Thirty women, one Saturday
Reflective vests, a first-aid kit, bibs and a small logistics budget for a new women's run club.
Herefor thereceipts.
Money in, money out, who it reached. Updated at the close of every drop and every grant cycle. Figures as of 1 September 2026.
Placeholder figures Synthetic pilot numbers for design review. Audited figures replace these before launch.
Headline figures
- Raised for the pool
- net profit from merch and events plus corporate funding
- R412 600
- Granted
- paid against receipts or directly to providers
- R268 000
- Still in the pool
- committed to the next cycle
- R144 600
- Grants awarded
- to 23 athletes and 4 clubs
- 19
- Race entries sponsored
- start lines that would otherwise have been empty
- 41
Where the grants went
Total granted: R268 000
Where the money came from
Total raised: R412 600
Grants by discipline
Grants by province
How the pilot ran
- 14 Feb 2026First drop closes. R64 000 net to the pool.
- 01 Mar 2026Pilot grant cycle opens.
- 15 Apr 2026Nineteen grants awarded to twenty-three athletes and four clubs.
- 20 Jun 2026First sponsored entries toe a start line.
- 31 Aug 2026Pilot reporting closes. Every grant accounted for against receipts.
Who it reached
What grants paid for, told by the athletes who received them. Until the first cycle reports, these are placeholder examples, marked as such.
A gravel bike that fits
A properly sized second-hand gravel bike, a bike fit and two race entries.
Shooting the women's race, not the men's
A lens rental, accreditation fees and travel to cover three women's fields over one season.
From Soweto to the Otter start line
Entry, travel and a pair of trail shoes for a first 42 km coastal trail race.
How we count
Net profit on merchandise is sale price less garment, dye, print, packaging, payment fees and shipping. On events it is entry income less venue, permits, timing, medical, marshals and insurance. Operating costs of the company are carried by margin before net profit is struck; operating costs are carried by the Pty Ltd's margin before net profit is calculated; the grant pool is net of nothing further.
Granted means paid: to the athlete against receipts, or straight to the race organiser, airline, shop or coach. Awards that have not yet been paid sit in "still in the pool".
Corporate funding is recorded by channel. Sponsorship and SED spend are invoiced by the Pty Ltd. Philanthropic grants are received and disbursed by partner PBOs, who issue the Section 18A receipts and report disbursement back to us.
Annual figures are reviewed by an independent accountant and published here. Until the first review is complete, every number on this page is marked placeholder.