The Mountain Fund
Working everyday to support human rights, environmental progress and responsible tourism in developing mountain communities around the world.
The Mountain Fund is a U.S. I.R.S. 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
Tax ID# 20-2570273
The Facts
The world's mountains cover about one-fourth of the planet's land surface and are home to 10 percent of its population. They are a sanctuary for an extraordinary web of plant and animal life and a source of water for all of the world's major rivers.
Yet mountain people, the guardians of these valuable mountain resources, are among the world's poorest, hungriest and most marginalized populations. Indeed , many of the more-than-800 million chronically undernourished people in the world today live in mountain areas.
"Eradication of Extreme Poverty" is, in fact, the number-one priority of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals for the world community. Unfortunately, as of 2004 in Nepal for instance, the U.N. has categorized this Goal as "far behind."
In cooperation with our Partner Organizations, The Mountain Fund is dedicated to achieving the Millennium Development Goals at the grassroots level.
Click Here To View The "Achieving The Millennium Development Goals" Movie
by Christian Picciolini (51.2MB WMV)
The Mountain Fund's Mission
Our mission is to organize grassroots non-profit and non-governmental organizations from a diversity of disciplines, and to support and coordinate these organizations' efforts to eliminate poverty, its causes and symptoms, in developing mountain communities around the world.
Testimonials
I.M.E.C. is proud to be a member of The Mountain Fund. As a small non-profit we feel that collaborating and uniting with other, similar non-profits through The Mountain Fund makes all of our “voices” a little louder, and gives us all the tools and resources to better accomplish our missions.
Scott Dimetrosky , International Mountain Explorers Connection
What a great organization you are forming. I’m impressed by the un-selfish motivation behind the project.
Andy Marker, Patagonia Marketing and Sales Director
This is awesome. It’s exactly the direction I intend to take my life in.
John Harlin (III) Editor, American Alpine Journal. Contributing Editor, Backpacker magazine
What a wonderful organization. I am truly blown away by your vision. Your website is beautiful. Your work is true. Rolling all the groups together under one hat is a smart, smart move.
Cynthia M. Adams - CEO/President GrantStation.com, Inc., Your Fast Track to Funding
Click Here To View The Mountain Fund 2006 Annual Report
(1.4MB PDF)
