A Chance of a Lifetime

Analysis

A Chance of a Lifetime is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Fe, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, A Chance of a Lifetime reported income of $345k and spending of $334k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $248k to $345k (+39%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, A Chance of a Lifetime sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foothill Dog Rescue of the Sierras ($345k), Alaskan Animal Rescue Friends ($345k) and Carson City Cares ($344k).

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 $60k against liabilities of $76k, net assets of -$16k.