Run4Hope
Run & Fundraise
RUN4HOPE, the charity program of the BMO Vancouver Marathon, aims to raise funds for social impact and community good, and foster a spirit of community celebration. The program provides value to charities and enables runners to fundraise and/or donate to meaningful causes. Organized by the local non-profit RUNVAN®, the RUN4HOPE Charity program has helped runners raise over $16 million combined for charity.
Let’s continue to give!
Register
Charity Runners
Charity runners gain access to fundraising tools, specific to their chosen charity!
How to become a charity runner
- Register as a Charity Runner
- During your registration, select your preferred Charity to support
Important Notes:
- You will receive fundraising tools and support directly from the charity to help make your fundraising a success!
- After registering, you will also receive a receipt of payment
Official Charities
Supporting Great Causes
You don’t have to be a charity runner to support these great causes! Anyone can make a donation to one of our Official Charities. Please consider donating when registering, or invite your family and friends to donate after you have registered. Your support is greatly appreciated!
Gold Charities
- BC Cancer Foundation
- Canadian Mental Health Association, Vancouver-Fraser
- Canuck Place Children’s Hospice
- Heart and Stroke Foundation BC/Yukon
- Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School
- Surrey Food Bank
- YMCA BC
Silver Charities
- ALS Society of BC (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society of BC)
- Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland
- Children’s Hearing & Speech Centre of BC
- Doctors Without Borders
- Down Syndrome Resource Foundation
- KidSport BC
- Learning Buddies Network
- MS Canada
- Ovarian Cancer Canada
- Richmond Centre for Disability
- Ronald McDonald House BC & Yukon
- Special Olympics British Columbia
Bronze Charities
- Athletics4Kids
- BC Centre for Ability
- Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver
- Canadian Cancer Society
- Centre for ADHD Awareness, Canada
- Covenant House Vancouver
- Indspire
- Jack.org
- Kids Help Phone
- Last Door Recovery Centre
- Mamas for Mamas
- Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada
- Stanley Park Ecology Society
- Urban Native Youth Association
- Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
- Working Gear Clothing Society
Note: Charities are not sponsors of the BMO Vancouver Marathon and their participation in the event should not be construed as an endorsement by the Marathon. We understand and expect that in a diverse society there will also be diversity of views, opinions, and causes. It is in this spirit that we allow and welcome a broad range of participants.