STEM2Mars

Nobody learns to reach Mars on an empty stomach.

STEM for tomorrow.

STEM2Mars expands access to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and athletic education, meeting the need in front of us today while building the capability that outlasts it.

Our general Donate link goes to approved partner Elevate Kids. Each athlete’s attempt page names the charity that effort supports.

Our mission

Meet the immediate need. Build the long one.

STEM2Mars is a mission-driven charitable initiative focused on feeding hungry children and expanding access to science, technology, engineering, mathematics and athletic education. Through community partnerships, educational programs and hands-on projects, we work to meet immediate needs while creating opportunities for young people to learn, imagine and build a better future.

Feed hungry children

We back hunger-relief efforts where they already work: school and community food programs, weekend and summer gaps, local partners who know their neighbourhoods. A child who is hungry is not available to learn.

Open the door to STEM

We create chances to actually do science and engineering: hands-on projects, equipment, mentorship and collaboration. Not a poster about a career, but a workbench, a problem, and someone who believes you can solve it.

Community partnerships

We work through the organisations already trusted on the ground rather than duplicating them, so more of every dollar reaches a plate or a project.

Endurance as a platform

Our athletes take on hard, public objectives in the mountains and use the attention to point at the work. Long efforts are a good way to talk about long problems.

Our vision

A world where no child’s future is decided by an empty plate or a closed door, and every kid is fed well, backed fully, and handed the tools to build what comes next.

Athletes

We back a small number of athletes taking on hard, public objectives. Each athlete can support an approved charity partner or nominate another charity for review. If you are chasing something hard and want it to mean something beyond your own splits, we should talk.

Applying is an email, not a form. You do not need a sponsorship résumé; you need an objective you are serious about and a reason it should mean something. Tell us:

  • Your name, where you are based, and your sport or discipline.
  • An objective that is genuinely hard and genuinely public, and why it matters.
  • A date, or at least a season.
  • A charity to support: an approved partner (Elevate Kids) or one you nominate. Nominations are reviewed before an effort is listed.
  • A link, if you have one: results, Strava, an FKT profile, anything.
  • Judgement. Nothing about this is worth getting hurt for.

Email your application

Goes to info@stem2mars.com and nowhere else. We use it to reply to you and we do not sell, share or add you to a mailing list. Read our privacy policy.

Feeding potential. Building futures.