FIGHTING CHANCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
FIGHTING CHANCE INC (EIN 02-0536388)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-03-30
IRS object ID
201510899349300336
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Return2015-03-30T14:13:12-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Filer Filer

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Form 990 IRS990

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Total Support$2,723,194TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.41280PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.59350PublicSupportPY170Pct
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)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$729,423BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$340,667ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,465InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$250AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,068,375EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$714,861BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$15,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$62InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$500AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$729,423EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$634,493BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$80,625ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$68InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$325AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$714,861EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$668,577ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$10,960InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$23,124OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$634,493EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RfalseRelatedOrgListSchRInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$100,404OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$45,182DepreciationAmt
Book Value$55,222BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,540OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,622DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,918BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,250OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,951DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,299BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$60,439TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTAXES PAYABLEDesc
Amt$3,718Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,718TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$859,818TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$110,104OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$110,104RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$749,714RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$749,714TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$580,735TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$110,104OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$110,104ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$470,631ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$470,631TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.As of December 31, 2014, the Board had designated $1,068,375 of unrestricted net assets as a general endowment fund to support the mission of the Organization. Since that amount resulted from an internal designation and 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 Oganization has been classified by the Internal Revenue Service as a publicly supported tax-exempt charity pursuant to IRC Section 501(c)(3) and as a not-for-profit corporation under the laws of New York State. Accordingly, no provision for Federal or State income taxes is required. The Organizations tax returns for the year 2011 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 $110104
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SSPECIAL EVENTS $110104

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

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLongPoint GroupPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 SCOTT LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityMILLWOODCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10546ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivitySPECIAL EVENTActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$54,566GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$7,500RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$47,066NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$54,566TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$7,500TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$47,066TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SUMMER GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$115,420GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$53,016CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$62,404GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$41,467RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Event2GOLF #2Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$95,150GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$20,000CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$75,150GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$53,308RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$60,596GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$16,740CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$43,856GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$14,347RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$982OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$271,166GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$89,756CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$181,410GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$109,122RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$982OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$110,104DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$71,306NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$254,097NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessFORM 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, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsTHE 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, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementALL 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 MEMEBRS. NO COMPENSATION IS GIVIEN TO BOARD MEMEBRS OR OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesALL PROPSECTIVE EMPLOYEES ARE INTERVIEWED FIRST BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES BOARD MEMEBR 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, Line 18: Explanation of Other Means Forms Available For Public Inspectionwww.GuideStar.org MAINTAINS COPIES OF FILED FORM 990 FOR THE ORGANIZATION FOR EACH YEAR
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableTHE 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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