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Chance Sports

EIN 88-2769009 · Denver, CO

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceStrong95 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF CHANCE SPORTS IS TO PROVIDE YOUNG ATHLETES WITH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ACCESS COMPETITIVE CLUB SPORTS, AND TO LEARN LEADERSHIP AND TEAMBUILDING SKILLS THAT WILL BENEFIT THEM ON AND OFF THE ATHLETIC FIELD.

Income
$1.1 million
Spending
$876,030
Spent on programs
83%
Reserves
5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 62%
Employees
2
Volunteers
6
Highest pay
$150,000, executive di

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

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 3% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 49% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    83% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 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: 95 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 6 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

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited 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 (1)
  1. $725,212 spent. MOVED TO ADDRESS INEQUITY, THE CORNERSTONE PROGRAM OF CHANCE SPORTS IS THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR YOUTH TO ACCESS COMPETITIVE CLUB SPORTS, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP AND TEAMBUILDING SKILLS THAT WILL BENEFIT THEM ON AND OFF THE ATHLETIC FIELD. THIS FINANCIAL SUPPORT ENSURES ATHLETES CAN COVER CLUB FEES, TRAVEL EXPENSES, TOURNAMENT COSTS, AND EQUIPMENT COSTS. SCHOLARSHIPS RANGE FROM 300 TO 4,500 AND ARE AWARDED ON A SLIDING SCALE BASED ON A FAMILY'S HOUSEHOLD INCOME AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE, SEEKING TO COVER UP TO 75% OF THE OVERALL COST TO PARTICIPATE ANNUALLY IN EACH ATHLETE'S PRIMARY SPORT. AS CHILDREN GET OLDER, SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS GO UP SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THEIR COST TO PARTICIPATE GOES UP AS COMPETITION LEVEL INCREASES, PARTICULARLY THE TRAVEL COSTS. EACH CLUB SPORT PROGRAM VARIES IN ITS DURATION AND ATHLETES PARTICIPATE ANYWHERE FROM A FEW MONTHS TO YEAR ROUND. ATHLETES PARTICIPATE ALONGSIDE ~20 PEERS AND 2-5 COACHES, OFFERING A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH OTHERS BEYOND THEIR HOME COMMUNITY. THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE, ATHLETES ARE NOT ONLY ABLE TO SHARPEN THEIR ATHLETIC SKILLS WHICH HAS THE POWER TO OPEN FUTURE DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY BUT ALSO TO DEVELOP THE MANY INTERPERSONAL SKILLS ASSOCIATED WITH ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION. CHANCE SPORTS SUPPORTED NEARLY 200 ATHLETES IN 2023 PARTICIPATING ACROSS EIGHT SPORTS IN 13 PARTNER CLUBS AND IN 2024 DOUBLED THE AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS ACROSS THIRTEEN SPORTS AND 63 PARTNER CLUBS. ELIGIBLE FAMILIES ARE THOSE THAT DEMONSTRATE FINANCIAL NEED WITH AN ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AT OR BELOW 350% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE. 62% OF CURRENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS ARE AWARDED TO MALE ATHLETES AND 38% TO FEMALE ATHLETES AND THEY RANGE FROM AGE 8 THROUGH 19. AS CHANCE SPORTS ADDS MORE TEAMS AND SPORTS, OUR INTENTION IS TO HAVE A MORE EQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING BY GENDER. CS ATHLETES BY ETHNICITY ARE 44% BLACK, 28% LATINO, 14% MULTI RACIAL, 12% CAUCASIAN, AND 2% OTHER. CURRENTLY, 20% OF CS ATHLETES RESIDE IN DENVER, 53% IN AURORA AND 27% IN SURROUNDING AREAS OF METRO DENVER. (BECAUSE OF RESTRICTIONS ON SOME FUNDING, ATHLETES SKEW MORE HEAVILY IN AURORA, HOWEVER OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE ATHLETES STATEWIDE.) IT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF CS TO REMAIN WITH AN ATHLETE AS A SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING PARTNER THROUGHOUT THEIR ATHLETIC CAREER. TOWARDS THAT END, CHANCE SPORTS PRIORITIZES RENEWING SUPPORT OF RETURNING ATHLETES EACH YEAR. MOVED TO ADDRESS INEQUITY, THE CORNERSTONE PROGRAM OF CHANCE SPORTS IS THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR YOUTH TO ACCESS COMPETITIVE CLUB SPORTS, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP AND TEAMBUILDING SKILLS THAT WILL BENEFIT THEM ON AND OFF THE ATHLETIC FIELD. THIS FINANCIAL SUPPORT ENSURES ATHLETES CAN COVER CLUB FEES, TRAVEL EXPENSES, TOURNAMENT COSTS, AND EQUIPMENT COSTS. SCHOLARSHIPS RANGE FROM 300 TO 4,500 AND ARE AWARDED ON A SLIDING SCALE BASED ON A FAMILY'S HOUSEHOLD INCOME AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE, SEEKING TO COVER UP TO 75% OF THE OVERALL COST TO PARTICIPATE ANNUALLY IN EACH ATHLETE'S PRIMARY SPORT. AS CHILDREN GET OLDER, SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS GO UP SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THEIR COST TO PARTICIPATE GOES UP AS COMPETITION LEVEL INCREASES, PARTICULARLY THE TRAVEL COSTS. EACH CLUB SPORT PROGRAM VARIES IN ITS DURATION AND ATHLETES PARTICIPATE ANYWHERE FROM A FEW MONTHS TO YEAR ROUND. ATHLETES PARTICIPATE ALONGSIDE ~20 PEERS AND 2-5 COACHES, OFFERING A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH OTHERS BEYOND THEIR HOME COMMUNITY. THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE, ATHLETES ARE NOT ONLY ABLE TO SHARPEN THEIR ATHLETIC SKILLS WHICH HAS THE POWER TO OPEN FUTURE DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY BUT ALSO TO DEVELOP THE MANY INTERPERSONAL SKILLS ASSOCIATED WITH ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION. CHANCE SPORTS SUPPORTED NEARLY 200 ATHLETES IN 2023 PARTICIPATING ACROSS EIGHT SPORTS IN 13 PARTNER CLUBS AND IN 2024 DOUBLED THE AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS ACROSS THIRTEEN SPORTS AND 63 PARTNER CLUBS. ELIGIBLE FAMILIES ARE THOSE THAT DEMONSTRATE FINANCIAL NEED WITH AN ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AT OR BELOW 350% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE. 62% OF CURRENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS ARE AWARDED TO MALE ATHLETES AND 38% TO FEMALE ATHLETES AND THEY RANGE FROM AGE 8 THROUGH 19. AS CHANCE SPORTS ADDS MORE TEAMS AND SPORTS, OUR INTENTION IS TO HAVE A MORE EQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING BY GENDER. CS ATHLETES BY ETHNICITY ARE 44% BLACK, 28% LATINO, 14% MULTI RACIAL, 12% CAUCASIAN, AND 2% OTHER. CURRENTLY, 20% OF CS ATHLETES RESIDE IN DENVER, 53% IN AURORA AND 27% IN SURROUNDING AREAS OF METRO DENVER. (BECAUSE OF RESTRICTIONS ON SOME FUNDING, ATHLETES SKEW MORE HEAVILY IN AURORA, HOWEVER OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE ATHLETES STATEWIDE.) IT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF CS TO REMAIN WITH AN ATHLETE AS A SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING PARTNER THROUGHOUT THEIR ATHLETIC CAREER. TOWARDS THAT END, CHANCE SPORTS PRIORITIZES RENEWING SUPPORT OF RETURNING ATHLETES EACH YEAR.

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 October 13, 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 2025.

    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 July 2022.

    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 October 21, 2026.

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