New Comoto Cares program to donate funds to powersports nonprofits

Comoto Cares, the nonprofit and community support organization for Common Tread, RevZilla, Cycle Gear, J&P Cycles, and REVER, is offering a new donation program for small nonprofits that use their passion for powersports to enact positive change. Quarterly donations will be awarded in amounts ranging from $250 to $5,000 to nonprofits that fuel, serve, and inspire their local riding communities in keeping with Comoto’s mission is to serve the rider, fuel the industry, and inspire the community.

The Comoto Cares program will promote the positive impact of powersports enthusiasts on society by focusing our donations of time, money, and resources in four categories: 

• promoting powersports as a force for social good 
• supporting veterans’ mental health and well-being
• building an equitable pipeline for quality education and career advancement
• lowering the barriers to employment and enjoyment within the powersports community

Donations are not made to individuals or given to political, religious, fraternal, profit-making, discriminatory, hobby-oriented, or tax-subsidized organizations. Donations are not made to organizations that do not align with Comoto's nondiscrimination policy. Comoto Cares is guided by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Council, Team Member Resource Groups, Community Relations Team, and Business Development Team. Comoto Cares uses this application rubric to determine eligibility. The Comoto Cares donation application is available here.

The quarterly donation distribution dates (and associated application deadline dates) are:

• March 1, 2023 — Applications due by 5 p.m. ET January 31, 2022 
• June 1, 2023 — Applications due by 5 p.m. ET March 31, 2023
• September 1, 2023 — Applications due by 5 p.m. ET June 30, 2023
• December 1, 2023 — Applications due by 5 p.m. ET September 30, 2023

Nonprofits may be featured on Common Tread

As for Common Tread, we’d like to support nonprofit organizations in the Comoto Cares program with feature articles and interviews, highlighting selected nonprofits that receive donations. The right combinations of people and powersports can change lives, and we look forward to telling their stories.