Press Release - Boston Marathon - 11/30/21

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

   B.A.A. Announces 2022 Boston Marathon Official Charity Program Members

BOSTON - The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced that 43 
organizations have been selected for the B.A.A.'s Official Charity Program 
for the 2022 Boston Marathon. Five new organizations are joining the 
B.A.A.'s Official Charity Program for the 126th running, to be held on 
Monday, April 18, 2022, the first Patriots' Day edition of the race in 
three years.

Entering the 33rd year of the Official Charity Program, the B.A.A. provides 
select nonprofit organizations with entries into the Boston Marathon, which 
are used to raise millions of dollars for worthwhile causes. A total of 
$14.2 million was raised through the B.A.A. Official Charity Program this 
year, with an average of more than $10,000 raised per entry. Combined with 
the John Hancock Non-Profit Program and other qualified and invitational 
participants, $26.6 million was raised for nonprofits surrounding the 2021 
race. The B.A.A. Official Charity Program and the John Hancock Non-Profit 
Program have combined to raise more than $426 million since the charity 
program's inception at the 1989 Boston Marathon.

The five new organizations joining the B.A.A.'s Official Charity Program 
for the 2022 Boston Marathon include America Scores New England, Boston 
Bulldogs Running Club, Play Ball Foundation, The BASE, and The Hoyt 
Foundation. A total of 38 organizations will return as members of the 
B.A.A.'s Official Charity Program. A complete list of B.A.A. Official 
Charity Program members can be found below. (Click on each organization for 
more information.)

- 261 Fearless, Inc.
- America Scores New England*
- American Liver Foundation, N.E. Division
- American Red Cross of Massachusetts
- B.A.A. Charity Team
- Back on My Feet
- Boston Bruins Foundation
- Boston Bulldogs Running Club*
- Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation
- Boston Children's Hospital
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester
- Camp Shriver at UMass Boston
- Community Rowing
- CYCLE Kids, Inc.
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism, Inc.
- Dream Big!
- Esplanade Association
- Girls on the Run Greater Boston
- Good Sports, Inc.
- Hale
- Herren Project
- IMPACT Melanoma
- Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- MEB Foundation
- MetroWest YMCA
- Michael Lisnow Respite Center
- Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
- National MS Society, Greater New England Chapter
- New England Patriots Foundation
- Play Ball Foundation*
- Red Sox Foundation
- Semper Fi Fund
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
- Squashbusters
- TB12 Foundation
- Tedy's Team
- The BASE*
- The Hoyt Foundation*
- Thompson Island Outward Bound
- Trinity Boston Connects
- Tufts Medical Center
*Indicates New B.A.A. Official Charity Program Member in 2022

B.A.A. official charities will begin to accept registration submissions on 
Monday, December 6. For more information about the B.A.A. Official Charity 
Program, and to apply to participate in the 2022 Boston Marathon as a 
member of one of their teams, please visit www.baa.org.

The B.A.A. annually provides non-profits associated with the B.A.A. 
Official Charity Program and John Hancock's Non-Profit Program with 
invitational entries into the Boston Marathon. Each non-profit organization 
directly manages its own application process, athlete selection, and 
fundraising minimums, deadlines, and requirements.

For the fourth consecutive year, the Boston Athletic Association will field 
its own fundraising team for the Boston Marathon. B.A.A. Charity Team 
members fundraise to help expand the B.A.A.'s youth and community 
initiatives, bringing the benefits of running and healthy lifestyles to the 
greater Boston community. Applications will be accepted for 2022 B.A.A. 
Official Charity Team beginning on December 6.

The B.A.A. is committed to a world where all people can access and benefit 
from running and an active lifestyle.

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