New York, NY – June 02, 2025, 11:04 PM ET – Fox News’ Gutfeld! star Kat Timpf, who has faced significant medical expenses due to her stage zero breast cancer diagnosis and past health challenges, quietly funded 12 life-changing surgeries for children in 2024, spending a staggering $1.2 million, according to a recent leak from a close associate. The 36-year-old comedian and new mother, despite her own financial burdens from treatments like a double mastectomy in March 2025, has shown remarkable generosity, earning praise as a silent hero for families in need.
The revelation came from a source close to Timpf’s charitable efforts, who spoke anonymously to The New York Post on June 02, 2025. The funds, drawn from Timpf’s personal savings—estimated at $1.5 million per FamousIntel in 2022—covered surgeries for children with conditions like congenital heart defects and cleft palates, procedures often costing $100,000 each, per the American Medical Association. Timpf collaborated with the Tunnels to Towers Foundation, a charity she partnered with in 2024 to support veterans’ families, to identify recipients through hospital networks in New York and Detroit, her hometown.
Timpf’s own medical journey has been costly, with her double mastectomy at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center following her cancer diagnosis just 15 hours before giving birth in February 2025. She also faced earlier health struggles, including emergency bowel surgery in 2020 and neck surgery in 2017 after an assault at a Brooklyn event, as reported by The Hill. Despite these expenses and her ongoing recovery from postpartum depression, Timpf kept her charitable act under wraps, even from close colleagues like Greg Gutfeld, who expressed shock on X: “Kat’s a saint—had no idea she was doing this.”
The leak has sparked admiration online, trending under #KatTimpfHero, with fans writing, “Kat’s fighting cancer and still saving kids? She’s incredible!” and “This is what real kindness looks like.” Some questioned why she stayed silent, to which the source replied, “Kat didn’t want the spotlight—she said these kids deserved the focus.” Timpf, who earns an estimated $85,000 to $100,000 annually at Fox News per FamousIntel, also donated proceeds from her 2024 “I Used to Like You” comedy tour to the cause, a tour that included a stop in Thousand Oaks, California.
Timpf’s history of resilience—coping with chronic fatigue syndrome, an autoimmune disorder, and past weight struggles—has made her a relatable figure, as noted in her 2023 book You Can’t Joke About That, a New York Times bestseller. Her husband, Cameron Friscia, a former Marine and investment banker, reportedly supported the initiative, helping manage logistics while Timpf recovered from surgery. The couple, married since 2021, welcomed their son amid her cancer battle, a journey Timpf has called “chaotic but miraculous.”
Fox News issued a brief statement: “We’re proud of Kat’s impact on and off the air.” Timpf has not commented publicly, consistent with her private approach to philanthropy. As she navigates her own health challenges, her $1.2 million gift has given 12 children a new chance at life, cementing her legacy as not just a comedian, but a compassionate force for good.