Organizations to fundraise ahead of 130th Boston Marathon on April 20
BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced that 193organizations have been selected for the 2026 Bank of America Boston Marathon® Official Charity Program. Organizations will raise funds for worthy causes ahead of the 130th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America on Monday, April 20, 2026.
The Bank of America Boston Marathon Official Charity Program provides invitational entries into the Boston Marathon to select non-profit organizations. Comprising almost 10% of the total field size, organizations utilize entries to recruit athletes who pledge to raise funds for their cause.
“The Boston Marathon touches countless lives beyond its 30,000 participants on race day. Through the Bank of America Boston Marathon Official Charity Program, almost 200 organizations will have the opportunity to raise critical funds in support of causes near and dear to us all,” said Jack Fleming, B.A.A. President and CEO. “By the time we reach Patriots’ Day, tens of millions of dollars will be raised, making the Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America, one of the most impactful fundraising events in the United States.”
The selected organizations directly support residents of the eight cities and towns that make up the Boston Marathon route, raising critical funds that provide indispensable resources to those communities. In 2025, the Bank of America Boston Marathon Official Charity Program reached a new record fundraising level of $50.4 million. Since the Official Charity Program’s inception in 1989, more than $600 million has been raised surrounding the Boston Marathon.
“The good work of the nearly 200 organizations in the 2026 Bank of America Boston Marathon Official Charity Program will benefit the lives of hundreds of thousands of people,” said Miceal Chamberlain, President of Bank of America Massachusetts. “By harnessing the power of the Boston Marathon, these organizations and their charity runners are demonstrating how sport can pull us together and positively impact the community around us.”
A complete list of Bank of America Boston Marathon Official Charity Program organizations can be found below, while information on the official charity program and selected charities can be found HERE.
The Boston Athletic Association will field its own fundraising team for the Boston Marathon. Members of the B.A.A. Gives Back Marathon Team will fundraise to help expand the B.A.A.’s youth and community initiatives, bringing the benefits of running and healthy lifestyles to greater Boston. Applications are currently being accepted for the 2026 B.A.A. Official Charity Team.
The B.A.A. is committed to a world where all people can access and benefit from running and an active lifestyle.
2026 Bank of America Boston Marathon Official Charity Program Members
| 261 Fearless |
| 50 Legs in 50 Days |
| A Leg Forever Foundation |
| Abby Mac Foundation |
| Achilles International – Boston |
| Adaptive Sports New England |
| Agassiz Village |
| ALS Therapy Development Institute |
| ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
| Alzheimer’s Association MA/NH Chapter |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – Massachusetts Chapter |
| American Heart Association |
| American Liver Foundation |
| American Red Cross |
| Back On My Feet |
| Bay Cove Human Services |
| Bay State Games |
| Best Buddies Massachusetts & Rhode Island |
| Beth Israel Lahey Health |
| Big Brothers Big Sister Association of Eastern Massachusetts |
| Bionic Project |
| Black Girls RUN! Foundation |
| Blood Cancer United |
| Boston Athletic Academy |
| Boston Athletic Association |
| Boston Bruins Foundation |
| Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation |
| Boston Children’s Hospital |
| Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center |
| Boston Community Pediatrics |
| Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program |
| Boston MedFlight |
| Boston Medical Center |
| Boston Plan for Excellence |
| Boston Public Library Fund |
| Boston Scores |
| Boston Theater Company |
| Bottom Line |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester |
| Brain Aneurysm Foundation |
| Breakthrough T1D |
| Brigham and Women’s Hospital |
| Brittany Fund for Trauma and Recovery |
| Camp Casco |
| Camp Harbor View Foundation |
| Camp Shriver at UMass Boston |
| Cardinal Cushing Centers |
| Caring for a Cure |
| Casa Myrna Vasquez |
| Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School |
| Charles River Watershed Association |
| Children’s Advocacy Center of Suffolk County |
| Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation |
| Colin’s Joy Project |
| Community Rowing |
| Cops For Kids with Cancer |
| Corey C. Griffin Foundation |
| Cradles to Crayons |
| CYCLE Kids |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
| Dave McGillivray Finish Strong Foundation |
| David Ortiz Children’s Fund |
| DetecTogether |
| Doc Wayne Youth Services |
| Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism |
| Dream Big! |
| Ellie Fund |
| Esplanade Association |
| Every Mother Counts |
| Expect Miracles Foundation |
| Family Reach |
| FamilyAid Boston |
| Fast Feet Running and Athletics |
| Fenway Health |
| Fisher House Boston |
| Franciscan Children’s Hospital |
| Girls on the Run Greater Boston |
| Golf Fights Cancer |
| Good Sports |
| Gronk Nation Youth Foundation |
| Hale Education |
| Haymakers for Hope |
| Healthworks Community Fitness |
| Herren Project |
| Homes For Our Troops |
| Horizons for Homeless Children |
| Hospice Of The Good Shepherd |
| House of Possibilities |
| IMPACT Melanoma |
| In My Running Shoes |
| Include U: The Play Brigade |
| InnerCity Weightlifting |
| Joe Andruzzi Foundation |
| John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton |
| Journey Forward |
| Light Foundation |
| Lingzi Foundation |
| Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island |
| Mass Eye and Ear |
| Mass Mentoring Partnership |
| Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired |
| Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress |
| Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Matt Brown Foundation |
| McLean Hospital |
| MEB Foundation |
| MetroWest YMCA |
| Minds Matter Boston |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association |
| National Braille Press |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society |
| National Ovarian Cancer Coalition: MA Chapter |
| New England Center and Home for Veterans |
| New England Patriots Foundation |
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital |
| Next Step |
| Officer Sean A. Collier Memorial Fund |
| One Mission |
| One Summit |
| One World Strong Foundation |
| Pedro Martinez Foundation |
| Pine Street Inn |
| Project Hope Boston |
| Project Purple |
| Rebekah’s Angels Foundation |
| Red Sox Foundation |
| Rosie’s Place |
| Roxbury Community College Foundation |
| Runway for Recovery |
| Samaritans |
| Semper Fi & America’s Fund |
| SG United Foundation |
| Silver Lining Mentoring |
| South Boston Neighborhood House |
| South Shore Health |
| Spaulding Rehabilitation |
| Special Olympics Massachusetts |
| Spoonfuls |
| Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center |
| Squashbusters |
| St. Francis House |
| Stride for Stride |
| TargetCancer Foundation |
| Team IMPACT |
| Tedy’s Team |
| Tenacity |
| The ALS Association |
| The Bill Belichick Foundation |
| The Born to Run Foundation |
| The Boston Bulldogs Running Club |
| The Boston Foundation, Krystle Campbell Memorial Fund |
| The Boston Police Foundation |
| The Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest |
| The Cam Neely Foundation |
| The Children’s Room |
| The Dimock Center |
| The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank |
| The Heather Abbott Foundation |
| The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp |
| The Home for Little Wanderers |
| The Hoyt Foundation |
| The James Gang |
| The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute |
| The McCourt Foundation |
| The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research |
| The Michael Lisnow Respite Center |
| The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation |
| The New England Center for Children |
| The Play Ball Foundation |
| The Progeria Research Foundation |
| The ReM.A.R.C.able Foundation Network |
| The Skating Club Of Boston |
| The Sports Museum |
| The Webb Norden Foundation |
| The3PointFoundation |
| Trinity Boston Connects |
| Tufts Medical Center |
| Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy |
| UMass Chan Medical School Foundation |
| United Service Organizations Incorporated (USO) |
| Vanessa T. Marcotte Foundation |
| Walker |
| Waypoint Adventure |
| West End House Boys & Girls Club |
| Women’s Lunch Place |
| World Central Kitchen |
| Year Up |
| YMCA of Greater Boston |
| Youth Advocacy Foundation |
| Youth Enrichment Services (YES) |
ABOUT THE BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (B.A.A.)
Established in 1887, the Boston Athletic Association is a non-profit organization with a mission of promoting a healthy lifestyle through sports, especially running. The B.A.A. manages the Boston Marathon, and supports comprehensive charity, youth, and year-round programming. The economic impact of the 2024 Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America produced $509 million in state and local economic activity. The 130th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America will be held on Monday, April 20, 2026.
The Boston Marathon is part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, along with international marathons in Tokyo, London, Sydney, Berlin, Chicago, and New York City. For more information on the B.A.A., please visit www.baa.org.