Donation

Support our mission

With your help, we can expand our reach and deepen our impact.

As a charity, we rely on your support and generosity to make a difference. Donors enable us to deliver life-changing programmes to children and young people from disadvantaged areas, and provide scholarships to our mentoring programmes.

With your help, we can expand our reach and deepen our impact. Join us in building a more compassionate world through sport.

Ways to Support TAP

01. Make a Donation

Whether £5 or £50, your support helps us transform sport and change lives.

02. Sponsor a Young Athlete

Give a young athlete a place on our Global Mentoring Programme, such as through the Northamptonshire Scholarship or the Sabre and Sayles Scholarship.

03. Run a marathon for TAP

We hold charity places at major marathons, including London, Brighton and Sydney. Take one on, raise funds, and be part of the TAP community on race day.

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Questions About Giving

Is my donation tax-deductible?
Yes, TAP is a registered charity. You can claim gift aid on your donation, increasing its value by 25%.
85% goes directly to programmes. 10% to operations. 5% to fundraising. We are transparent about our finances.
Absolutely. We can send a card to notify them of your tribute gift.
Yes, you can designate your gift for scholarships, research, or a specific programme.

Sponsor a scholarship on our Global Mentoring Programme

Sponsor a scholarship and put a young athlete through our Global Mentoring Programme. Your gift goes directly to one person, giving them a year of mentoring, guidance and support to thrive in sport and in life.

And the impact doesn’t stop there. This year’s mentees fundraise for next year’s, creating a chain of people giving back.

Check our our 2026 fundraisers

Run for something bigger

Each year, we offer a limited number of runners the unique opportunity to take on some of the world’s most iconic marathons, including London, Brighton and Sydney, while raising vital funds for The True Athlete Project.

Whether it’s your first marathon or your fifteenth, you’ll be part of the TAP community from the moment you sign up, with our support all the way to the finish line. Every mile you run and every pound you raise helps young people experience sport that is kinder, more connected and more meaningful.

Meet this year's runners

Questions About Our Marathon Places

How do I get a marathon place? Is it guaranteed?
Yes, TAP is a registered charity. You can claim gift aid on your donation, increasing its value by 25%.

We know that sometimes things happen XXX

The normal fundraising target is XX

Each year we normally have up to 5 spot for the Brighton, London and Sydney marathons

"I am a strong supporter of The True Athlete Project. It is an inspired initiative to demonstrate the power of sport as a force for good."

Sir Norman Lamb
Former UK Health Minister,
TAP Ambassador

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