About Girls on the Run International
The foundation is overwhelmingly dedicated to sustaining and scaling the Girls on the Run movement, providing repeated operational support to local Girls on the Run chapters across the United States. Grants are concentrated on program delivery and local infrastructure for girl-centered social-emotional learning and physical activity rather than one-off projects, indicating a priority on steady, community-level program continuity. The foundation favors geographically distributed investments in regional chapters—urban and suburban alike—ensuring the national program is funded at the local level.
Focus Areas
Operational support for local Girls on the Run chapters (urban and suburban regions nationwide)Girls' social-emotional learning combined with running/physical-activity programsCapacity-building for regional nonprofit youth programs (staffing, program delivery, administration)Sustaining recurring chapter-level programming in major metro areas (e.g., NYC, LA, Bay Area, Puget Sound)
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated on a single national movement delivered via many local affiliates: repeated, medium-sized operational grants to dozens of Girls on the Run chapters rather than one-off or diversified grantees; funds are distributed across many regions but primarily to affiliated entities, indicating a strategy of stable, recurring support to core program delivery.
Funding Style
About Girls on the Run International
Girls on the Run International Inc. centers its grantmaking on keeping local Girls on the Run chapters running, with operational support flowing to chapters across the United States. The largest recent award in the data went to Girls on the Run NYC for $92,368, and the same support pattern appears in other large metro chapters such as Girls on the Run Minnesota at $61,198 and Girls on the Run Greater Oregon at $42,278. These grants are not framed as project-only awards; they are used to sustain chapter infrastructure, staffing, and program delivery. The foundation’s giving reflects a network model rather than a one-site strategy. Grants reach chapters in cities and regions including Brooklyn, Minneapolis, Portland, Philadelphia, Los Angeles County, and Seattle, with repeated support to some chapters across multiple years. The structure of the awards points to organizational continuity: chapter-level operations are funded so local programs can keep serving girls through social-emotional learning and physical activity. Girls on the Run International Inc. is also a repeat backer of the same chapter ecosystem, which shows that its grantmaking is built around maintaining a national nonprofit program through local affiliates.
What Girls on the Run International Funds
Operational support is the clearest theme in the foundation’s recent grants. Girls on the Run NYC received $92,368 in 2024 and $27,717 in 2025, both marked for operational support, showing continued backing for local chapter infrastructure. Girls on the Run Philadelphia also appears with $34,000 in 2024 and Girls on the Run Philadelphia County with $33,933 in 2023, again for operational needs. The foundation also funds regional chapter networks in the Midwest and West. Girls on the Run Central Ohio received $36,437 in 2023 and $27,943 in 2024, while Girls on the Run Greater Oregon received $42,278 in 2024 and $31,344 in 2025. Girls on the Run Bay Area received $25,208 in 2024, and Girls on the Run Puget Sound received $25,170 in 2024. Across these grants, the emphasis is on keeping local chapter operations stable rather than financing discrete short-term projects.
How Girls on the Run International Gives
Typical grants are modest, with a p25 of $7,456, a median of $12,715, and a p75 of $21,528. The recent record also shows larger chapter support when needed, including awards above $90,000. Grants recur to the same recipients across multiple years, such as Girls on the Run NYC, Girls on the Run Minnesota, Girls on the Run Greater Oregon, and Girls on the Run Central Ohio. The organization does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grants in the recent list are operational support, which fits a general operating and capacity-building pattern.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$551K
Total Assets
$10.8M
Total Revenue
$7M
Total Expenses
$7.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $7K and $22K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$22K
Geographic Reach
National37 states funded
About 2% of grants go to recipients in WA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ELIZABETH KUNZ
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