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.
Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc gave $1.5M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.5M), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,500,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $1,500,000
- Median grant
- $1,500,000
- Total assets
- $407,727
- -78.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Gateway for Cancer Research ($1.5M).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 100% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $160K (2021) to $2.4M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gateway for Cancer Research Chicago, IL | Cancer Research | $1,500,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $407,727 | $500,104 | $1,530,700 | $1,500,000 | 1 | — |
| 2024 | $1,893,544 | $823,599 | $85,772 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $1,323,111 | $2,084,418 | $2,562,170 | $2,350,000 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | $2,391,493 | $2,086,225 | $1,238,227 | $750,000 | 1 | $3,279 |
| 2021 | $1,975,446 | $1,620,215 | $803,017 | $159,617 | 1 | $4,181 |
| 2020 | $1,071,531 | $293,750 | $1,282,977 | $437,646 | 7 | $3,346 |
About Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $408K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.5M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc is led by Richard J. Stephenson, Chairman on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Richard J. Stephenson
Chairman
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fred Degrandis
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacie J. Stephenson
Vice Chair
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Sean Currie (2020–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Harvey Mackay (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jerry Colangelo (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jimmy Walker (2020–2021) — Chairman & Founder
- Former: John Langbein (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Cavanaugh (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Nancy Walker (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Tim Flanigan (2021) — Secretary
- Former: Tony Festa (2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Dale Jensen (2020) — Director · Filing note: Thru jan 2020
- Former: Hope Leibsohn (2020) — Director · Filing note: Thru jan 2020
- Former: Jon Hunter (2020) — Director · Filing note: Thru jan 2020
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc
How much does Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc give each year?
Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc gave $1.5M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc?
Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc reported $408K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $500K.
Where does Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc operate?
Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Illinois, Minnesota, Texas.
What is Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc's EIN?
Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0903119. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 28, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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