— the original
CompleteChaffin's Bracket
NCAA Basketball · 2026
Participants19
Raised$200
A passion project · Est. 2026
Play together.
Give together.
Contests for a Cause turns friendly competition into charitable giving. No ads. No betting. Just a good contest and a cause worth competing for.
$0
raised for charity
0
participants across 2 contests
0%
of proceeds directed to charity
Why we do this
Our Story
We built Contests for a Cause because the sports entertainment world had become dominated by two things: giant commercial platforms that use your attention to sell ads, and betting apps that have spent billions normalizing the idea that watching a game should cost you money.
Both models extract value from fans. Neither gives anything back in a way that matters. We wanted to do something different.
So we took the best part of those experiences — the fun of picking a bracket with friends, the thrill of having a stake in a race or tournament — and we made the entry fee do real good. Every dollar that goes into a Contests for a Cause entry goes toward helping people in need.
What we run
Our Contests
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— a walk down Magnolia Lane
CompletePlaying Through
The Masters · Golf · 2026
Participants20
Raised$270
— for the love of the peloton
Coming July 2026Domestique
Cycling · Tour de France · 2026
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Giving Back
Our Causes
Each Contests for a Cause event is paired with a charity chosen for that contest. Every dollar of proceeds goes directly to that cause — no middlemen, no overhead cut.
Domestique
Cycling · Tour de France · 2026
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To be announced
Coming July 2026
Current Partner
Castaways
Against Cancer
Raised through Contests for a Cause
$0Castaways Against Cancer is a 100% volunteer non-profit fighting cancer through a series of extraordinary physical journeys — kayakers paddle 160 miles from Miami to Key West over seven days, runners relay 170 miles over two days, and cyclists pedal the same 170 miles in a single grueling day.
What began in 2000 with four sea-hippies on the water has grown into a powerful movement raising millions for groundbreaking cancer research.
Fueled by founder Steve O'Brien's mission to "light a candle rather than curse the darkness," every mile they travel keeps hope alive for a cancer-free world.
The simple version
How It Works
01
Enter a Contest
Pay a small entry fee. A portion goes directly to the designated charity via our giving platform. You're in.
02
Draft Your Team or Make Your Picks
Each contest has its own format — tiered drafts, brackets, prediction games — all designed for casual fans, not just experts.
03
Compete and Give
Follow the leaderboard as the event unfolds. The person with the most points wins — but everyone who entered helped a cause.
An open invitation
Want to do something like this?
Inspired by what we're building? We'd love to hear from you. Whether you have a sports-loving friend group, a company team, or just a cause you care about, we're happy to talk through what a Contests for a Cause event could look like for you.