Friends of VMRG · Donate
All rescues are free of charge. Your gift keeps it that way.
Friends of Mountain Rescue (FMR) is the fund raising and fund management arm of Vail Mountain Rescue Group (VMRG). FMR is devoted to ensuring that Eagle County has a highly trained and equipped search and rescue team.
Individuals
Make a secure online donation.
Use a major credit card. You will be taken to Friends’ hosted giving page.
Businesses
Give as a business.
Many local businesses support the team with cash gifts and in-kind gifts for the fund raising auctions.
Other ways to give.
- By check
- Make it out to “Friends of Mountain Rescue” and send it to Friends of Vail Mountain Rescue, PO Box 1094, Edwards, CO 81632.
- Matching gifts
- Upon making a donation, please check to see if your employer has a Matching Donations program for non-profits.
- Tax status
- Friends is a 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID 26-1883719.
- Questions
- friends@vailmountainrescue.org
Help support what saves lives.
The team’s wish list, from the 2025 annual report.
- Trailhead command vehicle
- $150,000
- Ski-Doo expedition snowmobiles and trailer
- $45,000
- Advanced avalanche training
- $13,000
- Technical rope training
- $10,000
- Ultralight AEDs
- $8,000
- Swiftwater certification
- $5,000
- SAR K9 training
- $4,500
Why no charge to rescue.
It is universally believed that such charges would in some cases discourage a victim from calling for help until it is too late. This is consistent with the policies of the Mountain Rescue Association (MRA). Many persons rescued do make donations to support VMRG moving forward.