Kids Join the Fight
To empower kids to join the fight against pediatric cancer by raising money to provide local care for pediatric cancer patients and their families and to fund research to cure childhood cancer.
Kids Join the Fight at a glance
In short: Kids Join the Fight gave $1.0M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $503K), mostly in Louisiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,005,781
- +5.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $502,891
- +5.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $502,891
- Total assets
- $1,593,979
- +3.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Louisiana (80% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Kids Join the Fight funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Manning Family Childrens Pediatric ($806K). Together the top 2 received $1.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2022) to $1.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1.0M.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Manning Family Childrens Pediatric New Orleans, LA | Walkers Imaginarium Research | $805,781 |
| Rally Foundation Atlanta, GA | Research Grants Awareness | $200,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,593,979 | $1,268,452 | $1,220,163 | $1,005,781 | 2 |
| 2024 | $1,545,742 | $1,722,586 | $1,083,618 | $951,941 | 2 |
| 2023 | $905,103 | $273,201 | $41,412 | — | — |
| 2022 | $673,314 | $442,245 | $22,299 | $4,000 | Total only |
| 2021 | $253,368 | $255,239 | $1,871 | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Kids Join the Fight
Based on IRS filings
Kids Join the Fight is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Nashville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.0M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kids Join the Fight is led by Taylor Beery, Board Chair since 2022 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Taylor Beery
Board Chair
Board Member → Board Chair, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rainer Madigan
Managing Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$73K (2024) → $80K (2025)
Angel Beery
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Egle
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Glenny Beahm
Board Member
President → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jenny Vorhoff
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Margaret Gorman
Secretary
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mathilde Currence
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Abby Martin
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Esther Barrios
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Cres Gardner (2021) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $80K, to Rainer Madigan (Managing Director).
Frequently asked questions about Kids Join the Fight
How much does Kids Join the Fight give each year?
Kids Join the Fight gave $1.0M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $952K across 2 grants.
How large is Kids Join the Fight?
Kids Join the Fight reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.
What is Kids Join the Fight?
Kids Join the Fight is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Nashville, TN. It holds $1.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Kids Join the Fight operate?
Kids Join the Fight has awarded grants in Georgia, Louisiana.
What is Kids Join the Fight's EIN?
Kids Join the Fight's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-3590840. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 10, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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