Five for the Fight Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 81-4389905)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.3M
FY2021	$2.3M
FY2022	$21.2M
FY2023	$1.1M
FY2024	$989K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$2.3M
FY2021	$3.1M
FY2022	$20.5M
FY2023	$500K
FY2024	$1.7M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$3.3M
FY2021	$2.5M
FY2022	$3.2M
FY2023	$5.9M
FY2024	$4.6M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

98%

Program services 98% · $1.7M Management & general 0% · $55 Fundraising 2% · $36K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Ryan Smith

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael H Maughan

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sydnee Christensen

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Funds cancer research to help eradicate the disease.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Five for the fight foundation is a nonprofit organization established to raise funds to support and advance cancer research. Our goal is to specifically eradicate the disease. In 2024, we awarded grants of $1,699,776 to support cancer research centers and hospitals that are doing groundbreaking cancer research.

$1.7Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024

Ryan and Ashley Smith FoundationFY2024$5.0M

Mobile Giving Foundation INCFY2024$12K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$5.0M

Grants paid · 37 grants · $23.6M · 2020–2024

Huntsman Cancer FoundationUT · FY2024$928,360

Primary Children's CancerFY2024$703,312

Vanderbilt UniversityTN · FY2024$8,376

Phoenix Children's Hospital FoundationAZ · FY2024$8,280

City of HopeCA · FY2024$6,760

University of HiFY2024$5,560

Huntsman Cancer FoundationUT · FY2023$182,850

Ddx Foundation INCUT · FY2023$25,000

Vanderbilt UniversityTN · FY2023$8,563

Phoenix Children's Hospital FoundationAZ · FY2023$8,245

University of HiFY2023$8,069

City of HopeCA · FY2023$6,755

Intermountain Healthcare Foundation INCUT · FY2022$13,878,089

Primary Children's CancerFY2022$5,000,000

MD Anderson Cancer CenterFY2022$125,000

Huntsman Cancer FoundationUT · FY2022$88,147

Phoenix Children's Hospital FoundationAZ · FY2022$35,000

Ddx Foundation INCUT · FY2022$25,000

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$989K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$888K

Investment incomeLn 3$100K

Money outPt IX

$1.7M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.7M

Managementcol C$55

Fundraisingcol D$36K

Owns and owesPt X

$4.6M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M

Total assetsLn 16$9.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$5.4M

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$888K

Investment incomeLn 3$100K

Total revenueLn 12$989K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$2.3M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M

Total assetsLn 16$9.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$5.4M

Net assetsLn 32$4.6M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 650

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.0M	$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16	$15.0M	$9.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$9.1M	$5.4M
Net assetsLn 32	$5.9M	$4.6M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$1.7M	$1.7M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$39K	$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$12K			$12K
Office expensesLn 13	$2K			$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$21K		$55	$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.7M	$1.7M	$55	$36K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$989K	$1.7M	−$747K	$4.6M	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.1M	$500K	$644K	$5.9M	990 PDF
FY2022	$21.2M	$20.5M	$714K	$3.2M	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.3M	$3.1M	−$871K	$2.5M	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.3M	$2.3M	−$1.0M	$3.3M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $988,614 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,143,617$888,287

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$100,327

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,143,617$988,614

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $431,327$1,699,776

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $68,765$36,131

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $500,092$1,735,907

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $643,525−$747,293

Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members3

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $988,614 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1d Related organizations$36,131

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$852,156

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$888,287

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $100,327$100,327

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $100,327$988,614

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,735,907 across 5 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,660,648$1,660,648

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $39,128$39,128

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $12,255$12,255

IX-13 Office expensesFundraising $2,398$2,398

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $55 · Fundraising $21,423$21,478

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,699,776 · Management $55 · Fundraising $36,076$1,735,907

Part X · Balance sheet $9,941,538 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,990,277$2,287,244

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $12,997,193$7,654,294

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,991,226$9,941,538

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $9,069,934$5,387,646

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,069,934$5,387,646

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,929,057$1,360,773

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,992,235$3,193,119

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,921,292$4,553,892

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,991,226$9,941,538

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,553,892 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$988,614

XI-2 Total expenses$1,735,907

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$747,293

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,921,292

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$620,107

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,553,892

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Five for the Fight Foundation

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV