Participant Resources

All members of Lurie Children’s Marathon Team will be responsible for the $50 team fee (paid at time of registration with team) as well as the Bank of America Chicago Marathon fee of $270 (US Residents)/ $280 (Non Residents) (paid separately to Chicago Marathon). Both of these fees are non-refundable.

100% of fundraising is due by October 1, 2026.

If you do not reach 100% of your goal by October 1, 2026, you will have your participant bib held from packet pick up at the Abbott Health & Fitness Expo. To have your participant bib released, you will be required to visit the Lurie Children’s booth at the expo and pay the difference owed or turn in any donations that make up the difference before you are signed off to pick up your race bib.

Each year, funds raised through our marathon team goes to supporting life-saving care that Lurie Children’s provides every day, adding up to nearly 260,000 patients each year. Fundraising dollars could go towards advancing technology, conducting research, training physicians and clinical staff, or one of our many other areas of greatest need.

Runners who experience an injury, illness, or other medical event such as pregnancy that requires them to withdraw from the race are required to submit medical documentation. Runners who provide this documentation before August 1st will be required to raise 50% of their fundraising minimum. Runners who withdraw after August 1st will be required to meet 100% or their fundraising minimum (Pre-lottery: $2,200. Post-lottery: $2,500, Self-Secured: $650).

The $50 Lurie Children’s team fee and the $270 (US Residents)/ $280 (Non Residents) entry fee paid to Bank of America Chicago Marathon are non-refundable, no matter when notification is given. Charity entries may not be deferred, transferred, or refunded. For more information on the Bank of America Chicago Marathon deferment process, please click here.

If a runner decides not to complete the Chicago Marathon for non-injury related reasons (ex: relocation, conflict, etc.), they are responsible for their full fundraising commitment.

The fastest and easiest way for your supporters to make a donation on your behalf is to refer them to the personal fundraising page you create on this website. If they prefer, they can fill out this offline donation form and mail it to:

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Foundation
Attn: Community Events
Department 4586
Carol Stream, IL 60122-4586

Yes, all donations in which goods or services are not received are 100% tax deductible. The Foundation will send a gift receipt and acknowledgement letter to anyone who makes a donation on behalf of a Lurie Children’s Marathon Team member.

The matching gifts tool, which is used to check if your company has a matching gift program for healthcare organizations, can be accessed by clicking here Double Your Impact | Lurie Children's (luriechildrens.org). If you know your company matches donations, please continue with the process below.

See if your company has a matching gift program for healthcare organizations. You will need to complete a matching gift form (available from your company's Human Resources department) and send it in with your donation. Please ensure that your name and “Lurie Children’s Marathon Team” is linked to the donation, or we cannot guarantee that it will be credited towards your fundraising.

Matching gifts will count towards your fundraising goal if it arrives before October 1, 2026. Since many companies have varying payout schedules, we recommend submitting your donation for a match as early as possible.

If you would like your donation added to your page before it arrives, please fill out this matching gift form and upload a photo/screenshot of the donation showing it has been approved by the company.

Lurie Children’s Tax ID: 36-3357006

Log in to the participant headquarters at any time to track your fundraising progress. When a donation is made online, it is processed automatically and added to your fundraising total. Donations made by check, giving foundation or money order will be processed and counted toward your fundraising total within 15 business days after they are received by Lurie Children’s Foundation.

Lurie Children’s Marathon Team does not accept funds raised through a Facebook or Instagram fundraiser. Participants should only be using their personal fundraising page created when joining our team on Engaging Networks. If you would like to engage your social media network, we encourage you to share the url at the top of your personal fundraising page.