The Kiwanis Club is the official and only charity partner and fundraising partner of the 2022 La Jolla Half Marathon and 5k.
Those that can't make it to our wonderful race on race day, we would still appreciate a charitable donation to our host, the La Jolla Kiwanis Foundation, which raises money for many childrens' charities.
The La Jolla Kiwanis Foundation has been host to the La Jolla Half Marathon for all of its 39 years, and all net proceeds go to all of the Kiwanis Club's many childrens' charities. Each year, the La Jolla Kiwanis Foundation writes over 100 grants to various charities, such as:
- All La Jolla public schools (scholarships)
- Various La Jolla / San Diego area private schools
- YMCA
- Boy Scouts / Girl Scouts
- La Jolla Community Center
- La Jolla Recreation Center
- La Jolla Historic Society
- La Jolla Parks and Beaches
- Museums
- Military and veterans charities
- Salvation Army
- San Diego Humane Society
- and many more
Kiwanis Club is an all volunteer organization, so there is almost no administrative fees per se. Well under one percent goes to an annual financial review, trademark maintenance, and other minor costs.
All of the net proceeds from the race form the charitable budget for the next year. About half of the gross revenue goes for direct cost such as permits, rentals, buses, law enforcement, etc.
