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The Kate Amato Foundation raised more than $90,000 at the seventh annual KATE KUP Triples Tennis Tournament, held March 28 at The Yards in Ponte Vedra Beach. The event brought together players, volunteers, supporters and local businesses for a high-energy day of fun and fundraising, with Harbor View Private Wealth serving as the tournament’s title sponsor. All net proceeds from the event benefit Kate Amato Foundation (KAF), whose mission is to fund innovative pediatric cancer research that accelerates the pace of progress and saves young lives.

 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 10, 2026) – The Kate Amato Foundation raised more than $90,000 at the seventh annual KATE KUP Triples Tennis Tournament, held March 28 at The Yards in Ponte Vedra Beach. The event brought together players, volunteers, supporters, and local businesses for a high-energy day of fun and fundraising, with Harbor View Private Wealth serving as the tournament’s title sponsor. All net proceeds from the event benefit Kate Amato Foundation (KAF), whose mission is to fund innovative pediatric cancer research that accelerates the pace of progress and saves young lives. 

The excitement is building as the 7th annual KATE KUP Triples Tennis Tournament prepares to once again bring the community together for a day of competition, camaraderie and purpose in support of the Kate Amato Foundation, whose mission is to fund innovative pediatric cancer research that accelerates the pace of progress and saves young lives.

Lisa Amato, Executive Director and Founder of Kate Amato Foundation, and Kate’s mom, shares how the foundation, and events like the KATE KUP, have helped fund $1 Million in grants to support groundbreaking pediatric cancer research.

Kate Amato Foundation has hit a monumental milestone: $1 million in total funding for pediatric cancer research since the organization’s founding. The official announcement was made on Dec. 10, a deeply meaningful date that marks what would have been Kate Amato’s 21st birthday.

Kate Amato Foundation (KAF) is shining a light on the power of kindness and the urgency of research, aiming to raise an additional $75,000 by Nov. 30, 2025, to hit the $1 million milestone in total grant funding at some of the nation’s leading pediatric cancer research centers.

At the same time, the foundation remains committed to Kate’s Kindness Project, which delivered care packages to Wolfson Children’s Hospital and Nemours Children’s Health in September — a tradition since 2020 that brings comfort and hope to young patients, their families and health care heroes.

As September concludes and Childhood Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, Kate Amato Foundation (KAF) is shining a light on the power of kindness and the urgency of research, aiming to raise an additional $75,000 by November 30, 2025, to hit the $1 million milestone in total grant funding at some of the nation’s leading pediatric cancer research centers.

If someone was sick, sad or injured, my daughter, Kate, always wanted to help. When she was 10, Kate discovered a baby bird in our yard that had fallen from its nest and insisted we rescue it. She spent hours caring for it, offering water, singing songs and pouring her heart into nursing it back to health.

The Kate Amato Foundation (KAF) has announced an unprecedented event for 2025 — Three sports, two events, one epic day! The KATE KUP Triples Tennis Tournament and the rescheduled KATE KOMBO Golf and Pickleball Tournament will take place together on Saturday, April 19, at The Yards in Ponte Vedra Beach.