The fund, designed to honor the
eight climbers who died on the ill-fated 1996 Mount Everest
expedition that Jon Krakauer chronicled in his book, Into
Thin Air, provides humanitarian aid to people in the Himalayas.
It also helps humanitarian and environmental charities in
the United States.
| 2000 Grantees |
| Access Fund |
$15,000 |
Global
Greengrants Fund |
$ 4,000 |
| All Together Now International |
$ 5,000 |
Global
Response |
$ 1,000 |
| American Himalayan Institute |
$15,000 |
Himalayan
Explorers Club |
$ 4,000 |
| Boulder Valley Women's Health
Center |
$ 5,000 |
Oral
History Project |
$ 5,000 |
| Central Asia Institute |
$15,000 |
Tengboche
Development Project |
$ 4,000 |
| Clint Rogers |
$ 1,000 |
Tibetan
Plateau Project |
$ 1,000 |
