Challenge School INC FY2022 filing

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Glendale, AZ501(c)(3)Since 1996EducationEIN 86-0833507

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To provide primary education k - 6.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$294K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $206K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$294K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $419
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.6M
62% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 62% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.8M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$4.6M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$4.8M
FY2022▼ -4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2024$4.2M
Expenses
$4.6M
FY2022▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2024$4.2M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2022▲ +11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1997.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $4.4M Management & general 4% · $193K Fundraising 1% · $45K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $294K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO/Secretary/Principal
$128,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$92,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$74,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Wendy Miller’s $140K as Secretary, C is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Wendy Miller$139,703————
Miller W—$131,875$119,791$128,000$125,000
Brianna Blinzler$101,294————
Miller P—$79,425$85,002$92,000$89,000
Nietch T—$86,667———
Neitch T——$72,083$74,000—
Pamela Miller$68,592————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates children from kindergarten through sixth grade.

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1 program · $4.4M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Provide Primary Education K

6.

$4.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$419

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$220K
Money outPt IX
$4.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.4M
Managementcol C$193K
Fundraisingcol D$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Other incomeLn 4–11$220K
Total revenueLn 12$4.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 561
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$294K$275K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$2.0M$55K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$610K$609K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$174K$168K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$49K$49K
InterestLn 20$121K$115K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$218K$204K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$42K$42K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$869K$824K$45K
All other expensesLn 24e$229K$207K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.6M$4.4M$193K$45K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $4.4M$4.3M$134K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.3M$4.3M$275$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $4.8M$4.6M$158K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.0M$4.5M$530K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2022 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,795,064 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,713 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,376,730
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$118,115
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,494,845
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,080,089$3,080,089
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4$4
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $61,308$61,308
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $155,105$155,105
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,238,907 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $61,312$4,795,064
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,637,216 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $275,000 · Management $19,000$294,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,955,302 · Management $54,899$2,010,201
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $608,707 · Management $1,665$610,372
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $168,267 · Management $5,653$173,920
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,798$5,798
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,145$14,145
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $49,353$49,353
IX-20 InterestPrograms $115,257 · Management $5,909$121,166
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $203,578 · Management $14,774$218,352
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $42,063$42,063
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $823,841 · Fundraising $44,956$868,797
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $207,145 · Management $21,904$229,049
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,399,160 · Management $193,100 · Fundraising $44,956$4,637,216
Part X · Balance sheet $4,195,461 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,286,528$2,324,130
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,903$91,422
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$10,674
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,862,868$1,769,235
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,166,299$4,195,461
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $346,222$301,905
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $53,297$21,235
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,736,440$2,607,754
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,287,685$1,445,533
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $142,174$142,174
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,429,859$1,587,707
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,166,299$4,195,461
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,587,707 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,795,064
XI-2 Total expenses$4,637,216
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$157,848
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,429,859
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,587,707

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