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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Breakthrough T1D Australia
Breakthrough T1D is the leading global organisation funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Our mission is to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications.
Breast Cancer Network Australia
Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) works to ensure that all Australians affected by breast cancer receive the very best care, treatment and support.
Camp One Step
Since 1978, Camp One Step has brought happiness, support, strength, and hope to hundreds of campers and their families each year. Our FREE in-person camps and CONNECTED digital programs serve kids with cancer (whether newly diagnosed, in-treatment, or in remission), their siblings, and even their parents. Inclusion, accessibility, connections and empowerment are core to our mission. At Camp One Step, kids make forever friendships, reclaim childhood, and families feel whole again.
Cancer Council NSW
Every year in NSW alone, more than 48,000 new cases of cancer are expected to be diagnosed, and the impact on families, carers and communities is significant. Together with our volunteers, supporters, stakeholders and staff, we are committed to reducing the impact of cancer on individuals and the community, and to lessening the burden for people affected by cancer.
Canteen
Canteen's mission is to be in the corner of every young person when cancer crashes into their world. By fundraising for Canteen, you help provide life-changing support — like specialised counselling, connection with others who truly understand, and youth-specific treatment — to young people facing cancer. Your support means young people can get through their toughest times and rebuild a future that may be shaped by cancer, but is never defined by it.
Caritas Australia
We are committed to working alongside the most vulnerable and addressing the imbalance of power by including the people affected in the decisions impacting their lives.
Cerebral Palsy Alliance
By putting your hand up to support Cerebral Palsy Alliance, you’ll be helping us deliver therapy, programs, equipment and vital research to support children, young people and adults with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. Our hope for the future is a world of opportunity for people with cerebral palsy and similar disabilities, and their families.
Childhood Dementia Initiative
Childhood Dementia Initiative is the for-purpose organisation driving better research and improved care for all children with dementia. It is the world's first organisation to drive action for children affected by the 100+ conditions that lead to childhood dementia.
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