Totals
- Total revenue
- $12,831,092
- Total expenses
- $13,794,130
- Contributions and grants received
- $14,520,086
- Grants paid
- $5,588,473
- Program service revenue
- $414,451
- Investment income
- $126,812
- Other revenue
- -$2,230,257
- Total assets, end of year
- $38,727,026
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,181,809
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $32,545,217
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $11,218,796
- Management and general expenses
- $532,389
- Fundraising expenses
- $2,042,945
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $11,218,796
Program services were 81.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$4,972,375
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$447,572
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$9,100,139
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$1,389,915
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2a · Program service revenue: ENTRY FEES
total $414,451 · related or exempt $414,451
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3 · Investment income
total $126,812 · excluded $126,812
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$768,960
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$4,972,375
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$3,013,690
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$2,244,730 · excluded -$2,244,730
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$740
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $740 · excluded $740
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$13,733
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $13,733 · excluded $13,733
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $5,404,658 · program services $5,404,658
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $183,815 · program services $183,815
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $444,466 · program services $144,907 · management and general $204,551 · fundraising $95,008
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,392,095 · program services $1,975,371 · management and general $183,877 · fundraising $1,232,847
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $91,689 · program services $50,096 · management and general $9,413 · fundraising $32,180
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $279,687 · program services $152,362 · management and general $28,816 · fundraising $98,509
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $299,262 · program services $161,920 · management and general $31,083 · fundraising $106,259
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11g · Fees: other
total $141,330 · program services $106,215 · management and general $8,720 · fundraising $26,395
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $376,343 · program services $296,899 · fundraising $79,444
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16 · Occupancy
total $266,559 · program services $162,601 · management and general $13,328 · fundraising $90,630
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17 · Travel
total $153,039 · program services $129,259 · management and general $383 · fundraising $23,397
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24a · Other expenses: SAN DIEGO TRI CHALLENGE
total $803,412 · program services $803,412 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM OPERATIONS
total $777,768 · program services $773,769 · management and general $0 · fundraising $3,999
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24c · Other expenses: OTHER ADMINISTRATION
total $697,711 · program services $534,916 · management and general $16,487 · fundraising $146,308
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24d · Other expenses: INKIND DONATIONS
total $451,554 · program services $338,596 · management and general $35,731 · fundraising $77,227
-
24e · All other expenses
total $30,742 · fundraising $30,742
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $243,847 · end of year $170,954
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $4,188,504 · end of year $4,370,255
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $22,870 · end of year $177,545
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $18,763 · end of year $173,298
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $312,745 · end of year $391,001
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$589,808
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$458,074
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $153,861 · end of year $131,734
-
12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $29,539,738 · end of year $32,246,746
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $128,484 · end of year $1,065,493
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $444,301 · end of year $551,132
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $3,044,666 · end of year $3,254,852
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $1,166,924 · end of year $1,310,332
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $128,484 · end of year $1,065,493
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,451,009 · end of year $4,802,189
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $25,373,428 · end of year $27,743,028
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
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.
Activities or mission (Part I)
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES & SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO PURSUE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES.
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ACCESS FOR ATHLETES THROUGH CAF'S GRANT DISTRIBUTION CYCLE EACH YEAR, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE ADAPTIVE SPORTS EQUIPMENT, PROSTHETICS, TRAINING, COACHING, MENTORING AND COMPETITION GRANTS TO PHYSICALLY DISABLED PEOPLE AGED 3 - 90 YEARS OLD TO ENABLE THEM ENHANCE THEIR LIVES THROUGH SPORTS. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS OF ANY TYPE LEADS TO AN INCREASE IN INDEPENDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM AND SENSE OF WORTH AND ACCOMPLISHMENT. SINCE 1994, CAF HAS PROVIDED DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 60,000 ATHLETES AROUND THE WORLD.
Expenses $5,051,604 · Grants $3,356,135
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SAN DIEGO TRIATHLON CHALLENGE (SDTC) & TOUR DE COVE A CELEBRATION OF LIFE AND SPORT THAT ENCOMPASSES NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY OF SAN DIEGO, BUT ALL CONSTITUENTS OF THE CAF FAMILY. THIS FOUR DAY EVENT ENGAGED OVER 200 CHALLENGED ATHLETES AND 1000 FUNDRAISERS AT OUR COMMUNITY CHALLENGE WEEKEND. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED: (1) KIDS FUN ROLL & RUN, SAN DIEGO TRIATHLON CHALLENGE, 5K AND TOUR DE COVE STATIONARY CYCLING EVENTS (2) CELEBRATION OF ABILITIES PROGRAM SHOWCASING ALL THE AMAZING EVENTS AND PARTICIPANTS (3) VIRTUAL GROUP RIDES, RUNS & WALKS, (4) GRANT PRESENTATIONS (5) ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT.
Expenses $1,943,227 · Grants $28,741 · Revenue $414,451
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Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.
Expenses $1,772,870 · Grants $355,220
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Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.
Expenses $2,451,095 · Grants $1,848,377
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.
Listed in Part VII
-
Jeffrey EssakowJEFFREY ESSAKOW
PRESIDENT & FOUNDER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Virginia TinleyVIRGINIA TINLEY
CHIEF LEGACY OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Bob BabbittBOB BABBITT
VICE PRESIDENT & FOUNDER
- Total calculated
- $84,816
- From this org
- $62,443
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,373
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dean RoeperDEAN ROEPER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rick KozlowskiRICK KOZLOWSKI
FOUNDER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Danny GabrielDANNY GABRIEL
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John PizziJOHN PIZZI
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alan ShankenALAN SHANKEN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeff JacobsJEFF JACOBS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Roger QuarlesROGER QUARLES
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lotte ToftdahlLOTTE TOFTDAHL
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David JochimDAVID JOCHIM
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Scott StackmanSCOTT STACKMAN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nicole LudwigNICOLE LUDWIG
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David SamsonDAVID SAMSON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tabi KingTABI KING
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Swan PaikSWAN PAIK
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kristine EntwistleKRISTINE ENTWISTLE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $194,055
- From this org
- $186,929
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,126
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $184,151
- Bonus
- $2,778
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,552
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,574
- Filer's total
- $194,055
-
Lorraine HallLORRAINE HALL
CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $161,756
- From this org
- $142,201
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,555
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $139,423
- Bonus
- $2,778
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,393
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,162
- Filer's total
- $161,756
-
Jeff Holbrook Termed 1225JEFF HOLBROOK TERMED 1225
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $228,526
- From this org
- $210,534
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,992
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $166,156
- Bonus
- $2,778
- Other
- $41,600
- Deferred
- $1,900
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,092
- Filer's total
- $228,526
-
Lauren Friedman Termed 0526LAUREN FRIEDMAN TERMED 0526
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $181,608
- From this org
- $154,301
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,307
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $151,523
- Bonus
- $2,778
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,686
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,621
- Filer's total
- $181,608
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Patrick LawrencePATRICK LAWRENCE
CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $139,484
- From this org
- $134,176
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,308
- Hours/week
- 45
-
Danielle SimmonsDANIELLE SIMMONS
CHIEF OF MARKETING
- Total calculated
- $148,331
- From this org
- $143,383
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,948
- Hours/week
- 45
-
Adam KlipperADAM KLIPPER
SR DIRECTORY NE REGION
- Total calculated
- $157,094
- From this org
- $156,313
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $781
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $156,313
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $781
- Filer's total
- $157,094
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 4A
- JEFF HOLBROOK RECEIVED A $41,600 SEVERANCE PAYMENT FROM THE ORGANIZATION.
- PART I, LINE 7
- ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS ARE DONE EACH YEAR. THE BOARD CAN APPROVE A BONUS POOL FOR THE YEAR AND THE MERIT SCORES FROM THE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS ARE USED TO DETERMINE EACH EMPLOYEE'S BONUS AMOUNT. BONUSES ARE NOT GUARANTEED AND DO NOT OCCUR EVERY YEAR.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(3) · SUPPORT CHALLENGED ATHLETES, INC. · CA
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 25 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202602389349300840
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