How Your Donations Help Kids
When you donate to or raise funds for NYRR Youth Programs, kids benefit. The funds you raise pay for:
- Training for teachers, coaches, field managers, and coordinators, most of whom are volunteers
- Incentives for children to encourage them to maintain attendance, demonstrate sportsmanship, and strive for and achieve fitness and personal-achievement milestones
- Entry fees and transportation costs so participants in our programs can compete in races and attend running-related sporting events
- Resources to establish programs in areas of greatest need
More kids benefit as Team for Kids grows.
Team for Kids started with a small group of runners participating in one race.
Now, thousands of team members are running and receiving donations from generous contributors world wide. This powerful outreach directly affects the number of children who can benefit from our programs.
Team for Kids Funding and Program Growth
School Year |
TFK Amount Raised |
Children Served per Week |
2002 |
$ 180,000 |
575 |
2003 |
$ 280,000 |
1,600 |
2004 |
$ 520,000 |
3,300 |
2005 |
$ 1,375,000 |
15,000 |
2006 |
$ 2,870,000 |
25,000 |
2007 |
$3,500,000 |
45,000 |
2008 |
$4,000,000 |
85,000 |
2009 |
$4,200,000 |
100,000 |
2015 (goal) |
$10,000,000 |
500,000 |
Each year, Team for Kids members and their friends and families support thousands of kids. As fund-raising becomes increasingly successful, more children can participate in our youth programs.
