The Dave McGillivray Finish Strong Foundation has awarded more than US$20,000 to seven non-profit organizations in the greater Boston area.
The foundation, in the name of Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray, supports organizations that provide programming to children. These are focused on one or more of the foundation’s mission elements: physical fitness, education and social-emotional learning.
This first class of grant recipients for spring 2024 includes:
- The Tierney Learning Center
- Youth Enrichment Services
- 3Point Foundation
- Doc Wayne Youth
- Cambridge Basketball Lab
- Dreamfar High School Marathon
- Team Long Run
The grant program was launched earlier this year. In the spring and the autumn/fall, the foundation will award grants to organizations that share its mission to help youth discover a passion for running, reading and acts of kindness.
Applicants can request up to US$5,000 to support programming. During this inaugural year of grant giving, the foundation is prioritizing organizations headquartered in New England or with significant impact in the New England region. Priority is also given to geographic areas with low reading scores and high poverty levels.
“Alongside our own signature programs, it’s important to our foundation to support other amazing organizations who share in our very special mission aimed at the most special people: kids,” said McGillivray, President of the Finish Strong Foundation.
“We look forward to seeing these outstanding non-profits give back to young people and inspire them to grow in their mental, emotional and physical strength.”
The Finish Strong Foundation has reopened applications for grants, and the next deadline for submission is September 1, 2024.
www.davemcgillivrayfoundation.org/grants
