Appalachian Mountain Club

Appalachian Mountain Club

AMC headquarters in Charlestown, MA
Abbreviation	AMC
Formation	1876 (1876)
Founder	Edward Charles Pickering
Type	Non-governmental organization
Tax ID no.	04-6001677[1]
Legal status	501(c)(3) charitable organization[1]
Purpose	Environmental quality, protection, and beautification[1]
Headquarters	10 City Square, Boston, Massachusetts[2]
Coordinates	42°22′20″N 71°03′42″W / 42.3723°N 71.0616°W / 42.3723; -71.0616
Region	Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic United States
Services	Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs[1]
Membership (2022)	425,000 members, advocates, and supporters[3]
President and CEO	Nicole Zussman[4]
Chair of the Board of Directors	Yvette Austin Smith[4]
Publication	Appalachia
Subsidiaries	AMC Maine Woods Initiative, LLC AMC Ore Mountain, LLC AMC MW Funding, LLC KI-Jo Mary, Inc. Environmental Insurance Agency, Inc.[3]
Revenue (2022)	$51,955,587[3]
Expenses (2022)	$34,854,845[3]
Endowment (2022)	$87,548,042[3]
Staff (2022)	755[3]
Volunteers (2022)	5,000[3]
Website	outdoors.org

Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) is the oldest outdoor group in the United States.^[5] Created in 1876 to explore and preserve the White Mountains in New Hampshire, it has expanded throughout the northeastern U.S., with 12 chapters stretching from Maine to Washington, D.C. The AMC's 90,000 members, its advocates, and supporters (as of 2023^[update])^[6] mix outdoor recreation, particularly hiking and backpacking, with environmental activism. Additional activities include cross-country skiing, whitewater and flatwater canoeing and kayaking, sea kayaking, sailing, rock climbing and bicycle riding. The Club has about 2,700 volunteers, who lead roughly 7,000 trips and activities per year. The organization publishes a number of books, guides, and trail maps.