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New Challenges Adventures (nca) puts adults with disabilities back in touch with things that give life meaning.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $115K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$277K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$221K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$133K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$277K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$242K
FY2020$277K
FY2021$273K
FY2022$235K
FY2023$245K
FY2024$277K
Expenses
$221K
FY2024▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$272K
FY2020$230K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$217K
FY2023$219K
FY2024$221K
Net assets
$133K
FY2024▲ +73%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019−$64K
FY2020−$25K
FY2021$32K
FY2022$51K
FY2023$77K
FY2024$133K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $217K Management & general 2% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Enables adults with disabilities to experience meaningful adventures and activities.

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1 program · $217K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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New challenges adventures (nca) puts adults with disabilities back in touch with things that give life meaning. These may be things that people have lost or lost contact with due to mental illness, brain injury, or developmental disabilities. These may be things that the person has never been involved with prior to injury.

$217Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2019
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$115K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$277K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$277K
Investment incomeLn 3$125
Money outPt IX
$221K
Ln 25
Programscol B$217K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$133K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$118K
Total assetsLn 16$160K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$277K
Investment incomeLn 3$125
Total revenueLn 12$277K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$118K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$118K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$160K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$133K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K$118K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$99K$160K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$77K$133K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$140K$140K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$406$406
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$50K$50K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$221K$217K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2025 $277K$221K$56K$133K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 6, 2024 $245K$219K$26K$77K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 25, 2023 $235K$217K$18K$51K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2022 $273K$215K$58K$32K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $277K$230K$48K−$25K 990 PDF
FY2019Filed with the IRS Mar 2, 2022 $242K$272K−$29K−$64K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $276,880 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $244,416$276,755
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $61$125
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $370$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $244,847$276,880
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $156,798$151,603
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $61,818$69,401
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $218,616$221,004
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26,231$55,876
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $276,880 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $276,755$276,755
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $125$125
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $276,755 · Excluded from tax $125$276,880
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $221,004 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $140,258$140,258
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $406$406
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,939$10,939
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,835$1,835
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,472$7,472
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,172 · Management $1,285$3,457
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,152$50,152
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,445$5,445
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,040$1,040
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $216,844 · Management $4,160 · Fundraising $0$221,004
Part X · Balance sheet $160,128 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $44,622$118,083
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $54,420$37,910
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$4,135
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $99,042$160,128
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $22,058$27,268
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,058$27,268
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $76,984$132,860
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $76,984$132,860
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $99,042$160,128
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $132,860 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$276,880
XI-2 Total expenses$221,004
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$55,876
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$76,984
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$132,860

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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