Fundraise
Step Up to Cure ALS!
Our passionate online fundraisers raise more than $50,000 each year, and have played a huge role over the years, building the culture of the event and helping us raise over $2 million.
There is no minimum fundraising amount and every dollar donated goes directly to The Angel Fund for ALS Research (Angel Fund, Inc.) is an independent non-profit charity (04-3478977) dedicated to supporting ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) investigations at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, MA, internationally recognized for its ground-breaking work in the fight against this devastating illness.
Incentives
- Raise a minimum of $250 and receive the above offer and be entered into a raffle for a pair of Running Shoes.
- Raise a minimum of $500 and receive the above offers and be entered into a raffle for 4 tickets to a future Red Sox game.
- The Top 5 Fundraisers will be invited for a tour of Dr. Brown's Lab at UMASS Chan Medical School to see where their funds are going and meet some of the research team!
*Incentives will be based on funds raised by 12:00 EST on Race Day, 6/15/2024.
How to become a fundraiser:
5k Participants: click here to register and follow the steps to become a fundraiser or create/join a team!.
Volunteers or other supporters: you can still fundraise! Click here to set up your fundraising page or create/join a team!
*Please note that our event does not have running teams. Teams are only for the purpose of linking individual fundraisers together to create a group (“team”).
If you have any questions, please email us at run4als@gmail.com. We are happy to help!
Click here to learn more about the research at UMASS Chan Medical School.
Meghan King is Running Boston
Please support our Boston Marathon runner, Meghan King, who is dedicating her run to raising critical funds for The Angel Fund.
On Monday, April 21, 2025, I will be participating in the 129th running of the Boston Marathon as a charity runner and member of the Angel Fund Marathon Team. This year I will be running my 23rd consecutive Boston Marathon and raising funds and ALS awareness for the Angel Fund.
Over the last 22 years, I have raised approximately $100,000.00 for the Angel Fund. With your help and support, my goal this year is to raise an additional $5,000.00.
I’d like to thank you for your generous support over the years. Your donations have provided essential funding for research which directly assists world renowned ALS research Dr. Robert H. Brown, Jr. and his research team at UMass Medical School in bringing critical research to clinical trial. Dr. Brown and the UMass Gene Therapy Center are working on exciting cutting-edge research using gene therapy to silence ALS genes.
The Angel Fund is proud to be a strong supporter of Dr. Brown as he continues to lead groundbreaking and exciting research, the result of which is one step closer to finding a cure.
As many of you may know, a close friend of mine, Rich Kennedy, was diagnosed with ALS. Rich is the President of the Angel Fund and has lost both his father and two brothers to this devastating disease. Now more than ever we need to support Dr. Brown and his incredible research team in finding a cure for ALS.
I am very excited to be fundraising for this incredible organization and hope you will support me by making a tax-deductible financial pledge.
You may donate here.
