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Challenged Athletes INC

Public charity
DBA: % JEFFREY ESSAKOW
Other · SAN DIEGO, CA · EIN 33-0739596

About

It is the mission of the challenged athletes foundation to provide opportunities and support to people with physical disabilities so they CAN pursue active lifestyles through physical fitness and competitive athletics.the challenged athletes foundation believes that involvement in sports at ANY level increases self-esteem, encourages independence and enhances quality of life.

In care of Jeffrey Essakow

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
37
Volunteers
1,200

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2025-03-31
Revenue
$14.4M
Expenses
$12.8M
Assets
$34.6M
Liabilities
$4.8M

Financial history

$14.4M$7.2M$0
171819202122232425
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2025: $14.4M · Avg: $11.6M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$131K
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
Grants Given
$3.8M
CHALLENGED ATHLETES INC
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Address

9591 Waples ST
SAN Diego, CA, 92121-295

Governance

Voting board members17
Independent members15
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %15.0%
Permanent endowment %85.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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