Founding Story
In 2023, six friends won permits to climb Mt. Whitney, a 14,450-foot peak that would demand the very best of them. Over the next six months, they trained with purpose, pushing one another through monthly virtual challenges that tracked miles, calories, vertical feet, and more. By the time they set foot on the mountain, each of them was in the best shape of their lives. On the way down, a new idea took shape: what if that same competitive energy could be harnessed not just for personal goals, but to power support for meaningful causes.
Our Organization
Compete for Causes is a grassroots organization with the mission to turn everyday movement into meaningful impact and community engagement. Our founders and team of advisors are impact- and fitness-focused leaders with backgrounds in healthcare, marketing, and software, bringing together mission, storytelling, and technology to fuel better outcomes for people and communities. Each challenge is designed to deliver tangible value to causes and fitness-focused partners, helping them deepen engagement while advancing their causes. Our growing community connects through the app, Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. With no paid staff, we ensure all net profits go directly to worthwhile non-profit causes, maximizing the impact of every dollar raised through our fitness events.
Our Advisors
Past fitness competitions.
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March 2026
One-hundred twenty-seven (127) participants joined our leaderboard in March 2026 from 11 different states. $20,800 was raised by ConnectMed. Corporate sponsors included Body Fit Training, Sweat Circuit, the Timeli personal safety device, Randolph Family Dental and Carmel Valley Sourdough.
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May 2025
One-hundred fourty six (146) participants joined our leaderboard in May 2025. $32,200 was raised by Saint Margaret of Cortona Harbor program of Father Joe’s Villages. Corporate sponsors included Roadrunner Sports, Sweat Circuit, Elevate Training, Stone Steps Real Estate, Body Fit Carmel Valley, Burn Bootcamp, Burgeon Beer, Refine Soccer Training, Stretch Lab and Randolph Family Dental.
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January 2025
Ninety eight (98) participants joined our competition in January 2025. $21,650 was raised by Unravel Pediatric Cancer. Corporate sponsors included Roadrunner Sports GML Tax Services, Stio, Kendra Scott, Jimbo’s, Batch & Box, Sweat Circuit and F45.
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October 2024
One hundred and sixteen (116) participants joined our competition in October 2024. $20,000 was raised by Make-A-Wish San Diego. Corporate sponsors included Vital Core Health Strategies, GML Tax Services, Vuori, Burgeon Beer, StoneSteps Real Estate, EXP Journeys, RoadRunner Sports, Fleet Feet, SUPConnect, Randolph Family Dental and Sweat Circuit’s Del Mar gym.
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May 2024
Eighty-four (84) participants joined our competition in May 2024. $105,000 was raised by four charities: A Bridge for Kids, ConnectMed International, Mayo Clinic and Sanford Burnham Prebys. Corporate sponsors included Sweat Circuit’s Del Mar gym.
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January 2024
Fifty-eight (58) participants joined our competition in January 2024 . $2,000 was raised by ConnectMed International.
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December 2023
Nineteen (19) participants joined our first competition in December 2023. $11,400 was raised by various cancer-related charities.