Crooked Trails works to ensure that travel is a positive force in the world. We support global community-based development projects in partnership with tour operators, communities and travelers.
Projects that need funding
2022-23 Community Project winners
How We Do It
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Partner with tour operators and other travel industry members to support their communities and projects
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Raise money through grants, donations, fiscal sponsorships, and sustaining memberships and distribute the funds to projects.
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Sponsor our own projects after a thorough vetting process.
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Evaluate projects for funding that are brought to us from community representatives, NGOs, local governments, special interest groups, and travel companies
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Monitor and report on funded projects for transparency, progress towards their goals, and long-term success.
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Refer travelers to vetted responsible travel companies that are using our fiscal sponsorship platform.
Partnerships in the Travel Industry
We offer services for travel companies who wish to support development projects in their destinations:
Fiscal Partnership - We provide a non-profit, tax-deductible fundraising platform for your donors and distribute the funds to the organization in the destination responsible for the project.
Project Management - We help you vet, oversee, and report on projects that you’d like to support, but don’t have the resources or skill set in your organization.
Annual Sponsorship - Industry partners can make an annual contribution to Crooked Trails to support our programs and share your work with our community.
Does your organization have a tourism-focused community-based project that you’d like to support in one of your destinations?
Annual Sponsorship
In addition to partnering with us on specific community projects, industry partners can contribute annually to Crooked Trails to support our programs and initiatives. Consider an ongoing or one-time donation to receive the benefits below:
Listed as a major sponsor on the website home page
Voting member of the Projects Committee
Quarterly social media post
Included in all e-newsletters
Listed on the sponsor page
Included in the annual donor newsletter
Link & Logo on our homepage
Quarterly projects update
Featured trip on our website
Project Sponsorships
We take project applications from communities and travel industry partners and support fundraising and oversight of those projects.
We raise funds through donor outreach, grants, and industry partners to support projects from communities and organizations around the globe that have identified a way to use tourism to create economic stability. Recent projects include porter training in Nepal, wildlife conservation in Guyana, and building a trekking lodge in Ladakh, India.
About Us
For over 20 years, we have supported and managed community-based projects across the globe, raising millions of dollars through our platform.
Crooked Trails provides credibility and accountability to reassure donors that they are supporting valid causes. We use an extensive vetting tool to assess project for transparency and soundness, and we work directly with community partners to ensure their project is set up for success.
fundraising adventures
Crooked Trails Fundraising Adventures support Positive Travel Initiatives. While we no longer offer guided tours throughout the year, we offer Fundraising Adventures twice yearly to different global destinations supporting local community tourism.
Crooked Trails firmly believes that travel can be a powerful force for good. We aim to offer exceptional adventure trips that create unforgettable experiences for travelers and support our mission to ensure that travel becomes a positive catalyst for global community-based tourism development projects.
Industry Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors for generously funding our mission.
"Congratulations to Crooked Trails for being a leader in Community Based Travel. We have worked with Crooked Trails on many projects and raised a lot of funds over the years. We are proud to be a Crooked Trails partner".
--Keep Nepal