Nonprofit · EIN 11-3761327
CHANCE FOR LIFE ORGANIZATION
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · SOUTHFIELD, MI 48075
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,321,398 | $1,258,599 | $62,799 | $235,327 | $96,432 | $138,895 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,158,365 | $1,017,057 | $141,308 | $88,026 | $11,930 | $76,096 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $845,677 | $943,744 | -$98,067 | $0 | $65,212 | -$65,212 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,321,398
- of which government grants
- $1,274,250
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $299,506
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $323,504
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,500
- Occupancy
- $155,205
- Travel
- $5,169
- Program services (functional)
- $1,257,799
- Fundraising (functional)
- $800
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $88,026
- Total assets, end of year
- $235,327
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $96,432
- Net assets, end of year
- $138,895
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $138,895
- Gross receipts
- $1,321,398
- Employees
- 7
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- MI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS ADAMS | PRESIDENT Officer | 50 | $125,325 |
| JESSICA TAYLOR | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 50 | $122,611 |
| RICHARD BAIRD | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALICIA BELL | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| EDWARD L BRANCH | COUNCIL CHAI Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JOHN BROAD | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR RAPHAEL JOHNSON | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BENJAMIN JONES | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MINISTER ANTHONY JONES | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JONATHAN KINLOCH | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PETER MARTEL | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PASTOR DARRYL MOORE | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WILLIAM RILEY | COUNCIL VICE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA TAYLOR | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 50 | $120,299 |
| THOMAS ADAMS | PRESIDENT Officer | 60 | $118,100 |
| RICHARD BAIRD | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALICIA BELL | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RAYMOND BOOKER | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| EDWARD L BRANCH | COUNCIL CHAI Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JOHN BROAD | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ODIS BUFFINGTON | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR RAPHAEL JOHNSON | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BENJAMIN JONES | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MINISTER ANTHONY JONES | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JONATHAN KINLOCH | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PETER MARTEL | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PASTOR DARRYL MOORE | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WILLIAM RILEY | COUNCIL VICE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA TAYLOR | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 50 | $121,254 |
| THOMAS ADAMS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 60 | $96,312 |
| RICHARD BAIRD | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALICIA BELL | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JACK BERKE | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RAYMOND BOOKER | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| EDWARD L BRANCH | COUNCIL CHAI Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JOHN BROAD | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ODIS BUFFINGTON | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR RAPHAEL JOHNSON | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BENJAMIN JONES | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MINISTER ANTHONY JONES | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JONATHAN KINLOCH | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PETER MARTEL | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PASTOR DARRYL MOORE | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RANDY RICHARDVILLE | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WILLIAM RILEY | COUNCIL VICE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2000 TOWN CTR STE 1140, SOUTHFIELD, MI 48075-1251
- In care of
- % THOMAS J ADAMS
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- EDWARD L BRANCH, 12850 PLYMOUTH ROAD, DETROIT, MI 48227
- Signed the 990
- THOMAS ADAMS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (313) 784-9209
- Website
- CHANCEFORLIFEONLINE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PLOTNIK FEINBERG & ASSOCIATES PC
Mission
TO TRANSFORM THE MINDSET OF BOTH THE INCARCERATED AND FORMALLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY SAFETY. TO ASSIST FAMILIES WITH THE INTEGRATION OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS BACK INTO THE FAMILY UNIT AS WELL AS INTO THE COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2025 CHANCE FOR LIFE FACILITATED "RE-ENTRY" PROGRAMS IN 4 MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FACILITIES TO ASSIST INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS PREPARING FOR RE-ENTRY INTO SOCIETY. DURING THE YEAR, OVER 750 INDIVIDUALS BENIFITTED FROM VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO ASSIST INMATES AND FORMER PRISONERS DURING THE TRANSITION FROM PRISON TO NORMAL SOCEITY. FURTHERMORE, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED TRANSFORMATIONAL TRAINING CLASSES IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS TO APPROXIMATELY 600 INDIVIDUALS. THE WAITING LIST TO ATTEND THESE CLASSES INCREASED TO 35-40 PEOPLE. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDED COURSES IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION, JOB TRAINING, COACHING AND MENTORSHIP.Expenses $1,257,799
- IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING LIFE IMPROVEMENT, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY - PROVIDED FOOD TO 250 FAMILIES. - PROVIDED CLOTHING & HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO OVER 175 INDIVIDUALS. - PROVIDED JOBS ASSISTANCE OR WORK RELATED SERVICES TO OVER 1,500 PEOPLE. - PROVIDED 40 SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND SKILLED TRADES AND AI/IT TRAINING.
- DURING 2024, CHANCE FOR LIFE IMPLEMENTED THE SOAR PROGRAM FOR SENIORS IN SUPPORT OF A PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE DETROIT AREA AGENCY ON AGING, DAAA. THIS PROGRAM ASSISTS SENIORS WITH GED SUPPORT, IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE & MONTHLY CHECK-INS. IN 2025 CHANCE FOR LIFE PROVIDED RESOURCES TO MORE THAN 200 SENIORS.
- TO ASSIST CONVICTED CRIMINALS IN REENTERING THE WORKFORCE UPON RELEASE FROM PRISON.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 11-3761327
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Unknown (Z99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $235,327
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,321,398
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2010
- Posted by the IRS
- June 9, 2011
- Reinstated
- Effective May 15, 2010
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,321,398 | $1,258,599 | $235,327 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,158,365 | $1,017,057 | $88,026 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $845,677 | $943,744 | $0 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $691,024 | $628,537 | $67,625 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 11-3761327).
Questions about CHANCE FOR LIFE ORGANIZATION
- What is the EIN of CHANCE FOR LIFE ORGANIZATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHANCE FOR LIFE ORGANIZATION is 11-3761327.
- Is CHANCE FOR LIFE ORGANIZATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2010 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2010.
- Are donations to CHANCE FOR LIFE ORGANIZATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHANCE FOR LIFE ORGANIZATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CHANCE FOR LIFE ORGANIZATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHANCE FOR LIFE ORGANIZATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CHANCE FOR LIFE ORGANIZATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names EDWARD L BRANCH.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHANCE FOR LIFE ORGANIZATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $125,325 (THOMAS ADAMS, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does CHANCE FOR LIFE ORGANIZATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,321,398, expenses of $1,258,599 and total assets of $235,327 at year end.
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