2025 BOSTON MARATHON
The 129th running of the Boston Marathon will be on April 21st, 2025. Through CharityTeams you can apply to run the race
bypassing the Qualifying standard through raising funds for a charity.
Learn more about each of our non profit teams by clicking on the charity logos below.
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Applications are now open
in the descriptions below. Please read carefully. Some teams are now full and no longer accepting applications.
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Once the application process begins, you will be notified as soon as possible about your status. Charity selections are primarily based on fundraising ability, connection to the cause and fundraising commitments.
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BYOB - Bring your own bib! Have a bib already into the 2025 Boston Marathon through Qualifying or an Invitational bib? We invite you to be part of the CharityTeams experience. Pick a charity team below and select "Registered runner - I have a bib."
You too can be part of our CharityTeams experience!
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Be part of the fun and make your miles more meaningful.
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Our Program
Need Entry into the 2025 Boston Marathon?
Applications for our charity program are open below.
(Those that are not open, will open in the coming weeks.)
If you are interested in applying, first visit and read our FAQ's page.​
Charity Partners
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Learn more about each charity by clicking each logo. If you are interested in applying, click the link to apply under each description.
The 26.2 Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1996. Its mission is to promote and support the sport of marathoning, as well as health, wellness and economic development initiatives through strategic investments in innovative, multi-generational programs on local, regional, national and global levels. Currently, the 26.2 Foundation initiatives include the construction of the first woman statue on the Boston Marathon course of Bobbi Gibb and also the planning and construction of the International Marathon Center in Hopkinton. Applications Closed.
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26.2 Foundation - Team Inspire
Boston Scores helps urban youth build essential life skills and character through soccer and team-based enrichment programs. Boston Scores envisions a world where all youth feel a sense of belonging and achieve their full potential. Strong Body, Strong Mind, Strong Me! Applications Open. One Bib Available.
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Boston Scores - Team Boston Scores!
The Esplanade Association is a 100% privately-funded nonprofit organization that works to revitalize and enhance the Charles River Esplanade, sustain its natural green space, and build community in the park by providing educational, cultural, and recreational programs for everyone. Applications Closed.
Empowering Kids to Dream Big and Finish Strong
Our mission at the Dave McGillivray Finish Strong Foundation is to inspire and empower youth across New England and beyond to increase physical activity, expand literacy, and build community and self-esteem through running, reading, and performing acts of kindness.
Applications Closed. Registered Runners with a Bib Only. Waitlist Available.
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TB12 Foundation - Team TB12 (Tom Brady)
The Boston Public Library is a facility for all. It serves people of all ages and it is a resource in our community for thousands of students who go to school in Boston. It is a museum, educational facility, event space and sanctuary for those who love to relax, read, connect and learn. There are hundreds of programs each year that are offered to anyone who wants to enjoy them. Applications Closed.
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Boston Public Library - Team BPL
The Lingzi Foundation. Lingzi Lu was a Chinese exchange student at Boston University. She passed away in the marathon bombing. The Lingzi Foundation provides educational opportunities for courageous and ambitious students and supports organizations that recognize those making a positive impact toward building bridges between cultures and communities. Applications Closed.
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Lingzi Foundation - Team Lingzi
For nearly 100 years, the Dairy Council worked in five New England states to celebrate all things dairy—farming, food, nutrition, and wellness. New England Dairy works closely with schools throughout New England to provide breakfast grants for kids in need. Applications Opening Soon.
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New England Dairy Council - The Moo Squad
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One World Strong’s mission is to establish a vibrant international community of survivors of terrorism, hate crimes, or traumatic events that provides peer-to-peer hope, support, and mentorship to anyone impacted by these events.
Applications Closed.
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​New!​ Military Friends Foundation offers grant programs and community empowerment events in support of families who have faced hardships related to military service.
The mission of Boston Athletic Academy (BAA) is to educate and train underprivileged student-athletes in an environment that recognizes their culture, language, customs, and most importantly their growth potential as individuals. Applications Closed. Registered Runners with a Bib Only. Waitlist Available.
Camp Harbourview
Our shared vision is an inclusive, equitable Boston where every young person and family has the opportunity and resources to succeed.
To pursue this vision, we offer free, high-quality summer camp and year-round programs, nurturing deep relationships and empowering a thriving community of future leaders and their families. Applications Closed.
InnerCity Weightlifting’s (ICW) mission is to amplify the voice and agency of people most impacted by systemic racism and mass incarceration. Applications Closed.
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​We aim to close the opportunity and achievement gap caused by socioeconomic inequity for underserved, low-income Boston middle school youth by providing free programs during the school year and summer that develop the skills that lead to success in education, employment, and life. Applications Closed.
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The Bill Belichick Foundation aims to provide coaching, mentorship, and financial support to individuals, communities, and organizations. Focusing on football and lacrosse, its mission is to bring the values of the Belichick family – a love of sports, coaching and team building – to the athletic leaders of tomorrow. Applications Closed.
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation strives to promote early detection of brain aneurysms by providing knowledge and raising awareness of the signs, symptoms and risk factors. Work with the medical communities to provide support networks for patients and families, as well as to further research that will improve patient outcomes and save lives. Applications Closed.
The Cam Neely Foundation mission is to provide comfort, support and hope to cancer patients and their families.
Applications are Closed. Registered Runners with a Bib Only. Waitlist Available.
The David Ortiz Children's Fund works to provide children's life saving heart surgeries. Applications Closed.
Doc Wayne Youth Services, Inc.
Our mission is to fuse sport and therapy to heal and strengthen at-risk youth.​ Applications Closed.
Never quit. Overcome. Forever Forward.
​The Matt Brown Foundation's mission is to support and assist groups, individuals, and families living with or recovering from illness or injury with a particular emphasis on paralysis. Applications Closed.
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The Joe Andruzzi Foundation provides help, hope, and a reason to smile, for New England cancer patients and their families by giving financial assistance to those battling cancer. Applications Closed.
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The Tierney Learning Center works to understand the complex needs and interests of the children, teens, adults, and seniors we serve to help them achieve their aspirations. The TLC provides a safe, caring, and welcoming environment with an array of programming geared toward improving the wellbeing of individuals and families in our community. Apply Now!
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Last Call Foundation - Team LCF
Provides funding, education and research to advance the safety needs of firefighters.​​ Applications Closed.
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Creating and supporting community programs in South Boston and its surrounding neighborhoods helping all ages children to Seniors. Applications Closed.
More than 600 women are assaulted each day. We need to fight back. We need to step up. We need to advocate for a world where women are safe and free to live boldly, which is what the Vanessa T. Marcotte Foundation is all about. Apply Here. Waitlist and Runners with Their Own Bib Only.