Miles for Miracles Program
Fundraising
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All interested runners (including our alumni runners) must complete an online application. Along with your contact information and running experience, we’re interested in learning why you want to run for Boston Children's Hospital (your connection or personal story) and your fundraising goal and plans. Once you submit your completed application, we may contact you to speak further.
No. We accept runners of all levels and welcome anyone interested in running for Boston Children’s Hospital to apply to our team. Runners who apply must commit to training and completing the Boston Marathon in the B.A.A.’s requirement of 6 hours or less.
A standard runner is applying to use one of Boston Children’s Hospital’s charity entries/bibs to participate in the Boston Marathon. An own entry runner already has an entry/bib for the Boston Marathon from qualifying, a sponsor or another source.
By raising money for Boston Children’s, you provide vital care, research breakthroughs, and support services to our patients and their families. As an own entry runner, your fundraising minimum is $3,000 and you’ll have access to all of our perks as a part of our team!
Apply here. If you have questions, contact us at run@chtrust.org.
In addition to the required fundraising commitment, all runners are responsible for paying their own Boston Athletic Association race registration fee of $390. Runners with a Boston Children's bib will also need to submit a non-refundable $200 administrative fee and credit card number upon acceptance to the team. Note: The $200 does not count toward your fundraising commitment.
To inspire our runners, Boston Children’s pairs up current or former patients with runners through our Patient Partner program. Do you know a patient that you’d like to run for? Ask their family to register for the Patient Partner program or email run@chtrust.org for more information.
Team Remember is a special part of our Miles for Miracles team made up of runners who are honoring the memory of a loved one—or who have someone running in their loved one’s memory. Families and runners can choose to honor their loved one in whatever way feels most meaningful and comfortable to them, while still being part of the larger team and community. To learn more or to participate, families can register directly or email run@chtrust.org for details.
Runners who want to run through a Boston Children’s Hospital entry must commit to raising a minimum of $10,000. Runners who already have an entry to the Boston Marathon through qualifying or another source (own entry) must commit to raising a minimum of $3,000.
Money you raise provides lifesaving care and support to patients and families at Boston Children’s through our Every Child Fund. When you fundraise, you advance promising research, provide the best medical care to kids facing complex illnesses and give parents support services that enable them to stay by their child’s side.
Every runner who is accepted to the team provides their credit card information and commits to several fundraising deadlines throughout the training season. You’ll have until May 10, 2027 to reach your fundraising commitment. If you’re not able to reach the commitment by that time, your credit card will be charged the difference.
Your supporters can donate to your run by:
Making a check out to Boston Children's Hospital. Put your (runner's) name on the memo line, download and complete this mail-in form (PDF) and include it in an envelope with the check. Mail it to us at the address below.
Boston Children’s Hospital Trust
Attn: Gift Services/ Miles for Miracles
401 Park Drive, Suite 602
Boston, MA 02215
Encourage your supporters to donate online directly to your personal fundraising page. If the donor prefers to write a check, make checks payable to Boston Children’s Hospital, download and complete this mail-in form (PDF) and include it in an envelope with the check. Mail it to us at the address below.
Boston Children’s Hospital Trust
Attn: Gift Services/ Miles for Miracles
401 Park Drive, Suite 602
Boston, MA 02215
Yes. Our gift processing team will add donations received in the mail to your personal fundraising page. Offline donations may take 7-10 business days to be reflected on your page.
Yes. Boston Children's Hospital acknowledges all gifts of $250 or more and sends receipts for these gifts per IRS guidelines. All online gifts receive an automatic email receipt.
Many companies offer matching gifts for their employees who give to nonprofits like Boston Children’s Hospital. Increase the impact of your donation by applying for your company to match your gift now.
Your matching gift will not count toward your fundraising until it is received and booked by Gift Services at Boston Children’s Hospital Trust. Please note: It can take months for us to receive your matching gift and we cannot withhold charging your credit card on a fundraising deadline while waiting for your matching gift to arrive.
Yes. Learn more about donating by Donor Advised Fund here and share this link with your donors.
Unfortunately, no. Because of technical changes that Meta (Facebook’s owner) has made to Facebook Fundraisers and payment processing, Facebook Fundraisers are no longer compatible with our fundraising systems.
Miracle Makers are runners and patient partners who go the extra mile in their fundraising efforts for the hospital. You’ll find more information about Miracle Makers here.
Some banks will label this gift transaction as recurring even if it is not. If your donor would like to confirm that they made a one-time gift, they may contact run@chtrust.org.
Yes. We have dedicated and certified team coaches who work with runners of all levels and running abilities. They'll provide you with a training schedule and offer team practices to help you train. You'll receive more information directly from the coaches if you are accepted to the team.
Yes. Our team meets most Saturday mornings in the Greater Boston area throughout the training period.
No, we do not provide hotel room blocks. We recommend making hotel reservations right away because the hotels sell out quickly. Visit the official marathon website for hotel information.
Yes. We host a celebration for all accepted runners and Patient Partner families on the Saturday before the race.
Runners are encouraged to take the buses provided by the B.A.A. from the Boston Common. Our team will have access to an indoor space at Athlete's Village provided by the B.A.A.
Boston Children’s has two cheering sections on Marathon Monday: St. Paul’s Church in Wellesley and near the St. Mary’s MBTA stop in Brookline on Beacon Street.