Mumbai, January 10, 2023: The 18th edition of the iconic Tata Mumbai Marathon (TMM) which is scheduled on January 15, 2023 has already raised over INR 30 crore for 249 NGOs in the lead up to the India’s largest sports philanthropy platform.
United Way Mumbai (UWM) is the event’s philanthropy partner. UWM works closely with a network of 600+ non-profits and a large number of corporates for their CSR programmes, workplace giving campaigns and other events.
As the Philanthropy Partner of the TMM, UWM’s is enabling non-profits to raise funds and awareness for their projects while maintaining a cause-neutral, level-playing field. UWM provides a robust digital platform, empowering civil society organisations on capacity building, through this world-famous marathon.
From a cumulative total of INR 1.4 crore through just 12 NGOs in the inaugural edition to a cumulative INR 346 crore as of today for over 750 NGOs, philanthropy at the event, has made great strides. Even during the pandemic years, the TMM community had raised INR 5.71 crore for 157 NGOs working on Covid relief activities.
TMM 2023 has over 11,000 people running to support causes, of which almost 8,000 are representing the corporate world. As corporates can create employee engagement, raise funds and contribute philanthropically, the TMM has become the event of choice for India Inc., with over INR 17 crore coming from this segment.
During the event, individuals also get opportunities to create awareness about various causes and raise fund for the same. This year, a total of 848 individuals are raising funds for causes ranging from civic issues, culture, sports, education, environment, health, human rights, inclusion and others. Among them, 130 NGOs have raised over INR 1.5 lakh each. The highest individual fundraiser is Mr Shyam Jasani who has raised INR one crore. Mr Gagan Banga, Mr Sadashiv Rao, Ms Meera Mehta and Ms Aarti Shah are among those who have raised over INR 50 lakh each.
George Aikara, United Way Mumbai CEO, said, “We have the privilege of championing the philanthropy pillar of this extraordinary event. The Tata Mumbai Marathon is a force for social good and an excellent extension of the work we do in our communities and the impact that we make in the development sector. The ever-growing number of individuals, companies and non-profits is a testament to the power of the event to bring so many people onto common ground. This year we have 848 fundraisers of which 567 are doing it for the very first time and of which 253 are Young Leaders or individuals under the age of 21 years. 177 companies have shown their faith in the event to be a catalyst for change and 8,000 runners representing these companies will take to the street to effect real and lasting change.”
In this marathon, there have been some extraordinary individuals who have raised phenomenal amounts. The one crore barrier has been broken a record 15 times. At the event, individuals raising over a crore are given the status of ‘Change Legends’. In 2017, Mr Mihir Doshi was the first to get the status, followed by Mr Sankara Raman in 2018 and then again in 2019. The same year, Mr Abhay Jasani, Mr VS Parthasarathy, Ms Villy Doctor, Mr KVS Manian and Mr Sanjeev Shah also raised over a crore. Mr Abhay Jasani is the father of Mr Shyam Jasani, our latest Change Legend. In 2020, Mr VS Parthasarathy, Ms Villy Doctor, Mr KV S Manian returned along with Mr Sadashiv Rao and Late Mr Dhaval Mehta to raise over a crore each.
