Leave no child inside!

We believe all children have a right to play in, learn from and love nature. We want to reach all children, regardless of their ability to pay.

To apply for Financial Aid complete and submit the following application.

Financial Aid Application

Please, consider making a donation to our Scholarship Fund.
Mountain Kids! will match every dollar donated.

Scholarship Donation Levels

Donate up to $500 – Cottontail

Support:

  • a school bus rental,
  • a Mountain Kids! guide for a day,
  • or a school visit through a donation of any size up to $500.

$10,000 – Black Bear

Four Seasons Program & Summer Camp scholarships: Sponsor a bus
full of SFPS students (and siblings, parents and grandparents!) from a
Title 1 school to hike, learn and play in the mountains for a day each
season: Fall, Winter and Spring, plus 10 scholarships for summer camp.

$600 – Coyote

Send a kid to Mountain Kids!summer camp for a week.

$25,000 – Mountain Lion

Mountain Quest Program: A joint program between Mountain Kids!, Communities in Schools (CIS) and Reading Quest, providing weekly Friday adventures during the school year for kids from CIS and Reading Quest.

$1,500 – Fox

Field Trip Adventure Day: Sponsor a bus full of SFPS students (plus siblings, parents and grandparents) from a Title 1 school to hike, learn and play in the mountains for the day.

$75,000 – Keeper of the Earth

Mountain Quest Program: A joint program between Mountain Kids!, Communities in Schools (CIS) and Reading Quest, providing weekly Friday adventures during the school year for kids from CIS and Reading Quest.

$4,500 – Dragonfly

Three Seasons Program: Sponsor a bus full of SFPS students (and siblings, parents and grandparents!) from a Title 1 school to hike, learn and play in the mountains during Fall, Winter and Spring.

Make a recurring gift!

Monthly or quarterly donations will help us build a strong foundation and get more kids out to play!