Hawaii · Nonprofit
FIGHTSTORY INC A K A FIGHTSTORY
FIGHTSTORY INC A K A FIGHTSTORY (Hawaii) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $35,000 to it, the largest being HAWAII DENTAL SERVICE ($25,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2026
- $67k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $35k
- Net assets
- $589
What Fightstory Inc a K a Fightstory does
Mission
Mission Fightstory, Inc.???s mission is to support the mental health, emotional well-being, and long-term sustainability of combat sports athletes by reducing stigma, increasing access to mental health education and resources, and sharing authentic fighter stories that promote resilience, healing, and personal growth. Mental Health Education & Programming (Mental Fight Kit Development) During 2025, Fightstory, Inc. continued the development and expansion of its flagship mental health education initiative, the Mental Fight Kit, designed specifically for combat sports athletes. The program focuses on proactive mental wellness, emotional regulation, identity beyond competition, and post-career transition support. Work completed in 2025 included content development, expert consultation, curriculum structuring, and pilot distribution planning to ensure the program is accessible, science-informed, and culturally relevant to fighters. Storytelling & Awareness Initiatives Fightstory, Inc. produced and shared storytelling-based content highlighting the lived experiences of fighters navigating mental health challenges, identity shifts, and life beyond competition. These initiatives were…
As stated on its FY2026 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Community-Based Events Education & Storytelling Initiatives: During 2024 Fightstorys primary program focus was on community-based events and storytelling initiatives aimed at reducing stigma around mental health and encouraging open honest dialogue within combat sports and athletic communities. Activities included live in-person events online and collaborative events speaker engagements seminars featuring mental health discussions and educational programming. Fightstory also onboarded and supported 10 Fightstory Ambassadors who helped amplify the organizations mission through advocacy storytelling and community outreach.Persons Benefited:Approximately 600+ individuals benefited directly through event attendance seminars speaker engagements and ambassador-led outreach efforts.Other Relevant Information:These initiatives served as Fightstorys core programming in 2024 and laid the groundwork for future educational and wellness programs.
$1,704 spent100% of program spendingStorytelling Video Production & Digital Content Creation: Fightstory produced edited and distributed original storytelling content focused on mental health awareness and personal resilience. In 2024 the organization filmed and released three original Fightstory videos highlighting lived experiences recovery and personal growth. Additionally Fightstory published over a dozen Fightstory blog articles on its website and shared extended storytelling content across social media platforms including carousel-style educational posts designed to increase engagement and awareness.Persons Benefited:An estimated 1,500+ individuals were reached through digital media video storytelling blog content and social media distribution.Other Relevant Information:Digital storytelling served as a key educational and awareness tool allowing Fightstory to reach audiences beyond in-person events.
$0 spent0% of program spendingProgram Development Expert Collaboration & Strategic Planning: In 2024 Fightstory devoted significant effort to program refinement strategic planning and collaboration with mental health professionals and subject matter experts. The organization reassessed and refined its program approach onboarded additional professionals and strengthened the foundation for future educational initiatives including the Mental Fight Kit. Activities focused on research curriculum refinement expert consultation and aligning programs with best practices in mental health education and nonprofit service delivery.Persons Benefited:This work indirectly benefited Fightstorys broader community by ensuring future programs are evidence-informed ethically developed and aligned with the organizations mission.Other Relevant Information:No formal launch of the Mental Fight Kit occurred in 2024; the year was dedicated to foundational development and program realignment.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $1,704.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2024, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2024, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars.
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of FIGHTSTORY INC A K A FIGHTSTORY’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Angela Lee Pucci
Founder & Executive Director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 29% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of FIGHTSTORY INC A K A FIGHTSTORY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
FIGHTSTORY INC A K A FIGHTSTORY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 71% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund FIGHTSTORY INC A K A FIGHTSTORY.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of FIGHTSTORY INC A K A FIGHTSTORY's grant income comes from Hawaii funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $10k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
FIGHTSTORY INC A K A FIGHTSTORY's revenue fell 34% between 2024 and 2026.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 162 health nonprofits under $100k, FY2026
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In Hawaii
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
71%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FIGHTSTORY INC A K A FIGHTSTORY?
- FIGHTSTORY INC A K A FIGHTSTORY (Hawaii) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $35,000 to it, the largest being HAWAII DENTAL SERVICE ($25,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FIGHTSTORY INC A K A FIGHTSTORY have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $35,000 in grants to FIGHTSTORY INC A K A FIGHTSTORY.
- Who is the largest funder of FIGHTSTORY INC A K A FIGHTSTORY?
- HAWAII DENTAL SERVICE is the largest funder on record, with $25,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FIGHTSTORY INC A K A FIGHTSTORY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Hawaii. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2024–2026), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing