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IMPACT Awards
Presented by the Manning Family Foundation
The Red Sox Foundation's 10th Annual "IMPACT" Awards (Inspiring More Philanthropy Across Charities Together) is presented by the Manning Family Foundation. Since 2015, the IMPACT Awards have distributed over $650,000 to nonprofits throughout New England. The IMPACT Awards provide Red Sox fans in the six New England states with the chance to nominate their favorite, most impactful local nonprofit organization for their opportunity to win a grant from the Red Sox Foundation. In 2024, the IMPACT Awards will focus on organizations that are supporting research and bringing awareness, advocacy, and services to the Type 1 Diabetes community.
At the conclusion of the nomination period, the Red Sox Foundation and Manning Family Foundation will judge nominations to determine five finalists from each state (30 total) and give Red Sox Nation the opportunity to vote to decide which top 3 nonprofits each receive a prize (18 total). The three organizations with the most votes in each state will win a grant: $15,000 for first place, $5,000 for second place and $3,000 for third place. Please find additional recognition opportunities below for each tier.
New this year, the nonprofit organization receiving the most votes overall will receive recognition as the IMPACT Regional Champion, which includes an additional grant award of $15,000 and other marketing opportunities (1 total).
Nomination and Voting Information
- Nomination Period: Monday, June 3, 2024 to Friday, June 28, 2024
- Foundation Review Period: Monday, July 1, 2024 to Thursday, July 18, 2024
- Finalists Notified & Named: Friday, July 19, 2024
- Voting Period: Monday, July 22, 2024 to Thursday, August 22, 2024
- Winners Notified: Friday, August 23, 2024
- Pregame Ceremony: Sunday, September 8, 2024 (1:35 p.m. vs. Chicago White Sox)
Recognition Tiers
1st Place
6 overall winners, 1 from each New England state- A $15,000 charitable contribution to the 1st place 501(c)3 organizations
- Two (2) tickets for winner and one (1) guest to attend the Boston Red Sox home game on Sunday, September 8, 2024, and the opportunity to participate in the pregame ceremony
- Recognition on redsox.com and redsoxfoundation.org
2nd Place
6 overall winners, 1 from each New England state- A $5,000 charitable contribution to the 2nd place 501(c)3 organizations
- Recognition on redsox.com and redsoxfoundation.org
3rd Place
6 overall winners, 1 from each New England state- A $3,000 charitable contribution to the 3rd place 501(c)3 organizations
- Recognition on redsox.com and redsoxfoundation.org
(NEW) Regional Recognition Tier
IMPACT Regional Champion
- New this year, the 501(c)3 organization receiving the most overall votes will win an additional grant of $15,000
- Additional on-field recognition during this year's IMPACT Awards pregame ceremony
- Recognition on redsox.com and 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.
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