Public Charity

CHALLENGED ATHLETES INC

CHALLENGED ATHLETES INC, of SAN DIEGO, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $14.4M in revenue, $12.8M in expenses, $34.6M in total assets. 241 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $26.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 330739596 SAN DIEGO, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$14.4M
Total Expenses$12.8M
Total Assets$34.6M
Grant Records241
Funding Total$26.9M
Filing Years2020–2025

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.

Officers & Directors

MEMBER Alan Shanken
VICE PRESIDENT & FOUNDER Bob Babbitt
CREATIVE DIRECTOR Cat Ellis
MEMBER Danny Gabriel
MEMBER David Jochim
MEMBER David Samson

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$8,415,554 9 grants
GENERAL
$3,934,655 9 grants
HUMAN SERVICES
$3,181,045 16 grants
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,693,650 2 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$931,951 17 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $14.4M $12.8M $34.6M
2024 $16.7M $15.1M $32.7M
2023 $12.9M $13.4M $27.8M
2021 $10.7M $9.1M $23.8M
2020 $12.9M $11.2M $17.1M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $12.9M to $14.4M (+12%), with total assets most recently reported at $34.6M.

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