The TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS is more than Australia’s greatest marathon. It’s a powerful force for social change. Since the event began, our incredible community of runners has raised over $52 million for important causes, including a record $15.2 million in 2026 alone, the largest amount ever raised in a single day of running in Australia.
Whether you want to support ground-breaking medical research, foster social inclusion, or give back to your local community, you can turn your efforts into real-world impact. Choose your charity, start fundraising with Grassrootz and secure your place in 2027.
HOW TO RUN for charity
How to secure your guaranteed entry
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Choose Your Charity
Pick an official TCS Sydney Marathon charity partner whose cause is close to your heart. This is your path to a guaranteed entry, no ballot required.
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apply
Submit your application directly to your chosen charity. Each charity selects the runners who'll represent them, so use your application to share why their cause matters to you.
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Share & Inspire
Once your charity confirms your place, it’s time to fundraise. Every donation is a reminder of why you're running, and keeps you moving toward the start line.
*Guaranteed entries are allocated by individual charity partners and are subject to application and fundraising commitment requirements. Submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance.
Headline Charity partner
beyond blue
Beyond Blue provides free, 24/7 mental health support, information and services to help people across Australia achieve their best possible mental health.
Every $66 raised through the TCS Sydney Marathon can help answer a call to Beyond Blue's 24/7 Support Service, helping fund 18,000 calls and ensuring no call for help goes unanswered.
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Official Foundation Partner
We Run Foundation
For many women, gender-diverse people, young people, First Nations communities and other underrepresented groups, barriers like cost, access and safety can make running feel out of reach. We Run invests in community-led initiatives, youth programs and research to make running more accessible, safe and inclusive, helping individuals and communities flourish through running.
Featured charities
Our official charity partners
$52M
Raised Since the event's Inception
$15.2M
Raised in 2026
50+
Official Charity Partners
Charity partners
Get to know the charities
Alongside our headline and foundation partners, we work with dozens of charities contributing vital work across healthcare, mental wellbeing, the environment and social equity. Learn more about each charity below and the difference your fundraising can make.
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Smile Train
Smile Train is the world’s largest cleft-focused organization, with a sustainable and local model of supporting surgery and other forms of essential care. Over the last 25+ years, we have supported safe, high-quality, and FREE cleft care for 2+ million children and will continue to do so until every child in need with a cleft has access to the care they deserve.
Soldier On
Soldier On is a not-for-profit veteran support organisation delivering a range of services to enable serving and ex-serving veterans and their families to thrive.
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay.
StacheStrong
StacheStrong is a 501(c)3 nonprofit devoted to raising funds and awareness for brain cancer research. Defeating brain cancer and improving the quality of patients’ lives is our daily focus. With the help of our supporters, we’ve funded over $5,000,000 of brain cancer research to date.
Starlight Children's Foundation
At Starlight we know that happiness matters to sick kids facing the pain, fear and stress of serious illness. That's why for over 30 years we've worked in partnership with health professionals to bring the fun, joy and laughter that helps sick kids be kids. We help kids of all ages regardless of disability, injury or illness because what happens in childhood lasts a lifetime. We believe in happiness because it matters to sick kids’ health.
Strong Girls United
SG United Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to empower girls and women to be strong, confident, and resilient through sports, mentorship, and mental health programming.
Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation
Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation (SCHF) is one of the largest and most trusted kids' health charities in Australia and one of the largest hospital foundations in the world. SCHF is the exclusive fundraising partner of the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (SCHN), which includes Sydney's two children's hospitals (Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick and The Children's Hospital at Westmead), specialised care services (Bear Cottage and the Newborn and paediatric Emergency Transport Service [NETS]) and Kids Research.
TRIMOB AUSTRALIA
TRIMOB is a 100% Mob-led organisation moving First Nations people through swim, bike and run. We break down barriers, build community, and ignite the fire in Mob to improve health and wellbeing. For the Mob. By the Mob. Up the Mob.
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