Abbreviation | AHS |
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Formation | 1976 |
Founder | Bill Kemsley Jim Kern Paul Pritchard |
Type | Nonprofit |
51-0211993 | |
Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
Headquarters | Silver Spring, Maryland |
Region | United States |
Membership | Over 7,500[1] |
Board Chair | Saveria Tilden |
Acting Executive Director | Heather Klein Olson |
Revenue | $1,080,467 USD (2020)[2] |
Staff | Approximately 10[3] |
Website | https://americanhiking.org/ |
The American Hiking Society is a Maryland-based non-profit dedicated to preserving trails, the areas that surround them and the hiking experience. It was founded in 1976.