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Jun 12, 2025

Red Sox Foundation Impact Awards Now Open for Fan Voting

For Immediate Release

June 9, 2025

RED SOX FOUNDATION IMPACT AWARDS

NOW OPEN FOR FAN VOTING

Voting Determines Allocation of $153,000 in Grants to Type I Diabetes Nonprofits

BOSTON, MA – The Red Sox Foundation today announced that IMPACT Award voting is now open for fans to determine which Type I Diabetes nonprofits are awarded a total of $153,000 in grant funding for their work raising awareness, advocacy, and services to the Type I Diabetes community. The awards, presented by the Manning Family Foundation, will provide the top three nonprofits in each state with $15,000, $5,000, and $3,000 grants respectively. Additionally, one nonprofit organization receiving the most votes overall will be recognized as the IMPACT Regional Champion, receiving an additional grant of $15,000.

A total of three nonprofits in each of the six New England states have been chosen as finalists for the voting period, which runs through Monday, July 21. The first-place winners, as well as the IMPACT Regional Champion, will be recognized in pregame ceremonies on Saturday, August 16.

Fans can vote for their favorite nonprofits by visiting redsox.com/IMPACT.

The five finalists for each state are below:

Connecticut

  • Barton Center for Diabetes Education, Inc.
  • Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Foundation
  • Elbowbumpkid Inc
  • Juvenile Diabetes Cure Alliance
  • T1International USA (Connecticut)

 

New Hampshire

  • American Diabetes Association – Camp Carefree
  • American Diabetes Association – Winter Weekend Teen Retreat
  • Camp Meridian
  • Catholic Medical Center
  • Keene Family YMCA
Massachusetts

  • Diabetes Association, Inc. – Camp Jack
  • LillyLulu Foundation, Inc.
  • The Carroll Center for the Blind
  • Type One, Inc.
  • Type One Families

 

Rhode Island

  • Camp Surefire Foundation
  • Care New England Health System
  • Rhode Island Free Clinic
  • Rock Type 1
  • Southcoast Hospitals Group
Maine

  • Breakthrough T1D
  • Camp Sunshine
  • Maine Health Diabetes Prevention Program
  • Maine Parents & Providers of Diabetics
  • The Jefferson Cary Foundation

 

Vermont

  • Community Health Rutland
  • Rutland Regional Medical Center
  • SlamT1D, Inc.
  • T1 International USA (Vermont)
  • Vermont Family Network

 

 

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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