Foundation News
Stay up to date with the latest news, grants, athlete stories, and announcements from the USATF Foundation.
USATF Foundation Awards Maternity Grant to its 7th Recipient of 2022
PITTSBURGH – In 2021, the USA Track and Field Foundation created a new path for supporting elite athletes when it awarded marathoner Aliphine Tuliamuk, its inaugural Maternity Grant. Since then, numerous elite athletes have received Maternity...
USATF Foundation Unleashes “Operation Hammer Sweep”
PITTSBURGH - After the unprecedented medal-winning performances by Team U.S.A. hammer throwers at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, the USATF Foundation is announcing a new initiative to provide additional support to the...
USATF Foundation Names Charles Webster as New Board Director
The USATF Foundation welcomes Charles Webster as a Director of the USA Track & Field Foundation Board, USATF Foundation CEO, Tom Jackovic and Chairman, Bob Greifeld announced today. Surrounded by track and field all his life, Webster is quite...
USATF Foundation Supports Bras for Girls with Gear Donation
SEATTLE, WA – The USATF Foundation is proud to announce the donation of over 3,900 tee shirts to the non-profit Bras for Girls, an organization designed to help keep girls in sport. The mission of Bras For Girls is to donate sports bras and...
USATF Foundation Grantees Deliver Stunning Performances at the World Athletics Championships
EUGENE, OREGON – The 2022 World Athletics Championships have come to a close, culminating with the USA taking home a record-breaking total of 33 medals (28 individual, 5 relays) -- greater than any other country had earned in the history of the...
Sarah Lesko Named to USATF Foundation Board of Directors
Sarah Lesko has been named a Director of the USA Track & Field Foundation Board, USATF Foundation CEO Tom Jackovic and Chairman Bob Greifeld announced today. Sarah is the Executive Director of the non-profit Bras for Girls, based in Seattle,...
USATF Foundation Directors Find Fundraising Success at Indy 500
PITTSBURGH – The USATF Foundation Board of Directors is committed to expanding the sport of track and field and financially supporting the athletes that strive to represent Team USA. Throughout the year, the Foundation’s Directors reach out to...
2022 USATF Foundation Elite Grant Awards Announced–50 Elite Track & Field Athletes Awarded $8,000 Grants
The sport of track & field is in the spotlight this week with the 2022 World Athletics Championships being held on U.S. soil for the first time in Eugene, Oregon. Adding to this excitement, the USATF Foundation is thrilled to award $400,000 in...
2022 Stephen A. Schwarzman Grant Awards Announced—$2.65 million awarded to 100 Elite Track & Field Athletes
NEW YORK CITY - As the track & field community gears up for the highly anticipated 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, the USATF Foundation proudly announces its 2022 class of Stephen A. Schwarzman grantees. The Stephen A....