Official Charity Partners
Akron Marathon Charitable Corporation
Make Your Mark on the Blue Line!
The Akron Marathon Charitable Corporation inspires healthier lives and stronger connections through movement. Your one-time donation helps us promote health and wellness, remove barriers to participation, and create meaningful race and community experiences for people of all ages and abilities.
Each year, thousands of participants, volunteers, and spectators come together through the Akron Marathon Race Series and our year-round programs. With your support, we can ensure these experiences remain welcoming, accessible, and impactful for everyone, from first-time participants to seasoned athletes.
Your donation supports:
Race Scholarships
Expands access through the Blue Line Runnership Program by providing race entry support to individuals who might not otherwise be able to participate.
Health & Wellness Programs
Sustains initiatives that encourage active lifestyles, mental well-being, and personal goal-setting across our community.
Volunteer Engagement
Strengthens the Blue Line Crew Volunteer Program, supporting the dedicated volunteers who make our events safe, supportive, and memorable.
Every gift makes a difference. Your contribution helps build healthier habits, stronger communities, and experiences that inspire pride, accomplishment, and connection throughout Akron.
Join us in keeping Akron moving, healthy, and active.
Additional giving options can be found at https://www.akronmarathon.org/donate/
Akron Children’s
Akron Children’s is an independent, nonprofit pediatric health care system that has been caring for children since 1890. With two hospital campuses, seven regional health centers and more than 50 primary and specialty care locations throughout Ohio, we are the only health care system in our region fully dedicated to pediatric care. With our vast network of Akron Children’s Pediatrics offices, we offer convenient access to expert pediatric primary care for patients from infancy through young adulthood. From our School-Based Health Care to our Quick Care Online virtual visits and Akron Children’s Anywhere app, we make it easy for today’s busy families to find the high-quality care they need. In 2023, our health care system provided nearly 1.4 million patient encounters and employed more than 7,000 employees.
Thank you for your support of Akron Children’s mission and dedication to improving the health of the communities served.
Alzheimer’s Association Greater East Ohio Area Chapter
The Alzheimer’s Association leads the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. The Greater East Ohio Area Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association has worked to uplift and empower those facing Alzheimer’s and all other dementia across 16 counties through our free care and support services. From Akron to Canton, from the Mahoning Valley to Summit County and every town in between, the Greater East Ohio Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association is here to help.
Breakthrough T1D
Our mission
Accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat type 1 diabetes and its complications.
Our purpose
As we drive toward curing type 1 diabetes, we help make everyday life better for the people who face it.
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
When you sign up to participate, you are doing more than joining an event. You are choosing to turn your time and commitment into something that reaches far beyond the day itself. Your involvement helps advance the mission of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine to train outstanding future physicians and scientists, and to drive research that improves prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life for patients and families. This work is not abstract. It shows up in labs, classrooms, clinics, and communities where urgent health challenges require new ideas and sustained support.
Your participation becomes a direct investment in people and progress. The funds raised help remove financial barriers for students, strengthen hands-on learning and clinical training, and accelerate discoveries that can change what is possible in medicine. Whether you are participating in honor of someone you love, inspired by a personal health journey, or simply motivated to make your effort count, this is a tangible way to create impact. By supporting Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, you help build a healthier future and ensure that innovation and opportunity are within reach for the next generation.
Compassion Delivered, Inc.
Our mission is to provide high-quality meals at no cost to people suffering from life-threatening or terminal diseases. We believe that people (men, women, and children) should not have to choose between medical care or suffer the malnutrition and hunger caused by their diseases.
Fearless Fighters Foundation
Our foundation is dedicated to funding advanced pediatric cancer research as well as easing the financial strain of families facing pediatric cancer, and supplying those families with resources to help keep them connected and together in Northeast Ohio.
We are committed to finding new and targeted treatment options for childhood cancers and crushing cancer off the planet.
At The Fearless Fighters Foundation, we are dedicated to:
- Funding advanced pediatric cancer research to discover new and targeted treatment options
- Easing the financial strain on families facing pediatric cancer
- Providing resources and support that help families stay connected and together throughout their fight
- Pursuing bold innovation with one ultimate goal: crushing cancer off the planet
First Glance Student Center INC.
First Glance is a student center located in the Kenmore neighborhood of Akron where we have been welcoming students, building relationships, and impacting the Greater Akron community for over 25 years.
Girls on the Run Northeast Ohio
Girls on the Run has fun, evidence-based programs that inspire participants to recognize their inner strength, increase their level of physical activity, imagine their possibilities, and confidently stand up for themselves and others.
Grace House Akron, Inc.
The mission of Grace House Akron is to provide a loving home for indigent, homeless and abandoned individuals at the end of life. The home provides safe shelter, care with dignity and compassion, and a nurturing environment for individuals with terminal illnesses.
Our vision is to offer access to compassionate care and comfort at end of life for all individuals in the greater Akron area.
Humane Society of Summit County
Humane Society of Summit County serves our community by caring and advocating for vulnerable animals and enriching the lives of pets and people. We are a no-time-limit shelter meaning we do not ever euthanize for time or space. As long as the animal is medically and behaviorally healthy, it remains with us as long as it takes to be adopted. We partner with other animal welfare organizations and specialized rescues to help find loving homes for animals when appropriate.
Patricia Ann Cargill Charities
PACC is committed to providing high-quality, nutritious food to families in need, while offering community resources and education designed to break the cycles of hunger.
Running2bWell
Running2bwell offers free fitness programs to people in the northeast Ohio area to help them improve their mental health and recovery from addiction.
Torchbearers
Our mission is to enhance Greater Akron by investing in the development, connection and engagement of our membership, comprised of evolving leaders with a passion to impact our community. We envision a culture of empowered and diverse leadership in which our members are making meaningful contributions to the Greater Akron community.