The IRONMAN Foundation has announced the fourth distribution of its IRONAID COVID-19 Support Fund grants to 40 charitable organizations. To date, over US$400,000 has been distributed to 160 health-related charitable organizations through the IRONAID COVID-19 Support Fund grants.
An additional 70 organizations have received support through Operation IRONAID Nutrition or Operation IRONAID Face Masks in partnership with Framebridge and Good360, bringing support to 230 organizations and impact to more than 2.5 million people globally through meal distribution, face coverings and grant funding.
Funding has backed organizations supporting youth, the homeless, seniors, veterans and other vulnerable populations, as well as groups focused on research and WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene). In addition, the IRONMAN Foundation is providing four Humanitarian Relief grants in response to wildfires in Northern California and Canada.
“We stand with our event communities, athletes, volunteers, and staff as well as their families and friends who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the devastating wildfires in Canada and Northern California,” said Sarah Hartmann, Executive Director of the IRONMAN Foundation.
“When disaster strikes our race communities, like the serious situation with the California wildfires, we call upon our Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series and IRONMAN community to support relief efforts. We thank all of our athletes, partners and donors for their generosity that allows us to continue to give during these times of extreme need.”
IRONAID COVID-19 Support Fund
It is the mission of the IRONMAN Foundation and Rock This Town, the charitable arm of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series, to create positive, tangible impact in race communities through grant funding, volunteerism and relief efforts.
IRONAID COVID-19 Support Fund grants are available to health-related non-profit organizations worldwide. Supported grantee programs include medical assistance, support of children, youth, and veterans, impoverished and other vulnerable populations, feeding the hungry, and general emergency relief.
The following are the round four grantees:
- Alzheimer’s Association, Honolulu, HI, USA
- Back to Eden Fellow Program, Houston, TX, USA
- Charity Wound Care Foundation Inc., Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA
- Chattanooga Community Kitchen, Chattanooga, TN, USA
- Clean the World Foundation, Washington, DC, USA
- Conquer Paralysis Now, Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Des Moines Area Religious Council, Des Moines, IA, USA
- Friendship House Roanoke, Inc., Roanoke, VA, USA
- Fundación Bolivar Education, Quito, Ecuador
- Fundación Créalo, Cali, Columbia
- Girls on the Run Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
- Good Shepherd Food Bank, Auburn, ME, USA
- HelpLine/Connections Volunteer Center, Delaware, OH, USA
- Houston Area Community Services, Houston, TX, USA
- Interfaith of The Woodlands, The Woodlands, TX, USA
- Luke’s House: A Clinic for Healing and Hope, New Orleans, LA, USA
- Msunduzi Hospice Association, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
- Oasis Community Partners, Washington, DC, USA
- Pacific Elementary School, Davenport, CA, USA
- Palmer Home for Children, Hernando, MS, USA
- Paying It Forward – West Hawai’i, Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
- PRC, San Francisco, CA, USA
- PVCE Multisport Academy NPC, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- Richmond Friends of Recreation, Richmond, CA, USA
- Safe Passages, Oakland, CA, USA
- Shelter from the Storm Ministries, Inc., Sun Prairie, WI, USA
- Small Choices Foundation, Denver, CO, USA
- Snoqualmie Valley Shelter Services, Snoqualmie, WA, USA
- Soaringwords, New York, NY, USA
- Stitched Together, Morgan Hill, CA, USA
- Street2Feet, San Antonio, TX, USA
- Stronger to Serve, Magnolia, TX, USA
- The Clinic, Phoenixville, PA, USA
- The Garces Family Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- The Kyle Pease Foundation, Atlanta, GA, USA
- The Northern Lighthouse, Inc., Presque Isle, ME, USA
- The Woodlands Running Club, The Woodlands, TX, USA
- Trauma Intervention Program of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Treaty Rock Elementary, Post Falls ID, USA
- YMCA Greater Houston, Houston, TX, USA
Wildfire relief grantees
In August, the City of Penticton, Canada, battled the Christie Mountain Wildfire, which threatened the IRONMAN Canada-Penticton community. Wildfires also began raging through Northern California and continue to burn impacting the IRONMAN 70.3 Santa Cruz, IRONMAN 70.3 Santa Rosa, IRONMAN Santa Rosa, Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose Half Marathon, and Santa Cruz Half Marathon race communities.
Due to these natural disasters, The IRONMAN Foundation has distributed US$20,000 in Humanitarian Relief funding to four charitable organizations who are providing support to these areas:
- City of Penticton Fire Department, Penticton, Canada
- Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, California, USA
- Santa Rosa Fire Fighters Foundation, Santa Rosa, California, USA
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Mountain View, California, USA
Grant applications for the final round of IRONAID COVID-19 Support Fund grants in 2020 are currently being accepted from health-related organizations with COVID-19 response programs. The deadline for submission is Tuesday, December 15.
www.ironmanfoundation.org/ironaid
