Our Organization

Girls on the Run® is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization designed to enhance participants' social, emotional and physical skills to successfully navigate life experiences. Our fun, interactive lessons meet the unique needs of participants of all abilities and backgrounds.

Mission

We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.

Vision

We envision a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams.

Core Values

• Recognize our power and responsibility to be intentional in our decision making
• Embrace our differences and find strength in our connectedness
• Express joy, optimism and gratitude through our words, thoughts and actions
• Nurture our physical, emotional and spiritual health
• Lead with an open heart and assume positive intent
• Stand up for ourselves and others

Did You Know?

• Girls on the Run was founded in 1996 with 13 participants and has now served over 2 million from coast to coast.
• Each season, program participants in 3rd-8th grade develop essential emotional, social and physical skills to successfully navigate life experiences.
• Participants positively impact their communities.
• Our programs, Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole, end each season with a celebratory 5K event.
• Girls on the Run hosts hundreds of 5Ks per year across the United States and Canada, making it one of the largest 5K series in the world.
• The National Afterschool Association (NAA) recognized Girls on the Run as one of the most influential after-school programs in health and wellness.