Since 1986, the Boston Athletic Association has used sponsorships to help keep the Boston Marathon the most revered and respected race in the world. Thanks to principal sponsor John Hancock Financial, now in its 27th year – the Boston Marathon provides an $806,000 prize purse for which athletes compete every year. John Hancock also provides financial resources to oversee the John Hancock Elite Athlete Team, which brings many of the top runners from around the world to Hopkinton each Patriots’ Day. The company hosts the athletes for race week at the “John Hancock Elite Athlete Village” set up at the John Hancock Conference Center. For more information, visit the John Hancock  website.

The eleventh annual B.A.A. Half Marathon is sponsored by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. Since 1948, the Jimmy Fund has served as the principal fundraising arm of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, raising millions of dollars to advance its lifesaving mission. Each year the Dana Farber team of runners takes to the streets in the Half Marathon to help further their fundraising mission. To learn more, visit the website of Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund.

For more information on all of the B.A.A. sponsors, click here. To learn more about becoming a sponsor of one of the B.A.A.'s races or programs, click here.