Bengaluru: From raising funds to support the likes of Bangalore Kidney Foundation (BKF), Neonates Foundation of India (NFI) and Charlie Animal Rescue Centre (CARE), this year’s TCS World 10K has already raised over Rs 5 crore that will support close to 100 NGOs. The marathon will be held on April 26 this year.GoSports Foundation (Sports) is on top of the leaderboard this year with Rs 81.9 lakh, followed by Right To Live (Education) and United Way Bengaluru (Poverty & Nutrition), both raising over Rs 38 lakh each. In the healthcare space, NFI (Rs 33.6 lakh) and BKF (Rs 29.5 lakh) lead the chart. In the education category, Child Rights and You (CRY) lead with Rs 23.1 lakh.Among the corporates, ASM Technologies has raised Rs 74.1 lakh in support of GoSports. Among run clubs, JJ Runners raised Rs 6.5 lakh in support of multiple causes.Among individual fundraisers, Usha Baliga emerged as the top athlete running for a cause, raising Rs 29 lakh for BKF. “The year 2009 was my first fundraising event and I raised around Rs 50,000. Back then, there were hardly 20 individual fundraisers. And now, we have 250-plus individual fundraisers,” Usha said.Siddharth, a 11-year-old animal lover, one of the eight youngsters who raised Rs 1 lakh or above, said he pooled the funds to help animals through CARE.Visually impaired fundraiser Idiculla Markose said he raised funds to support the elders. “Spending time with elders brings purpose to my own life, but it also reflects a growing reality: People are living longer, and families often struggle to provide care,” said Markose, who helped the Samara Foundation.The leaderboard: GoSports Foundation (Rs 81.9L), Right To Live and United Way Bengaluru (both Rs 38L).Healthcare: Neonates Foundation of India (Rs 33.6L), Bangalore Kidney Foundation (Rs 29.5L).Education: CRY (Rs 23.1L), Reaching Hand (Rs 22.4L), Gubbachi (Rs 15.8L).Corporates: ASM Technologies (Rs 74.1L), OpenText (Rs 25.6L), AtkinsRéalis (Rs 25L).Institutions: JJ Runners (Rs 6.5L)Individuals: Usha Baliga (Rs 29L), Radha & Partha (Rs 10.3 lakh each for We Live Foundation) and Luke Nina (Rs 9.9L)— Jia Khosla
