Team Grants & Opportunities
Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Grant
Atlanta Track Club is able to provide 250 free Mizuno shoes and 250 entries into the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia One Mile on Thanksgiving Day or the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia Peachtree Junior to children who might not otherwise receive such opportunities and amenities. Your Kilometer Kids program is eligible if it has completed at least two seasons and serves a Title 1 school or children primarily within lower income neighborhoods.
Be Healthy Georgia Festival Participation Competition:
Arby’s Foundation and the Lt. Governor’s Healthy Kids Georgia will award the top three organizations with the most participants at the Be Healthy Georgia Festival with scholarships to grow your Kilometer Kids team and your health and wellness programming! 1st Place: $1,500 / 2nd Place: $1,000 / 3rd Place: $750
Peachtree Junior Challenge:
Three group scholarships will be awarded to the schools or nonprofit teams with the most children registered for the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia Peachtree Junior events. Additionally, donations will be awarded to schools and nonprofits that have more than 50 children registered for the event. Scholarship amounts: 1st Place - $2,000 Scholarship / 2nd Place - $1,500 Scholarship / 3rd Place - $1,000 Scholarship
Adopt A Mile:
Since 2010, Atlanta Track Club has organized the Adopt A Mile program which allows local nonprofit organizations the opportunity to provide course support and cheer zones at an event in exchange for a monetary donation from Atlanta Track Club. Organizations that meet the minimum requirements on race day will receive a base donation of $1,000. Up to $5,000 can be earned by organizations that offer extra support in categories such as: number of volunteers, creativity of cheer zone, cleanup efforts and more.
College Scholarships:
Each year at the All-Metro Awards Banquets, Atlanta Track Club and Atlanta Track Club Foundation together grant more than $15,000 in college scholarships to female and male Metro Atlanta High School Athletes.
AJC Peachtree Road Race Charity Runners:
These entries offer an opportunity to participate in the world’s largest 10K while supporting Kilometer Kids (even if the participant was not able to enter the race through the lottery). Those who purchase the charity numbers will receive perks such as a Mizuno performance T-shirt, MARTA Breeze card, automatic placement in start wave E or higher and access to a separate VIP start area and post-race appreciation area at Park Tavern.
Atlanta Track Club Family or Individual Memberships:
Support Kilometer Kids while simultaneously getting access to exclusive benefits. Member benefits include: Free races, guest passes, discounts to paid races, discounts on training programs, discounts on local running store purchases, guaranteed entry into the AJC Peachtree Road Race, free Wingfoot magazine subscription, access to AlterG treadmill, Atlanta Track Club apparel and more!