RunSignup reports record-setting Thanksgiving day race participation
The platform had a record 1,330,726 participants registered to participate in 1,056 races across the country, with more than $3.2 million dollars raised for charities.
5 September 2025
The program returns after a COVID-triggered hiatus to give back to the endurance community by supporting endurance-related nonprofit organizations.
RunSignup, the leading technology platform for endurance events, announces the return of the RunSignup Community Grant Program. The Community Grant Program returns after a COVID-triggered hiatus to give back to the endurance community by supporting endurance-related nonprofit organizations. In 2026, $10,000 is available to be granted; this can be awarded to a single applicant or divided between up to five organizations.
The RunSignup Community Grant supports nonprofit organizations that promote the endurance industry. This means that the grant is for an organization with a main purpose that directly supports the endurance community, not that it uses a running event to raise money. Examples of previous awardees include Marathon Kids, Start the Cycle, and Athletes Serving Athletes. Anyone can nominate an organization provided they can supply the EIN number and basic information about the organization.
“As an employee owned company that is profitable, we believe it is important to share our success between our employees, customers, and the running community,” said RunSignup CEO and Founder Bob Bickel. “We believe that giving our customers free technology (like event websites, email, real-time results, photos, and the beta AI Chatbot) helps our event customers to succeed. Likewise, the RunSignup Community grant is intended to share some profits to invest in the long-term health of the endurance community. It’s important to split our growing pie fairly and in a way that promotes future growth for us all.”
Applications for the 2026 RunSignup Community Grant are now open. The deadline to apply is 12/31/2025, with awardees to be announced at the Running USA Conference on 2/1/2026. Learn more or apply: https://info.runsignup.com/runsignup-community-grant-program/
RunSignup, an employee owned company, is the leading event solution delivering the art of technology to endurance events and nonprofits. More than 30,000 events use our free and open platform to register over 10 million annual participants, raise more than $3 billion and grow their events. Our expertly crafted, open and all-in-one solution powers event revenue generation and supporter engagement through flexible registration, free event websites, free email marketing, integrated fundraising, and a suite of RaceDay Real-Time products. No subscriptions, no plans, no monthly fees.
To find out why customers like the Richmond Marathon, American Cancer Society, Vacation Races, and RaceDay Events use RunSignup, visit www.runsignup.com.
