Race Charities
The New Haven Road Race is a nonprofit organization registered with the State of Connecticut. Surplus funds are distributed to charities which benefit people in the New Haven area.
Receive a complimentary race entry when you raise $250 or more for our signature race charities. Email jody@jbsports.com for the password to register free of charge once you have raised $250 or more!
New Haven’s Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen
Stop & Shop will match all donation up to $2500! Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK) serves over 4,000 people experiencing homelessness or living in poverty annually by providing food assistance and services that promote health, community, and equity. DESK is a progressive and forward-thinking organization. As we look toward the future, we are creating innovative approaches to move our Guests beyond homelessness and poverty. Through collective impact and collaborative strategies, DESK will ensure that our people have the resources needed to reach stability and a greater well-being. In this way, we are all fostering a truer sense of equity in Greater New Haven.
Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services
Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (IRIS) is a nonprofit organization that supports refugees, immigrants, and other New Americans as they build stable, connected, and thriving lives in their communities. IRIS works alongside individuals and families at every stage of their journey, providing access to career development and educational opportunities, immigration legal services, language access and interpretation support, and community engagement resources. Through a comprehensive approach that promotes economic mobility, legal stability, communication access, and civic participation, IRIS helps people navigate systems, reach their goals, and fully participate in community life.
Project Purple is a non-profit organization empowering the fight against pancreatic cancer. Our unwavering commitment is fueled by the pursuit of raising awareness, driving crucial research, and providing aid for patients who are battling this disease. This mission is especially close to our hearts, as we lost our longtime race announcer, Mark Gilhuly, to pancreatic cancer in 2024.
Tommy Fund for Childhood Cancer
Since 1953, the Tommy Fund for Childhood Cancer has provided emotional and financial support to pediatric cancer patients and their families throughout Connecticut that receive their care at Smilow Cancer Hospital, Yale New Haven Children's Hospital and its affiliates. To learn more about the Tommy Fund and how our dedicated volunteers are making a difference visit www.tommyfund.org
New Reach inspires independence for people affected by homelessness, poverty, and food insecurity by providing a continuum of housing, nourishment, and supportive services using the most innovative and progressive methods.
In addition to collaborating with our signature charities, donations were given to the following organizations:
Wilbur Cross - Cross Country
Hillhouse Girls Volleyball
Hillhouse Track
Hillhouse JROTC
UNH Track
Hillhouse Girls Basketball
SCSU Track
Sacred Heart XC
Newspapers in Education
Boy Scout Troop 600
Boy Scout Troop 907
Boy Scout Troop 610
National Guard Association
New Haven Animal Shelter
New Haven Age Group Track Program
Ring One Boxing
New Haven Legal Aid
Trinity Church
JUNTA Horizons at Foote
New Haven Scholarship Fund
New Reach
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Courtmanche Scholarship
New Haven Reads
The New Haven Road Race and its participants have returned over $300,000 to the community.