By Barbara Jacobs and Erik D'Entremont
Every year, CRW awards a number of grants to organizations that are bike-centric. This year, the club is focused on non-profit organizations that provide events and activities for young children and organizations that are working on diversity issues in the bike community.
General Grants
Here are the organizations who received grant funding from CRW in 2025.
MassBike received $1,000 from CRW. Our organization supports and sponsors MassBike for the extensive work they provide to the Bicycling Community throughout Massachusetts.
The Bike Connector received $750 for three bicycle rodeos scheduled with the Lowell Public Schools for the spring of 2026. The rodeos will take place at Full-Service Community Schools that serve children living in poverty who don't have access to bicycles. The Bike Connector will distribute 120 refurbished bicycles and new helmets at these rodeos. TBC volunteers will fit each child to a bike and a new helmet. Children will learn and practice safe bicycle skills. New riders will learn to balance and pedal their bikes.
Worcester Earn-A-Bike received $750 for its Youth Earn-a-Bike program which engages youth ages 9 to 17 to earn a bike. With five hours volunteering, while learning bicycle repair, problem-solving skills, and teamwork, they choose a bike of their own from their inventory of donated bicycles. For younger kids, they sell kids’ bikes for $5 at their spring Kids’ Bike Sale. They also welcome adults to the shop who can earn a bike after ten hours volunteering. The CRW grant is helping the organization to open an additional evening each week in 2026. The grant funds support another 3-hour slot per week in the busiest months of June-August.
Friends of The Mattapoisett Bicycle and Recreational Path received $250 for Bikes for All to expand its work and storage space. These funds will help secure a permanent location, embellish the exterior of a container and outfit the interior with hooks, bike and tool racks, and other features that will simplify operations.
South Coast Bicycle Alliance received $250 to stage one or more events that will occur in April or May of 2026. These events will promote bike safety and their organization’s goals of reaching many of Wareham’s culturally-diverse families. These events would provide free bike helmets to the children and information to the parents about efforts to bring a safer, separated bike and walking paths to town. An interactive map will indicate planned and potential routes throughout Wareham.
Century Grants
In recognition of their support for our Century rides, the following organizations were awarded grants through our Century program.
New England Classic Charity Bike Tour received $500.
Friends of the Mattapoisett Bicycle and Recreational Path received $250.
Stow Bike for the Woods received $67.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society MS received $200.
