OUR WORK

Our Work $60 Million 10,000 Organizations

The IRONMAN Foundation creates positive change in race communities by engaging athletes and volunteers to participate in programs that demonstrate service through sport and commitment to the communities where we live, train and race.

Since 2003, over $60 million has been provided through giveback programs led by the IRONMAN Foundation to more than 10,000 local, regional, national, and global nonprofit initiatives. Through these partnerships, IRONMAN, Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series, and UTMB participants are powerfully linked to the community and together help leave a positive legacy behind on race communities long after race day.

Please view our 2025 Impact Report (in PDF style).

Please view our 2026 IRONMAN Foundation Giveback Event Reports (in PDF style),

updated as we distribute grants to each race community throughout the season.

At the Athlete Welcome Ceremony, The IRONMAN Foundation presented checks to: Downside Up, Friends of The Outdoor Chattanooga, and various IRONMAN Chattanooga Volunteer Groups. TEAM IMF Athlete & IRONMAN Chattanooga Top Fundraiser, Erica Maynard-Uliasz, helped to present the grant awards!

Volunteerism & Community Grants

We support IRONMAN race communities through grant funding to leave an impact long after race day.

Through our Volunteerism and Community Grant programs, funding is awarded to help community organizations, including schools who used funding to purchase uniforms and equipment for their sports teams, summer camps that provided scholarships for at risk children, and a food bank to open a new facility to serve the food insecure, and so much more.

Local nonprofit organizations and community groups can volunteer at IRONMAN Group events and contact their local Volunteer Director to learn more and apply to IRONMAN Foundation grant opportunities.

IRONKIDS medal hug

Empowering Youth Through Sport

We provide resources for children to swim, bike, and run into a stronger future.

As a partner of the largest endurance sport organization in the world, The IRONMAN Group, we believe in the importance of empowering the next generation of athletes.

Through our Swim Ready and Bikes For Kids IRONMAN Foundation initiatives, and IRONKIDS scholarships, we help provide resources and opportunities for youth in IRONMAN Group race communities to become safer and stronger in their swimming, biking, and running skills that translate to a more confident and successful lifestyle.