Charitable parent foundation supporting Cordova's community programs
Mt. Eyak Foundation launched in 2025 as the charitable nonprofit behind Mt. Eyak Ski Area — and needed a web presence built from the ground up. Neek Design delivered the full platform in time for the 2026 season, and the site pulled 585 unique visitors in its first 48 hours — 39× the pre-launch baseline.
39×
Visitor growth in just 48 hours post-launch
15 pre-launch views → 585 unique visitors in two days from a brand-new domain
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Unique visitors in the first 48 hours
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Coordinated sites built — MEF, Mt. Eyak, and SAA unified under one visual identity
The story
The challenge
Mt. Eyak Foundation is the charitable nonprofit that manages Mt. Eyak Ski Area, with operational support from Sheridan Alpine Association. The foundation runs on grants and donations — not deep pockets — and the previous web presence wasn't doing anything to grow either. They needed a site that could build donor confidence, tell the foundation's story, and bring more visitors to the mountain before the next ski season.
What we built
A donor-first foundation site with a mountain-hero aesthetic, a clear donation funnel, and a community-driven about section that explains what the foundation does and why it matters for Cordova. Built to share a visual language with mteyak.org and sheridanalpine.com — same community and photography, each site with its own distinct purpose and audience.
What happened
Live April 2026. From a pre-launch baseline of just 10–15 monthly views, the site pulled 585 unique visitors in its first 48 hours — 39× the baseline before any marketing push. Donate-Today CTAs are wired up and the project gallery is already drawing repeat sessions.
Traffic since launch
Two distinct orgs, one community
Mt. Eyak Foundation and Sheridan Alpine Association are two different entities — different legal structures, different missions — but they operate in the same community, share photography and history, and have missions that are genuinely intertwined. The hard part isn't building one site, it's building three that feel cohesive without blurring who's who.
From the project
The site itself
What this involved
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Tate ADR
A holding page for an arbitration practice, live while the full site is scoped.