The organization's mission is to raise money and awareness for charities that meet the qualifications as described in section 501(c)(3) through amateur athletic events by: 1) developing, organizing, and conducting amateur athletic events and related events, 2) conducting programs to raise awareness about issues of public concern, including but not limited to public health and medical research issues, 3) through athletic and other events raising funds for other non profit organizations that are focused on cancer research and education in underprivileged communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
45¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$393K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $89K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
45%
of spending
Concern: 45% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$393K
to officers and key staff · 45% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 45% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $355K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $17K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$491K
72% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 72% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$629K
-80% vs prior year
Spent
$864K
To programs
45%
Net assets
$186K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$629K
FY2021▼ -80%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$629K
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.6M
Expenses
$864K
FY2021▼ -76%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$864K
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$4.9M
Net assets
$186K
FY2021▼ -47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$350K
FY2021$186K
FY2022$329K
FY2023$916K
FY2024$531K
FY2025$160K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2012.

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Where the money goes

45 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 45% · $391K Management & general 35% · $301K Fundraising 20% · $171K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $393K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$169,019Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, Clerk, Director
$124,645Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Assistant Clerk
$99,162Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Myerson’s $294K as Executive Director is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 360 $1–10M medical research nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andrew Myerson$293,500$280,500$255,000$161,538$169,019$244,750
Mark Avery$218,219$209,000$190,000$119,231$124,645$189,371
Julie Anne Kelly$202,038$189,339$149,223$96,923$99,162$122,923

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Organizes athletic events to raise money and awareness for charities, especially cancer research in underprivileged communities.

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1 program · $391K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Haymakers for hope's mission is to knockout cancer the only way we know how, by literally fighting for a cure. We give everday men and women the opportunity to fight back against this terrible disease by training for, and competing in charity boxing events to raise money and awareness.

$391Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 230 grants · $6.9M · 2019–2024
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterFY2024$200,000
First DescentsCO · FY2024$87,993
Alex's Lemonade Stand FoundationFY2024$80,863
Nick Strong FoundationMA · FY2024$65,351
Boston Fire Cancer FoundationFY2024$40,656
Individual RecipientFY2024$31,377
The Lilabean Foundation INCMD · FY2024$26,910
Children's National Hospital FoundationFY2024$26,909
Brigham & Women's HospitalFY2024$25,550
The Ellie FundMA · FY2024$25,264
Medical University of South Carolina - Hollings Cancer CenterFY2024$24,159
Individual RecipientFY2024$20,221
Ulman FoundationFY2024$20,000
The Thanc Foundation INCNY · FY2024$18,235
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$629K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$303K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$292K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Money outPt IX
$864K
Ln 25
Programscol B$391K
Managementcol C$301K
Fundraisingcol D$171K
Owns and owesPt X
$186K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$224K
Total assetsLn 16$678K
LiabilitiesLn 26$491K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$292K
Government grantsLn 1e$149K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$303K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Gains on assetsLn 7$22K
Total revenueLn 12$629K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$224K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$224K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$355K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$678K
LiabilitiesLn 26$491K
Net assetsLn 32$186K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$278K$224K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$357K$355K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$724K$678K
LiabilitiesLn 26$374K$491K
Net assetsLn 32$350K$186K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$22K$22K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$351K$171K$123K$57K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$151K$74K$53K$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$104K$51K$37K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$18K$13K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$453$453
Office expensesLn 13$29K$248$28K
Information technologyLn 14$39K$4K$35K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$1K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$46K$5K$31
All other expensesLn 24e$41K$8K$2K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$864K$391K$301K$171K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $4.6M$4.9M−$314K$160K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 6, 2025 $4.3M$4.7M−$420K$531K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 $4.8M$4.2M$568K$916K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 8, 2023 $4.1M$3.9M$200K$329K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 16, 2022 $629K$864K−$235K$186K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $3.2M$3.5M−$333K$350K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $628,560 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $74,594$292,102
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,099,552$302,867
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,591$33,591
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,194,737$628,560
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,586,642$21,976
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $951,065$643,888
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $990,456$197,786
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,528,163$863,650
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$333,426−$235,090
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $628,560 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$149,300
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$142,802
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$292,102
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $302,867$302,867
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,422$11,422
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $22,169$22,169
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $302,867 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $33,591$628,560
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $863,650 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $21,976$21,976
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $171,118 · Management $122,854 · Fundraising $57,039$351,011
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $73,728 · Management $52,933 · Fundraising $24,576$151,237
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $50,889 · Management $36,537 · Fundraising $16,963$104,389
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,160 · Management $13,038 · Fundraising $6,053$37,251
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,854$32,854
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $453$453
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $248 · Management $28,323$28,571
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,088 · Fundraising $35,116$39,204
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,036 · Management $2,755$3,791
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $46,217 · Management $5,213 · Fundraising $31$51,461
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,615 · Management $2,250 · Fundraising $31,587$41,452
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $391,440 · Management $300,845 · Fundraising $171,365$863,650
Part X · Balance sheet $677,699 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $277,571$224,028
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $80,000$89,058
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $356,956$355,113
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,500$9,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $724,027$677,699
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $83,359$48,573
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $140,893$143,393
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $149,300$299,317
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $373,552$491,283
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $350,475$186,416
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $350,475$186,416
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $724,027$677,699
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $186,416 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$628,560
XI-2 Total expenses$863,650
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$235,090
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$350,475
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$71,031
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$186,416

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