American Alpine Club
A climbers' club founded in 1902 that has spent more than a century keeping the record of its craft, and that now runs the grants, campgrounds and rescue coverage its members climb on.
Financial profile
American Alpine Club · EIN 13-1611981 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5,494,722 | $1,525,080 | $3,321,516 | $5,365,890 | $9,060,649 | Sep 2025 |
| FY2024 | $7,914,945 | $1,455,016 | $3,318,697 | $5,481,018 | $8,424,037 | Sep 2024 |
| FY2023 | $4,961,774 | $1,450,972 | $3,704,057 | $5,776,965 | $5,398,867 | Sep 2023 |
| FY2022 | $5,046,816 | $1,912,573 | $3,270,477 | $5,237,913 | $5,881,032 | Sep 2022 |
| FY2021 | $5,208,382 | $2,311,740 | $2,858,002 | $4,185,402 | $6,916,682 | Sep 2021 |
| FY2020 | $4,244,737 | $1,457,361 | $2,293,091 | $3,978,846 | $6,962,288 | Sep 2020 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies American Alpine Club is read alongside.
EC
The Explorers Club
A multidisciplinary society dedicated to the advancement of field research, scientific exploration, and…
13 companies named
WMS
Wilderness Medical Society
A professional society that positions itself as the global authority on wilderness medicine, publishing…
PSIA-AASI
Professional Ski Instructors of America and American Association of Snowboard Instructors
The credentialing body for American ski and snowboard instructors since 1961, a national standard carried by…
72 companies named
AORE
Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education
A profession organized around an experience that resists being professionalized, bringing standards to the…
OWAA
Outdoor Writers Association of America
A nearly hundred year old fellowship of people whose craft is telling the story of the outdoors, holding each…
1 companies named
Who backs American Alpine Club
Every company American Alpine Club names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| YETI | Corporate partner | ASA CADA NSSF USHJA |
| Patagonia | Corporate partner | GTNPF Out & Equal River Network |
| Black Diamond EquipmentPublished as Black Diamond | Corporate partner | NSSF |
| Gibbon | Corporate partner | PSIA-AASI |
| onXPublished as OnX Mountain Project | Corporate partner | AFS |
| Scarpa | Corporate partner | PSIA-AASI |
| Arc'teryx | Corporate partner | Only American Alpine Club, so far |
| Feathered Friends | Corporate partner | Only American Alpine Club, so far |
| La Sportiva | Corporate partner | Only American Alpine Club, so far |
| Mountain Equipment | Corporate partner | Only American Alpine Club, so far |
| Mountain Hardwear | Corporate partner | Only American Alpine Club, so far |
| Ocun | Corporate partner | Only American Alpine Club, so far |
| Rab | Corporate partner | Only American Alpine Club, so far |
| RecPak | Corporate partner | Only American Alpine Club, so far |
| Rocky Talkie | Corporate partner | Only American Alpine Club, so far |
| Sage Mountain | Corporate partner | Only American Alpine Club, so far |
| Sterling Rope | Corporate partner | Only American Alpine Club, so far |
| The North Face | Corporate partner | Only American Alpine Club, so far |
Sources: 4 published lists, read October 2026
2026 American Climbing Journal. Read October 28, 2026. Companies shown as powering and supporting the first edition of the American Climbing Journal.
AAC Current Brand Partners. Read October 28, 2026. Brand partners the Club lists as current on its partners page, which gives no year.
AAC Grants 2026 partners. Read October 28, 2026. Companies named as partners on the 2026 Cutting Edge Grant and the Pay What You Can grant.
Robert Hicks Bates Award sponsor, current. Read October 28, 2026. Company shown as the current sponsor of the Robert Hicks Bates Award for young climbers.
Who backs American Alpine Club's peers, but not American Alpine Club
Companies named publicly by at least one of American Alpine Club's five peer societies, and not found in American Alpine Club's reviewed public records.
| Company | EC | PSIA-AASI | OWAA | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventure CanadaPublished as advanture_canada | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| AIACPublished as AIAC-e1722955215279 | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| AnonPublished as anon-optics-logo.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Atlas SnowshoesPublished as atlassnowshoe.com logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| AtomicPublished as Atomic-Logo-450x126.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| AuclairPublished as Auclair-Logo.jpg | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Backcountry AccessPublished as bca-logo-450x299.jpg | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Banana RepublicPublished as BR_Brand_Hero_Logo_Black28 | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| BlackstrapPublished as Blackstrap-logo.jpg | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| BlizzardPublished as Blizzard-logo-450x246.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Booster StrapPublished as boosterstrap-logo.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| BootcapPublished as bootcap logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| BraceLayerPublished as bracelayer.com logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Bradford SpacePublished as Bradford-Space-e1722955252527 | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Breckenridge DistilleryPublished as BRK-Mountain_BK-450x276.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| BurtonPublished as burton.com logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Canadian Kraft Paper IndustriesPublished as CKPI-e1722955289585 | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Cardo SystemsPublished as cardosystems.com logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| CarvPublished as getcarv.com logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| CEPPublished as ceprunning.com logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Champlain CablePublished as CHAMPLAIN-CABLE-e1722955424740 | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| ClipsticPublished as clipstic logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| DalbelloPublished as dalbelloboots.com logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Dale of NorwayPublished as daleofnorway-logo.jpg | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| DermatonePublished as dermatone.com logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Discovery | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| DynastarPublished as dynastar-450x339.jpg | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| FALKE | Premier Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| FischerPublished as Fischer-Logo.jpg | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Fjallraven | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| FriesensPublished as Friesens Publishing | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| GabelPublished as Gabel-square-logo.jpg | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| GiroPublished as Giro-Updated-Logo-August-2025-450x450.jpg | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| GoggleSoc | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| GrabberPublished as grabber-logo2.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Gravity HausPublished as Gravity-Haus-Logo-450x450.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| HEADPublished as head.com logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Hestra | Premier Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Hot ChillysPublished as hotchillys.com logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Insta360Published as Insta360-logo-450x280.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| K2Published as k2-sports-1-logo-png-transparent-450x450.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| KästlePublished as kastle logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Kensington ToursPublished as KT-Logo_Horiz_Black-1 | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| LangePublished as 24-lange-logo-60.gif | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| LekiPublished as lekiusa.com logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| LookPublished as look-ski-bindings-logo-450x450.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Mammut | Premier Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| MarkerPublished as Marker-Logo-def-RB-CMYK-1-450x90.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| mountainFLOWPublished as mountain flow logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Muck Boot CompanyPublished as Muck Boot Co | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Never SummerPublished as Never Summer logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| NordicaPublished as nordica-logo-450x68.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| PhoozyPublished as phoozy_logo_white2 | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Phunkshun WearPublished as Phunkshun-Wear-logo-450x284.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| PL A-VenturePublished as PL-A-Venture-Logo-450x450.jpg | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| POCPublished as poc.com logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| PONANTPublished as PONANT-Logo-1-e1678822349738 | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Pret HelmetsPublished as Pret_SocialSquare-1-450x450.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Pure Mountain FunPublished as Pure Mountain Fun logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| RenounPublished as Renoun logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| RevoPublished as revo.com logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Rolex | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| RossignolPublished as ROSSIGNOL_CORPORATE_LOGOTYPE_SHIELD-450x448.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| SceyePublished as SCEYE-LOGO-RGB-300dpi | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| SidasPublished as sidas.us logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Ski SoxxPublished as SkiSoxxLogo.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Skytech SportPublished as skytechsport_square_logo_399-copy.jpg | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| SlopesPublished as slopes_logo-450x450.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Smith OpticsPublished as smithoptics.com logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| SportsInsurance.comPublished as Sports Insurance.com logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| StöckliPublished as stoeckli.ch logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Superalloy ManufacturingPublished as Superalloy-e1722955314872 | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| SwanyPublished as swany-1-450x450.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Sweet ProtectionPublished as sweet protection logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| SwitchbackPublished as Switchback logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| SwixPublished as swix-450x253.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| TecnicaPublished as technica-logo-450x116.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Therm-icPublished as Thermic-150x150-1.jpg | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| TokoPublished as Toko-Logo-450x450.jpg | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| TranspackPublished as Transpack-yellow-450x107.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Tubbs SnowshoesPublished as tubbssnowshoes.com logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| Twenty Two DesignsPublished as 22logotransparentcropped125.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| TyroliaPublished as tyrolia.com logo | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 | ||
| VölklPublished as Volkl-logo_0.png | Official Supplier | 1 of 3 |
The outside view
A climbers' club founded in 1902 that has spent more than a century keeping the record of its craft, and that now runs the grants, campgrounds and rescue coverage its members climb on.
- Consensus
- Preserve
- Inward
- Volunteer
Their shape
The Guild
Where mastery is the price of belonging.
The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Village.
Strengths
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