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Challenge To Excellence Charter School

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 / Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12 (B29) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$6.65M (2023)

Expenses
$6.07M (2023)

Total Assets
$10.8M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$13.9M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 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
$6,651,052
Expenses
$6,074,257
Net Income
$576,795
Net Assets
-$3,100,052
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $568,461
8.5%
Program Services $5,723,655
86.1%
Investment Income $154,210
2.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $2,791
0.0%
Net Fundraising $95,511
1.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $106,424
1.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $160,304
2.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,655,352
43.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,835,990
Total Liabilities $13,936,042
Net Assets -$3,100,052
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elizabeth Dougan (School Director) $133,300 $0 $27,004
Jocelyn Rhymer (Councilperson) $0 $0 $0
Anne Denham (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Amy Kozleski (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Miles Cortez (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Nathan Ramsey (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Sowmya Makam (Councilperson) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,271,040
Expenses
$5,857,459
Net Income
$2,413,581
Net Assets
-$3,676,847
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $260,603
3.2%
Program Services $5,405,378
65.4%
Investment Income $7,460
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $48,910
0.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,548,689
30.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $141,263
2.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,470,957
42.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,998,907
Total Liabilities $18,675,754
Net Assets -$3,676,847
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elizabeth Dougan (School Director) $55,787 $0 $6,263
Jocelyn Rhymer (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Anne Denham (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Shannon Thomas (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Amy Kozleski (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Alec Lee (Councilperson) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,384,910
Expenses
$5,384,528
Net Income
$2,000,382
Net Assets
-$6,090,428
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $492,757
6.7%
Program Services $4,962,101
67.2%
Investment Income $5,446
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $96
0.0%
Net Fundraising $43,369
0.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,881,141
25.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $116,078
2.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,471,248
45.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,916,393
Total Liabilities $16,006,821
Net Assets -$6,090,428
Other
Operated a donor-advised fund
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Richard Barrett (Head Of School) $106,450 $0 $9,766
Shannon Thomas (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Anne Denham (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jocelyn Rhymer (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Alec Lee (Councilperson) $0 $0 $0
Amy Kozleski (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,749,347
Expenses
$4,923,195
Net Income
$826,152
Net Assets
-$8,090,810
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $190,717
3.3%
Program Services $4,897,347
85.2%
Investment Income $41,433
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $2,056
0.0%
Net Fundraising $37,341
0.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $580,453
10.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $113,823
2.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,444,921
49.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,586,263
Total Liabilities $16,677,073
Net Assets -$8,090,810
Other
Operated a donor-advised fund
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Richard Barrett (Head Of School) $52,000 $0 $8,823
Shannon Thomas (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Anne Denham (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Jocelyn Rhymer (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Alec Lee (Member) $0 $0 $0
Amy Kozleski (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Kimberley Hubbs (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,578,019
Expenses
$4,609,141
Net Income
$968,878
Net Assets
-$8,916,965
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $199,269
3.6%
Program Services $4,703,502
84.3%
Investment Income $51,308
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $32,818
0.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $591,122
10.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $130,418
2.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,368,122
51.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,678,495
Total Liabilities $18,595,460
Net Assets -$8,916,965
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Donna Mitchell (Principal) $126,384 $0 $0
Shannan Thomas (Member) $0 $0 $0
Anne Denham (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
John Backstrom (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jocelyn Rhymer (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Alec Lee (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Kimberly Hubbs (Council Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,343,689
Expenses
$7,063,978
Net Income
-$2,720,289
Net Assets
-$9,885,843
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $152,391
3.5%
Program Services $4,128,346
95.0%
Investment Income $24,658
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $38,123
0.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $171
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $124,221
1.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,150,754
30.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,693,684
Total Liabilities $21,579,527
Net Assets -$9,885,843
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Donna Mitchell (Principal) $101,500 $0 $20,625
John Teska (Council Member) $0 $0 $0
Anne Denham (Council Member) $0 $0 $0
John Backstrom (Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Jocelyn Rhymer (Vice Chr &Treas) $0 $0 $0
Alec Lee (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kimberly Hubbs (Council Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,235,392
Expenses
$6,443,293
Net Income
-$2,207,901
Net Assets
-$6,850,564
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $150,679
3.6%
Program Services $3,991,079
94.2%
Investment Income $13,233
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $80,401
1.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $120,072
1.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,053,857
31.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,392,554
Total Liabilities $19,243,118
Net Assets -$6,850,564
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Donna Mitchell (Principal) $85,078 $0 $16,948
John Teska (Council Member) $0 $0 $0
Anne Denham (Council Member) $0 $0 $0
John Backsrom (Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Jocelyn Rhymer (Vice Chr &Treas) $0 $0 $0
Alec Lee (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kimberly Hubbs (Council Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,106,792
Expenses
$4,412,217
Net Income
-$305,425
Net Assets
-$4,642,663
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $143,275
3.5%
Program Services $3,914,168
95.3%
Investment Income $4,495
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $44,285
1.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $569
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $183,687
4.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,928,298
43.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,599,124
Total Liabilities $13,241,787
Net Assets -$4,642,663

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,051,791
Expenses
$4,000,106
Net Income
$51,685
Net Assets
-$4,337,238
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $97,210
2.4%
Program Services $3,900,174
96.3%
Investment Income $5,801
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $18
0.0%
Net Fundraising $46,417
1.1%
Sales of Assets $167
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,004
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $164,793
4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,763,648
44.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,264,315
Total Liabilities $12,601,553
Net Assets -$4,337,238

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,652,107
Expenses
$3,731,461
Net Income
-$79,354
Net Assets
$959,389
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $73,047
2.0%
Program Services $3,560,421
97.5%
Investment Income $1,439
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $4,572
0.1%
Net Fundraising $8,448
0.2%
Sales of Assets $200
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,980
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $154,998
4.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,710,542
45.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,023,542
Total Liabilities $7,064,153
Net Assets $959,389

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,644,004
Expenses
$3,587,253
Net Income
$56,751
Net Assets
$1,038,743
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $62,659
1.7%
Program Services $3,565,947
97.9%
Investment Income $2,565
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $2,352
0.1%
Net Fundraising $6,007
0.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,474
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $152,689
4.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,655,530
46.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,365,857
Total Liabilities $7,327,114
Net Assets $1,038,743

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,506,748
Expenses
$3,556,972
Net Income
-$50,224
Net Assets
$1,264,999
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $38,303
1.1%
Program Services $3,437,491
98.0%
Investment Income $4,181
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $1,164
0.0%
Net Fundraising $13,395
0.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $12,214
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $151,179
4.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,597,696
44.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,615,003
Total Liabilities $7,350,004
Net Assets $1,264,999

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,417,099
Expenses
$3,375,260
Net Income
$41,839
Net Assets
$1,315,223
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $54,750
1.6%
Program Services $3,316,619
97.1%
Investment Income $8,850
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $804
0.0%
Net Fundraising $35,935
1.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $141
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $150,339
4.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,435,866
42.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,252,869
Total Liabilities $6,937,646
Net Assets $1,315,223

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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