232 | $14K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $329K | $194K | $13K | $123K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $86K | $66K | $9K | $11K |
| TravelLn 17 | $156K | $135K | $5K | $17K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $30K | $30K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $38K | $34K | $740 | $3K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $393K | $153K | $30 | $240K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $3K | $2K | $676 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $3.9M | $2.8M | $307K | $827K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $3.5M | $3.2M | $338K | $4.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $3.6M | $3.4M | $116K | $4.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 Viewing | $3.0M | $3.9M | −$904K | $4.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $3.9M | $3.7M | $186K | $4.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $4.2M | $3.1M | $1.1M | $4.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $3.7M | $3.2M | $592K | $3.6M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,987,749 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,891,537 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $4,463,433 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,002,687 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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