Saucony Run For Good Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Saucony Run For Good Foundation supports nonprofit running programs for children and teens and select children’s hospitals.
IP TAKE: “Today’s American youth are considered the most inactive in history,” according to Saucony’s Run For Good webpage. This athletic shoe company’s grants support community organizations that run running and other fitness programs for kids and teens, especially those who lack exposure to training. Saucony accepts applications by mail and runs two annual grantmaking cycles with due dates on the 15th of June and December. Other than a mailing address, however, this funder does not provide a clear avenue for getting in touch, so read the application guidelines carefully before submitting materials.
PROFILE: The Saucony Run For Good is the philanthropic arm of Saucony, the fitness apparel company primarily geared towards runners. The foundation “is committed to improving the lives of children by helping to prevent and reduce childhood obesity.” It supports inclusive running and “other healthy lifestyle” programs for kids 18 and under. It also makes donations to select children’s hospitals.
Grants for Public Health
Saucony’s Run for Good Grants aim to “optimize the impact and success of community organizations that promote running and other healthy lifestyle programs for kids.” Grantmaking prioritizes programs that focus on increasing participation in running and other physical exercise programs and programs that serve “youth populations not traditionally exposed to running programs.” Grantees include Rod Dixon’s Kids Marathon Foundation of Los Angeles, Trinity Boston Connects, Wisconsin’s Jackson in Action and Fit Girls of Wilton, Maine.
Saucony also supports children’s health through its Children’s Hospitals Program, which donates proceeds from kid-designed running shoes to select children’s hospitals. Saucony has collaborated with Boston Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital New Orleans and Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children for this program.
Important Grant Details
The Saucony’s Run for Good grants are awarded in amounts of up to $10,000.
Grants tend to support small, community-based running and exercise programs for children and teens.
This foundation does not name geographic priorities, but funding is limited to the U.S.
For additional information about past grants, see the foundation’s recent tax filings.
Run for Good Foundation accepts applications via U.S. mail for its two annual grantmaking cycles with due dates on June 15 and December 15 of each year.
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