Our Work
Trailmixer OUTdoor Access Fund (TOAF)
Trailmixer is a community of hikers who climb mountains to raise money for the Trailmixer OUTdoor Access Fund. Benefitting underserved LGBTQ+ youth, the funds we raise pay for leadership program scholarships and events that provide fun, safe access to the outdoors.
Your Donations at Work
Since our establishment in 2019, Trailmixer has raised over $155,000, enabling the TOAF to award over 120 scholarships to low-income BIPOC and LGBTQ+ young adults. These scholarships pay for uplifting educational experiences that teach leadership skills and principles of environmental stewardship. With TOAF, we strive to build confidence and new relationships - while fostering a lifelong love of the outdoors.
2022
Trailmixer completed three incredible fundraiser climbs to support our OUTdoor Access Fund and raised a total of $44,345.58 to be awarded as scholarships to low-income POC/LGBTQ+ youththrough one of our amazing partners listed below.
2022
Trailmixer awarded
$44,345.58
in scholarships
-
Brave Trails
20 scholarships * -
Outward Bound Adventures (OBA)
12 scholarships -
NOLS
2 scholarships
* Estimate. Total scholarships will be calculated later in 2023
2021
In 2021, TOAF awarded 52 scholarships to BIPOC and LGBTQ+ youth, granting access to outdoor and environmental leadership programs created by our four partner organizations.
2021
Trailmixer awarded
$66,000
in scholarships
-
Brave Trails
37 scholarships -
Outward Bound Adventures (OBA)
12 scholarships -
NOLS
2 scholarships -
Nature for All
1 scholarship
Brave Trails
BIPOC
37
Nonbinary
10
Trans Male
5
Female
3
Male
5
No Data
14
OBA, NOLS & Nature for All
Ethnicity
Black or African American
5
Hispanic or Latinx
10
Native American
1
Gender Identity
Nonbinary
5
Male
1
Female
6
2020 & 2019
In 2019 and 2020, the Trailmixer OUTdoor Access Fund supported Camp Brave Trails, Brave Trails' LGBTQ+ youth summer leadership camp. Our fundraising climbs paid for 52 scholarships totaling nearly $50,000.
2020
Trailmixer awarded
$32,456
in scholarships
2019
Trailmixer awarded
$17,000
in scholarships
Funds raised in 2019 were originally earmarked for Summer 2020 scholarships to Camp Brave Trails. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Brave Trails pivoted to an online camp program. Of the original $50,000 awarded, $300 was used for two need-based scholarships to the online camp program, and $2,500 was set aside for the Staff POC (Person of Color) Stipend for Summer 2021.
Ethnicity Breakdown
Asian or Pacific Islander
1
Black or African American
4
Hispanic or Latinx
10
Native American
2
White
32
Other
3
Attraction Orientation Breakdown
Asexual
4
Bisexual
11
Demisexual
4
Gay
2
Lesbian
7
Pansexual
4
Panromantic
4
Queer
4
Straight
1
Gender Identity Breakdown
Agender
2
Female
4
Gender Fluid
3
Male
9
Nonbinary
11
Trans Female
1
Trans Male
9