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Thanks to our donors, we are able to connect people to Denali and provide opportunities for participants to experience, explore, and discover this pristine wilderness.

Your support helps us maintain and expand the impact of youth and community programs. Our youth programs hone leadership skills and inspire youth to become stewards of wildlands. Our community programs offer opportunities for residents of this remote region to connect with uplifting performances, enriching presentations, and an extraordinary spirit of community. With the Denali Education Center, people Get Denali.

Here’s How You Can Contribute…

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Our online form is fast, easy and secure.
 Make a Donation via PayPal

Donate by Mail

You can send checks to:

Denali Education Center
P.O. Box 212
Denali Park, AK  99755

Specify a Fund

Choose how you want your contribution to be used by specifying a fund or program by indicating it by name (e.g. Scott Menke Memorial Fund, Maureen Sims Memorial Endowment, Wild Air for Youth, Youth Programs, etc.) on your check or use the donation button above. Fill in the fund name in the “Contribution Designation” box at the top of the donation page.

Scott Menke Memorial Fund… 

benefits all Denali Education Center’s youth programs. The fund benefits local students through camp scholarships and the Scott Menke Summit Scholarship for graduating seniors. In addition, funds are channeled toward direct program costs such as gear replacement, food, supplies and campground fees.

Maureen Sims Memorial Endowment…

ensures the sustainability of our W.I.L.D. about Denali program. Currently, the endowment provides scholarships to partner agencies that either encourage participants to apply or decide to which individual(s) the scholarship(s) will be granted. It is our hope to grow the endowment so that it will support the entire program cost.

Wild Air for Youth…

“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” ~ by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Inspired by long-time Denali driver and guide, Bob Tourtelot, the Wild Air Fund supports under-served youth in experiencing Denali. Bob described his career in the Park as having “made a living bearing witness to Denali”. As a community, we hope to give more and more young people the same opportunity to bear witness to Denali’s greatness as a part of their life’s journey.

To specify which fund to apply your donation, please indicate the fund name (either Scott Menke Memorial Fund or Maureen Sims Memorial Endowment) on your check or use the donation button above. Fill in the fund name in the “Contribution Designation” box at the top of the donation page.

In-Kind Gifts

One way to give to Denali Education Center is through in-kind support like equipment, supplies, and items for fundraisers such as the Healy Tundra Challenge Golf Tournament.

Thank You!

Contributions from supporters like you drive the success of our mission.
Thank you for your support!

Denali Education Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Federal Tax ID: 92-0131177