Father Chucks Challenge

Analysis

Father Chucks Challenge is a registered charity in United States, based in Pennsburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 August 2024, Father Chucks Challenge reported income of $1.7m and spending of $619k, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2020 to August 2024, income grew from $559k to $1.7m (+199%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 238%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Father Chucks Challenge sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neartown Inc ($1.7m), Childrens Agenda Inc ($1.7m) and Operation Nightwatch ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m.