Supporting Parks
Ranger Foundation
Ranger Foundation
and Those Who Protect Them
Supporting Parks
Ranger Foundation
Ranger Foundation
and Those Who Protect Them
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Ranger Foundation Board
of Directors
Our Purpose
The primary purpose of the Foundation is to promote and support parks and protected areas and the individuals and groups associated with parks and protected areas, on local, state, national and international levels.
Governance
Legal Documentation, Organization and Meeting Minutes
We recognize, promote and support the heritage and history of state, local, national and international parks and other protected areas
Our Accomplishments
Support for Latin American Ranger COVID-19 Victims
Support for CISD Teams
Provided 49 grants totaling $24,500 for COVID-19 relief to families of Latin American park rangers who died of COVID-19 as a result of working to protect their parks during the pandemic.
New May 2025
The Ranger Foundation now reimburses state park staffed CISD Team members for the costs of food and drinks offered during critical incident debriefs throughout the state park system. These emergencies affect park employees of all classifications and trained staff help them heal from dealing with drownings, serious law enforcement incidents, medical emergencies and other traumatic events.
The Ranger Foundation has provided financial support for Rangers in Peru, Venezuela and Dominican Republic for much needed radios, binoculars, boots, GPS units, and safety helmets.
Support for Equipment
Support for Disaster Victims
The Foundation, in conjunction with California State Park Rangers Association, granted over $74,000 in disaster relief grants to members of the CA Park Family who lost their homes and property or faced evacuations in the 2018, 2020 2021 and 2025 CA wildfires. 3/25 Update
Support for Fallen Rangers
The Foundation, in conjunction with California State Park Rangers Association and Association of National Park Rangers, has provided $11,000 in grants for financial support to the families of 22 fallen Park Rangers, killed in the line of duty protecting their parks in Mexico, Peru, Columbia, and Paraguay. *
Support for the
Baker to Vegas Relay
The Foundation has been an active sponsor of California State Parks'
You can support the 2025 team with your much appreciated tax-deductible donation
Click “Donate” on B2V page.
Support for the
Pink Bear Program
The Foundation, in conjunction with the California State Park Rangers Association and the California State Parks Anniversary Committee, working with California State Parks on the National Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Bear patch project, has successfully raised $25,268 in donations to the Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation since 2018. These donations were from sales of CA State Parks Pink Bear Patches.
100% of all sales are donated.
The Foundation has been an active sponsor of Millerton Lake Kids Water Safety Day
Learning about water safety
Support for
Kids' Safety Day
Support for Rangers from Developing Countries
The Foundation with California State Park Rangers Association, sent 8 Caribbean and South American Rangers to 2024 WRC in France paying, registration, lodging and travel. Over $27,000 raised.
The Foundation has provided financial support for World Ranger Day celebrations in CA at San Mateo Coast (2018), Yosemite NP (2019), Donner Memorial State Park (2020), Mono Lake (2021), San Diego (2022)
and Point Reyes in 2023 .
Support for
World Ranger Day
* Pictured from left, Columbian Ranger Yamid Alonso Silva Torres, killed February 2019 in the line of duty, and Mexican Ranger Gabriel Ramos Olivera killed in August 2017.