FIGHTING CHANCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
FIGHTING CHANCE INC (EIN 02-0536388)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-04-10
IRS object ID
202511009349301526
Schema version
2024v5.1
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2025-04-10T17:44:49-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm EIN112883699PreparerFirmEIN

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Business Name Line1SABEL & OPLINGER CPA PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line1106 Prospect StAddressLine1Txt
CitySouthamptonCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11968ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN020536388EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlFIGHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6317253300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 1358AddressLine1Txt
CitySAG HARBORCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11963ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonDUNCAN DARROWPersonNm
Person TitleChairman & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Signature2025-04-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonROBERT J STREBEL CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00435213PTIN
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Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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CitySAG HARBORCityNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$620,768GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FIGHTINGCHANCE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2001FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionFIGHTING CHANCE IS A HOT LINE-TYPE COUNSELING CENTER, FOR THE NON-MEDICAL LIFESTYLE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER, AS WELL AS AN INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE AND RESOURCE CENTER. THE CENTER IS LOCATED IN SAG HARBOR, NY, AND PROVIDES SERVICES TO CANCER PATIENTS, AND THOSE THAT CARE FOR THEM, IN SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionFIGHTING CHANCE IS A HOT LINE-TYPE COUNSELING CENTER, FOR THE NON-MEDICAL LIFESTYLE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER, AS WELL AS AN INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE AND RESOURCE CENTER. THE CENTER IS LOCATED IN SAG HARBOR, NY, AND PROVIDES SERVICES TO CANCER PATIENTS, AND THOSE THAT CARE FOR THEM, IN SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$351,651ExpenseAmt
DescFIGHTING CHANCE PROVIDES COUNSELING FOR CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH ITS WEBSITE, HOTLINE, AND CONFERENCE CENTER.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (true)FundraisingActivitiesInd
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Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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OtherYes (X)OtherInd

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MEREDITH DARROW
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GEOFFERY LYNCH
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WILLIAM HARDIE III
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JOE IALACCI
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STUART SCHOENER
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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UTILITIES$11,525$1,153$9,220$1,152
BANK FEES$1,654$1,370$190$94
MEALS AND ENTERTINMENT$1,327$133$1,062$132

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EOY$63,348EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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EOY$39,973EOYAmt

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BOY$52,000BOYAmt
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EOY$578,189EOYAmt

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BOY$22,963BOYAmt
EOY$16,928EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$42,000BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$555,190BOYAmt
EOY$519,261EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$469,536CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$362,906CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,848,546TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$324,861CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$469,536CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$362,906CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,848,546TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$234,748SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,613,798PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,821CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$29,625TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support CY1700.85920PublicSupportCY170Pct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$126,264OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$114,196DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,068BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,138OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$21,138DepreciationAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$200,768OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$37,497DepreciationAmt
Book Value$163,271BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$175,339TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
ROU asset$49,000
Security deposits$3,600
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$52,600TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASEDesc
Amt$42,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$42,000TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$453,410TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$13,183NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$6,600DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$51,630OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$71,413RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$381,997RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$381,997TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$489,339TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$6,600DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$51,630OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$58,230ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$431,109ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$431,109TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.The Board established a general endowment fund to support the mission of the Organization. Since that amount resulted from an internal designation it is not donor-restricted. The Board is in the process of developing a philosophy as these funds are Board restricted and not intended for operations. As the funds are unavailable for operational use, it is not included as cash and cash equivalents.
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteThe Organization is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. However, income from certain activities not directly related to the Organization's tax-exempt purpose is subject to taxation as unrelated business income. In addition, the Organization qualifies for the charitable contribution deduction under Section 170(b)(1)(A) and has been classified as an organization other than a private foundation under Section 509(a)(2) .There was no unrelated business income for the year ended December 31, 2024. Accordingly, no provision for Federal or State income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2024, no amounts have been recognized for uncertain income tax positions. The Organizations tax returns for the year 2021 and forward are subject to the usual review by the appropriate taxing authorities.
Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990SPECIAL EVENTS $51630
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SSPECIAL EVENTS $51630

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SUMMER GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$33,400GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$33,400GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$19,875OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2GOLF #2Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$16,978GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$16,978GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$26,353GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$26,353GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$31,755OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$76,731GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$76,731GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$51,630OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$51,630DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$25,101NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LAW OFFICE OF D DARROWBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionOWNED BY CEORelationshipDescriptionTxt
TransactionSVCS PROV AS DEVEL DIRTransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$30,230NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2MEREDITH DARROW IS THE NIECE OF DUNCAN DARROW.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bFORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE FINANCE COMMITTE FOR APPROVAL. THE FINANCE COMMITTE APPROVES THE 990 AND RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE 990. THE BOARD RECEIVES A COPY OF FORM 990 AND THEN VOTES ON APPROVING THE FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cTHE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. ALL NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO REVEIW AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15aALL PROPSECTIVE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND FIGHTING CHANCE FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES TO FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES TO FIGHTING CHANCE AND TO FAMILIARIZE THE PROSEPCTIVE BOARD MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FIGHTING CHANCE. THE CANDIDATE THEN UNDERGO A VETTING PROCESS WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD VOTES TO APPROVE ALL NEW BOARD MEMBERS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15bALL PROPSECTIVE EMPLOYEES ARE INTERVIEWED FIRST BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES BOARD MEMBER AND THEN BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPENSATION IS THEN DETERMINED BY COMPARABLE SALARIES IN INDUSTRY. INCREASES ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD USING COMPARABLE SALARIES.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18www.GuideStar.org MAINTAINS COPIES OF FILED FORM 990 FOR THE ORGANIZATION FOR EACH YEAR
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 990, AND AUDITED FINANCIALS OF FIGHTING CHANCE ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO REQUESTS COPIES OF THEM IN WRITING.

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