TCS New York City Marathon Official Charity Partner Program
New York Road Runners offers blocks of guaranteed, non-complimentary entries to qualified and selected non-profits through the Official Charity Partner Program of the TCS New York City Marathon. The application for the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon Official Charity Partner Program has closed. All applicants will find out their status in early January. If you would like to be notified when the application for the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon opens, please complete this form.
Levels
Official Charity Partners for the TCS New York City Marathon will be classified as a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Level Partner at NYRR’s discretion.
Gold Level Partners are NYRR Team for Kids and MSKCC Fred's Team. This level is exclusive to these two legacy partners and not open to new applications.
Silver Level Partners commit to a minimum of 50 guaranteed entries in the TCS New York City Marathon. They can offer guaranteed entry, private bus transportation to the start, and access to Charity Village to runners; and they are listed on the TCS New York City Marathon website with a brief description of the charity, the charity’s logo and a link to their website. Each charity can set its own fundraising minimum as long as it is at least $3,500 per runner.
Bronze Level Partners commit to a minimum of 5 guaranteed entries in the TCS New York City Marathon. They can offer guaranteed entry to runners and they are listed on the TCS New York City Marathon website with the charity’s logo and a link to their website. Each charity can set its own fundraising minimum as long as it is at least $3,000 per runner.
Charity Fee
Each guaranteed entry carries a cost to be paid upfront by the charity. The charity fees for each level are as follows:
- Silver Level Partners: $1,040 per entry
- Bronze Level Partners: $600 per entry
Please note that this fee does not cover the runners' race registration fees, which will be due when the runners register for the race.
Fundraising
Selected charities will offer guaranteed entry to runners who agree to raise a specified minimum set by NYRR. It is the Official Charity Partner's responsibility to hold its runners to the required minimum and ensure that each runner meets their own individual fundraising pledge.
Allocations
Accepted charities will be allocated a minimum of 5 entries based on partnership history and the data collected in the application. No charity will be allocated more entries than requested on the application. We recommend that charities be conservative in the number of entries requested as there are no refunds for entries that are not filled. New charities will only be offered 5 entries.
Application
The application has closed. All applicants will find out their status and allocation in early January 2024. Reach out to charities@nyrr.org with any questions.
NYRR strives to partner with organizations who primarily serve New York City communities and are aligned with the NYRR mission to help and inspire people through running, while also maintaining diversity in the Official Charity Partner Program so that all runners can run for a cause they are passionate about. When selecting Official Charity Partners, we look for organizations with the capacity to reach a large enough audience to fill their allotted entries and provide customer service and fundraising support to runners that sign up. We also consider partnership history for those charities who have participated in the past, as well as the charity's experience with other peer-to-peer fundraising events. All applications are evaluated in their entirety, and in consideration of the demand for entries and the capacity of the program. As NYRR receives far more applications than the Official Charity Partner Program can accommodate, not all charities that apply will be selected.