Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by CHAMPION INSTITUTE.
This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.
What the amendment changed
Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 2 June 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
- Program services expenses
- $53,380 changed to $137,102
- Management and general expenses
- $112,968 changed to $29,245
- Fundraising expenses
- $2,760 changed to $2,761
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $53,380 changed to $137,102
Totals
- Total revenue
- $251,507
- Total expenses
- $169,108
- Contributions and grants received
- $251,507
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $111,036
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $19,000
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $92,036
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $53,380
- Management and general expenses
- $112,968
- Fundraising expenses
- $2,760
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $53,380
Program services were 31.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$251,507
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
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3 · Investment income
total $0
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$0
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$0
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $49,383 · program services $1,823 · management and general $47,560
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $0
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $0
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $541 · management and general $541
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $44,541 · program services $42,550 · management and general $1,991
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $5,520 · program services $2,760 · fundraising $2,760
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13 · Office expenses
total $10,627 · program services $5,300 · management and general $5,327
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14 · Information technology
total $947 · program services $947
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $57,549 · management and general $57,549
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17 · Travel
total $0
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $52,935 · end of year $111,036
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $19,000 · end of year $19,000
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $33,935 · end of year $92,036
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
CHAMPION INSTITUTE EXISTS TO INSPIRE,COACH AND TRAIN YOUNG MALES WHO ARE GROWING UP WITHOUT A FATHER TO CHAMPION THEIR FUTURE. WE ARE DEDICATED TO HEALING THE DEEP WOUNDS OF FATHERLESSNESS FELT BY YOUNG MALES ACROSS THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA .
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN THE CHAMPION CHALLENGE INIATIVE WE HAVE MET AMBITIOUS GOALS IN ACADEMICS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
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"TRACE" IS AN INTENSIVE PROGRAM THAT ASSISTS YOUTH TO MAKE WINNING CHOICES. COACHES THOUGHTFULLY GUIDE YOUTH THROUGH DECISION-MAKING AND CRITICAL THINKING FRAMEWORKS AND USE REAL WORLD SIMULATIONS TO TEACH YOUTH DECISION MAKING SKILLS. CHAMPIONS INSTITUTE'S TRACE PROGRAM HELPS THESE YOUTH SET A COURSE FOR WINNING AT LIFE, PROVIDING SKILLS AND SUPPORTS TO MAKE CHOICES THAT POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR LIVES. THE PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES THREE VERSIONS, MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO YOUTH IN A RANGE OF SETTINGS IN THE COMMUNITY. IN 2024 THE PROGRAM SERVED 320 YOUTH
Expenses $25,000 · Revenue $25,000
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"SAFE PASSAGE " GUIDES YOUTH THROUGH CRITICAL MOMENTS IN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE TO GIVE THEM A FIGHTING CHANCE IN TRANSITIONING FROM SECONDARY TO HIGHER EDUCATION. THROUGH INTENSIVE COACHING YOUTH WILL ACHIEVE HIGHER ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION, INCREASED SELF CONFIDENCE AND POSITIVE SOCIAL EXPERIENCES. THE MODEL PARALELLS GRADUATING FROM SCHOOL TO AN ATHLETE'S JOURNEY TO A CHAMPIONSHIP USING "THE DRAFT", "TRAINING CAMP", "THE SEASON", "THE PLAYOFFS", AND FINALLY, "THE CHAPIONSHIP. ANALOGOUS TO AN ATHLETE'S JOURNEY TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP, TEEN BOYS ENCOUNTERAND INTENSIVE COACHING EXPERIENCE, LEADING TO GRADUATION. iN 2024 100% OF THE YOUTH SERVED IN THE PROGRAM GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL
Expenses $28,380 · Revenue $30,000
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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SHAWN ZANDERS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $49,382
- From this org
- $49,382
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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VALERIE ZANDERS
ACTING BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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DAVID CRABTREE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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REV PATRICK MILLER
DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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DAVIN DEGRATE
DIRECTOR BOARD SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3 + 3 related
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KINGSLEY ETECHUKWU
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3 + 3 related
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JOHN PLUSQUELLEC
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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ROLANDA ROBINSON
PSYCHOLOGIST
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 2 June 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202521649349300937
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