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Champion Education Network

Gary W Meier Sole Mbr
  • Detroit, MI
  • Tax-exempt since Dec. 2016
  • EIN: 46-3626223

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Nonmonetary Support N.E.C. (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$8.94M (2023)

Expenses
$9.55M (2023)

Total Assets
$1.17M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$145k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2015 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,936,667
Expenses
$9,553,846
Net Income
-$617,179
Net Assets
$1,022,233
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $100
0.0%
Program Services $8,936,567
100.0%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $134,018
1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,290,062
65.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,167,391
Total Liabilities $145,158
Net Assets $1,022,233
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kerri Smith (Ceo & President, Superintendent) $124,649 $0 $15,559
Tiffany Cobb (Director Of Special Education) $111,982 $0 $2,275
Casey Crews (Chief Of Schools) $106,915 $0 $9,836
Michille Roper Few (9 12 Principal) $104,719 $0 $12,019
Erin Wills (K 8 Principal) $101,110 $0 $2,063
Ashley Mcbride (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Crystal Martin (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gary Bewersdorf (Director (Ended 4/11/23)) $0 $0 $0
Deanne Surles (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Derek Freund (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Elaina Holsey (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nikkiya Branch (Chair) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 14, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,948,586
Expenses
$7,726,592
Net Income
$1,221,994
Net Assets
$1,639,412
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,419,631
15.9%
Program Services $7,519,338
84.0%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $9,617
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $138,490
1.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,607,081
72.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,721,505
Total Liabilities $82,093
Net Assets $1,639,412
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kerri Smith (Ceo & President) $156,775 $0 $16,253
Erin Wills (Principal, Detroit Leadership K 8) $115,085 $0 $1,377
Casey Crews (Chief Of Schools) $106,062 $0 $20,783
Tiffany Cobb (Director Of Special Education) $101,907 $0 $7,837
Ashley Mcbride (Director) $0 $0 $0
Crystal Martin (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gary Bewersdorf (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deanne Surles (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Derek Freund (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Elaina Holsey (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nikkiya Branch (Chair) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Feb. 8, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,012,964
Expenses
$1,024,793
Net Income
$988,171
Net Assets
$586,208
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,201,347
59.7%
Program Services $810,799
40.3%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $818
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $177,786
17.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $417,566
40.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $924,146
Total Liabilities $337,938
Net Assets $586,208
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kerri Smith (Ceo And President) $121,951 $0 $16,611
Erin Wills (Principal, Detroit Leadership K 8) $120,743 $0 $2,824
Casey Crews (Chief Schools Officer) $113,613 $0 $10,082
Tiffany Cobb (Director Of Special Education) $100,867 $0 $1,993
Rev Chris Yaw (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas A Huguelet (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Owen Willis (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nikkiya Branch Director As Of (Oct. 2020, Secretary As Of Dec. 2020) $0 $0 $0
Elaina Holsey (Director As Of Sept. 2020) $0 $0 $0
Deanne Surles (Director As Of Oct. 2020) $0 $0 $0
Crystal Martin (Director As Of Dec. 2020) $0 $0 $0
Ashley Mcbride (Director As Of May 2021) $0 $0 $0
Gary Bewersdoft (Director As Of May 2021) $0 $0 $0
Derek Freund (Director As Of May 2021) $0 $0 $0
Neil Stewart (Director Until Dec. 2020) $0 $0 $0
Pantea Stevenson (Director Until Dec. 2020) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 13, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$877,242
Expenses
$856,264
Net Income
$20,978
Net Assets
-$502,614
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,552
1.2%
Program Services $854,166
97.4%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $12,524
1.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $220,301
25.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $139,712
16.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,110,966
Total Liabilities $1,613,580
Net Assets -$502,614
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kerri Smith (Interim Ceo As Of 6/1/2019) $124,688 $0 $15,249
Gary Meier Ceo Then (Executive Director As Of 6/1/2019) $123,333 $0 $504
Renee Burgess (President) $76,130 $0 $15,573
Rev Chris Yaw (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas A Huguelet (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Owen Willis (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Pantea Stevenson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Neil Stewart (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Tisdale (Director Until 9/10/2019) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Jan. 11, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,376,369
Expenses
$1,271,632
Net Income
$104,737
Net Assets
-$523,592
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $22,263
1.6%
Program Services $1,353,706
98.4%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $400
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $341,330
26.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $165,697
13.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $799,548
Total Liabilities $1,323,140
Net Assets -$523,592
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gary Meier (Ceo) $184,500 $0 $1,704
Renee Burgess (President) $179,828 $0 $13,851
Kerri Smith (Vice President) $116,880 $0 $15,712
Rev Chris Yaw (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas A Huguelet (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Pantea Stevenson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Punita Thurman (Director Until 3/11/2019) $0 $0 $0
Alex Shaw (Director Until 3/14/2019) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Tisdale (Director) $0 $0 $0
Owen Willis (Director) $0 $0 $0
Neil Stewart (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 16, 2020

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,424,496
Expenses
$1,249,246
Net Income
$175,250
Net Assets
-$628,329
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $300,000
21.1%
Program Services $1,114,496
78.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $10,000
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $295,526
23.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $184,881
14.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,560,588
Total Liabilities $2,188,917
Net Assets -$628,329

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,298,162
Expenses
$1,535,698
Net Income
-$237,536
Net Assets
-$803,579
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $125,000
9.6%
Program Services $1,173,162
90.4%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $370,688
24.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $303,619
19.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $662,521
Total Liabilities $1,466,100
Net Assets -$803,579
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gary Meier (Ceo) $247,286 $0 $198
Renee Burgess (President) $183,338 $0 $13,442
Meagan Brown (Principal Of Delta Prep Un) $106,437 $0 $4,954
Rev Chris Yaw (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas A Huguelet (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 14, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,088,069
Expenses
$1,468,304
Net Income
-$380,235
Net Assets
-$566,043
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $1,088,069
100%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $460,279
31.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $143,608
9.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $24,771
Total Liabilities $590,814
Net Assets -$566,043
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Renee Burgess (President) $120,113 $0 $13,197
Gary Meier (Ceo) $117,228 $0 $198
Meagan Brown (Principal Of Delta Prep Until March 2017) $103,034 $0 $2,409
Rev Chris Yaw (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas A Huguelet (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Marc Brown (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Feb. 15, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$532,608
Expenses
$718,416
Net Income
-$185,808
Net Assets
-$185,808
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $532,608
100%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $86,419
12.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $18,085
2.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $794,827
Total Liabilities $980,635
Net Assets -$185,808

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