What kinds of organizations does Outride fka The Specialized Foundation support?

It supports nonprofits, schools, and research partners connected to cycling, youth development, and learning differences. The active programs include matching grants for local community organizations, unrestricted community-impact grants, a research partnership grant, and an in-kind middle school cycling education program.

What is the typical grant size?

The distribution is relatively compact: p25 is $7,293, the median is $10,905, and p75 is $15,015. Recent grants also include larger awards, but most of the activity sits in the five-figure range.

Does the foundation accept unsolicited applications?

Yes. The active programs listed for the foundation include Research Partnership Grant, Outride Fund, Community Impact Grant, and Riding For Focus, and each is marked as accepting unsolicited applications.

Where does the foundation give most often?

By recipient count, Maryland is the top state for grants, while California accounts for 24% of grants. The recipient map is national, with most grants going to U.S. organizations and a small number in Canada.

What are its main focus areas?

The recent grants and program descriptions point to cycling access, youth cycling education, school-based cycling programming, and research on cycling’s impact on wellbeing and brain health. The foundation also funds work described as improving the lives of kids with learning differences.

Outride Fka the Specialized Foundation

Name: Outride Fka the Specialized Foundation — grants, 990 financials & funding data
Creator: Kindora

ActiveYouth DevelopmentFunds Individuals

Morgan Hill, CAWebsite4087796229

About Outride Fka the Specialized Foundation

Outride (formerly The Specialized Foundation) appears to target direct support for children with learning differences, demonstrated by a single, sizable grant to an organization focused on improving lives of neurodiverse youth. Their giving is narrowly focused and likely locally oriented, prioritizing hands-on or therapeutic programs that serve kids with learning challenges rather than broad institutional support.

Focus Areas

Programs serving children with learning differences / neurodiversityTherapeutic or experiential interventions for neurodiverse youth (inferred from grantee name)Local youth services in the South Bay / Morgan Hill area

Who They Fund

children / kids with learning differencesstudents with learning disabilities

Giving Approach

Highly concentrated: a single, large one-time award rather than many small or recurring grants; appears to favor direct program support for a specific beneficiary population.

Funding Style

direct service / programmatic support

About Outride Fka the Specialized Foundation

Outride fka The Specialized Foundation gives to programs that improve the lives of kids with learning differences, and that pattern shows up across its recent grants. The largest award in the list, $135,784 to Silver Stallion in Gallup, New Mexico, is described that way directly, and the same purpose appears in many other awards to cycling-oriented nonprofits and schools. The foundation’s portfolio also includes research support, such as a $47,589 grant to the University of Wyoming for research on the effects of cycling on the brain. That mix points to a funder that combines direct service with evidence-building, using cycling as the organizing theme rather than a broad youth-services mandate. Recent grants also reach community-based programs such as More Kids on Bikes in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, and Girls in Gear in Montclair, New Jersey, suggesting attention to local delivery models and youth participation. Across the grant list, the foundation appears to favor practical, program-level support for organizations working with children who have learning differences, alongside a smaller research track tied to cycling and brain health.

What Outride Fka the Specialized Foundation Funds

A central theme is cycling-based support for children with learning differences. Outride fka The Specialized Foundation gave $80,377 to More Kids on Bikes in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, and $44,633 to Center for Recreation Education Art in Milledgeville, Georgia, both described as efforts to improve the lives of kids with learning differences. Another large award went to Trips for Kids in Novato, California, for the same purpose, showing that bike access and youth cycling programs are a recurring vehicle for its support. The foundation also backs school and community programs, including a grant to Richmond Elementary School PTO in Wyoming, Rhode Island, and to Waterside Workshops CA in Berkeley, California. Research is another distinct lane: the University of Wyoming grant funded study of cycling’s effects on the brain. Together, these grants point to a focus on youth development, inclusive education, and cycling-linked interventions.

How Outride Fka the Specialized Foundation Gives

Typical grants cluster in a fairly tight range: p25 is $7,293, median grant size is $10,905, and p75 is $15,015. The recent list also shows a handful of much larger awards, including one above $100,000 and several in the $20,000–$40,000 range. The foundation is a regular funder and makes both programmatic and research grants, with active programs that accept unsolicited applications. The grant record suggests repeat-year activity rather than a one-off burst, with grants appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025. It also funds individuals, though the recent-grants sample is largely organizational.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$1.2M

Total Assets

$3.3M

Total Revenue

$2M

Total Expenses

$2.2M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $7K and $15K, with a median of $11K.

25th Percentile

$7K

Median

$11K

75th Percentile

$15K

Geographic Reach

National46 states funded

Funding intensity

Low

High

Headquarters

Funding intensity

Low

High

Where Outride Fka the Specialized Foundation Funds

Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Outride Fka the Specialized Foundation.

Rank	Country	Grants	Total	Share
1	United StatesDomestic	370	$4.5M	98.1%
2	Canada

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
Silver Stallion	Gallup, NM	$135,784	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Girls in Gear	Montclair, NJ	$30,000	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Battle Creek Middle School	Saint Paul, MN	$19,710	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Hudson Junior High School	Hudson, NY	$16,590	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Columbia Heights Educational Campus	NW Washington, DC	$16,590	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Mack Cycle & Fitness	Miami, FL	$16,590	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
The Highbridge Green School	Bronx, NY	$16,560	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Corning Painted Post Middle School	Painted Post, NY	$16,560	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Gratiot	Ithaca, MI	$16,560	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Walt Disney Magnet School	Chicago, IL	$16,116	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Davidson Middle School	Crestview, FL	$15,802	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Lakewood Middle School	Marysville, WA	$15,650	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
The Craig School	Mountain Lakes, NJ	$15,444	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Fremont Middle School	Fremont, OH	$15,378	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Northeast Guilford Middle School	McLeansville, NC	$15,015	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Outdoor Outreach	San Diego, CA	$15,000	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
InTandem Cycling	New York, NY	$15,000	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Prime Ability Youth Cycling	Washington, DC	$15,000	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Good Medicine presented by REZDURO	Kykotsmovi, AZ	$15,000	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
TheraPink for Girls Inc	Liburn, GA	$15,000	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Bike Library	Iowa City, IA	$15,000	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Center for Recreation Education Arts Technology & Enterprise Inc	Milledgeville, GA	$15,000	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Trails Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	$15,000	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Bikes Not Bombs Inc	Jamaica Plain, NY	$15,000	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
El Grupo Youth Cycling	Tucson, AZ	$15,000	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Project Bike Tech	Frisco, CO	$15,000	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
OutCycling Fearless Flyers	New York, NY	$15,000	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Richmond Cycling Corps	Richmond, VA	$15,000	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Ghisallo Cycling Initiative	Austin, TX	$15,000	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Lyman Gilmore Middle School	Grass Valley, CA	$14,655	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Bike Cleveland	Cleveland, OH	$14,625	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
BIKE513Cincinnati College Prep	Cincinnati, OH	$14,490	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Argyle Middle School	Argyle, TX	$14,490	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Morley Stanwood Middle School	Morley, MI	$14,490	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Ridgeview Middle School	Columbus, OH	$14,315	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Odessa Shannon Middle School	Silver Spring, MD	$14,315	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Carmody Middle School	Lakewood, CO	$14,220	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Pottsville DHH Lengel Middle School	Pottsville, PA	$14,076	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Apollo Middle School	Nashville, TN	$14,016	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
High Fives Foundation	Truckee, CA	$13,692	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Alameda Middle School	Alameda, CA	$13,248	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Bert Edwards Science and Technology	Kamloops, BC	$13,199	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Grass Valley Charter School	Grass Valley, CA	$13,185	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Hart Middle School	Pleasanton, CA	$13,035	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
McNair MS	Decatur, GA	$12,870	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Jefferson Douglass Academy	Detroit, MI	$12,870	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Washington Parks Academy	Redford, MI	$12,870	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Hancock Central MS	Sparta, GA	$12,870	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Appling MS	Macon, GA	$12,870	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.
Dr Martin Luther King Jr Middle School	San Francisco, CA	$12,768	2025	To improve lives of kids with learning differences.

Recipient

Location

Amount

Year

Purpose

Silver Stallion

Gallup, NM

$135,784

2025