Kids Chance Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
KIDS' CHANCE OF TENNESSEE WORKS WITH OUR STATEWIDE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO THE CHILDREN OF TENNESSEE WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED OR HAVE HAD A CATASTROPHIC INJURY IN A WORK RELATED ACCIDENT.
- Income
- $63,504
- Spending
- $75,168
- Reserves
- 21.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 21.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 18% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $67,037 spent. FOUNDED IN 2003, KID'S CHANCE OF TENNESEE IS DEVOTED TO PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN OF TN WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC INJURIES IN WORK-RELATED ACCIDENTS. WE BELIEVE THAT BY INVESTING IN OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE, WE CAN PROVIDE THEM WITH THE TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.IN 2023, THERE WERE 164 FATALITIES SUFFERED IN THE WORKPLACE IN TN (SOURCE: US BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS). MANY MORE WORKERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS OR CATASTROPHIC INJURIES THAT IMPACTED THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THEIR FAMILY. AS OUR STATE CONTINUES TO GROW ECONOMICALLY, EMPLOYERS REQUIRE SKILLED AND TRAINED WORKERS TO MEET THEIR BUSINESS AND MANUFACTURING NEEDS. KID'S CHANCE HELPS WITH THIS GROWTH BY PROVIDING AN EDUCATION TO THE CHILDREN OF TENNESSEE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN DEVASTATED BY A WORKPLACE INJURY.TO DATE, WE HAVE PROVIDED 39 STUDENTS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS ENABLING THEM TO ATTEND VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL TRAINING, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.IN 2024, WE PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALLING $66,000 TO 11 STUDENTS ATTENDING 9 DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES INCLUDING UNIVERSITY OF TN-KNOXVILLE, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA, MIDDLE TN STATE UNIVERSITY, LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, TENNESSEE TECH UNIVERSITY, & UNIVERSITY OF KY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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