126th Boston Marathon Raises $35.6 Million For Area Non-Profits

BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Affiliation (B.A.A.) has introduced that $35.6 million was raised for greater than 200 non-profit organizations by way of this yr’s 126th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 18. The B.A.A. Official Charity Program and the John Hancock Non-Revenue Program have mixed to lift greater than $460 million because the charity program’s inception on the 1989 Boston Marathon.

The $35.6 million raised this yr contains donations raised by way of the B.A.A.’s Official Charity Program, the John Hancock Non-Revenue Program, and from different certified and invitational runners. A complete of two,566 contributors ran as fundraising athletes on the 126th Boston Marathon. Additional particulars might be discovered on the Boston Marathon’s fundraising web page by way of GivenGain.

“The non-profit neighborhood throughout Larger Boston is resilient, and, as a non-profit itself, the B.A.A. takes nice pleasure in being a catalyst for greater than 200 charitable organizations to lift important funds in assist of their missions,” mentioned Nicole Juri, the B.A.A.’s Director of Improvement. “The return to our full discipline measurement and conventional Patriots’ Day date enabled our non-profit companions to increase even higher funds for a wide range of significant causes.”

“It’s excellent to see the funds raised by this yr’s Boston Marathon contributors, all in assist of non-profit organizations which are a driving power for our neighborhood and carry private which means for thus many,” mentioned Marianne Harrison, president and CEO of John Hancock. “We’re dedicated to creating lives higher by empowering sustained well being and well-being, and we’re grateful to assist deliver that mission to life by way of the John Hancock Non-Revenue Program. Thanks to everybody who labored so onerous to make this yr’s race so inspiring and impactful.”

Earlier this yr, the B.A.A. and John Hancock held the first-ever Boston Marathon Giving Day, which resulted in additional than $1.1 million in donations over a 24-hour interval to the 200 non-profit applications affiliated with the 126th Boston Marathon. Boston Marathon Giving Day was the second largest single day of donations to non-profits related to the race, behind 2018 #GivingTuesday.

The B.A.A. yearly supplies non-profits related to the B.A.A. Official Charity Program and John Hancock’s Non-Revenue Program with invitational entries into the Boston Marathon. Every non-profit group immediately manages its personal utility course of, athlete choice, and fundraising minimums, deadlines, and necessities.

The 126th Boston Marathon marked the primary Patriots’ Day race since 2019 and featured a 98.4% end charge, with 24,918 athletes from 111 totally different international locations and all 50 states incomes their unicorn medals.

The B.A.A. will notify non-profit organizations who’ve been chosen to take part within the 127th Boston Marathon as a part of the B.A.A. Official Charity Program in Summer time 2022. Extra data might be discovered on the B.A.A. Official Charity Program and the John Hancock Non-Revenue Program.

The following B.A.A. occasion is the B.A.A. 10K offered by Brigham and Ladies’s Hospital on Sunday, June 26. Athletes can register on-line and compete with Boston Marathon champions and Olympians. Media thinking about protecting the 2022 B.A.A. 10K might apply for credentials right here.

ABOUT THE BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (B.A.A.) 

Established in 1887, the Boston Athletic Affiliation is a non-profit group with a mission of selling a wholesome way of life by way of sports activities, particularly working. The B.A.A. manages the Boston Marathon, and helps complete charity, youth, and year-round programming. The Boston Marathon is a part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, together with worldwide marathons in Tokyo, London, Berlin, Chicago, and New York Metropolis. Since 1986, the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon has been John Hancock. The 127th Boston Marathon is scheduled to happen on Monday, April 17, 2023. For extra data on the B.A.A., please go to www.baa.org.

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