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2026 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend Charity Registration (COMPLETE LIST)

Missed the initial registration for the 2026 Walt Disney World Marathon runDisney race weekend? It’s not too late to participate! You can still join the race by securing a bib through one of 31+ official charity partners.

This guide provides you with the essential information to find and contact these charities, allowing you to run for a cause you’re passionate about.

*We do our best to update this list as frequently as practicable, but please not availability changes rapidly for the first few weeks after registration as bibs are claimed and charity partners receive additional allocations*

2026 WDW Marathon Weekend Logo
2026 WDW Marathon Weekend Logo

How Charity Bibs Work

Charity bibs offer runners the opportunity to participate in sold-out runDisney events by fundraising for important causes.

Not only do you get to experience the magic of the race, but you also contribute to charitable organizations making a difference in various fields.

Each charity has its own fundraising minimums, perks and registration processes.

Steps to Secure a Charity Bib

  1. Explore the Charity List: Below is a list of 31+ official charity partners with available bibs for the 2026 Walt Disney World Marathon runDisney race weekend.
  2. Select Your Cause: Choose a charity that resonates with you. A personal connection to the cause can make fundraising more fulfilling.
  3. Contact the Charity: Reach out directly using the provided link to register or contact information to inquire about their specific requirements, fundraising minimums, and deadlines.
  4. Commit to Fundraising: Prepare to meet the charity’s fundraising expectations through donations, events, and online campaigns.

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Charities with Available Bibs for 2026

We do our best to communicate with charity partners and keep this list updated for the runDisney community, if you find bibs are no longer available or a charity isn’t listed, please send us a quick email! matt@adventuresofadisneydad.com

Here are the 31+ charities offering a chance to participate in the 2026 Disney Marathon Weekend runDisney event:

1. National Down Syndrome Society

Status: 2026 not yet released

2025 Fundraising Requirements:

5K: $550

10K: $625

Half Marathon: $725

Marathon: $800

Goofy Challenge: $1,500

Dopey Challenge: $2,500

2. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Status: 2026 not yet available

2025 Fundraising Requirements:

5K: $550

10K: $800

Half Marathon: $1,050

Marathon: $1,800

3. Sophie & Madigan’s Playground

Status: BIBS AVAILABLE

Fundraising Requirements:

5K: $650

10K: $750

Half Marathon: $850

Marathon: $850

Goofy Challenge: $1,200

Dopey Challenge: $1,400

4. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Status: BIBS OPEN IN APRIL

2025 Fundraising Requirements:

Single Race Entry (5K, 10K, Half, or Full)

  • $1,600 – Base fundraising level; no hotel stay included 
  • $3,000 – Half Cost of Hotel Room Covered for 2 Nights* 
  • $3,500 – Half Cost of Hotel Room Covered for 3 Nights* 
  • $4,000 – Half Cost of Hotel Room Covered for 4 Nights* 
  • $4,000 – Hotel Room for 2 Nights 
  • $5,000 – Hotel Room for 3 Nights 
  • $6,000 – Hotel Room for 4 Nights 

Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge

  • $4,500 – Half Cost of Hotel Room Covered for 4 Nights* 
  • $6,500 – Hotel Room for 4 Nights 

Dopey Challenge

  • $5,500 – Half Cost of Hotel Room Covered for 5 Nights*
  • $8,000 – Hotel Room for 5 Nights

5. Kellsie’s Hope Foundation

Status: BIBS NOT YET AVAILABLE

2025 Fundraising Requirements:

5K: $600

10K: $650

Half Marathon: $750

Marathon: $750

Goofy Challenge: $1,000

Dopey Challenge: $1,200

6. FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered)

Status: BIBS AVAILABLE

Fundraising Requirements:

Not available.

7. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

Status: 2026 not yet available

8. Ronald McDonald House Charities

Status: BIBS AVAILABLE

Fundraising Requirements:

 Walt Disney World 5K – $145 Fee plus Minimum Fundraising $750

 Walt Disney World 10K –  $185 Fee plus Minimum Fundraising $850

 Walt Disney World Half Marathon – $265 Fee plus Minimum Fundraising $950

Walt Disney World Marathon- $275 Fee plus Minimum Fundraising $1000

 Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge (Half Marathon & Full Marathon) – $500 Fee plus Minimum Fundraising $1,200

* Dopey Challenge (5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Full Marathon)- $755 Fee plus Minimum Fundraising $1,400

9. Scott Carter Foundation

Status: NO BIBS AVAILABLE

Fundraising Requirements:

10. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Status: BIBS AVAILABLE

Fundraising Requirements:
Walt Disney World® 5K – $119.00 Registration Fee – $500 Fundraising Requirement

Walt Disney World® 10K – $166.00 Registration Fee – $750 Fundraising Requirement

Walt Disney World® Half Marathon – $240.00 Registration Fee – $1000 Fundraising Requirement

Walt Disney World® Marathon – $242.00 Registration Fee – $1500 Fundraising Requirement

Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge (Half Marathon & Marathon) – $473.00 Registration Fee – $2,000 Fundraising Requirement

Dopey Challenge (5K, 10K, Half Marathon & Marathon) – $736 Registration Fee – $2,500 Fundraising Requirement**

11. A-T Children’s Project

Status: BIBS AVAILABLE

5K: $750

10K: $750

Half Marathon: $1,000

Marathon: $1,000

Goofy Challenge: $1,500

Dopey Challenge: $2,000

*Registration fee also required for all races

13. Autism Speaks

Status: BIBS AVAILABLE

Fundraising Requirements:

  • WALT DISNEY WORLD® 5K: $600 fundraising commitment
  • WALT DISNEY WORLD® 10K: $750 fundraising commitment
  • WALT DISNEY WORLD® HALF MARATHON: $950 fundraising commitment
  • WALT DISNEY WORLD® MARATHON: $1,250 fundraising commitment
  • Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge (half marathon and marathon): $1,750 fundraising commitment
  • Dopey Challenge (5K, 10K, Half Marathon and Marathon): $2,250 fundraising commitment

14. Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism, Inc

Status: BIBS NOT YET AVAILABLE

2025 Fundraising Requirements:

5K: $500

10K: $650

Half Marathon: $1,000

Marathon: $1,500

Goofy Challenge: $1,800

15. Dragon Master Foundation

Status: Limited Bibs Available

Fundraising Requirements:

  • Walt Disney World (Fundraising Minimum $625)
  • Walt Disney World 10K (Fundraising Minimum $800)
  • Walt Disney World Half Marathon (Fundraising Minimum $1,175)
  • Walt Disney World Marathon (Fundraising Minimum $1,250)
  • Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge (Fundraising Minimum $1,750)
  • Dopey Challenge (Fundraising Minimum $2,300)

16. Girls on the Run – Central Florida

Status: ALL BUT DOPEY AND FULL MARATHON AVAILABLE

Fundraising Requirements:

  • Walt Disney World® 5K – $500
  • Walt Disney World® 10K – $700
  • Walt Disney World® Half Marathon – $800
  • Walt Disney World® Marathon – $900
  • Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge – $1,300
  • Dopey Challenge – $1,600

17. Give Kids the World

Status: BIBS AVAILABLE

Fundraising Requirements:

  • Walt Disney World® 5K – $700
  • Walt Disney World® 10K – $900
  • Walt Disney World® Half Marathon – $1,100
  • Walt Disney World® Marathon – $1,600
  • Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge – $1,850
  • Dopey Challenge – $2,150

18. Kesem (Supporting children through a parent’s cancer)

Status: BIBS AVAILABLE

Fundraising Requirements:

  • Walt Disney World® 5K – 18 entries available – $500 fundraising commitment
  • Walt Disney World® 10K – 6 entries available – $1,000 fundraising commitment
  • Walt Disney World® Half Marathon – 11 entries available – $1,250 fundraising commitment
  • Walt Disney World® Marathon – 6 entries available – $2,000 fundraising commitment
  • Dopey Challenge (Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K) – 1 entry available – $3,000 fundraising commitment

19. Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy

Status: BIBS AVAILABLE

Fundraising Requirements:

-Dopey Challenge (5K, 10K, Half and Full Marathon): $736 registration fee; counts toward the $1,800 fundraising commitment

-Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge (Half and Full Marathon): $473 registration fee; counts toward the $1,500 fundraising commitment

Walt Disney World® Marathon: $242 registration fee; counts toward the $1,300 fundraising commitment

Walt Disney World® Half Marathon: $240 registration fee; counts toward the $1,300 fundraising commitment 

Walt Disney World® 10K: $166 registration fee; counts toward the $750 fundraising commitment

Walt Disney World® 5K: $120 registration fee; counts toward the $500 fundraising commitment

20. Share Our Strength (No Kid Hungry)

Status: BIBS AVAILABLE

Fundraising Requirements:

  • Walt Disney World® 5K – $600
  • Walt Disney World® 10K – $800
  • Walt Disney World® Half Marathon – $1,000
  • Walt Disney World® Marathon – $1,500
  • Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge (Half and Marathon) – $2,000
  • Dopey Challenge (5K, 10K, Half and Marathon) – $2,500

21. Teaching and Learning Collaborative

Status: 5K AND 10K AVAILABLE

Fundraising Requirements:

  • Walt Disney World® 5K – $314
  • Walt Disney World® 10K – $628

22. Team Red, White and Blue

Status: BIBS AVAILABLE

Fundraising Requirements:

Walt Disney World® 5K – $500

Walt Disney World® 10K – $750

Walt Disney World® Half Marathon – $1,000

Walt Disney World® Marathon – $1,250

Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge (Half and Marathon) – $1,500

Dopey Challenge (5K, 10K, Half and Marathon) – $2,000

23. The Children’s Heart Foundation

Status: EVENT NOT AVAILABLE YET, CHECK HERE FOR UPDATES

Fundraising Requirements: TBD

24. Tesori Family Foundation

Status: BIBS AVAILABLE

Fundraising Requirements:

  • Walt Disney World® 5K: $250 fundraising commitment
  • Walt Disney World® 10K: $350 fundraising commitment
  • Walt Disney World® Half Marathon: $450 fundraising commitment
  • Walt Disney World® Marathon: $550 fundraising commitment
  • Goofy Challenge (Half & Full Marathon): $900 fundraising commitment
  • Dopey Challenge (5K, 10K, Half, & Full Marathon)$1,200 fundraising commitment

25. Children with Diabetes

Status:SOLD OUT- WAIT LIST

Fundraising Requirements:

  • Walt Disney World® 5K – $600
  • Walt Disney World® 10K – $700
  • Walt Disney World® Half Marathon – $900
  • Walt Disney World® Marathon – $1,200
  • Goofy Challenge (Half Marathon and Marathon) – $1,500
  • Dopey Challenge (5K, 10K, Half Marathon and Marathon) – $2,000

26. American Cancer Society

Status: BIBS AVAILABLE

Fundraising Requirements: TBD

27. Cure Rare Disease

Status: BIBS AVAILABLE

Fundraising Requirements:

  • 5K – $500
  • 10K – $700
  • Half Marathon- $1,000
  • *Registration Fee also required

28. A Running Passion

Status: Sold Out.

29. American Brain Tumor Association

Status: BIBS AVAILABLE

Fundraising Requirements:

  • Walt Disney World® Half Marathon – $900
  • Walt Disney World® Marathon – $1,250

30. Children with Diabetes

Status: BIBS AVAILABLE

Fundraising Requirements:

  • Walt Disney World® 5K – $600
  • Walt Disney World® 10K – $700
  • Walt Disney World® Half Marathon – $900
  • Walt Disney World® Marathon – $1,200
  • Goofy Challenge (Half Marathon and Marathon) – $1,500
  • Dopey Challenge (5K, 10K, Half Marathon and Marathon) – $2,000

31. Hope Story

Status: BIBS AVAILABLE LINKS BELOW

Fundraising Requirements:

  • Walt Disney World 5K – $550 – Apply Now
  • Walt Disney World 10K – $625 – Apply Now
  • Walt Disney World Half Marathon – $725 – Apply Now
  • Walt Disney World Marathon – $800 – Apply Nowt
  • Dopey Challenge – $2,500 – Apply Now

32. Michael J. Fox

Status: BIBS AVAILABLE

Fundraising Requirements:

  • Walt Disney World® 5K ($500) 
  • Walt Disney World® 10K ($750)
  • Walt Disney World® Half Marathon ($1,250)
  • Walt Disney World® Marathon ($2,000)
  • Dopey Challenge (5K, 10K, Half Marathon and Marathon) ($4,000)

Your Next Steps

After selecting and contacting a charity, your journey to the 2026 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend runDisney race begins. Fundraise, train, and prepare to support your chosen cause. Share your story and the charity’s mission to inspire others and boost your fundraising efforts. This unique opportunity allows you to enjoy an unforgettable runDisney experience while making a significant impact.

Don’t let a missed registration stop you from being part of the 2026 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend! Choose a charity, secure your bib, and make every mile count for a good cause. See you in the corrals!

Matthew Brandabur
Lawyer, travel agent with The Magic for Less Travel and creator of Adventures of a Disney Dad. I’m the main writer, podcast host and photographer. Disney Authorized Vacation Planner and a graduate of The College of Disney Knowledge, and certified as a Universal Studios Hollywood and Orlando Resort Specialist.
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