Minneapolis, Minn. (April 17, 2024) – Today, Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII), announced it is donating more than $130,000 to off-road vehicles (ORV), all-terrain vehicles (ATV) and snowmobile riding clubs, and organizations across the United States and Canada as a part of its TRAILS GRANTS program. The TRAILS GRANTS program offers support to organizations and programs that promote safe and responsible riding, facilitate trail preservation, and help protect the environment and natural resources that are a part of the off-road trail systems.
“Riding builds a connection between friends and family and the outdoors, and the impact these clubs and organizations make locally through their grassroots efforts and ingenuity is significant,” said Steve Menneto, president of Off Road, Polaris. “Polaris is proud to support their efforts through our bi-annual TRAILS GRANTS program, which has donated more than $3.5 million since its inception.”
“Protecting and respecting our planet is essential if we want future generations to enjoy recreation in our mountains, deserts, and on trails. We’re grateful to Polaris in supporting our B.O.L.T. (Building Off-Road Leaders of Tomorrow) Youth Program,” says Kristyn Novoa, executive director of Warfighter Madesm. “Together, we’re teaching our youth to not only to be respectful off-road enthusiasts but advocates for the environment and leaders within the recreation community.”
“Valley Outdoors applied for a TRAILS GRANT to help fund our education program already in development,” says Michael Lueders, director of Valley Outdoors. “Valley Outdoors plans on having an educational program to facilitate, promote and enhance safe and sustainable driving practices while teaching ‘Tread Lightlysm!’ principles to protect our public resources.”
These 14 organizations were named Spring 2024 TRAILS GRANTS recipients and received awards up to $10,000 each.
Since the start of the TRAILS GRANTS program in 2006, Polaris has supported more than 405 ATV, off-road and snowmobiling organizations across the U.S. and Canada with more than $3.5 million in donations.
Awarded twice annually, TRAILS GRANTS support the efforts of nonprofit organizations and local riding clubs who use the grant for trail development, maintenance projects, safety and responsible riding education initiatives and other projects.
For more information, including how to apply for a fall 2024 TRAILS GRANT, visit https://www.polaris.com/en-us/trails-application/.
Warfighter Madesm is a service trademark of Warfighter Made CorpTread Lightlysm is a registered trademark of the United States Dept of Agriculture
About Polaris
As the global leader in powersports, Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII) pioneers product breakthroughs and enriching experiences and services that have invited people to discover the joy of being outdoors since our founding in 1954. Polaris’ high-quality product line-up includes the RANGER®, RZR®, Polaris XPEDITION®, and GENERAL™ side-by-side off-road vehicles; Sportsman® all-terrain off-road vehicles; military and commercial off-road vehicles; snowmobiles; Indian Motorcycle® mid-size and heavyweight motorcycles; Slingshot® moto-roadsters; Aixam quadricycles; Goupil electric vehicles; and pontoon and deck boats, including industry-leading Bennington pontoons. Polaris enhances the riding experience with a robust portfolio of parts, garments, and accessories. Headquartered in Minnesota, Polaris serves more than 100 countries across the globe. www.polaris.com
