Red Sox Foundation, Manning Family Foundation partner to distribute $153,000 to Type I Diabetes nonprofits
BOSTON, MA – The Red Sox Foundation has partnered with the Manning Family Foundation to distribute $153,000 to nonprofits working in the Type I Diabetes space as part of the Sox Foundation’s 10th annual IMPACT Awards. Nominations are now open to New Englanders to submit their local nonprofit organization doing work raising awareness, advocacy, and services to the Type I Diabetes community. The awards, presented by the Manning Family Foundation, will distribute $153,000 in grant funding across the top three nonprofits in each state with $15,000, $5,000, and $3,000 grants respectively. New this year, one nonprofit organization receiving the most votes overall will be recognized as the IMPACT Regional Champion, receiving an additional grant of $15,000.
Nominations can be submitted by visiting redsox.com/IMPACT now through June 28, 2024. At the conclusion of the nomination period, the Red Sox and Manning Family Foundations will judge nominees to determine five finalists from each state before a second opportunity to vote that decides the top three non-profits receiving prizes.
First place winners, as well as the IMPACT Regional Champion, will be recognized in pregame ceremonies on Sunday, September 8.
About the Red Sox Foundation
The official team charity of the Boston Red Sox, the Red Sox Foundation has awarded more than 6,000 grants since its creation in 2002 and focuses on making a difference in the lives of children, families, Veterans, and communities in need by improving their health, education, and recreational opportunities. Through partnerships with best-in-class organizations in healthcare, the Red Sox have helped raised over $167 million for cancer treatment and research for The Jimmy Fund, supported more than 35,000 Veterans and their families suffering from the “invisible wounds of war” with the Home Base Program, and helped the Dimock Center serve over 20,000 patients annually with health and human services. The Foundation’s self-run education and youth baseball programs have helped 361 Boston Public Schools students with college scholarships and promotes healthy choices and valuable life skills to more than 1,500 urban youth annually through its Nike RBI baseball and softball program.
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the Red Sox Foundation raises funds through special events, corporate sponsorships, and grants. Founded and initially funded by Red Sox Principal Owner John Henry, Chairman Tom Werner, the late Larry Lucchino and their partners, the Red Sox Foundation has won numerous awards for the impact of its innovative programs. In 2010, the Foundation’s Red Sox Scholars program was recognized by Major League Baseball with the first-ever “MLB Commissioner’s Award for Philanthropic Excellence.” In 2009, the Red Sox Foundation was honored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Sports Philanthropy Project with the Patterson Award as the nation’s “Best Team Charity in Sports.” For more information about the foundation, visit redsoxfoundation.org.
About the Manning Family Foundation
Since 2003, the Manning Family Foundation has been advancing health and healthy communities by awarding grants to exceptional nonprofit organizations. They proudly support innovation in health & life sciences research with the aim to support research that leads to the development of more effective treatments, and ultimately cures, for the world’s most disruptive diseases.