Arizona · Nonprofit
FULFILLMENT IN TRAINING
FULFILLMENT IN TRAINING (Arizona) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $35,000 to it, the largest being ARIZONA CARDINALS FOUNDATION ($31,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $201k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $35k
- Net assets
- $9k
What Fulfillment in Training does
Mission
Fulfillment In Training is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving physical wellness, raising awareness around healthy living, and providing underserved populations with access to essential resources. Our aim is to empower individuals through opportunities for employment, entrepreneurship, and self-sufficiency ultimately enhancing overall quality of life. Fitness is only one part of our mission. We are committed to ongoing education, personal development, and life skills training. F.I.T. hosts regular educational sessions and community forums with city officials, prosecutors, officers, and judges to address real-world issues. Our programs are guided by the needs of the community. We identify challenges and work collaboratively to create effective, action-based solutions.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
FIT provided structured, no-cost athletic and mentorship programs serving over 600 youth across the Phoenix and Tempe areas. Through initiatives like Bigger Than Football, Community Hoop Sessions, and the Balsz Home2First Baseball League (BHBL), participants engaged in physical training, leadership development, and positive social engagement. Each program emphasized teamwork, responsibility, and mental wellness, helping young athletes strengthen community ties and resilience.
$11,430 spent$11,430 earned by the program6% of program spendingFIT organized and supported numerous no-cost community events designed to foster healthy lifestyles, family engagement, and mental wellness. Activities included community sports clinics, back-to-school health days, and fitness fairs. These events provided direct access to recreation, nutrition education, and resources for youth and families across the Valley. Also In partnership with Arizona State University's Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention and Research STIR, FIT expanded its community programming to address human trafficking prevention and survivor outreach. The collaboration focused on raising public awareness and developing a survivor-care outreach framework. FIT designed educational and outreach materials, used social media to promote awareness, and hosted a 5K Youth Run for Awareness, four community forums, a neighborhood block party, and benefit drives supporting survivor resources. ASU STIR funded event materials and supplies, while FIT managed community engagement and implementation.
$19,860 spent$19,860 earned by the program11% of program spendingFIT partnered with the City of Tempe, City of Phoenix, the Tempe Coalition, and the Balsz School District to deliver after-school and weekend enrichment activities. Programs met measurable performance goals outlined in each contract, including improvements in youth engagement, reduction in risky behaviors, and enhanced community cohesion. All deliverables under these contracts were completed, with over 12,000 volunteer hours contributed by staff, coaches, and community members.
$142,742 spent$142,742 earned by the program77% of program spendingFIT continued to integrate workforce readiness and civic engagement components into its sports programs, helping teens develop employable skills, self-discipline, and awareness of community leadership opportunities.
$10,915 spent$10,915 earned by the program6% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $184,947.
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Stephen Baines
CEO / Founder
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $31k → $4k.
From the IRS filings of FULFILLMENT IN TRAINING’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
FULFILLMENT IN TRAINING leans on a few funders — its largest provides 89% 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 FULFILLMENT IN TRAINING.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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 FULFILLMENT IN TRAINING's grant income comes from Arizona funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
FULFILLMENT IN TRAINING receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $35k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,971 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In Arizona
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
96% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for FULFILLMENT IN TRAINING: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FULFILLMENT IN TRAINING?
- FULFILLMENT IN TRAINING (Arizona) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $35,000 to it, the largest being ARIZONA CARDINALS FOUNDATION ($31,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FULFILLMENT IN TRAINING have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $35,000 in grants to FULFILLMENT IN TRAINING.
- Who is the largest funder of FULFILLMENT IN TRAINING?
- ARIZONA CARDINALS FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $31,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FULFILLMENT IN TRAINING find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Arizona. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), 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