USA's First Girls' Sumo Team is $5k from Making History
We provide sport scholarships and financial support so cost never stands in the way of training or competition.
3 Ways You Can Help Before Monday, September 1, 2025
For the first time in history, the U.S. has enough talented competitors to compete in the Junior Women Sumo World Championships at the 2025 Sumo World Championship in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday, September 13, 2025! This is a groundbreaking moment for girls in sports and for the sport of sumo in the U.S.
We’re raising $16,000 to cover travel expenses, credentials, and team needs by Monday, September 1, 2025. Every donation helps and is 100% tax-deductible.
View our budget and progress at this link.
Here’s how you can support this historic journey:
Support directly via GoFundMe, FundMyTravel, Venmo, CashApp, or check. Every dollar gets us closer to Bangkok and is tax-deductible.
GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/148c0b55
Fund My Travel: https://www.fundmytravel.com/campaign/a0FvHLxysD
CashApp: $jchrg
Venmo: @gchrg
Check: Payable to March for Black Womxn San Diego with memo "Maximum Effort Foundation” in the memo.
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Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 4:00pm PST, 6:00pm CST or 7:00pm EST
Organize a fundraiser, big or small. Rally your network to help make sumo history!
Email us your ideas at info@maxeffortfoundation.org!