NYC Marathon Fundraiser

November 2, 2025

If you are a marathon runner, consider running the New York City Marathon for charity. The Melanoma Education Foundation has been a New York Road Runners (NYRR) official charity partner for the past 13 years. It is our most important fundraising event of the year. It helps us cover our expenses so we can bring life-saving education into the classroom and through our website.

NYRR mandates a minimum fundraising amount of charity runners. For 2025 it will either be $3000 or $3500 depending on the level (Bronze or Silver) at which we are approved in December, 2024. At that time we will send proposed contracts to interested runners. There is no obligation or pressure to sign the contract. Runners who sign are required to make credit card payments of 10% of their fundraising requirements as good faith deposits. The deposits count toward fundraising requirements and are reimbursed to each runner when they achieve their requirement. All deposits from runners who subsequently achieve free entry through the lottery are fully refunded.

We also provide personal NYRR-endorsed online custom training for first-time marathoners, free fundraising pages where runner’s supporters can contribute, and complimentary MEF pro-running shirts.

For more information or questions please email or call Steve Fine at 978.535.3080.