New England Mountain Bike Association, Inc.

What New England Mountain Bike Association, Inc. does

New England Mountain Bike Association, Inc. (NEMBA) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 1987 that promotes responsible mountain biking and protects New England trail access through a decentralized, chapter-based model. The organization represents over 10,000 members across 36 chapters in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, delivering its mission through volunteer-led recreational rides (1,000+ annually), trail care events (100+ annually), and approximately a dozen mountain bike festivals per year. NEMBA maintains or provides access to 16,271 trail miles across 184 trail networks and logged 5,721 volunteer trail work hours in 2024, while also executing major capital projects such as the Shaker Ridge Trails ($2.5M donor-funded), Riverton Trolly Park ($500K+), and 75 new trail miles built in 2024. The organization is led by Executive Director Nicole Freedman (appointed 2022) and President Adam Glick, with a headquarters mailing address in Acton, Massachusetts and 1-10 paid staff.

NEMBA's revenue model combines recurring membership dues (tiers from $20 Youth to $1,000 Steward and $5,000 Business Leader), business partnerships with bike shops, Subaru of America, and other outdoor brands, tax-deductible donations, event registration fees via Eventbrite, and a grants program that redistributes funds to chapters for trail projects. Distribution is hybrid: online self-serve membership enrollment and event registration through the website, combined with field-based chapter operations that act as community hubs for rides, trail work, and advocacy. The digital stack consists of a Drupal website (nemba.org), Trailforks integration for trail mapping across all six states, Eventbrite for events, and a Shopify storefront for merchandise; the organization does not develop proprietary technology.

Commercial relationships span corporate partnerships (Subaru of America, Metrowest Subaru, HubLuv, Conte's Bike Shop), national affiliations (International Mountain Biking Association), and a growing roster of municipal and state-agency partners (Massachusetts DCR, Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation, Towns of Cheshire and Carrabassett Valley, City of Portland Maine), plus conservation nonprofits (Appalachian Mountain Club, Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust).

Name

New England Mountain Bike Association, Inc.

Legal name

New England Mountain Bike Association, Inc.

Website

https://nemba.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NEMBA is a 501c3 nonprofit mountain biking advocacy organization founded in 1987, serving over 10,000 members through 36 chapters across six New England states via trail stewardship, group rides, and policy advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outdoor Recreation Advocacy

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Mountain Biking & Cycling Adventure Centers (Trail Parks, Guiding) (THAAAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bike Rental, Demo & Tour Operators (Retail-Adjacent) (CRAMAHAJ)

Keywords

• Mountain bike advocacy
• Trail maintenance services
• Nonprofit membership association
• Recreational cycling events
• Outdoor recreation stewardship

Headquarters

HQ city

Acton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees ranging from $20 (Youth) to $1000 (Steward), providing members-only emails, discounts with business partners, and early registration for special events.
2. Business Partnerships: Business memberships at various tiers ($150-$5000) offering logo placement, e-newsletter exposure, and social media callouts to the membership base.
3. Donations: Tax-deductible donations supporting trail building and preservation work across New England.
4. Event Registration: Revenue from signature events, group rides, and adventure series registrations.
5. NEMBA Grants Program: Distribution of grant funding to chapters for trail projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

NEMBA is a 501c3 non-profit membership association that promotes responsible mountain biking through trail advocacy, trail building and maintenance, organized group rides, skills clinics, and mountain bike festivals. The organization operates 36 local chapters across six New England states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) serving over 10,000 members with trail access, volunteer stewardship programs, and partner business discounts.

Product overview

NEMBA is a 501c3 non-profit mountain biking advocacy organization, not a technology product company. The organization's offerings consist of membership programs (with tiers including Individual, Family, Supporter, Youth, Benefactor, Advocate, and Steward), business memberships, trail access and maintenance services, group rides, events, and educational programs. Their digital presence includes a website (nemba.org) with membership management, event registration via Eventbrite, an online store via Shopify, and trail information through Trailforks integration. They publish a regional magazine called Singletracks. The organization does not offer a software product, platform, or technology service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NEMBA Membership Program Annual membership tiers ($20-$1000) providing individual mountain bikers and families with member-only communications, discounts with business partners, event registration access, and inclusion in the regional mountain biking community.
• Business Partnership Program Annual business partnership tiers ($150-$5000) providing businesses with logo placement on the NEMBA website and business page, e-newsletter exposure, social media callouts, and bundled individual memberships.
• Group Rides and Mountain Bike Festivals Over 1,000 volunteer-led recreational rides and 12 mountain bike festivals hosted annually across New England chapters, with event registration managed through Eventbrite.
• NEMBA Grants Program Grant program funding chapter-level trail building and stewardship projects across New England.
• Trail School Education Program Educational resources and training programs for responsible riding, sustainable trail use, and skills development for mountain bikers of all levels.
• NEMBA Merchandise Shop Online branded merchandise storefront offering NEMBA apparel and accessories, with revenue supporting trail advocacy and community programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,721 volunteer trail work hours logged
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Metrowest SubarucoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 May 2026Metrowest Subaru partners with NEMBA through Subaru's Share the Love Event. The dealership matches the full $250 per vehicle donation that Subaru of America contributes, potentially generating up to $500 per vehicle for NEMBA. The partnership centers on shared values around outdoor recreation and community, with Metrowest Subaru recognized as a Subaru Love Promise Retailer of the Year.
• HubLuvminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPlatinum supporter providing promotional or sponsorship support to NEMBA.
• Subaru of AmericacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThrough the Share the Love Event, Subaru of America donates $250 for every new vehicle sold or leased to customer-chosen charities including NEMBA. Nationally, the program has raised nearly $320 million for hometown charities over 18 years.
• Conte's Bike ShopminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPlatinum supporter of NEMBA's trail and advocacy work.
• TrailforkscoreTechnology or IntegrationTrailforks provides trail mapping and navigation integration across all NEMBA chapters. The platform hosts trail maps for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont riding areas.
• Maine Trail BuilderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative trail building organization working with NEMBA chapters in Maine. Partnered with Six Rivers NEMBA on trail improvements including Topsham Pond Trail enhancements funded by the Maine Mountain Bike Foundation.
• Purple Valley TrailscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEMBA chapter in Williamstown, MA focused on developing 10-20 miles of purpose-built mountain bike trails on Berlin Mountain. Received IMBA Trail Accelerator Grant support for trail planning and development.
• Town of Carrabassett ValleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner with CRNEMBA chapter in developing the 2026 CVTrails Mountain Bike Plan. Collaboration with Maine Huts & Trails and Sugarloaf Mountain for comprehensive regional trail network planning.
• Maine Huts & TrailscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner in the 2026 CVTrails Mountain Bike Plan, collaborating on regional trail network development in western Maine alongside CRNEMBA and Sugarloaf Mountain.
• Sugarloaf MountaincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSki area partner in the Carrabassett Region collaborating on trail network planning with CRNEMBA chapter and regional stakeholders.
• Town of CheshirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral CT NEMBA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Town of Cheshire for the Yankee Highlands property trail development project, backed by $50,000 in town funding across three development phases.
• Portland Parks ConservancyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with the City of Portland, Maine Trail Builders, and Greater Portland NEMBA on the $500,000+ Riverton Trolly Park bike park development.
• Coastal Rivers Conservation TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSix Rivers NEMBA partnered with Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust to develop an accessible trail and multi-use single-track loop at Castner Brook Community Forest in Damariscotta, Maine. Project supported by Athletic Brewing Co. Two for the Trails grant.
• Appalachian Mountain ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMC's Medawisla Lodge hosts the AMC Maine Woods Rambler, a premier wilderness adventure cycling event with 19-79 mile gravel rides.
• International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEMBA is affiliated with IMBA, benefiting from Trail Accelerator Grants, Trail Solutions planning services, and national advocacy resources. Purple Valley NEMBA received an IMBA Trail Accelerator Grant.
• Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation (MOOR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded over $300,000 in Destination Mountain Biking Development Grants through MOOR in partnership with NEMBA to build accessible mountain biking trail systems.
• Brunswick-Topsham Land TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBTLT partnered with Six Rivers NEMBA on the Scholl Roll memorial trail feature in Neptune Woods and broader trail development initiatives in the Brunswick/Topsham area.
• Vermont Mountain Bike Association (VMBA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWhile NEMBA covers 5 New England states, VMBA handles Vermont. The organizations share common goals and cross-promote regional mountain biking. Vermont trails are referenced on NEMBA's trail pages with VMBA as the resource.
• Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMassachusetts state agency partnering with NEMBA on trail stewardship at Middlesex Fells and other state properties. Greater Boston NEMBA has contributed 470+ hours of trail maintenance at Fells in 2025 alone.
• SJ ConsultingminorOthersWebsite and technical support provider for NEMBA as noted in website footer.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bicycle Colorado: Statewide cycling advocacy organization operating with membership dues, business partnerships, and trail/advocacy work analogous to NEMBA's regional remit across New England.
• New York Mountain Bike Association: State-level mountain bike advocacy organization for New York with membership tiers, chapter structure, and IMBA-affiliated trail stewardship directly comparable to NEMBA.
• Vermont Mountain Bike Association (VMBA): State-level mountain bike association serving Vermont, which NEMBA explicitly excludes from its 6-state footprint. VMBA and NEMBA cross-promote and share a chapter-based, volunteer-driven model for trail advocacy.
• Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance: Washington-state mountain bike advocacy and trail-building organization with chapter structure, membership dues, and land manager partnerships that closely parallel NEMBA's model.
• Roaring Fork Mountain Bike Association: Regional mountain bike association in Colorado's Roaring Fork Valley running a chapter-style membership, volunteer trail work, and signature events model highly comparable to NEMBA chapters.
• Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts (MORE): Regional mountain bike association covering Maryland, DC, Virginia, and parts of Pennsylvania with a chapter-based membership and trail stewardship model closely mirroring NEMBA's operations.

Broad incumbents

• PeopleForBikes: National cycling advocacy and industry coalition with overlapping policy and trail access goals. Operates at the national level rather than as a regional trail builder, providing a broader-incumbent comparison.
• International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA): National umbrella organization for mountain biking advocacy. NEMBA is formally affiliated with IMBA and benefits from its Trail Accelerator Grants and Trail Solutions planning services, making IMBA the closest analog at the national level.

Others

• Trailforks: Trail mapping platform integrated across all NEMBA chapters. Functions as a technology partner and ecosystem enabler rather than a competitor, but is the de facto standard mapping layer for the regional MTB community.

Regional players

• Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC): Major Northeast outdoor recreation nonprofit hosting NEMBA-affiliated events like the Maine Woods Rambler. AMC is a broader outdoor recreation organization rather than an MTB-specific peer, but operates in overlapping geography and partner channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nemba_mtb
• Facebookfacebook.com/NEMBAmtb
• Instagraminstagram.com/nemba_mtb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nembamtb

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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