American Hiking Society Explained
| American Hiking Society |
| Type: | Nonprofit |
| Tax Id: | 51-0211993 |
| Abbreviation: | AHS |
| Founder: | Bill Kemsley
Jim Kern
Paul Pritchard |
| Status: | 501(c)(3) |
| Headquarters: | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Region: | United States |
| Membership: | Over 7,500[1] |
| Leader Title: | Board Chair |
| Leader Name: | Saveria Tilden |
| Leader Title2: | Acting Executive Director |
| Leader Name2: | Heather Klein Olson |
| Revenue: | $1,080,467 USD (2020)[2] |
| Staff: | Approximately 10[3] |
| Website: | https://americanhiking.org/ |
The American Hiking Society is a Maryland-based non-profit dedicated to preserving trails, the areas that surround them and the hiking experience. It was founded in 1976.
Programs
The American Hiking Society has three main avenues of action:
- Volunteerism and Outreach including Volunteer Vacations, which began in 1978 [4] to mobilize volunteers to work on trail maintenance, and National Trails Day, which is held the first Saturday every June to spread awareness and celebrate hiking.
- Policy and Advocacy: working with Congress to develop hiker-friendly legislation and various federal agencies on implementation.
- Trail grants and assistance: the Society provides grants to local organizations for building and maintaining trails, providing nearly $50,000 of funding in 2007.[5] Also, this organization heads up the Alliance of Hiking Organizations, a network of hiking and trail clubs from all over the country.
External links
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.americanhiking.org/pdf/partners/Corporate%20Sponsorship%20Opportunities%202007_color.pdf Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities
- http://charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=10990 Charity Navigator
- Web site: staff . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080402044941/http://www.americanhiking.org/staff.aspx . 2008-04-02 . 2008-04-09.
- http://blog.mlive.com/state_sports/2008/02/vacations_blend_public_service.html Vacations blend public service, hiking
- http://americanhiking.org/pdf/aboutUs/AHS_annualreport_07.pdf Annual Report 2007
