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Our Mission & History

We promote health, community, and independence for people with disabilities and their family and friends through outdoor recreation.

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All Out Adventures (AOA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and was founded in 2001 by 2 graduates of the Greenfield Community College Outdoor Leadership Program (Elizabeth Dunaway Smith and Kristy Michalek), Tom McCarthy who is the Director of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation's Universal Access Program, and Philippe Galaski who is a disability advocate and retired physical therapist. Philippe Galaski continues to serve on our board of directors.

Since our founding in 2001, we have paddled, hiked, skied, skated, camped, and more with thousands of people throughout Massachusetts. Our programs are open to people of all ages, experience levels, and abilities. Most of our programs are either no cost to participants or are a nominal fee. As we break down the barriers to participation in outdoor recreation, we strive to ensure that cost is not a barrier.

The All Out Adventures Story

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AOA Income and Expenses

The majority of our funding at All Out Adventures is fee for service for the programs that we operate.  This includes state contracts (Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation's Universal Access Program and Mass Ability's Statewide Head Injury Program), federal funding (Veterans Affairs), and other contracted programs with cities, towns, and other organizations.  Individual contributions, fundraisers, grants, and the profits from trike sales found out our most significant funding sources.


Our biggest expense is the people who work here, the talented and dedicated staff who manage the organization and run the programs.  That's followed by direct program related expenses (our vehicles, program equipment, etc.), administrative costs like book keeping and accounting, and insurance.


Image is a pie chart of 2026 projected income: Donations and fundraisers ($175,000), Program Income ($238,630), Program and Rental Fees ($26,000), Trike Sales ($70,000), Grants ($196,068)

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Image is a pie chart of 2026 projected expenses: Payroll ($443,386), Insurance ($63,500), Program-Related Expenses ($120,082), Office Rent and Utilities ($33,000), Administrative Costs ($84,424), Outreach and Marketing ($10,000)