Join this growing community committed to taking care of mothers and helping babies!
Thanks to our amazing community, we have raised over $700,000 from more than 1,000 supporters in 35 states and eight countries. We have received annual and multi-year commitments from a diverse and expanding network including private individuals, family foundations and corporate partners. As we look forward, we will continue to provide catalytic funding today while building the infrastructure to deliver $5-10 million over the coming years.
upcoming events!
On October 22, 2023, we’ll be running/ walking the Ridgefield Half Marathon Seven Mile and Relay Race! If you are particpating as a part of Team Iris Fund, you should use only these links. It’s going to get you 30% off your registration fee and will ensure we can see you’re running for team Iris!
Click here to run 13.1 miles
Click here to run or walk 7 miles
Click here to run or walk the relay! That’s 4.1 miles for 3 people in a team!
Note for the 3-person Relay, the first person of the three signs up and creates a Team during registration. You should name your team something other than "Team Iris Fund". For example, you could do "Team Crushing It - Iris Fund" or something like that. The other two people can then register and join that team during the registration process. The order that they register does not dictate the order they will run.
The Iris Fund is an Official Charity Partner of the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon! We are so excited to participate for a third year in a row! If you’d like to join our team, please read below and then send an email to our Founder (Brittney Crystal) at brittney.crystal@gmail.com.
Requirements for joining our 2023 TCS New York City Marathon team, to be referenced in your email:
commit to raising at least $3,000 (please share examples of groups and/or individuals you’ll be contacting in your fundraising efforts), be aware those who do not reach the minimum will have their credit cards charged,
you’ll need to wear our shirt on race day (if there is an extenuating circumstance please let us know),
you have an affinity to our cause!
What you can expect from us:
We love race day, and we want our runners to be able to focus on their training and successful marathon. To that end, we’ll provide templated emails to support fundraising efforts and group calls (for those that want to join). We will also share contact information of key staff that can provide support to those needing fundraising guidance along the way!
We throw a party after the marathon!
Process:
Please send us an email with the requirements listed above.
If approved, we’ll send you a link to set up your fundraising page.
Once fundraising page is set-up, we’ll send you an official bib from our NYRR account, you will need to pay a registration fee!
Donate
All funds raised by the Iris Fund go to the research- and are tax deductible!
To donate by check please make it payable to: The Iris Fund at FCCF
Address: Fairfield County Community Foundation
40 Richards Ave, 4th floor
Norwalk, CT 06854
Questions concerning a donation? Please contact Joseph Collins, Senior Director of Development at The Fairfield County Community Foundation
Email: jcollin@fccfoundation.org
Phone: 203.750.3211