FIGHTING CHANCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization: FIGHTING CHANCE INC (EIN 02-0536388)
Tax period: 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed: 2026-09-18
IRS object ID: 202612619349300036
Schema version: 2025v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-09-18T10:26:03-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	112883699	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SABEL & OPLINGER CPA PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	106 Prospect St	AddressLine1Txt
City	Southampton	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11968	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2025-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	020536388	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FIGHTING CHANCE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FIGH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6317253300	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1358	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAG HARBOR	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11963	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DUNCAN DARROW	PersonNm
Person Title	Chairman & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2026-09-18	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ROBERT J STREBEL CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00435213	PTIN
Phone	6312832370	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2025	TaxYr

Form 990 IRS990

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1358	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAG HARBOR	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11963	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$438,055	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.FIGHTINGCHANCE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2001	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	FIGHTING 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
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	4	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$362,906	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$343,230	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$6,010	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$8,278	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$25,101	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$54,751	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$381,997	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$406,259	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$246,104	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$261,213	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$20,301	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$185,005	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$148,108	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$431,109	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$409,321	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$49,112	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$3,062	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$578,189	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$543,139	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$58,928	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$26,752	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$519,261	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$516,387	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	FIGHTING 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
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$340,939	ExpenseAmt
Desc	FIGHTING CHANCE PROVIDES COUNSELING FOR CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH ITS WEBSITE, HOTLINE, AND CONFERENCE CENTER.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$340,939	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	8	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DUNCAN DARROW	PersonNm
Phone	6317253300	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1358	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAG HARBOR	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11963	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
DUNCAN DARROW
Chairman & CEO	35.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$60,000	$0	$0
MEREDITH DARROW
DIRECTOR	0.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
REV BANJAMIN SHAMBAUGH
Director	0.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
GEORGE DEMPSEY
Director	0.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
GEOFFERY LYNCH
DIRECTOR	0.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOHN MARSHALL WATSON
Director	0.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
WILLIAM HARDIE III
Director	0.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
BRAD ABRAMS
Director	0.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DAVID KELLEY
Director	0.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOE IALACCI
Director	0.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOAN OVERLOCK
DIRECTOR	0.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ERROL D TOULON JR
Director	0.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$60,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$1,000	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$342,230	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$25,060	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$343,230	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,278	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$8,278	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$86,547	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$31,796	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$54,751	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$406,259	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$8,278	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$196,121	TotalAmt
Program Services	$196,121	ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,092	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,092	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$650	TotalAmt
Management And General	$650	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,717	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,717	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,949	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,359	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,295	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,295	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,698	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,219	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,870	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,609	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,638	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,710	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,464	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,464	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$157	TotalAmt
Program Services	$126	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,496	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,498	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$750	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,248	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,212	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,527	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,921	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,764	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
BOOKKEEPING	$22,800	$22,800
UTILITIES	$14,145	$1,415	$11,316	$1,414
BANK FEES	$2,706	$1,944	$508	$254
MEALS AND ENTERTINMENT	$2,385	$239	$1,908	$238

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$555	TotalAmt
Program Services	$555	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$409,321	TotalAmt
Program Services	$340,939	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,081	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,301	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,348	BOYAmt
EOY	$112,749	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,402	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,293	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,040	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,931	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$348,170	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$180,327	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$175,339	BOYAmt
EOY	$167,843	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$209,485	BOYAmt
EOY	$171,150	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,973	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,973	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,600	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,200	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$578,189	BOYAmt
EOY	$543,139	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,928	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,152	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,600	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$58,928	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,752	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$519,261	BOYAmt
EOY	$516,387	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$519,261	BOYAmt
EOY	$516,387	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$578,189	BOYAmt
EOY	$543,139	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$3,062	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$188	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$339,730	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$324,861	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$469,536	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$362,906	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$343,230	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,840,263	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$339,730	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$324,861	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$469,536	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$362,906	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$343,230	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,840,263	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$285,796	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,554,467	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$14,821	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total	$14,821	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,855,084	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.83790	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.85920	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$126,264	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$116,782	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$9,482	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

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

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$200,768	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$42,407	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$158,361	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$167,843	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE	Desc
Amt	$9,600	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$9,600	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$444,843	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$188	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$6,600	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$31,796	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$38,584	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$406,259	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$406,259	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$447,717	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$6,600	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$31,796	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$38,396	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$409,321	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$409,321	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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 Footnote	The 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)(1) .There was no unrelated business income for the year ended December 31, 2025. Accordingly, no provision for Federal or State income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2025, no amounts have been recognized for uncertain income tax positions. The Organizations tax returns for the year 2022 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 990	SPECIAL EVENTS $31796
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S	SPECIAL EVENTS $31796

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	false	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	SUMMER GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$44,471	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$44,471	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$18,633	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	GOLF #2	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$29,956	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$29,956	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$12,120	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$12,120	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$13,163	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$86,547	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$86,547	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$31,796	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$31,796	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$54,751	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LAW OFFICE OF D DARROW	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	OWNED BY CEO	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$60,000	TransactionAmt
Transaction	SVCS PROV AS DEVEL DIR	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$25,060	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2	MEREDITH DARROW IS THE NIECE OF DUNCAN DARROW.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	FORM 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 12c	THE 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 15a	ALL 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 15b	ALL 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 18	www.GuideStar.org MAINTAINS COPIES OF FILED FORM 990 FOR THE ORGANIZATION FOR EACH YEAR
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 990, AND AUDITED FINANCIALS OF FIGHTING CHANCE ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO REQUESTS COPIES OF THEM IN WRITING.