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Chase the Victory

EIN 85-1151304 · Carrollton, GA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong93 out of 100GovernanceStrong91 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

OUR MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE SUPPORT OF FAMILIES GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A CHILD, FIGHTING CHILDHOOD CANCER, AND INSPIRE HOPE AND KINDNESS.

Income
$502,550
Spending
$441,270
Spent on programs
90%
Reserves
11.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 95%
Employees
0
Volunteers
300
Highest pay
$80,340, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 11.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 9% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    90% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    9 of 9 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 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 (4)
  1. $305,890 spent. FAMILY GRIEF RETREATS - CHASE THE VICTORY PROVIDES COMPLETELY FREE WEEK-LONG RETREATS AWAY AT THE BEACH FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF A CHILD WHERE THEY CONNECT WITH OTHER BEREAVED FAMILIES ON THEIR PATH TOWARD HEALING. THE CHASE THE VICTORY FAMILY RETREAT PROVIDES A SPACE FOR BROKEN HEARTS TO COME HEAL, FIND COMFORT, AND RENEW THEIR STRENGTH. IT ALLOWS FAMILIES TIME TO INVEST IN THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT MATTER MOST. THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF CHASE THE VICTORY DONORS, MEALS, LODGING, AND ALL ACTIVITIES ARE ALL PROVIDED AT NO COST AT ALL TO THE BEREAVED FAMILIES. FAMILIES ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE IN A SAFE SPACE THROUGH THE SERENE SETTING OF CHASE THE VICTORY SURROUNDED BY LOVE AND HOPE AND COMFORT. SPECIAL MOMENTS ARE WOVEN THROUGHOUT THE RETREAT TO CELEBRATE AND REMEMBER EACH CHILD. OPPORTUNITIES ARE CREATED FOR SIBLINGS AND PARENTS TO EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY AND CONNECT WITH OTHERS WALKING A SIMILAR PATH. AS WE SERVE FAMILIES WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE LOSS OF A CHILD, WE SURROUND EACH MOM, DAD, AND SIBLING WITH OVERWHELMING LOVE AND SUPPORT. OUR WEEK-LONG RETREATS FEED INTO OUR ONGOING SUPPORT GROUPS, PROVIDING COMMUNITY AND LIFELONG SUPPORT FOR EACH FAMILY. ON EACH CHASE THE VICTORY RETREAT: A FAIMLY IS FORMED. A COMMUNITY IS BUILT. LEGACIES ARE HONORED. LIVES ARE CHANGED.
  2. $55,408 spent. SNEAKER BALL (SHARE KINDNESS) - AS PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHEN THE SUPPORT OF FAMILIES GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A CHILD AND FAMILIES FIGHTING CHILDHOOD CANCER, THE CHASE THE VICTORY SNEAKER BALL DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE MISSIONS OF OUR FAMILY RETREATS AND OUR KICKBACK INITIATIVE. OUR FAMILY RETREATS PROVIDE WEEKLONG RETREATS AT THE BEACH FOR FAMILIES NATIONWIDE WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE LOSS OF A CHILD. OUR KICKBACK PROGRAM PROVIDES GIFTS OF SNEAKERS TO INDIVIDUALS ALL ACROSS THE NATION INCLUDING TEENS FIGHTING CANCER, KIDS WHO ARE GRIEVING THE LOSS OF THEIR BROTHER OR SISTER, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED HOPE. THE CHASE THE VICTORY SNEAKER BALL IS AN INSPIRATIONAL NIGHT OF SHARING HOPE. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WE SHARE THE STORIES OF THE BEREAVED FAMILIES AND CHILDHOOD CANCER FAMILIES AND THE IMPACT THAT CHASE THE VICTORY HAS HAD ON THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY. MANY OF THE RECIPIENTS OF OUR PROGRAMMING ARE INVITED AS HONORED GUESTS AT OUR SNEAKER BALL. THIS PROGRAM SIMULTANEOUSLY SERVES AS OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING TOOL THAT ENABLES US TO SERVE THE BEREAVEMENT COMMUNITY AND CHILDHOOD CANCER COMMUNITY YEAR-ROUND. IT SUBSEQUENTLY PROVIDES OUR SUPPORTERS WITH A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE TO DIRECTLY LINK TO THIS GREAT CAUSE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
  3. $29,984 spent. SHOE GIVEAWAYS - SNEAKER KICKBACK PROGRAM - WHILE 17-YEAR-OLD CHASE MCDANIEL WAS FACING HIS OWN BATTLE WITH CANCER, HE DECIDED THAT HE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO GIVE BACK AND SHOW KINDNESS TO OTHERS. CHASE HAD THE VISION TO USE HIS LOVE FOR SNEAKERS AS A WAY TO SHARE HOPE AND MAKE SOMEONE ELSE SMILE. HIS HEART AND LOVE FOR OTHERS ARE A PART OF HIS LEGACY THAT CONTINUES TODAY. WE CONTINUE TO FULFILL HIS VISION BY ENCOURAGING TEENAGERS WHO ARE BATTLING CANCER: BY GIVING THEM ONE OF HIS FAVORITE GIFTS... SNEAKERS. EVERY GIFT OF SHOES THAT CHASE THE VICTORY GIVES AWAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE MESSAGE OF HOPE, SPREAD KINDNESS, AND REMIND THOSE WE ENCOUNTER TO LIVE LIFE IN VICTORY, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY MAY BE FACING. TO OTHERS, IT MAY SEEM LIKE JUST A PAIR OF SHOES. BUT FOR TEENS WHO ARE FIGHTING CANCER OR GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A SIBLING, THIS GIFT FROM CHASE THE VICTORY IS A SYMBOL OF HOPE AND A REMINDER THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE. WHETHER WE ARE PRESENTING GIFTS DURING ONE OF OUR KINDNESS CAMPAIGNS OR DELIVERING GIFTS TO PATIENTS ON THE AFLAC CANCER & BLOOD DISORDER FLOOR AT CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA, THESE TENDER MOMENTS ARE AMAZING EXPERIENCES SURROUNDED IN LOVE. EACH RECIPIENT HAS A STORY THAT WILL CAPTURE THE HEART.
  4. $5,959 spent. OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE COMMUNITY DAYS, SECOND COMMUNICATIONS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS. THE CHASE MCDANIEL "CHASE THE VICTORY" MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP HONORS THE LEGACY OF CARROLLTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CHASE MCDANIEL, WHO PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 16, 2019, DURING HIS SENIOR YEAR, AFTER A BATTLE WITH LYMPHOMA, A CHILDHOOD CANCER. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED EACH YEAR TO A STUDENT WHO EXHIBITS THE QUALITIES CHASE PORTRAYED IN HIS DAILY LIFE. CHASE INSPIRED AND ENCOURAGED OTHERS WITH AN UNWAVERING POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND IMMENSE COURAGE WHILE SHARING HOPE AND SPREADING KINDNESS TO ALL THAT HE MET.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 2021.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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