The autumn/fall 2024 B.A.A. Gives Back Grant recipients have been announced with 10 non-profit organizations across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts receiving a share of US$125,000.
The grants are awarded in line with the B.A.A.’s mission of promoting a healthy lifestyle through sports, especially running.
Development Manager at the B.A.A., Tandy Bryant, said “We are very happy to be able to support 10 organizations with funding in our fourth round of the B.A.A. Gives Back Grant Program.
“Once again, we received a record number of applications, and our committee had a challenging time selecting from so many deserving organizations. Our focus remains on supporting organizations that deliver much needed health and wellness opportunities for their community.”
In the last three years, aside from and in addition to the B.A.A. Gives Back Grant Program, the B.A.A. has given nearly US$500,000 in additional funding to other local projects and organizations to further support its mission.
This includes the B.A.A.’s decade-long partnership with the Dimock Center’s annual Road to Wellness 5K; USA Track and Field – New England Association to support track & field; assisting the Department of Conservation and Recreation with winter snow clearance along the Charles River pathway; and supporting organizations that make up the Boston Running Collaborative.
B.A.A. Gives Back Grants – 2024 autumn/fall recipients
- Adaptive Sports New England*
- The Boston Bulldogs Running Club*
- Youth Enrichment Services*
- Black Girls RUN! Foundation *
- Black Unicorn Marathoners, Inc.
- Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester
- Spaulding Rehabilitations Hospital *
- Special Olympics Massachusetts *
- The Heather Abbott Foundation *
- The YMCA of Greater Boston
* Organizations that also received a grant in the 2023
Since the B.A.A. Gives Back Grant program launched in spring 2023, more than US$520,000 has been distributed through three rounds of funding. To date, 50 grants have been awarded and 37 unique organizations have benefitted from the B.A.A. Gives Back Grant program.
18 of the grantees have their work focused specifically in Boston; the other 17 grantees have a broader reach across Massachusetts.
The B.A.A. Gives Back Grant program awards monetary grants ranging from US$5,000 to US$15,000 through an application process open to all nonprofit organizations that meet the following criteria:
- The organization is a registered 501(c)(3) or a public agency.
- The organization is not political.
- The organization’s program advances the B.A.A.’s mission of promoting a healthy lifestyle through sports, especially running, in order to build healthy communities.
- The organization is located in and serves residents of Massachusetts.
- The next round of grant applications will launch in spring 2025.
