2015

CASA ANNUAL REPORT

How did we get so much done? 161 187

total members

individual donors

Over 100 tota l unique vol unteers Over 5700 total volunteer hours

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n January 2015, we knew that climbers in Southern Arizona wanted to give back to their community and to take care our much-loved climbing areas. On January 30, CASA became an efficient vehicle that would support this great work. Starting with five Directors (Dani DellaGiustina, Lora Rivera, Shannon Maitland, Alex Brummer and Eric Sophiea) and three Team Leaders (Geir Hundal, Luke Bertelsen and Eric Ruljancich), we hit the ground running. A few months later, Linda Williamson joined the board of directors, and Susan Lantz started helping Alex with our grant writing. Then, in the fall, Jo Corder jumpstarted our Outreach Team, Cory Hanson took the reins on our Graffiti Team and Lora Rivera filled the Vice President position. Already in 2016 four more ongoing volunteers—Michael Deegan, Marcy Makarewicz, Emily Walsh and Sid Schwartz—have stepped up to perform organizational work. We set our goals high; the community exceeded our expectations. Together in one year, we have accomplished more than we imagined possible.

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1750 Total volunteer hours

$44,000 Approximate value of volunteer time

Stewardship Team Windy Point Adoption - Setting a new precedent for stewardship! In cooperation with the Santa Catalina Ranger District of the Forest Service and with support from the American Alpine Club Cornerstone Conservation Grant, CASA was granted the honor of adopting the Windy Point area. This is an unprecedented opportunity for climbers to show local land managers that we want to take care of the places we use. So far, the response has been amazing! You all accomplished an astounding amount of work there. The Forest Service is impressed with YOUR work, dedication and the impressive number of volunteers willing to give back to the mountain. You’re ensuring that the Forest Service and other local land managers view climbers as an asset and a valuable user group.

4 Adopt a Crags - erosion control 1 Highway Litter Cleanup 2 Crew Leader Trainings 6 Crew Leaders Trained 2

129 Erosion control steps

415 square feet Bank stabilization with rock armoring and retaining walls

600 feet Spur trail closed

110 Bags of trash collected

56 Plants transplanted

40 tons Approximate total weight of rocks moved

Anchor Team (A-Team) Last year, over the spring, summer and monsoon seasons, CASA spent months in meticulous research on bolt replacement. We consulted with several other climbing organizations, and spent dozens of hours placing phone calls and poring over documents. We adopted best practices directly from the Access Fund and expanded them to be even more rigorous. In the fall of 2015, CASA launched a thorough and thoughtful bolt replacement program. With your generous donations and a grant from the Access Fund & American Alpine Club Anchor Replacement Fund, we have been hard at work replacing fixed anchors in Southern Arizona. Our goal is simple: to make sure the fixed anchors on climbs are updated to modern, bomber hardware, from bottom to top. We’re documenting the work so that climbers at the crag can quickly know which climbs have been upgraded. Our core team used the end of 2015 to refine efficient protocols. This due diligence will allow us to have an extremely productive 2016 doing work that we know the entire climbing community can get behind.

What We’ve Done Developed programs and procedures for thorough anchor replacement and documentation of work done. Began replacing fixed anchors - completed six climbs replacing a total of 47 bolts including 37 lead protection bolts on pitches plus 10 bolts as top anchors. 2 bolts cracked or failed under body weight during removal.

Updated Climbs Mt. Lemmon ff ff ff ff

Scarerobics - Windy Point Ad-Hoc - Windy Point S lippery When Wet - Windy Point Oly - Hairpin

Cochise Stronghold ff ff

 et’s Make a Deal - Cochise Dome L G reat Gig in the Sky - End Pinnacle 3

Education Team Regular climber education social media posts Educational tags being installed to help preserve fixed top-anchor gear

Resource Conservation Helped secure access to The Homestead

Grants Received Summit Hut 2015 Banff Grant Access Fund Climbing Conservation Grant (startup expenses) American Alpine Club 2015 Cornerstone Conservation Grant (Adoption of Windy Point) Access Fund - American Alpine Club Anchor Replacement Fund

Graffiti Team Restoring the natural beauty of the rock on our public lands.

3 Graffiti removal days 100 Volunteer hours 51 tags removed 680 square feet cleaned

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Supporting The Community

Notable Events Attended

Granitica at Summit Hut - served refreshments and collected donations to support Granitica

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Granitica Festival

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B anff Mountain Film Festival

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 ocks and Ropes R Locals Only Comp

Homestead Fundraising - supported efforts by Eric Fazio-Rhicard and Geir Hundal, who raised approximately $750 for the Access Fund

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 ccess Fund Annual A Summit Conference

Fall Beanfest 2015 - Leave No Trace provided two porta-toilets for use by Beanfest participants

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Reel Rock Film Festival

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 ummit Hut Sidewalk S Sale & Expo

Homestead Adopt a Crag - contributed 4 trained crew leaders, 75% of all volunteers, CASA tool cache, carpool logistics/planning, and professional consultation on trail layout

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Financial Report

CASA was born in January of 2015. Getting started involved some hefty one-time expenses. We invested in legal assistance to help create a solid corporate structure, and the corporate and 501(c)(3) filing fees weren’t cheap. We expect that our Administration costs will drop significantly in 2016. Thanks to YOU generous donors and funding from several grants, CASA is starting 2016 with a surplus to help guarantee that we can continue our work. We anticipate that the funds raised for Anchor Replacement should last most of 2016 as we ramp up to full production. We’re expanding our other programs so we’ve expanded our fundraising goals to match.

2015 Revenue vs. Expenses $20,000

2015 Revenue vs. Expenses $19,082.02

$20,000 $15,000

$19,082.02

$15,000 $10,000

$11,773.99

$10,000

$11,773.99

$5,000 $5,000 0 0

2015 Revenue

2015 Expenses

2015 Revenue

2015 Expenses

2015 Surplus Allocation $6,000

2015 Surplus Allocation

$5,000 $6,000

$5,290.84

$4,000 $5,000

$5,290.84

$3,000 $4,000 $2,000 $3,000 $1,000 $2,000 0 $1,000 0

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$2,017.19 $2,017.19 General Fund

Anchor Replacement Fund

General Fund

Anchor Replacement Fund

Revenue vs. Expenses Revenue vs. Expenses

2015 Revenue Sources 2015 Revenue Sources 67.6% 67.6%

$19,082.02 $19,082.02

Revenue vs. Expenses $11,773.99 $11,773.99

$19,082.02

Business Support Business Support Grants Grants Public Support (Individual donors & memberships) Public Support

2015 5.8% Revenue Sources 5.8% 26.7% 67.6% 26.7%

(Individual donors & memberships)

Business Support

5.8%

Grants Public Support

$11,773.99 2015 Revenue 2015 Revenue

70.8% 70.8%

2015 Expenses 2015 Expenses

2015 Revenue

4.67% 70.8% 24.3% 24.3%

2015 Expenses

Surplus Allocation

$5,290.84 $5,290.84

$5,290.84

4.67%

programs! Here’s how that portion of our expenses breaks down. 28.2% 28.2%

13.5% 13.5%

8.8% 8.8% 11.6% 28.2% 11.6%

37.9%

Anchor Replacement Fund

Outreach Outreach Graffiti (by program) Graffiti Anchor Replacement Anchor Replacement Education Education Outreach Stewardship Stewardship Graffiti Anchor Replacement

8.8% General Fund

Programs Administration

37.9% 37.9%

Anchor Replacement Anchor Fund Replacement Fund

(Transferred to the Access Fund)

2015 Program Expenses (by program) Over of our 24.3% spending went (by toFundraising fund our - .21% 201570% Program Expenses program)

2015 Program Expenses

$2,017.19 $2,017.19

Donations Donations (Transferred Programs to the Access Fund) Programs Administration Administration Fundraising - .21% Donations Fundraising - .21% (Transferred to the Access Fund)

2015 Operating4.67% Expenses

Surplus Allocation Surplus Allocation

General Fund General Fund $2,017.19

201526.7% Operating Expenses 2015 Operating Expenses

(Individual donors & memberships)

13.5%

11.6%

Education Stewardship

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CASA ANNUAL REPORT

CASA Team 2015 Luke Bertelsen - Anchor Team Leader Alex Brummer - Director, Grants Jo Corder - Outreach Team Leader Dani DellaGiustina - Secretary, Director Geir Hundal - Education Team Leader Susan Lantz - Grants Shannon Maitland - Director Lora Rivera - Vice President, Director Eric Ruljancich - Stewardship Team Leader Eric Sophiea - President, Treasurer, Director Linda Williamson - Director

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