Who we are:

Brown Girls Climb (BGC) is a national nonprofit that strives to facilitate mentorship, provide access, uplift leadership, and celebrate representation in the outdoors and climbing for people of the global majority. Our process is adaptive and emergent, focusing on building equitable and just relationships in all the efforts we commit to, including meet-ups and mentorship, resource sharing and redistribution, and employment and industry practices. We are making a significant change after Seven years of work! We are excited to become a non-profit!

Donations Goes towards?

⛰️Operational Costs⛰️
Ensuring the smooth functioning of Brown Girls Climb, enabling us to continue our mission effectively.

⛰️Leadership Training⛰️
Providing training opportunities for local leaders and staff to further their commitment to diversity and inclusion in outdoor spaces. These trainings will focus on essential skills such as Wilderness First Aid & Responder, Adaptive Awareness Training, Single-Pitch Instructor course/exam, and Leave No Trace Training.

⛰️Expanding Outdoor Workshops⛰️
Enabling Brown Girls Climb to offer more outdoor-specific workshops nationwide. This expansion aims to make the outdoors accessible to a broader audience, thereby fostering inclusivity and diversity within outdoor activities.

Where do we connect?

Brown Girls Climb has connected with the community worldwide by creating resources, digital meetups, and events. We can also be located in 10 Locations: Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, California, North Carolina, New England, New York, New Jersey, Nevada, and Washington DC.

2024 Articles/Projects:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/25/brown-girls-climb-black-poc-rock-climbing

Overall Highlights within the last six years:

Developed a Community Grant Program with Central Rock Gym & Climbing 4 Change.

Community Data:

44.4k Followers on IG

1378- Brown Girls Climb Members and Allies

755 users on the Brown Girls Climb App

2900 Email Subscribers

Who are the Brown Girl Climbers Leaders?

30 local leaders from across the country have various experiences and connections to climbing and the outdoors.
3 contracted staff members. Who help working products and membership communication, Social Media, websites, and local leader support.
1 Exceutive Director- Who focuses on helping support programming, operational needs, and building connections with brands, organizations, and beyond.

Donation: Brown Girls Climb is 501 (C) 3. We are a tax-deductible organization: EIN# 92-2371736

Brown Girls Climb 2024 Donation