Nate Bargatze donated a total of $350,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America at the 2025 Emmy Awards. Initially, he pledged $100,000 with a challenge that would reduce the donation by $1,000 for every second a speech exceeded 45 seconds. Despite many long speeches causing the total to dip into negative figures during the event, Bargatze ended by personally donating $250,000, and CBS contributed an additional $100,000 to bring the total donation to $350,000.
