Run for Charity
How Does It Work?
Select your favourite charity
Click the enquire link and complete the form.
Your charity will be in touch
Your charity will be in touch asap using the contact details you supplied in your application.
Start fundraising
Discuss your fundraising target with your charity and start raising money for a great cause!
Shelter Cymru
Last year, Shelter Cymru helped over 22,513 people in housing need across Wales. The charity exists to defend the right to be in a safe home and tackle homelessness, through free, confidential advice and support. Our services are in higher demand than ever so sign up today and run the iconic Swansea Half Marathon and help the fight for home. Each day it costs £14.000 to deliver our services. Without you, as our supporters, this wouldn’t be possible.
Maggie’s
Take on a new challenge and run for Maggie's South and West Wales to help raise awareness and get fit…The ultimate goal! As a local charity, we rely solely on the generosity of the community and receive no funding from the NHS. So join Team Maggie’s today and raise much-needed funds to continue the free support we give to people with cancer, their families and friends, across South West Wales.
Prostate Cymru
Did you know Prostate cancer affects 1 in 8 men in Wales? Prostate Cymru is the leading prostate health charity in Wales supporting men with benign prostate disease and prostate cancer. By choosing to run for Prostate Cymru in 2025 you will be supporting us achieve our core aims: 1. Raising awareness. 2. Supporting treatments and improving equipment for prostate diseases. 3. Funding research and innovation across Wales to ensure that men in Wales suffering with prostate diseases will have access to the best available treatments. 4. Supporting the education of medical professionals and students. Sign up for one of their places for free – all they ask that you raise a minimum of £200 to help support their vital work helping men in Wales with Prostate Cancer. Every step you take helps us fight prostate disease in Wales. Whether you're a seasoned runner or taking on your first event, your support truly makes a difference to the lives of men and their families across the country.
Cancer Research Wales
Cancer Research Wales is dedicated to transforming the lives of cancer patients across Wales. We are committed to reducing the impact of cancer and improving unacceptable survival rates across the country. Every mile helps unite Wales against cancer. Join us today!
Morgan’s Army Charitable Foundation
Morgan’s Army Charitable Foundation works to support families in South Wales facing a cancer diagnosis in their child or young person. We want to ensure that every family knows they never fight alone by providing peer support events, emotional financial support, funding projects that benefit cancer families and advocacy resources. We offer support at every stage of the journey; diagnosis, treatment and recovery- and also sadly, where appropriate, bereavement support. From raising awareness to building a united community, each goal reflects our mission to stand side by side with those in the throes of one of life’s toughest challenges. Commit to fundraising a minimum of £250 and run for us!
RSPCA Llys Nini
Llys Nini rescues and helps 1000s of animals each year. As a separately registered self-funded charity, they rely on local donations, and amazing people like you to help raise funds to help us be the home of Happy Endings for the animals we care for. Although affiliated to the RSPCA, Llys Nini is not funded by them. So every pound raised will go towards the running of Llys Nini, and you can be assured you really are making a difference! To run for them reach out to the dedicated fundraising team at Llys Nini who will be there to support you in your marathon effort!
Swansea Community Farm
Swansea Community Farm is the only city farm in Wales, where volunteers care for animals, the environment and each other. The Farm exists to improve wellbeing, build skills, and create a sense of belonging, alongside producing local food and caring for our natural environment. As an independent local charity, that rely on fundraising and donations to survive, every pound raised enables the farm to offer activities for those most in need, and maintain their green spaces for people and wildlife alike. If you like to challenge yourself, why not to do so & raise funds for this amazing local charity?
Ospreys In The Community
Ospreys In The Community are a vibrant and sustainable foundation, that harnesses the power of the Ospreys & Sport to positively impact our communities. They encourage and support people of all ages and abilities to make positive choices, with inclusion being the golden thread that ties together their work. Ospreys In The Community are inviting runners to raise funds for our OITC 10 programs, supporting and raising awareness for the incredible work OITC does in the region. The Ospreys will also be inviting some of our schools from the region to take part in the 2km fun run, flying the flag for their individual schools. Run with the Ospreys to support programmes in education, health, inclusion & employability that change lives.
Taking on the challenge to #RunSwansea is incredible, so why not turn those miles into something amazing?!?
If you already have your entry to the race, don’t worry, you can still fundraise for charity! You can choose to run for our official charities below, just contact them to join their team and help raise funds for the work they do.
You will receive:
- Support from your chosen charity to help you reach your fundraising target
- Unique bib, including number allocation
- Post-race massage
- That unbeatable feeling of doing something great for a worthwhile cause
