£40m raised by London Marathon runners on JustGiving

More than £40million has been raised by London Marathon fundraisers on JustGiving.  

The UK’s leading fundraising platform has reported that the amount raised by 18,000 fundraisers is set to benefit more than 1700 charities.  

In comparison to last year’s race, the amount donated to fundraisers on JustGiving is up by 14%.  

So far, people have donated to London Marathon fundraising pages on JustGiving more than 900,000 times and this is expected to grow by up to 20% in the coming days, which will make this the most ever raised on JustGiving for the event. 

This year, the most common types of causes that people ran for on JustGiving related to cancer, heart disease, mental health, Alzheimer’s, and dementia. 

Pascale Harvie, President and General Manager of JustGiving, said: “We are blown away by the remarkable efforts from everyone that took part in the London Marathon this weekend.  

“Both mentally and physically this is one of the hardest challenges a person can take on and it is heartwarming to know that so many did it for a good cause.  

“It is difficult to put into words just how much good will come from the impressive £40million raised by more than 18,000 fundraisers on JustGiving.  

“It will have a significant impact on more than 1700 charities and will undoubtedly change so many lives for the better.    

“Congratulations to everyone who took part and on behalf of all our charity partners, thank you.”   

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About JustGiving
JustGiving is the world’s most trusted platform for online giving. We help people raise money for the charities and people they care about the most. In 2000, JustGiving.com began with one simple goal – to enable charities to receive donations online from anywhere in the world. Fast forward 23 years and over $9 billion has been raised for good causes in almost every single country in the world.

JustGiving became part of Blackbaud, the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good in 2017.

To note – JustGiving does not charge a fee on donations but instead operates a voluntary contribution model, meaning people donating can choose to leave a ‘tip’ if they wish. The only non-optional fee is a 1.9% + 20p to cover card payment charges.