2025 IMPACT REPORT

Dear Friends and Supporters of VOC,

When I set a goal in 2020 to get more involved and give back to my community, I couldn’t have imagined the world would soon come to a standstill. Like many, I wondered how I could make a difference.

Fortunately, I found a home at Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado—an organization that has given me far more than I could ever give in return.

As a former park ranger in my late teens and early twenties, joining VOC reconnected me with some of the best parts of my life: nature, people, and purpose. One of my proudest moments as a board member was helping to select Chris Nesset as our next CEO, a leader whose vision and steady guidance have helped VOC remain resilient and adaptable, continuing to meet the needs of Colorado’s lands and communities when other systems can’t do it alone.

As I roll off the Board this year, I do so with immense gratitude and confidence in VOC’s continued impact. You’ll still find me out on the trails, volunteering alongside many of you, and reminding folks that so many of our favorite outdoor spaces exist thanks to volunteers like you.

With gratitude,

Gina Lux

2025 Board Chair

Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado

Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area

Baca National Wildlife Refuge

BLM Grand Junction Field Office

BLM Kremmling Field Office

BLM San Luis Valley Field Office

BLM Tres Rios Field Office

Bluff Lake Nature Center

Boulder County Parks

& Open Space

Butterfly Pavilion

Cal-Wood Education Center

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

City and County of Denver Parks & Recreation

City of Aurora Parks, Recreation and Open Space

City of Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks

City of Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services

City of Greeley Culture, Parks and Recreation

City of Ouray

City of Pueblo Parks and Recreation

Civic Center Conservancy

Colorado Fourteeners Initiative

Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association

Colorado State Forest Service*

Concrete Couch*

CPW Castlewood Canyon State Park

CPW Chatfield State Park

CPW Cherry Creek State Park

CPW Golden Gate Canyon State Park

CPW Mueller State Park

CPW State Forest State Park

CPW Upper Red Cliff State Wildlife Area*

Denver Water*

Ducks Unlimited

E3 Ecologic*

Environmental Learning for Kids

Friends of Larimer County

Friends of Mt. Evans and Lost Creek Wilderness

Friends of Ute Pass Trails

Gilpin County Extension Colorado State University
Grow Local Colorado
Growing Gardens
Headwaters Trails Alliance
High Plains Environmental Center
Jefferson County Open Space
Larimer County Department of Natural Resources
Mesa County Public Health
Mile High Youth Corps
Mt. Blue Sky Outdoor Lab
National Forest Foundation
Nature & Wildlife Discovery Center
Ouray Trail Group
RiversEdge West*
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
San Luis Valley Great Outdoors
Sand Creek Regional Greenway
South Suburban Parks and Recreation
Southern Plains Land Trust
Southwest Conservation Corps
USFS Boulder Ranger District
USFS Canyon Lakes Ranger District*
USFS Clear Creek Ranger District
USFS Conejos Peak Ranger District
USFS Divide Ranger District
USFS Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger District
USFS Hahn’s Peak/Bear’s Ears Ranger District
USFS Saguache Ranger District
USFS South Park Ranger District
USFS South Platte Ranger District
USFS Sulphur Ranger District
Vail Valley Mountain Trails Alliance
Village Exchange Center*
Western Colorado University
Wetland Dynamics
Wheat Ridge Parks & Recreation*
Wildlands Restoration Volunteers
Yampa Valley Sustainability Council*
Youth Exploring Stewardship Coalition

EXPENSES

Programs 76%

Fundraising 13%

Administration  11%