Challenge to Conquer Cancer

Analysis

Challenge to Conquer Cancer is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenville, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Challenge to Conquer Cancer reported income of $188k and spending of $190k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $206k to $188k (-8.9%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Challenge to Conquer Cancer sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 58th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kings Guild of the Valley Childrens Hospital ($188k), Prime Care Inc ($188k) and Charis Pregnancy Help Center Inc ($188k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $128 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $128.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.