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, name = The Access Fund
, image = The Access Fund Logo.jpg
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Advocacy group
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, tax_id = 94-3131165 {{Cite web , title = GuideStar Exchange Reports for Access Fund , work = GuideStar , accessdate = 2014-03-19 , url = http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/94-3131165/access-fund.aspx
, location = Boulder, CO
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United States
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, mission = The Access Fund is the national organization that keeps climbing areas open and conserves the climbing environment.
, revenue = $2,025,000 (2015){{Cite web, url=http://2015annualreport.accessfund.org/?_ga=1.205859283.1104754604.1462216143, title = 2015 Access Fund Annual Report
, expenses = $2,022,000 (2015)
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The Access Fund is a not-for-profit
rock climbing
Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, across, or down natural rock formations. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a usually pre-defined route without falling. Rock climbing is a physically and ...
advocacy group in the US. Their goals are twofold. First, keeping climbing areas open and gaining access to currently closed climbing areas. Second, they promote an ethic of responsible climbing and conservation of the climbing environment. The Access Fund was originally the access committee of the
American Alpine Club
The American Alpine Club (AAC) is a non-profit member organization with more than 24,000 members. Its vision is to create "a united community of competent climbers and healthy climbing landscapes." The Club is housed in the American Mountaineerin ...
501(c)3 organization
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in 1991. The organization is based out of
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is a home rule city that is the county seat and most populous municipality of Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 108,250 at the 2020 United States census, making it the 12th most populous city in Color ...
and has a small full-time staff. Additionally, the Access Fund has a nationwide network of volunteers and local climbing organizations that work locally to keep climbing areas open and preserved for future climbers.