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Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc

The foundation supports gateway for cancer research and its efforts to battle cancer by funding phase I and phase ii cancer trials.

$1.5M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
1
Grants FY2025
1
Organizations funded FY2023
0%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,500,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$1,500,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 29
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$408k

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationCivil RightsYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving1$1.5M0%
FY20231$2.4M0%
FY20221$750k100%
FY20211$160k0%
FY20205$288k40%
FY201925$2.3M56%
FY201829$1.3M72%
FY201726$1.2Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$8.8MArts & Culture$574kYouth Development$323kHuman Services$144kPhilanthropy$141kEducation$125kInternational$70kReligion$42kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 62 grantees
All grantees of Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Gateway for Cancer Research$3,870,000422%
Barrow Neurological Foundation$3,663,00956%
Grace Sober Living$750,000184%
Muhammad Ali Museum and Education Center$400,00017%
1n10 Inc$150,00018%
Girl Scouts - Arizona Cactus-Pine Council Inc$137,50011%
Miami Children's Health System Foundation Inc$100,00010%
Celebrity Adventures Inc$70,00022%
Diocesan Council for the Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocese Phoenix$67,50040%
Keep Memory Alive$65,0001n/a
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame$50,00020%
A Stepping Stone Foundation$40,00034%
A Woman's Nation$35,00012%
Papadopoulos Family Foundation$30,00032%
American Heart Association Inc$25,00010%
Mr October Foundation for Kids$20,00015%
Scottsdale Bible Church$20,0002n/a
Rachel's Challenge$20,00020%
Minnesota Orchestral Association$20,00020%
Mayo Clinic$20,0002n/a
Xavier College Preparatory Roman Catholic High School Phoenix$20,0002n/a
American Eagle Foundation$20,0002n/a
The Translational Genomics Research Institute Foundation$15,00020%
Red Mountain Academy Inc$15,000211%
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Museum of Northern Arizona Inc$10,00010%
Christ Presbyterian Church of Tucson Inc$10,0001n/a
Waterkeeper Alliance Inc$10,0001n/a
Brophy College Preparatory$10,0001n/a
Arizona Science Center$10,00010%
Childhelp Inc$10,00010%
The Stearns Family Charitable Foundation$10,000177%
Foundation for Blind Children$10,00010%
Teton Science Schools Inc$10,00010%
Knights of Columbus Our Lady of Clairvaux Council 12313$10,0001n/a
Sonntag Family Foundation (The)$10,00012%
The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company$10,00011%
Ican Improving Chandler Area Neighborhoods$10,00011%
Nancy Lieberman Charities$10,00021%
Teen Lifeline Inc$10,00011%
Umom New Day Centers Inc$10,00010%
Phoenix Seminary Inc$10,00010%
Sarasota Opera Association Inc$10,00010%
Weill Medical College of Cornell Univers$10,0001n/a
Ryan House$10,00010%
Jackson Hole Classical Academy Inc$10,00010%
Fresh Start Women's Foundation$6,00010%
Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc$5,50010%
Salvation Army National Corp$5,0001n/a
American Cancer Society Inc$5,00010%
Americans for Prosperity Foundation$5,00010%
Barry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research$5,00010%
Fritz & Friends Inc$5,0001n/a
Cyt Phoenix$5,00014%
Skechers Foundation$5,0001n/a
Children's Diabetes Foundation$5,00010%
Lupus la Co Emerge$5,0001n/a
The Singletons$5,0001n/a
Arcadia PTO Inc$5,00011%
Stew Leonard III Water Safety Fd Inc$5,00011%
Ballet Arizona$4,00010%
Valley of the Sun United Way$1,00010%

Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($12k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 47 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGateway for Cancer Research: $3,870,000 over 4y, 22% of budgetBarrow Neurological Foundation: $3,663,009 over 5y, 5.7% of budgetGrace Sober Living: $750,000 over 1y, 84% of budgetMuhammad Ali Museum and Education Center: $400,000 over 1y, 6.8% of budget1n10 Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetGirl Scouts - Arizona Cactus-Pine Council Inc: $137,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetMiami Children's Health System Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCelebrity Adventures Inc: $70,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetDiocesan Council for the Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocese Phoenix: $67,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: $50,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetA Stepping Stone Foundation: $40,000 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetA Woman's Nation: $35,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetPapadopoulos Family Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMr October Foundation for Kids: $20,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetRachel's Challenge: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMinnesota Orchestral Association: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Translational Genomics Research Institute Foundation: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRed Mountain Academy Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetMarine Corps Scholarship Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Northern Arizona Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetArizona Science Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChildhelp Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Stearns Family Charitable Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 77% of budgetFoundation for Blind Children: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTeton Science Schools Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSonntag Family Foundation (The): $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetThe Unusual Suspects Theatre Company: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetIcan Improving Chandler Area Neighborhoods: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNancy Lieberman Charities: $10,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetTeen Lifeline Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetUmom New Day Centers Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPhoenix Seminary Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSarasota Opera Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRyan House: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetJackson Hole Classical Academy Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFresh Start Women's Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetElton John AIDS Foundation Inc: $5,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmericans for Prosperity Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBarry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCyt Phoenix: $5,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetChildren's Diabetes Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetArcadia PTO Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetStew Leonard III Water Safety Fd Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBallet Arizona: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetValley of the Sun United Way: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 47.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Arizona Community FoundationAZ34.5× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arizona Community Foundation · Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust · American Express Foundation · Garcia Family Foundation · The Foundation for Community and Health Advancement · Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix · The Kemper & Ethel Marley Fdn · The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation · Phoenix Suns Charities Inc · Thunderbirds Charities · John F Long Foundation Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc

How much does Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc give?
Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc reported 1 grants totaling $1,500,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 29 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (85%), Arts & Culture (6%), Youth Development (3%).
Who are Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Gateway for Cancer Research ($3.9M), Barrow Neurological Foundation ($3.7M), Grace Sober Living ($750k).
Does Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Arizona Community Foundation, Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust, American Express Foundation.
Where is Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc based?
Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc is based in IL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 70 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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