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IMPACT Awards
Presented by the Manning Family Foundation
The Red Sox Foundation's 12th Annual "IMPACT" Awards (Inspiring More Philanthropy Across Charities Together) is presented by the Manning Family Foundation. Since 2015, the IMPACT Awards have distributed over $950,000 to nonprofits in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The IMPACT Awards provide Red Sox fans with the chance to nominate their favorite, most impactful nonprofit organization serving New England for their opportunity to win a grant from the Red Sox Foundation. In 2026, the IMPACT Awards will focus on organizations that are supporting research and providing awareness, advocacy, and services to people with diabetes.
At the conclusion of the nomination period, the Red Sox Foundation and Manning Family Foundation will judge nominations to determine five finalists from each state (30 total) and give Red Sox Nation the opportunity to vote to decide which top three nonprofits each receive a prize (18 total). The three organizations with the most votes in each state will win a grant: $15,000 for first place, $5,000 for second place and $3,000 for third place. Please find additional recognition opportunities below for each tier.
Once again this year, the nonprofit organization receiving the most votes overall will receive recognition as the IMPACT Regional Champion, which includes an additional grant award of $15,000 and other marketing opportunities.
2026 Winners
Congratulations to all of our 2026 IMPACT Awards winners, including our IMPACT Regional Champion: Elbowbumpkid Inc!
Connecticut
- 1st Place: Elbowbumpkid Inc*
- 2nd Place: Healing Meals Community Project
- 3rd Place: Connecticut Children's
Maine
- 1st Place: Camp Sunshine
- 2nd Place: Maine P-PODS
- 3rd Place: MaineHealth Diabetes Prevention and Diabetes Self-Management Programs
Massachusetts
- 1st Place: Diabetes Buddies
- 2nd Place: The Barton Center for Diabetes Education, Inc.
- 3rd Place: Type One Families, Inc.
New Hampshire
- 1st Place: Blue Circle Health
- 2nd Place: ADA Camp Carefree
- 3rd Place: Keene Family YMCA
Rhode Island
- 1st Place: Camp Surefire
- 2nd Place: Hasbro Children's, the pediatric division of Rhode Island Hospital
- 3rd Place: Rhode Island Free Clinic
Vermont
- 1st Place: SLAMT1D, Inc
- 2nd Place: T1International Vermont #insulin4all Chapter
- 3rd Place: ADA Winter Weekend
Recognition Tiers
1st Place
6 overall winners, 1 from each New England state- A $15,000 charitable contribution to the 1st place 501(c)3 organizations
- Five (5) tickets for winner and guests to attend a pregame reception and the Boston Red Sox home game on Sunday, September 13, as well as the opportunity for one representative to participate in the on-field pregame check presentation ceremony
- Recognition on redsox.com and redsoxfoundation.org
2nd Place
6 overall winners, 1 from each New England state- A $5,000 charitable contribution to the 2nd place 501(c)3 organizations
- Five (5) tickets for winner and guests to attend a pregame reception and the Boston Red Sox home game on Sunday, September 13
- Recognition on redsox.com and redsoxfoundation.org
3rd Place
6 overall winners, 1 from each New England state- A $3,000 charitable contribution to the 3rd place 501(c)3 organizations
- Five (5) tickets for winner and guests to attend a pregame reception and the Boston Red Sox home game on Sunday, September 13
- Recognition on redsox.com and redsoxfoundation.org
Regional Recognition Tier
IMPACT Regional Champion
- The 501(c)3 organization receiving the most overall votes will win an additional grant of $15,000
- Additional on-field recognition during this year's IMPACT Awards pregame ceremony
- Recognition on redsox.com and redsoxfoundation.org
About the Manning Family Foundation
Since 2003, the Manning Family Foundation has been advancing health and healthy communities by awarding grants to exceptional nonprofit organizations. They proudly support innovation in health & life sciences research with the aim to support research that leads to the development of more effective treatments, and ultimately cures, for the world's most disruptive diseases.
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