Berlin Marathon
Run for charity
Applying for a charity place
To get started, choose your preferred cause from the official charity listing and hit ‘enquire’ to apply to join their team.
How does it work?
Applying for a place through the event’s Official Charity Programme, in partnership with realbuzz, means if your application is successful, you’ll get a guaranteed entry into the event. You just need to reach the minimum fundraising target requested by your charity, with support and guidance all the way through your charity running journey. Each charity has a certain amount of places on their team, which varies by charity, and places are often in high demand so the charity will vet your application. They will get in touch directly to keep you updated on your application.
Don’t see your charity here?
You may have a specific charity in mind that you’d like to run for. In this case you can run with realbuzz and fundraise for your chosen cause. Realbuzz has a number of charity places in the event exclusively for runners wishing to support their own charity. Just select ‘Own Charity Place’ to get started. Hurry, as this is a sold out event, there are limited places left. Find out more here.
Berlin Marathon
Run for charity
Select your favourite charity
Click the enquire link and complete the form.
Your charity will be in touch
Your charity will be in touch asap using the contact details you supplied in your application.
Start fundraising
Discuss your fundraising target with your charity and start raising money for a great cause!
Official Charity Partners
You can only have one ‘live’ application to a charity at any one time. Please look through the listings and choose a charity to support that is close to your heart. If your application is rejected you are able to submit an application to another charity or you can withdraw your application at any time by contacting Realbuzz Group and submit a new application to a different charity.
As well as including the personal information your charity will need to get in touch with you, your application will also include some information about your fundraising.
Remember, charities will receive a high volume of applications and will not be able to offer places to everyone. You are more likely to be accepted based on the quality of your application, specifically ‘Why do you want to participate?’ and ‘How will you meet your fundraising goal?’ so please think carefully about your answers.
This will vary between charities, as a charity will close their applications once they have filled their limited amount of guaranteed charity places. To avoid disappointment, make sure you submit your application as early as possible.
American Cancer Society - DetermiNation
- Email Kyra Racelis:kyra.racelis@cancer.org
Together, we’ll tackle every course, rally every community, and stay absolutely relentless in the fight against cancer. Join DetermiNation and Make Your Miles More Meaningful
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Autism Speaks (US)
- Email None: liz.filipowicz@autismspeaks.org
Running with Autism Speaks will provide you an exciting, memorable and fulfilling experience where your fundraising efforts will help enhance lives today while accelerating a spectrum of solutions for tomorrow!
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Homes For Our Troops
- Email Brianna: bperry@hfotusa.org
Join Team Homes For Our Troops (HFOT) and make every mile count for our mission of Building Homes and Rebuilding Lives for severely injured post-9/11 Veterans throughout the United States.
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Team Red, White and Blue
- Email John Faunce: john.faunce@teamrwb.org
Team Red, White & Blue (Team RWB) exists to guide veterans through a journey of wellbeing, with real-life and virtual opportunities focused on building a healthier lifestyle because a strong focus on mental and physical health is critical to ensuring veterans’ best days are ahead.
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Team Paws - Paws Chicago
- Email Carrie Cihasky: ccihasky@pawschicago.org
- Call us on:773-475-3315
Helping to make sure every animal, no matter their circumstances, is given a second chance.
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Smile Train (International)
- Email Our team at: teamempower@smiletrain.org
Smile Train's vision is to give every child with a cleft the opportunity for a healthy, productive life. For over 20 years, we have supported safe and quality cleft care for 1.5+ million children.
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MS Society
- Call us on:0300 500 8084
We're the MS Society. Whether you have MS, or care about someone who does, our community is here for you. Together, we are strong enough to stop MS.
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Alzheimer's Research UK
- Email None: Aimee.Jepson@alzheimersresearchuk.org
We are the leading dementia research charity. Our vision is a world where people are free from the fear, harm and heartbreak of dementia.
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American Liver Foundation
- Email Sarah: SMorovich@liverfoundation.org
ALF’s mission is to promote education, advocacy, support services and research for the prevention, treatment and cure of liver disease.
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Anthony Nolan
- Email None: events@anthonynolan.org
Anthony Nolan is the charity that makes lifesaving connections between people with blood cancer and incredible strangers ready to donate their stem cells.
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Back on My Feet
- Email None: courtney.totten@backonmyfeet.org
Back on My Feet combats homelessness through the power of fitness, community support and essential employment and housing resources.
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Brain Research UK
- Email None: georgia.cook@brainresearchuk.org.uk
We are the UK’s leading dedicated funder of neurological research. We fund the best science to help people affected by neurological conditions, to help them live better, longer.
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Breast Cancer Now
- Email None: pearl.jakes@breastcancernow.org
Join Team Now today and you’ll be running to raise money to help us provide life changing care and world class research.
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Carol M Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund
- Email Karen Vidoli: runteambaldwin@gmail.com
- Call us on:413-281-6573
The Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund is committed to battling breast cancer by supporting both new, and established researchers.
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Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association
- Email None: kelly@glasa.org
GLASA provides year-round opportunities for people with physical or visual disabilities to take part in sports, exercise, and wellness programs.
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Herren Project
- Email Pam Rickard: pam@herrenproject.org
Former NBA player Chris Herren founded The Herren Project to help others navigate the road to recovery from addiction.
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Dementia UK
- Email Zoe Daniels: Zoe.Daniels@dementiauk.org
We are the specialist dementia nursing charity providing free life-changing support and advice to anyone affected by dementia.
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- Email Our Team at: mbuscemi@cff.org
- Call us on:516-827-1290
Members of the CF Foundation's Breathe Team use their participation in endurance events to raise awareness and the necessary funds to cure cystic fibrosis and to provide all people with the disease the opportunity to lead full, productive lives.
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WellChild
- Email Claire: challenge@wellchild.org.uk
- Call us on:01242530007
WellChild is helping the thousands of children and young people across the UK with serious health needs, giving them the best chance to thrive – properly supported at home, with their families.
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WaterAid
- Call us on:020 7793 4594
WaterAid is an international not-for-profit, determined to make clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere within a generation.
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Homebase
- Email None: CCASEY12@mgh.harvard.edu
A national nonprofit dedicated to healing the invisible wounds of war for Veterans, Service Members and their Families — at no cost to them.
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Imerman Angels
- Email None: dlouthan@imermanangels.org
Imerman Angels envisions a world where cancer is not a solitary experience.
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Irish Cancer Society
- Email None: aabbott@irishcancer.ie
As the largest voluntary funder of cancer research in Ireland we are working towards a cancer free future.
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Keep a Child Alive
- Email None: suzane@keepachildalive.org
Keep a Child Alive is committed to helping children and young people reach their potential, and live healthier, happier lives.
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Email None: schwarj2@mskcc.org
Fred’s Team runners add more meaning to their miles by raising money for lifesaving cancer research at MSK. Join us and support the area of research most meaningful to you.
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The Passage
- Email Rachel Verralls: events@passage.org.uk
Our vision is of a society where street homelessness no longer exists, and everyone has a place to call home.
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Organization for Autism Research
- Email None: sculver@researchautism.org
The Organization for Autism Research funds applied research and helps inform the autism community about research based interventions.
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Street Child
- Email The Challenges Team: challenges@street-child.org
- Call us on:020 7614 7696
Street Child works for a world where every child is safe, in school, and learning.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Email Kristine: Kristine.Paca@alsac.stjude.org
- Call us on:773.225.0640
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer.
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Release Recovery Foundation
- Email None: doug@releaserecoveryfoundation.org
We are dedicated to helping clients build a strong foundation and lifestyle in early recovery.
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Semper Fi and America's Fund
- Email Christine Ingraham: christine.ingraham@thefund.org
- Call us on:719-304-4486
The Fund cares for our nation’s critically wounded, ill, and injured service members, veterans, and military families from all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces
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Rethink Mental Illness
- Email None: events@rethink.org
We improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness through our network of local groups and services, expert information and successful campaigning.
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Young Lives vs Cancer
- Email Our team at: fundraisingevents@younglivesvscancer.org.uk
- Call us on:0300 3300 803
USA for UNHCR
- Email Kate Jordan-Farmer: stepwithrefugees@usaforunhcr.org
- Call us on:+1 (718) 947-0192 ext. 204
Tuesday's Children
- Email Keri Emmanuelidis: keri@tuesdayschildren.org
- Call us on:516-562-9000
The Institute of Cancer Research
- Email The ICR Sports Team: sports@icr.ac.uk
- Call us on:020 7153 5307
Autistic Self Advocacy Network
- Email Autistic Self Advocacy Network: jwinegardner@autisticadvocacy.org
- Call us on:202-558-4864
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation (USA)
- Email Joanne Krickovic: jkrickovic@crohnscolitisfoundation.org
National Breast Cancer Research Institute
- Email Patrick Casey: patrick@breastcancerresearch.ie
- Call us on:091 863 917
Dana-Faber Cancer Institute & The Jimmy Fund
- Email Sarah LaClair: sarah_laclair@dfci.harvard.edu
Zoe's Place Baby Hospice
- Email Our team at: generalinfo@zoes-place.org.uk
- Call us on:02476 361 675
The Bell Center
- Email The Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs: development@thebellcenter.org
- Call us on:+1-205-879-3417
Still I Run - Runners for Mental Health Awareness
- Email Sasha Wolff: team@stillirun.org
- Call us on:616-780-7382
