Outride invests in programs that unlock the social, emotional, and cognitive benefits of cycling.

 

Grantmaking Approach

At Outride, we are striving to empower people to experience the social, emotional, and cognitive benefits of cycling.

We make grants to support schools and nonprofits to create and sustain cycling programs in their communities. We emphasize equity and inclusion in our grantmaking because we know that access to cycling and its benefits is uneven.

Grant Programs

  • Our foundational grant program for establishing a Riding For Focus site at a local public school.

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  • Support for organizations creating pathways and infrastructure for ridership around Riding For Focus programs or in a specific geography.

    Community Impact Grants support a wide range of cycling programs, including:

    • Rider education programs

    • After school programs

    • Earn-a-bike

    • Racing and development teams

    • Bike parks and pump tracks

    • Skills camps

    • Workforce development in the cycling industry

    • Community ride programs

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We make grants that:

  • Identify specific, measurable goals and objectives that are aligned with our mission

  • Have clear strategies or programs to achieve those goals

  • Support an equitable, inclusive, and diverse cycling community

We do not fund:

  • Political campaigns

  • Events

  • Individuals

  • Bike advocacy/policy/lobbying initiatives

  • Programs not focused on cycling

  • Cycling programs without an intentional focus on social, emotional, and cognitive health or expanding equity and access

 

Outride has granted our Riding For Focus Program to 400 schools across the US and Canada.

Pictured: Kingsbridge Middle School - New York, New York

Outride has awarded over $2 million dollars in community grants to more than 255 community cycling projects across the US.

Pictured: Silver Stallion Bicycle & Coffee Works - Gallup, NM