2010 Annual Report

Leadership Letter

Dear Friends,

What a great year for Big City Mountaineers youth! Thank you for your partnership in delivering successful, life-changing wilderness mentoring expeditions that instill critical life skills in our young people.

Demonstrated by our measurement tool, the 40 Developmental Assets Profile, BCM programs achieved a deeper impact than ever before. These results continue to validate that BCM makes a significant difference in our kids’ lives and futures. Volunteers are the crucial element of our work with under-resourced kids. We are only able to change lives with this committed corps of adult mentors who provide encouragement, set high expectations, challenge and inspire our youth. Our mentors teach by example, share their knowledge and invest in our kids by listening. It’s a tall order for BCM mentors, and we appreciate your investment of time, talent and experience.

Our team showed remarkable leadership and implemented many cost saving measures, allowing BCM to move through challenging economic times and emerge stronger. We extend sincere appreciation to the team for managing change with integrity and courage in service to the mission.

We know this…

The community need is great, and BCM has a big wait list. In fact, we have more youth agencies, kids and volunteers than we are able to serve with current resources. Our Board of Directors has a strong vision to transform the lives of thousands of under-resourced urban youth by instilling critical life skills needed to be successful in life. With your help, we can and will deliver life changing expeditions to significantly impact more youth in the coming years. Together, we make big things happen for our kids. With sincere thanks, Jeff Weidman Lisa MattisPresident Executive Director

Big City Mountaineers is a volunteer-driven nonprofit organization delivering transformative wilderness mentoring expeditions to under-resourced urban youth to instill critical life skills. Working with community-based partner organizations and adult volunteers who act as mentors, our programs improve integrity, self-esteem, responsibility, decision-making abilities and communication skills. BCM results show that our programs improve our kids’ lives with:

Increased likeliness to stay in school Reduction in violence Reduction in drug use

Delivering programs to more than 1,200 program participants and leading expeditions with 170 kids in four regions, including the Rocky Mountains, the Midwest, the Pacific Northwest, and the San Francisco Bay Area

Mentoring kids, with a dedicated community of hundreds of volunteers logging more than 23,000 hours in the field and in partnership with two-dozen youth agencies to instill critical life skills

Quantifying impact with BCM kids reporting significant positive impact in areas like integrity, responsibility, decision-making and conflict resolution

“I learned a sense of responsibility. Before BCM I never helped at home. Having to cook and set up my tent and carry a pack made me want to get up and go to school, do my own dishes and make my bed at home. My BCM trip made me want to take care of myself.” Said, Age 17 / Partner Agency: Bridge Project, Denver, CO

Caring adult volunteers are a central strength of BCM programs - talented, diverse community volunteers with excellent outdoor experience and a passion for youth. BCM recruits, trains and coordinates hundreds of volunteers each year to mentor our kids. Youth agency leaders, who know our kids well, facilitate relationship building.

On a BCM expedition our job is to mentor and empower kids. Our goal is to see students strengthen their character and self-confidence, to instill critical life skills and return each young person to the community with newfound capabilities.

Many of our teens have never ventured outside their neighborhood and the wilderness may feel like a supernatural world fraught with challenges. Adult mentors guide our youth to overcome challenges and illuminate the meaning of their accomplishments.

This relationship, between youth and mentor, is a special one. Our kids realize that caring adults are making an investment in individual kids – a significant commitment for our young people. This 1:1 relationship opens lines of communication and mutual respect.

Mentoring and the wilderness act as catalysts for BCM youth to experience empowerment and learning occurs. The most important task of the mentor is transference of learning to our young people. Our mentors, caring adult volunteers, help BCM kids apply the learning of an expedition journey to daily life back at home.

Our Adult MentorsGuiding Youth Who Need It Most

“Presenting youth with dedicated and positive role models helps to overcome life obstacles. Big City Mountaineers is a wonderful program. My only wish is that we do this everywhere it’s needed. We all really appreciate the work BCM adult mentors do to help our kids thrive!”

Liz FisherPartner Agency: East Oakland Boxing Association Oakland, CA

Measuring the ImpactBig City Mountaineers Expeditions

Big City Mountaineers uses the nationally standardized and recognized measurement instrument 40 Developmental Assets Profile as the primary means of quantifying our program outcomes, which include both change in learning and change in behavior.

Created by The Search Institute, this mechanism categorizes skills development in 40 areas that constitute the building blocks which help kids grow up healthy, caring and responsible.

Youth who participate in BCM expeditions consistently show growth that is proven to lead to future success. The major categories of skills and competencies exhibited through shifts in thinking and behavior include:

Internal Assets:• Positive Values• Social Competencies• Positive Identity • Commitment to Learning

Big City Mountaineers results show that change and learning take place in each of these areas after an expedition. And, when learning occurs in each of these asset categories, the Search Institute results prove that youth exhibit thriving behaviors, including:

Increased likeliness to stay in school Reduction in drug use Reduction in violence

External Assets:• Empowerment• Support• Boundaries & Expectations• Constructive Use of Time

“This BCM expedition really made a difference in my life. I realized my potential. I want to graduate and go to college. I want to look up and see that I reached my goal.”

Hajia / Age 18 Partner Agency: Mercy Housing, Denver, CO

In 2010, Big City Mountaineers programs achieved a deeper impact in under-resourced, urban youth than ever before. BCM expedition youth showed statistically significant improvement in all categories of skill development as measured by the 40 Developmental Assets Profile.

In fact, 2010 results showed the highest levels of improvement exhibited to date by our youth. This evidence proved particularly higher than other years in the area of Positive Identity, which is a strong area of focus in our programs.

BCM volunteers, program instructors and youth agency leaders invested tens-of-thousands of hours mentoring our kids. Program curriculum gained focus, volunteer training was more robust and the delivery of our week-long wilderness expeditions increased in strength of learning. Our 2010 results showed improvements in every category because we did a better job of mentoring our kids.

All four of the measurement areas consistently show particularly strong results with our kids and are the areas in which we pay particularly close attention. These areas are the critical life skills we strive to impact most with youth – the skills that change the course of a life.

Our 2010 ResultsStronger Than Ever Before

Positive Values• Integrity• Honesty• Responsibility• Restraint• Caring• Social justice

Social Competencies• Decision making• Resistance skills• Conflict resolution• Interpersonal competence• Cultural competence

Positive Identity• Self-esteem• Personal power• Sense of purpose• Optimism for future

Commitment to Learning• Achievement motivation• School engagement• Homework• Bonding to school• Reading for fun

Participating Youth ProgramsColorado» African Community Center» Denver Kids, Inc. » “I Have a Dream Foundation” of Boulder County» Mercy Housing» The Bridge Project» The Matthews House

Pacific Northwest» BOLD» Caldera» Project YESS (Portland)» Youth Employment Institute

Midwest» Addison Trail High School (Chicago)» Carole Robertonson Center (Chicago)» Christopher House (Chicago)» Enlace Community Education (Chicago)» McCormick Tribune YMCA (Chicago)» Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club (Chicago)» Urban Ventures (Minneapolis)» Youth Guidance (Chicago)» Youth Outreach Services (Chicago)

California» Alameda County Health Department » East Oakland Boxing Association» East Oakland Youth Development Center» Girls Incorporated» Real Options for City Kids

Working WithCommunities In Need

83%are from families living below the poverty line

71%are from single parent or gardian-led households

62%have never traveled beyond their county of residence

80%have parents with nomore than a high school education

BCM and our partner organizations work with under-resourced, racially diverse youth, mostly between the ages of 13 and 18, who often have no experience outside their neighborhoods. The BCM expedition is the first experience with the wilderness.

ParticipantEthnicity

ParticipantAge

Hispanic/Latino 36%AfricanAmerican 25%Caucasian 7%Asian/Pacific Islander 10%Native American 1%Mixed Race 12% Other 2%Not Reported 6%

12 1%13 4%14 16%15 19%16 22%17 17% 18 16%19 4% 20 1%22 1%

BCMWeeklongExpedition

Participation

Revenue Distribution and Expenses

2010 BCMRevenue

2010 BCMExpenses

Corporate 40%Individul 53%Foundations 3%Organizations &Associations 2%Government 1%Investments 1%

BCM Programs 36%SFS Programs 25%Administration 7%Fundraising 10%

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“I have always had a strong desire to serve my community and the less fortunate. My experience with BCM and Summit for Someone is an incredible journey. While challenging myself to get to the top of Mount Whitney, I will serve the needs of others by fundraising for BCM youth. This climb helps me make a difference by changing the lives of under-resourced urban kids who need it most.” Tim Johnson, 2010 Summit For Someone Climber

Climb Challenging Peaks in Support of Big City Mountaineers

Summit For Someone climbers challenge themselves while helping BCM kids change their lives. Many thanks for your dedicated service in raising support for our youth. Climbers raising $7,500+

Jason Cahill Kyle Gerecke Brandon Kibby JP Latkovic Lawrence McMahon Matthew Peres Bret Siciliano Shelby Thirsk Climbers raising $5,000-$7,499 Paul Andrews Barbara Bain Rolando Balli Caitlin Buttor-Foederl Natalie Bybee Jonathan Dorn Paul Dorn Vincent Esposito Bob Gregory John Hamblin Garrett Herfkens Jesse Hermreck Patrick Horn & Jason Hamel Katie Levy Alicia MacLeay Todd McGrath Brennan Pang Tracy Reese Jason Robbins Rachel Shaftman Derek Spitters Kruti Vora Matthew Wilson

Climbers raising $2,000-$4, 999 Alex Alfrey Gordon Bartlett Mark Beezley Benjamin Belisle Mathew Biron Boz Boschen Timothy Braswell Mike Byrne Pat Callahan Stephen Carlson David Cerio Serena Chai Shawn Crowley Wilbur Deck Joseph Denis Matt Desrosiers Jordan Duncan Greg DuPey Kent Ebersole Candace Edmonston Tyler Engman Joseph Gardner David Giacomin Lee Hansen Hillary Harding Andrea Hilderbrand Rebecca Hill Kurtis Hiss Kim Iverson-Lee Ivan Junge Thomas Kanton Molly Kihanya Kevin Kinkade Lyndsay Kopp Ann Leibovitz Sara Lingafelter Stacia Martin Lisa Mattis Jarrod McCleod Sean McGrath Gina McReynolds Jenny Myers

Summit For SomeoneVolunteers and ClimbsSummit For SomeoneVolunteers and Climbs

Alaska RangeMount RainierGannett PeakMount HoodMount LangleyNorth Palisade PeakMount WhitneyRocky Mountain National ParkMt. ShuksanGrand TetonBuck MountainMount ShastaGrand CanyonOrizabaIztaccihuatl

SFSClimbs

Chip Noble Amy Oconnell Eric Pace Robert Page Charles Parker Christopher Pascale Shilpen Patel Shannon Phares Dennis Pinto Mark Piretti Abi Rankin Michael Ribero Brian Richie Jon Rigali Tiffany Royal Robert Rudisill Michael Rule John Santo John Schafer Glen Schmidt Karl Schmitt Rebecca Shannon Laura Shanon Stephanie Smith Steven Springsteel Webb Stevens Lory Stimson Alan Stoughton Christopher Styles Colin Sumida Joey Uek Augustine Valentino John Vincent Patty Walton Steven Wargo Marsha Wells Mary White Russell White Trevor Williams James Wright Anna Wrona

Challenge Fundraisers

These are BCM supporters and out-door enthusiasts who raise money for BCM while challenging themselves. Ben Gipson for example decided to raise $10,000.00 for BCM as a marathon runner and triathlete. Thank you to these adventure seekers and dedicated supporters!

Jessica BeilsteinAaron BenudizTony BreitbachJames BurkesDaniel CahoonD’nita CarboneTammy CarlsonRick CharityLeticia FerrerBen GipsonClay GreenMartin GutierrezAlronda HardyBeth HollandAudrey HookSyd JonesDrew KernJim KernAndrew LauderdaleBrendan LeonardStephen LunaVanessa MorishigeChance NelsonWilliam NichollsAndrew PowellChris SalasJosh SalterJustin SamperiPaul SchwanemannJoss SmithKatherine SmithDoug TraceyTrevor Wilder

Donors Change A Life Fundraisers

These are dedicated BCM volunteers who not only give their time directly to BCM kids, but also raised funds for BCM in 2010.

Debra AkinAmy BlumKim BrannockBrad CarsonJim CeramiBruce CoreyHeather CvitkovicRobert GardnerEsther GomezZeph HalseyChris HamptonNell HoldenSarah KetvirtisCody KraatzMaura LariviereChelsey LehlColette MatzenJanet MauAndy MikszaCaroline MillerDon MorrisMaria MosquedaChance NelsonSummer OlsonJohn RiccoKrista RogersonMiriam RosenblumBernie RupeSamuel SalterRachel ShaftmanRebecca ShannonLaura SweetJeff WeidmanCaitlin WickerCarly WildDane Zehrung

Foundations

Alpine Education FoundationBenson Family FoundationFidelity Charitable Gift FundGrant Family FundHelen & John Majkrzak Charitable TrustLaird Norton Family FoundationLiberty Hill FoundationOutdoor FoundationReal Networks FoundationThe Dixie FoundationThe GuardsmenVF Foundation

Government

California Council of Physical FitnessCounty of AlamedaCounty of Mariposa

Climbers raising $2,000-$4, 999 Alex Alfrey Gordon Bartlett Mark Beezley Benjamin Belisle Mathew Biron Boz Boschen Timothy Braswell Mike Byrne Pat Callahan Stephen Carlson David Cerio Serena Chai Shawn Crowley Wilbur Deck Joseph Denis Matt Desrosiers Jordan Duncan Greg DuPey Kent Ebersole Candace Edmonston Tyler Engman Joseph Gardner David Giacomin Lee Hansen Hillary Harding Andrea Hilderbrand Rebecca Hill Kurtis Hiss Kim Iverson-Lee Ivan Junge Thomas Kanton Molly Kihanya Kevin Kinkade Lyndsay Kopp Ann Leibovitz Sara Lingafelter Stacia Martin Lisa Mattis Jarrod McCleod Sean McGrath Gina McReynolds Jenny Myers

Chip Noble Amy Oconnell Eric Pace Robert Page Charles Parker Christopher Pascale Shilpen Patel Shannon Phares Dennis Pinto Mark Piretti Abi Rankin Michael Ribero Brian Richie Jon Rigali Tiffany Royal Robert Rudisill Michael Rule John Santo John Schafer Glen Schmidt Karl Schmitt Rebecca Shannon Laura Shanon Stephanie Smith Steven Springsteel Webb Stevens Lory Stimson Alan Stoughton Christopher Styles Colin Sumida Joey Uek Augustine Valentino John Vincent Patty Walton Steven Wargo Marsha Wells Mary White Russell White Trevor Williams James Wright Anna Wrona

Individuals Donating Directly to BCM*In-Kind Support$1,000+ Summit TeamDebra AkinPaul AndrewsJonathan DornGreg DupeyKent EbersoleRyan EricksonScott FitzmorrisFred & Susan FosterHeather GiannandrenIan HaldimannJason HanoldJack HollandGregg & Julie HosfeldtSyd JonesLee KellyJames A. KernKelly KrausLisa MattisFred RowanMartha SpaldingLory StabolepszyDonna SteeleBill & Mary Kay StoehrJohn & Erin TelfordMac TillmanDouglas TraceyDouglas W. WalkerJeff WeidmanRob WyattSkip Yowell

$500-$999 Rope Team Edward BargerMark & Lisa BluhAnthony BreitbachMark ByrdEmily Clark HewittWesley CooperAnn E. DawRaul DelgadoJacob DornJohn DrollingerGary D’UrsoJohn FailorJ.P. FasanoBen GipsonScott & Denise HasdayDave JohnsonDrew Kern Cheryl Mansfield Larry & Rae Lynne MattisDorothy & Richard MooreBritany RouilleJeffrey StayCharles ThalhimerFrancisco VinasCharles Whitman $250-$499 Support Team Marie-Ann AebiThomas AndreasenMichelle BarnesDavid Bartholomew

Donors Norman BaxleyMathew A. BironJames & Ruth BlumAndrew BrokosLaura Burnett Peter CagleDavid CanepariKendall ChapterMichael DennisonNancy DonahoeLane DouglasThomas ElderBashir EustacheJohn FailorGibran & Patricia FlynnBrian Frith-SmithDoug Goetz Kristen Grisius Laura Hammer Abram HayesChris HobbsCraig HoldenJack HollandAndrew JohnsonNicholas KaatJeffrey KlineDoug KollmeNick KremerGordon & Doris KrenzlerChristopher LattyGreg LettsDennis LewonChad McClenathenDon MorrisRobyn MorrisWilliam OwenCharleen Pinkelman-SchererSam PutnamThomas & Nancy ReamJC RodriguezGeorge SchevonJames SchwitallaAlex SirulnikMark & Diana SkidmoreMelissa SmithMargaret Snyder*Phillip TatumLavonne ThorntonTamar ToisterLeandro ToledoDouglas TraceyDaniel UrbanRobert WalshTim Wolcott

$100-$249 Team Member Mariana AguilarMarie AltchechJaime AmayaDean M. AmmermanScott AndersonGloria AndertonAnonymousDavid AsherLydia BabichTroy BaileyRuth BallJosh BarkerTimothy BartelsTerri BateDonald & Mary BeckelhimerDon Beere

Raquel BensimonCarlos BenudizSolomon & Rebecca BenudizMarc BerenfeldSheila BerryAriel BierbaumRoger BirdKim Brannock Anna BrathwaiteDavid BrisbinVan BrokawJenny BrokawMichael BrossSteve BuelowEleanor BuffAndrea ButtPatricia Campbell-Smith Tran CaoD’nita CarboneSandra Carson Tyler CarlsonMary Leigh CarterArthur CeckowskiSal CeramiJulie ChristiansonAudrey ChuiGary ClarkCorey CohenDavid ColkerPiyale ComertLorie ConwayMichael CookBill CottonWendy CranfillJoseph CrivelliRamon CueBecky CoulterPeter Dahlen-CarlsenAlfred DavisDonovan DavisTeri DavisBarbara DeloreyGeorge DenisGary DepaloPatrick DillardDiane DornD. DuckeJames EarlyWalter EmeryAdam FaderJoe FergersonJ.S. FexSarah FieldenDavid FiethCaitlin FinnLee FisherAni FleisigJeff FortnerRay & Susan GaitanRoberta GarrisonSteve GatlinGeoff GladdenAndy & Kim GrafenauerJohn GrahamChristine GreenMatthew GrigalRob and Amy GuthrieScott GwilliamIan HaldimannRaymond & Georgia HamiltonSusan HammerSharon Hampton

Mark HarmanThomas HarringtonKimberley HartPeter HayesMonica HayesRalph HeinenPaul HerringBeth HollandDavid HollandLewis HollandDean HolmesBev HoshiSteven HowardCurtis HoyRobert HunteRichard InsleyCarolyn JahnAdriana JiminezCandyce JohnsonJennifer JohnsonGertrude JonesJohn JonesRob KanableLauren KeatingJane KeeffeDavid KeelerGary KeilJoe KetvirtisSarah KetvirtisRick KirkKimberly KispertAndrew KissloApryl KrakovskyJoseph KolbDawn LandonBetsy Lazzara Aaron LebovitzAdam LevyShelagh LittleShelly LittleEduardo LlorcaRaymond Lopez IIChad LudwigBernard LublinJames LynchKimberli MacphersonLori MandukeDee Ann Manley Zachary MannMarydianne MariashKatie MartocciDavid MasudaTed MatzenAdam MaxRenetta McCannSally McDanielMaureen McGrathChristopher MichalakMaria MosquedaYanette MoyanoKathy MullisSteven MunnDawn MunnVictoria NelsonChristopher NeylonChristine NollerGeorgina NorthSummer OlsonBrian O’SheaElizabeth Ward OsheaJason PadgettMichael Palac Cathy Peddie

Carla Penington-CrossMarianne PerkinsTerri PerlmanPaula PetersonQuoc PhamJohn PrahlRavi RajanBrent Reynolds Jennifer RamseyRay RatliffErnest RiccoYvonne RiveraWilliam RobertsPhyllis & Sidney RodbellAmy RodriguezManuel & Lydia RodriguezAlex RoetterCindy RogersonMyron RosenblumBarbara RothJeb RucksDouglas SchmidtAndrew SchneiderSabine ScholzMark SchroederRobert SchuurJohn SchwalbachChris SecrestDaniel ShapiroSheri-Lee ShawJoanne ShelbyThomas ShoresPaul ShumpertGreg SieglerLinda SioliMark SkidmoreJ.E. SmithSteve SmithSusan SmithLouis Paul SnyderWitt SparksBrenda StiersDerrick StocktonMichael StoklosaEric and Carol StolerDouglas & Michelle StrikerLiam SullivanKathleen SweetMarcia and Harry ThalhimerTim ThomasLavonne ThorntonBarbara TilleyCarol Sue TombariSteve TowlesDouglas TraceyLillian TrammellSharon TravisKaty TulejaChris TussingMichele UrvaterCady VaccaroLoan VuJonathan WachtelRobert WarrenBrenda WegmannT. K. WheelerKevin WhitcherMark WilsonLizAnn WheelerRachel WilliamsTimothy WrzesinskiJohn YapClaire Zilber

*Indicates portion of support is In-Kind

$100,000+ *

$20,000-$99,999

$10,000-$19,999

$5,000-$9,999Backbone Media*Cascade DesignsSOLE - Edge MarketingMountain Hardwear*Polartec*Wenonah Canoes*

$2,500-$4,999Chaos*ClifBar*Community Shares of ColoradoNature’s Path*North American Gear*Schwab Charitable FundSOG Knives*

$1,000-$2,499All Terrain*BBR ServicesGregory Packs*HighgearBusiness Network International - Miami-DadePoint6*Primus*Princeton Tec*Quartermoon, LLCRed Wing Shoe CompanySea to Summit*Yaktrax*Zebco Omega Pokes*

$500-$999AMGBarakat, Jacobs & AssociatesBarclays Global InvestorBrookwood Companies, Inc.Brunton*Chevron Matching Gift ProgramFiler InsuranceGear to Grow*

CorporateBCM Donors

Gregory Mountain ProductsHandful*MGM Networks Latin AmericaMiller Construction CompanyMTI Adventurewear*Outdoor Research*Outside Hub*Pepper Power*Public Adjusters Inc.Research Triangle InstituteRevolution Cleaners*Vibram USA

$250-$499Advenir, Inc.AT& TAtwater Carey*Boeing Charitable TrustCohen Law OfficesGil & AssociatesHealth Insurance BridgeInnate*Kelty*Linq Group BenefitsMicrosoft Matching Gifts Program,National Geographic Maps*National Tech ExpressPete’s KitchenPro FillRalph Cabal Inspection ServicesRosillo & AssociatesSilverio & HallTruistTurner & Associates, LLPWeber Law Firm

Under $250AmgenBoardroom CommunicationsCabling TechnologyCartridge World of San FranciscoCharacter Card ServicesChispa Marketing Inc.Clemdel Construction Corp.ColumbiaEhrenstein Charbonneau CalderinEsquire Express Inc.Foster Financial ServicesGivingExpress OnlineGoogle Matching Gifts ProgramGranite Gear*Greenwich Title ServicesGuzman & GuzmanHotcakesLove Grown Foods*M & R AutoMacy’sMattelMinnesota Canoe AssociationNestleNetwork For GoodPak2GoPan America GraphicSalgueiro Enterprises, Inc.Salomon Construction & Roofing Corp.Skirtsports*Smoke Free MiamiTrekarooTwo Smart GuysWeber State UniversityWilderness ExchangeYour Cause Sports

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Volunteers

2010 VolunteersIn KindMatthew BatesRob ChatfieldStephanie CooperHadley DornDan KoblerSteve Smith

Colorado Advisory BoardPat CallahanTim CarlinMK Sagaria

AmeriCorps VistasElizabeth BohuskiRasheeda GrantAlex KaneyAndrea Rotz

Front Country VolunteersMarie-Anne AebiElizabeth AntonioDevin BennettPat CallahanDavid CarterRochelle ComeauxAlicia ConeForbes ConeMelissa DaviniKristy GabrielsonKatie HawkinsPatrice HawkinsKristy HollandCaitlin JezekJonathan KlammDan KoblerMaura LaRiviereDerrick LindsayRachel LivingstonoDin LojbanTim MainNick Martin

Tom MasloskiShaina MaytumJon MedlerDon MorrisMaria MosquedaAlly MurriJosh NeffWendy NormarkJayme OttoJohn PalmerMolly ParkerJosh RupeJacque SerranoJeanne SymondsKaren WhittierTom WilliamsRachel WilliamsMadrianne WongKatie YearousJoann Zehrung

InstructorsDebra AkinJoseph BaileyLisa BauerChristopher ChandlerBruce CoreyMarshall DisrudeKeith DumbletonDarin FeardayDuncan ForbesKatie HawkinsNell HoldenLindsey IsaacsonSergei KagnoIvy KatzJeff MacdonaldColette MatzenJoshua NeffBernard RupeTracy SemarRebecca ShannonPaul Trendler

Peer LeadersLisette Aguila Henry Martinez Hajia Muya Louis Summerhill Jr.

Youth Agency LeadersCasey BaxleyLiz BellCary BittingerSarah BowmanCerathel BurnettAlyssa ByrnesPaulina CamachoAlbert CarrascoHenry CervantesCarolyn DavisJorge deLeonRodolfo EsparzaAmanda FoxYoal GhebremeskelPaul GibbsEmily GoltzAngel GonzalezShanna GronewoldDarla HarrahAmanda HarrisJerri HoweTeodora Ildefonzo-OlmoPhil JensenAntoinette KiltonRoberto LopezJaime LozanoKelsey MayTimothy MondlTerrico NicholsonMichael OliverTed OxholmDenise PuentesNathan PughSteve RedderKerri RosensteinLyndsey RossMK SagariaAlfred SequeiraSamuel SlaterCarlotta Stanford GillAlice West-GoersCaitlin WickerCurt YagiChristopher YuchoMaria Zavala

Expedition VolunteersMidwest Jackie AbrahamSimone AlexanderChristopher BrundidgeCaroline CarriereJames CeramiJaimie ClappJason CookLisa DeFariaMario DelRossoRene DiazRobert FaberRobert GardnerEsther GomezSarah KetvirtisSummer OlsonNorbert SchillerwRachel ShaftmanJulio UrbinaJeff WeidmanSkip Yowell Northern California Jim BodohMatthew CachoHugh EwingCaroline GodinezCody KraatzAndy MikszaMaria MosquedaChance NelsonAndrew PassellJohn RiccoJacob WegmannDavid Woods

Dane Zehrung Rocky Mountains Marie-Anne AebiChristopher BallAbigail BeckordKyle BeversBrie BrowerPat CallahanBradley CarsonJeffrey ChowTristan ConnettAinsley EcheverriaHeather GelhornChris HamptonDenise HasdayBeth HollandAlison KasneyCourtney KlippingJoshua KnightChelsey LehlJoshua LynchStephanie MaltarichMatthew MartinTom MillerMolly ParkerMiriam RosenblumAndrew Saunders

Sara SheltonLauren WyliePacific Northwest William AllenKim BrannockKevin CroninHeather CvitkovicJosh ElkindJulianne FaheyAaron FlasterDan GrigorescuZeph HalseyBrendan LeonardJulia MajkrzakRobert MoodySieu QuanJonathan RawlingsKevin TracyAllison Van Sickle

Volunteer-Driven: BCM volunteers are a central strength and differentia-tor of our programs: Teams of tal-ented, diverse community volunteers with excellent outdoor experience and a passion for youth accompany each young person in a 1:1 ratio. BCM recruits, trains, empowers and coor-dinates hundreds of volunteers each year to mentor our kids. Youth agency leaders who know the teens well and facilitate the building of relationships between adults and youth also comple-ment the expedition; as kids return to the community, agency leaders continue the learning of each teen as they transition back at home. Approximately 50% of our expeditions include not one, but two agency leaders.

Board of DirectorsJeff Weidman / President

Paul Andrews / Specialty Sports VentureDave Bartholomew/ Ascent Advising

Jonathan Dorn / Backpacker MagazineIan Haldimann / SageTree

Jason Hanold / Hanold AssociatesMike Hartley / KR Tools Inc.

Kelly Kraus / REI Nancy Moore / N.W. Moore & Associates

Ruth Nielsen / Nielsen Law Office, Inc. P.S.Chris Schwalbach / Accent Ventures

Mac Tillman / Del MonteSkip Yowell / JanSport

Advisory BoardJim Kern / Founder

Riley EtheridgeDrew Kern

Mary Kay StoehrWilliam Stoehr

Management TeamLisa Mattis / Executive Director

Mitsu Iwasaki / Director of Operations and SafetyBrendan Leonard / Summit for Someone Manager

Hillary Harding / Marketing ManagerBrie Brower / Staffing and Volunteer Manager

Amy Blum / CA Program ManagerElizabeth Williams / CO Program ManagerBernie Rupe / Midwest Program Manager

Rachel Greenwald / PNW Program ManagerJoy Walsh / Bookkeeper

Dana Miller / CPAAlex Kaney / Development Coordinator

Big City Mountaineers is an equal opportunity service provider and employer.

Big City Mountaineers operates under special use permit with the USDA Forest Service and the

National Park Service.

2010 Financial Statements

Assets: Cash & Cash Equivalents 255,760 Investments 112,342 Other Current Assets 143,470 Fixed Assets - net 41,475Total Assets 553,047

Liabilities and Net Assets: Liabilities 23,237

Net Assets Undesignated 223,088 Equity in Property and Equip - net 41,475 Temporarily Restricted 165,247 Permanently Restricted 100,000 Total Net Assets 529,810Total Liabilities and Net Assets 553,047

Revenue Individual 153,524 Corporate 199,834 Foundation 46,983 Government 19,997 Summit for Someone 477,227 Summit for Someone In-Kind Support 349,965 Trip Revenue 22.542 Gear Sales and Misc. Income 9,066 General In-Kind Support 263,924 Investments 12,404Total Revenue 1,555,466

Expenses Program 649,691 General & Administrative 137,661 Fundraising 79,905 Summit for Someone 652,819Total Expenses 1,520,076

Change in Net Assets 35,390