Runners in the 2014 Boston Marathon raised $38.4 million for charity, almost doubling the amount raised in 2013. Runners who enter through the official charity programs are guaranteed a bib number to fundraise, but others also raise money. The Boston Athletic Association started supporting fundraising through the marathon in 1989 and the amount raised has increased each year. Several organizations have already partnered with the association to raise funds for 2015.

1. By Douglas Reeves

2.  Last year, people running in the Boston Marathon
on behalf of various charitable organizations
raised $38.4 million for their various causes. This
amount almost doubled the $20 million raised in
2013. Fundraising runners who gain entry to the
race through the Boston Athletic Association
Official Charity Program or the John Hancock
Marathon Non-Profit Program are guaranteed
entry numbers that allow them to raise funds for
the nonprofit of their choice. Runners who do not
gain entry through these official channels have
also raised money for various causes.

3.  The Boston Athletic Association began its
fundraising support of the Boston Marathon in
1989, and the funds generated by each race have
continued to increase over the years. Several
community partners have already teamed with
the association to raise funds for their causes at
the 2015 race. These partners include the New
England Aquarium, the Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society, and Tenacity, among many others. The
Boston Marathon has become an integral part of
the Boston Athletic Association’s philanthropy
program, and it is exciting to see the support
generated by this year’s event after last year’s
record numbers.