trail sisters childcare grant

Childcare can be anything including the following and more; traditional daycare services, buying your parents a gift card or meal for watching your kid(s), hiring your next door neighbor as a babysitter, or even putting the dollars toward your family traveling with you to a bucket list race.  

Also, we support the use of funds to purchase a baby-carrier or similar device so your child can accompany your adventures. 

We do ask that you clearly state how you intend to use funds in your application. 

Grant applications will be reviewed quarterly by representatives from Trail Sisters and The North Face. We intend to award a diverse group of moms with applications that resonate and make clear that they will use the funds towards childcare. We welcome moms who run or hike, and from all experience levels, paces, and backgrounds.  You do not need to be training for a race, FKT, or organized event to apply. 

There are multiple application “windows”. We will review and award grants based on the schedule below. Please understand that we will not be able to reply individually. Grant awardees will be contacted on or immediately after the selection deadline so we can gather some basic info for the announcements. 

1st Group of Grant Awardees

• Wednesday, March, 31st = submission deadline
• Friday, April 9th = Selection Deadline for TS & TNF
• Wednesday, April 14th = Announce Grant Awardees

Grants applied for after March 31st will be included in the 2nd Group.

2nd Group of Grant Awardees

• Monday, May 31st = 2nd Grant Application window closes
• Friday, June 11th = Selection Deadline for TS & TNF
• Wednesday, June 16th = Announce Grant Awardees

Grants applied for after May 31st will be included in the 3rd Group. 

3rd Group of Grant Awardees

• Monday, August 1st = 3rd Grant Application window closes
• Friday, August 13th = Selection Deadline for TS & TNF
• Wednesday, August 18th = Announce Grant Awardees

Grant applications received after August 1st will be included in the 4th Group. 

4th Group of Grant Awardees

• Thursday, Sept 30th = 4th Grant Application window closes
• Friday, October 8th = Selection Deadline for TS & TNF
• Wednesday, October 13th = Announce Grant Awardees

Other

• Schedule subject to change.
• Total number of grant awardees may increase based on community donations. 
• Grant schedule for 2022 TBD.

Each quarter applications will be rolled forward. It is only necessary to re-apply if your application included a time sensitive activity/date that has since passed. For example if your application discussed running a bucket list race on a select date, which has past, it would be appropriate to re-apply if you still wanted a potential grant. If your application did not include a time-sensitive component, then you do not need to re-submit. We will only keep one application per person on file. Thus, submitting a new application will result in us removing any previous applications.

Donations provided by our community through the form on this page will go directly back into the Childcare Grant. The only fee is the transaction fee from the payment processor.

By making a donation you are contributing directly to the grant. If you would like to support Trail Sisters we suggest visiting our store!

Unfortunately, it is not. Trail Sisters LLC is not a non-profit entity, so while we can ensure that your proceeds are used only for the grant, the donation is not tax-deductable.  Hopefully this does not hold you back from contributing, as your donation makes a bigger impact than you may realize.

Thanks for asking!

Trail Sisters & The North Face will ask that awardees be comfortable with sharing their experience. Generally, at a minimum we would like a few photos and a paragraph or two about who you are and what you did. Something we can share to inspire other moms to get outside and take some times for themselves. 

We may reach out for additional opportunities to share your story. 

If you would like to write a full blown article we welcome that too, but it’s not required or expected.