Palisades Will Rogers 5 & 10 K Run Foundation Grant Request Applications Open

By SARAH SHMERLING | Editor-in-Chief

Applications are now open for Palisades youth programs to request grant funding from the Palisades Will Rogers 5 & 10 K Run Foundation.

“The Palisades Will Rogers 5 & 10 K Run Foundation will grant much of its annual net proceeds generated by the 2023 July 4th run to charitable, educational and community benefit purposes originally envisioned by the co-founders of the run,” read a statement.

Interested organizations are invited to fill out a Grant Request Application, which includes details about the applicant, funds needed and when, the program, how the funds would be spent, and any other additional information “that may be helpful in the consideration of applications.”

The run foundation partners with Palisades Optimist Foundation and the Optimist Club of Pacific Palisades to identify “qualified organizations” that will receive grants from the run’s net proceeds. Past organizations that received grants include Palisades charter schools/campus programs and Pacific Palisades Baseball Association.

Grants are awarded each year based on various criteria, including: “the impact on youth in Pacific Palisades, the number of youths impacted by the program, the effectiveness of the program and the likely longevity of the program.”

Preference—although not required—will be given to applicants that are based in the Palisades and/or provide services that benefit the youth in the Palisades community; request funds for a specific event, equipment, facility or service; request funds to be spent within a year; and cosponsor or assist Palisades Optimists “in their programs and services for Palisades youth and the community.”

Applications are due by March 15 by mail to P.O. Box 211, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 or email to Grants Committee Chairperson of the Pacific Palisades Optimist Club Jody Margulies at jodymargulies@mac.com. They may also be hand-delivered to Margulies.

“Awards decisions will be made within two months,” the statement continued, “and grant recipients will be notified and, if possible, receive their awards at one of the weekly Tuesday breakfast meetings of the Palisades Optimists.”

To receive a Grant Request Application, email jodymargulies@mac.com.