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If you’d like to donate via check, you can mail it to: VMBA, PO Box 681, Waterbury, VT 05676

Thank you to everyone who helped fund our 2026 Trail Grant Program.

This year, our annual fundraiser focused squarely on something close to every rider’s heart: more and better trails. Since launching in 2013, VMBA’s Chapter Trail Grant Program has been a cornerstone of our mission, providing over $527,000 to 124 trail projects across Vermont. Donating to the Trail Grant Fund helps to build new and substantially improve existing trails across the state, beyond the standard maintenance covered by your VMBA Membership. Chapter Trail Grants support projects that:

• Construct new trails, systems, and major infrastructure
• Rehabilitate and upgrade heavily used or aging routes
• Acquire major tools and equipment that elevate Chapters’ trail building capacity.

We successfully raised over $60,000 to help fund the 2026 VMBA Chapter Trail Grant Program and continue this vital support for our Chapters, State, and Community. Your dollars directly benefit the trails in your own local networks, with tangible progress highlighted from the work currently happening from 2025 Trail Grants, and so many projects dating back to 2013. On a bi-annual basis, a committee of Chapters decide which associations will receive this year’s Chapter Trail Grants. For more information and the full project list, head to our Chapter Trail Grant page and see which of your favorite trails have benefitted from the program.

This work is essential in shaping sustainable trail networks, improving the quality of our current trail lineup, and helping to grow our riding community for years to come.

Your dollars help create the next generation of trails. Donate TODAY!

While we encourage you to donate whatever amount you feel comfortable with, we do have a tiered set of donation levels with one or more special thank-you gift(s) to show our gratitude for your support:

• Become a Buddy with a gift of $100 and receive a special edition VMBA Supporter Sticker & Thank You card.
• Join the Crew with a donation of $250, and we’ll also send you either a Class 4 bag, Skida Fender, or VMBA Bottle.
• When you give $500, you’ll step up to the Squad, receiving the same as Crew and an additional custom VMBA brew + coffee diner mug.
• Give as a Guide at the $1000 level, and you can expect to receive specialty branded VMBA Vermont Gloves at the end of the year.
• Go big with a gift of $2000 or more as a Trail Steward, and you’ll receive all of the above PLUS a super-secret, exceptional surprise gift at the end of the season. 
• Support our work with a gift of $5,000 or more and be recognized as a Hero, with the opportunity to help shape how we pursue our mission and vision.

Most importantly, we immensely appreciate any support you can give today. VMBA and the trail we steward have become the organization it is now thanks to the personal investment of thousands of our members, both in time & energy as volunteers and financially as Supporters. Every donation matters.