Ensuring the growth and success of the outdoor industry
Founded in 1989, Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) is the premier trade association for companies in the active outdoor recreation business. OIA provides trade services for over 4000 manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, sales representatives and retailers in the outdoor industry. Outdoor Industry Association seeks to ensure a healthy and diverse specialty retail and supply chain based on quality, innovation and service. To this end, OIA works diligently to raise the standards of the industry; increase participation in outdoor recreation to strengthen business markets; provide support services to improve member profitability; represent member interests in the legislative/regulatory process; promote professional training and education; support innovation; and offer cost-saving member benefits.
The Outdoor Foundation is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 established by Outdoor Industry Association to inspire and grow future generations of outdoor enthusiasts. The Foundation’s vision is to be a driving force behind a massive increase in active outdoor recreation in America. We invite you to share our aspirations of promoting healthy outdoor lifestyles and providing an inspirational bridge to the outdoors for a diverse range of individuals and organizations. To learn more about The Outdoor Foundation and its programs, please visit http://www.outdoorfoundation.org.
Below, you'll find links to the websites of nonprofit and other outdoors organizations that the Outdoor Industry Association supports:
Access Fund
Adventure Travel Trade Association
America Outdoors
American Alpine Club
American Alpine Institute
American Fly Fishing Trade Association
American Mountain Guides Association
American Canoe Association
American Hiking Society
American Park Network
American Scouting Digest
American Whitewater Affiliation
Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation
Appalachian Mountain Club
Appalachian Trail Conference
Association for Experiential Education
Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education
Backpacker Magazine
Big City Mountaineers
Bikes Belong
Breckenridge Outdoor Center
Cameron Lawson Photography
Climbing Magazine
Colorado Fourteeners Initiative
Colorado Mountain Club
Continental Divide Trail Alliance, Inc.
Conservation Alliance
Coral Reef Alliance
Diving Equipment and Marketing Association
Eastern Outdoor Reps. Association
Hooked on the Outdoors
International Mountain Biking Association
KOA
Leave No Trace
Lonely Planet Publications
National Outdoor Leadership School
Outdoor Business Magazine
Outdoor Industry Women's Council
Outside Magazine
Outward Bound
Outward Bound Wilderness
Outward Bound Adventures
Pacific Crest Trail Association
Paddler Magazine
Professional Paddle Association
Rock and Ice Magazine
Save our Wild Salmon
Sea Kayaker Magazine
Sierra Club
Sierra Club Magazine
Snowsports Industries America
Southern Apalachian Forest Coalition
Sporting Goods Business Magazine
Student Conservation Association
The Mountaineers
Trade Association of Paddlesports
Travel Goods Association
Washington Trails Association
Winter Wildlands
Women's Wilderness Institute
