Mazama Annual Report

From the

Executive Director Dear Members and Friends, We are excited about the future of the Mazamas! With your support, 2014 was our strongest year yet, with more members and more programs than ever before.

We are stronger today because we are united by our common story of personal growth experiences in the mountains. Our collective story of passion for the mountains is written through the time we spend together enjoying the mountains. The sum of these experiences, and our actions to protect the mountain environment creates the legacy of the Mazamas.

Today, our connection to the mountains is threatened as the forces of urbanization, high-tech society and climate change jeopardize society’s ability to access the mountain environment, thereby decreasing society’s interest in conserving the environment we hold dear. Our primary task will always be to build a strong community of people who love to play in and protect the mountains. Today, this task and the work of the Mazamas is more important than ever.

With substantial support from the Mazamas Foundation, our donors, partners, and members like you, we have committed to a five-year strategic plan to invest in stewardship, youth programs, and key infrastructure projects for the future. Starting in 2014, we began to reinvent and expand our leadership development, stewardship, and youth programs. We also began planning large investments to enhance our information systems and facilities. We are positioned to thrive in the 21st century.

The 2014 Mazama Annual was delivered to your mailboxes in early March, and that publication tells the stories of our people and our activities for the last year. This, our first ever Annual Report, is designed to highlight how we’re working together—our donors, partners, and members—to better serve the broader community through our mission. Because of you, we are strong. Because of you we’re excited for the future!

Thanks,

Lee Davis. Executive Director Photo: Andrew Holman

Mazama Mountaineering Center 527 SE 43rd Avenue Portland, OR 97215 503-227-2345 adventure@mazamas.org

2014 Board of Directors

Mazama Staff

Bronson Potter, President (2014) Sojo Hendrix, Vice President (2015) Terry Donahe, Treasurer (2014) Meg Goldberg, Secretary (2014) Judith Baker (2015) Heather Campbell (2014) Kate Evans (2016) Amy Mendenhall (2016) Joan Zuber (2015)

Lee Davis, Executive Director Jamie Anderson, Member Services Manager Adam Baylor, Stewardship & Advocacy Manager Sarah Bradham, Marketing & Publications Manager Kati Mayfield, Volunteer Manager Charles Barker, Mazama Lodge Manager

Cover Photo: Ben Grandy

Getting People

expedition grants

Outside

$21,090

awarded in expedition grants to fund climbs, exploration, and first ascents from Greenland to Patagonia.

Mazama activity and education program volunteers lead the largest centralized mountaineering training program in the United States and one of the most active outdoor programs in the country. And there is room to grow. Last year we focused on maintaining the strength of committee-run programs and beginning to explore ways to increase capacity through the creation of new leaders.

Photo: Ben Cline

Photo: Lisa Brady

21 239

new leaders completed the new Introduction to Outdoor Leadership course

411

students expanded their training in intermediate and advanced climbing, skiing, and skill builder classes

1,300 900 44

new mountaineers completed our Basic Climbing Education Program

climbers reached a mountain summit hikes and rambles for more than 9,000 hikers individuals added to our leadership roster

Photo: Jim Selby

Leadership: 2014 Committee Chairs Daniel Mick & Beth Copeland, 20s & 30s Marina Wynton, CISM Rose Marie Gilbert, Dick Miller & Lanning Russell, Classics Bill McLoughlin, Climbing John Rettig & Alicia Imbody, Conservation Marty Scott, Education §§ Raymond Belt, Advanced Rock §§ Steve Heikkila, Advanced Snow & Ice

§§ Andrew Bodien, BCEP §§ Justin Colquhoun & Erin Wirtz, First Aid §§ Gary Ballou, Intermediate Climbing School §§ Carol Lane, Nordic §§ Karl Furlong, Ski Mountaineering Ron Fridell, Expedition Bob Murphy & Andrea McKee, Families Chris Simmons, Financial Affairs John Rettig, Governing Documents

Bob Stayton, Mazama Lodge Amad Doratotaj, Nominating Elizabeth Cole, Outreach Tim Scott, Portland Alpine Fest Barry Maletzky & Kristie Perry, Publications Tom Bennett & Molly Schmitz, Research Sandra Volk, Risk Management Paul Steger, Strategic Planning Jim Selby & Rex Breunsbach, Trail Trips §§ indicates a subcommittee

I would not have been able to complete my fieldwork without this award. The results from this work will contribute to our understanding of volcanic eruption mechanisms and geohazard assessment models in the Cascades. –Jennifer DiGiulio, Research grant awardee

we Love As Mazamas, we believe in protecting natural areas so that future mountaineers, hikers, backpackers, and rock climbers can enjoy the same experiences that we cherish. In 2014, the Mazamas made a commitment to be a leader in conservation, outdoor recreation access, and stewardship.

We created a new plan to protect the mountain environment that includes the development of an organization-wide policy agenda. This effort focuses on two areas of public policy: outdoor recreation access issues such as at Madrone Wall and Beacon Rock, and conservation issues such as logging of national forests and new wilderness designations.

625

volunteer hours spent maintaining climbing and hiking trails at Smith Rock, Beacon Rock, Horsethief Butte, and Yosemite National Park different letters signed as a supporting organization on policy issues ranging from national wildfire funding and commercial filming in wilderness to forest planning and state park issues

15 1,000

trees planted in the Sandy and Salmon river basins

275

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In 2014 we developed partnerships and set the foundation to build a more successful environmental and recreation movement in the Pacific Northwest and nationally.

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The lack of a unified voice speaking to decision makers at all levels of government and the outdoor recreation industry is problematic. We need to bring community leaders together to work on a more coherent conservation and outdoor recreation policy agenda.

volunteer hours maintaining trails on Mt. Hood and in the Coast Range

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Protecting the Places

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conservation grants

$34,000

given in grants to carry out research and conservation work.

Providing Opportunities for

youth

27 12 100 7

kids enrolled in the new Families Mountaineering 101 class

kids belay-certified through Learn to Belay class

kids involved in climbs, hikes, and backpacks

partnerships developed to get under-served youth outside and in the mountains

Forging

Last year was a foundational year for kids’ programs at the Mazamas.

The Mazama Families Committee began offering hikes, climbs, and classes for families to build skills together. The Youth Outreach Committee institutionalized several programs, including a Learn to Belay camp and a partnership with the Sierra Club Inspiring Connections Outdoor program, which takes urban, disadvantaged youth on hikes and snowshoe trips.

Major work was also done to explore community partnerships to best reach under-served kids

partnerships

Photo: Kati Mayfield

in the community who wouldn’t otherwise be able to participate in mountaineering activities. During the summer of 2014 we hired our first Youth Program Development intern to raise funds and build partnerships for an Outdoor Education program at Mazama Lodge.

We can’t do it alone. A part of our strategy in the 21st century is to develop the relationships locally and nationally to better represent our values and pursue our mission.

Community Sponsors, Donors & Partners The Access Fund Adelante Mujeres Adventure Maps Adventure Wild Alex Lowe Foundation American Alpine Club Astor School Base Camp Brewing Company Beatties360 CAMP USA CiloGear Columbia Sportswear Embark Adventure Friends of Outdoor School Friends of the Children Furnace Industries Photo: Barry O’Mahony

Grivel Hayhurst School Ice Holdz Intel The Lamb Foundation Lhakpa Gelu Foundation Mervyn L. Brenner Foundation MESD Mountain Hardwear Mountain Shop The North Face Northwest Avalanche Center NW Alpine NW Outward Bound Oregon Nordic Club

Outdoor Alliance Pacific Power PBS Engineering Peninsula K-8 Petzl PGE Portland Rock Gym Reel Rock Inc. Sierra Club Inspiring Connections Silicon Valley Community Foundation The Source Sterling Rope Winter Wildlands Alliance

The Finances statement of financial position as of September 30, 2014

Financial information has been extracted from the Mazamas audited financial statements, on which an independent public accounting firm expressed an unqualified opinion. To view the complete audited financial statements, please visit mazamas.org or contact us directly.

support & revenue $1,758,905

Other Memberships

2%

9%

Contributions

9%

Programs

Grants & Estate Gifts

25%

55%

ASSETS

2013–14

2012–13

Cash & cash equivalents

$579,829

$413,015

Accounts & other receivables

$893,762

$368,939

Contribution Receivable—MMC Lease

$307,166

$379,825

Prepaid expenses & other assets

$130,997

$119,631

Property & equipment

$228,101

$200,583

$2,139,855

$1,481,993

TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS

2013–14

2012–13

Current Liabilities

$196,522

$165,766

Contribution payable—Mazamas Foundation

$385,800

Total Liabilities

expenses Fundraising

4%

Membership & General

Develop

Program Services

21%

$582,322

$165,766

$246,816

$837,058

Temporarily restricted

$1,296,842

$479,169

Total Net Assets

$1,561,588

$1,316,227

$2,139,855

$1,481,993

$1,311,799

75%

Net Assets Unrestricted

TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS

Planning for the

future

The Mazamas is the most important organization in the Northwest for everyone who loves to play in and protect the mountains. The Mazamas works by building a community of people that take time to help others get outside and enjoy the mountains. Ours is a community with a 120-year legacy of conserving the mountain environment and ensuring access for all forms of mountaineering.

2014 was a major turning point for the Mazamas. We adopted a revised strategic plan that focuses on expanding our program capacity, enhancing operations, and developing new programs and services. The Mazamas Foundation has agreed to support the plan with a three-year capacity-building grant that allows us to start acting on the plan immediately. Ultimately, our plan will create more shared experiences outside for everyone and help build the Mazamas of the future.

3 objectives

Do MORE Expand Core Programs

Do BETTER Enhance operations

Do NEW explore new programs & services

4 key projects in 2014–15

5 years

Leadership Development Stewardship & Advocacy Youth Outreach Information Systems

2015–2019

Manage

Program

3,500 888 91,000+ $85,000

members in 2015

25+ year members hours of service raised to support & develop programs

Photo: Al Papesh

building Members, Volunteers & community: Donors Our people make it happen! Your member dues support key programs from climbing to trail trips to evening programs and supporting advocacy work. As a volunteer organization, most of our programs exist because of your support and service.

Thank you.

$50–$99 Edward & Mary Anderson Robert Anderson Anonymous Bonnie Berneck Richard Boos Jill Braem Dick & Julie Bronder Sonia Buist Nicholas Clinch Dorothy Davidson Patsy Edwards Richard Eichen Stephen Enlow Jason Frick Kevin George Laura Greenwalt Wendy Guyot Nathalie Healey In memory of Peter Heitkemper Edward Hershberg John Howard Joanne Jene Christopher Keil Nancy Kennaway Wayne Kollas Barbara Kuehner Chris Ling Joan MacNeill Kevin Nelson Janet Nickolaus Carl Page Joe & Viola Palena Craig Parrott Thomas Plawman George Post Bill Schlippert Peggie Schwarz Linda Springer

Andree Stevens Ginny Tanquist-Romero Jolene Unsoeld Arnold Vinnard William Welch Joe Whittington Christine Wilson

$100–$249 Rick & Wanda Amodeo David Ankrom Anonymous Jesse Applegate Natalie Arndt Judith Baker Cyndi Bakos Tom Bard Nancy Bentley Barbara Bond Mitchell Bower Terry Brenneman Audrey Brown Jann Brown David Christopher Bill Coe Orion Coleman Melissa Demsky Bill Dewsnap In honor of Jen Dimaggio Terrence Dolan Kevin Evanson Sharon Flegal Mark Fowler Pam Gilmer Meg Goldberg Kurt & Robin Gusinde In memory of Mark Hanschka Larry Harpe Marshal Hill-Tanquist

Stephen Hirai Tim Holscher Steve Hooker Alicia Imbody Urszula Iwaniec Ed Jahn Beverly Johnson Leslie Johnson Megan Johnson Lawrence Jordan Vicky & Jack Kirk Janet Kreft Lori & Richard LaDuke Daniel Leone Ernest Lindahl John Linn Craig Llewellyn Barbara Loehr Marine Lynch John Major Micah Mayes Kati Mayfield Bob McGown Jill McLean Wilma McNulty Rodger Menzies Jack Miller Karen Natzel David Nelson Matthew Nightengale Sean O’Conner Marianne Ott Drew Prochniak Frances Prouse Mike Redding Lisa Ripps Timothy Roberts Kathaline Rollins Jeannie Rustad

Ruth Selid Mark Shafer Ted Slupesky Mike Smith Robert Z. Smith Lawrence Solomon Patricia Southard Mary Spiering George Stonecliffe Peter Stott Mary Turner Gerard Van Deene Jan Van Lente John Vissell Elizabeth Wendlandt Gordon Westphal Rhoda Whittlesey Ania Wiktorowicz Kyla Weoman Mike Zuckerman

$250–$499 Jamie Anderson Anonymous Daniel “Senator” Bailey Thomas Baughman Raymond Belt Tom E. Bennett Andrew Bodien Brett Cournoyer Dan Crisp Howie Davis Richard Denman Grace Dugger Todd Eddie James Farley Dyanne Foster Sunny Freeman Howes David Goldring

Kim Humann In honor of Eugene Lewins Virginia Malonette Margaret McCarthy Matt Merriman Katie Mills Scott Osbron Scott Peterson Rahul Ravel Kent Ross Geoffrey Silverman Todd Torres Karen Vernier Michael Zasadzien

$500–$999 Wim Aarts Anonymous Gary Ballou Larry Beck Cheryl Bell & Alan Papesh Elisabeth Bower IMO Gail Colquhoun George Cummings Mark Curran David Dick Terry Donahe Paul Fellner Margaret Gauthier Mike Holman Jason & Suzanne Lee Robert Lockerby Bill McLoughlin Nate Mullen William & Judith Platt David Pyszkowski Hannah Seebach In honor of Phujorje & Dawa Sherpa

Jed Stasch Robert Stayton Paul Steger Benjamin Vincent Jeremiah West Arent Wortel Simon Zivny

$1,000–$5,000 Joe Anderson Anonymous Chuck Aude Laura & Tyler Bax Lisa & Justin Brady Heather Campbell Candi Cook Lee & Mary Davis Katie & Edward Foehl John Godino Martin Hanson Terrance Harrelson Sojo Hendrix Bridget Martin Dick Miller Adam Nawrot & Sarah Bradham Marina Wynton & Michael Pajunas Bronson Potter John Rettig Greg Scott Tim Scott Keith Thomajan Jeff Thomas Frits Van Gent

$10,000+ Bob Wilson

Mazamas

mission

The Mazamas promotes mountaineering through education, climbing, hiking, fellowship, safety and the protection of mountain environments.

Investing in:

Photo: Alex Gauthier

All thanks to YOU!