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We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Red Lodge, Montana, serving the nearly 1 million acre Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness and its surrounding communities. Our mission is to support stewardship of the A-B Wilderness and foster appreciation of all wildlands, which we do through volunteer engagement, education and outreach, and community collaboration. Our staff, board, and partners live and work around the A-B region, while our members, volunteers, and supporters hail from around the world. We operate under a partnership agreement with the Custer Gallatin National Forest, performing trail maintenance, site restoration, and invasive weed control; raising conservation awareness; monitoring visitor use and ecological impacts; and leading other activities for the “maintenance and improvement of ecosystem integrity, water and air quality.”
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The Founding Goals of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Foundation:
- Promote stewardship of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area and adjacent wildlands;
- Foster community and individual support for wilderness values, programs, and projects;
- Promote volunteer participation in wilderness projects and wildland programs/activities;
- Educate and inspire people to understand wilderness and wildland values, characteristics, critical issues, and ecology;
- Foster long-term relationships with individuals, communities, tribes, colleges and universities, organizations, businesses, and other agencies to achieve these goals.
Financials
2015: 990-EZ, 990 Schedule A, 990 Schedule O
2016: 990-EZ, 990 Schedule A, 990 Schedule O
2017: 990-EZ, 990 Schedule A, 990 Schedule O
2018: 990-EZ, 990 Schedule A, 990 Schedule O
2019: 990-EZ, 990 Schedule A, 990 Schedule O
2020: F-990, 990 Schedule A, 990 Schedule O
2021: F-990, 990 Schedule A, 990 Schedule O
Strategic Plan (NEW!)