A Chance 4 Life Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
814976196
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2018
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2018
Location
Bronx, NY, USA
Phone
7185420828
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,445
Expenses
$6,000
Assets
$8,445

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MALOBE SAMPSON (President & CEO)
  • BERNARD FORBES (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • MALOBE SAMPSON (President & CEO)
  • BERNARD FORBES (Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

A Chance 4 Life, AC4L, started as AIM Foundation (AIM Mission) and was discovered in July 202. We commenced operations in Ghana, West Africa in January 2003, under the leadership of Malobe Sampson, Founder and CEO.In our short tenure, we have provided critical health, education and community sustainability support services to marginalized Ghanaians living in underdeveloped villages and towns in the Ashanti, Volta, Greater Accra and the Upper West regions of Ghana. AC4L, formely named AIM became an official NGO in 2004, incorporated as a Non-Profit, in New York State in 2011. AC4L currently registered as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation. Donations and Contributions are tax deductible as allowed by law.

What it reported doing in 2018

A Chance 4 Life, AC4L, started as AIM Foundation (AIM Mission) and was discovered in July 202. We commenced operations in Ghana, West Africa in January 2003, under the leadership of Malobe Sampson, Founder and CEO.In our short tenure, we have provided critical health, education and community sustainability support services to marginalized Ghanaians living in underdeveloped villages and towns in the Ashanti, Volta, Greater Accra and the Upper West regions of Ghana. AC4L, formely named AIM became an official NGO in 2004, incorporated as a Non-Profit, in New York State in 2011. AC4L currently registered as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation. Donations and Contributions are tax deductible as allowed by law.AC4L has a professional team of educators, medical professionals, Law professionals, engineers, organizers, artists and volunteers who have a love for all people. These members personally travel to Africa twice a year, in order to help marginalized individuals who are struggling with survival issues.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 41.5%; rating input score 42
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 58.5%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.41; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 199.9% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 150% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 150% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 41.5% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $6K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2016 to 2018
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 42/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.