OUR FUNDERS

The London Marathon Charitable Trust supports projects that enable people to become and remain physically active regardless of age, gender, ability, race or background and that challenge inequality of access to physical activity. The Trust provides funding to inspire thousands of children and adults to be active for life – in its core areas of London and Surrey through the Facilities Grants programme, and nationally through the Strategic Partnership Grants programme.
Since its founding in 1981, The Trust has awarded more than £84 million to over 1,400 organisations. Any surplus generated by The Trust’s subsidiary company, London Marathon Events Limited, through the delivery of mass-participation sporting events including the Virgin Money London Marathon and Prudential RideLondon, is gifted to The Trust and then used to further its charitable objectives.