The article announces the charities selected to benefit from the 2020 Boston Marathon. Seven new charities were chosen, including Thompson Island Outward Bound, the TB12 Foundation, Community Rowing, and the John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton. Since 1989, the Boston Marathon charity program has raised over $250 million for community partners, with a record $38.7 million raised in 2019. In October, the Boston Athletic Association selected 43 charities that marathon runners who do not have the qualifying time can run to support.