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← CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER OF NORTHWEST INDIANA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER OF NORTHWEST INDIANA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,335,414
Total expenses
$625,961
Contributions and grants received
$1,041,491
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$193,866
Investment income
$80,784
Other revenue
$19,273
Total assets, end of year
$2,975,389
Total liabilities, end of year
$194,382
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,781,007
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$371,273
Management and general expenses
$174,089
Fundraising expenses
$80,599
Program service expenses (Part III)
$371,273

Program services were 59.3% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $963,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $78,491

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $193,866 · related or exempt $193,866

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $50,485 · excluded $50,485

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $60,343

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $30,044

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $30,299

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $30,299 · excluded $30,299

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $30,959

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $14,336

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $16,623 · unrelated business $16,623

  • 11a · Other revenue: EVENT AND CUSTOM MATER

    total $2,650 · related or exempt $2,650

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,650

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $76,679 · program services $767 · management and general $38,331 · fundraising $37,581

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $168,430 · program services $92,595 · management and general $56,365 · fundraising $19,470

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $17,912 · program services $2,562 · management and general $11,404 · fundraising $3,946

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $18,115 · program services $6,900 · management and general $6,998 · fundraising $4,217

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,082 · management and general $4,082

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,950 · management and general $8,950

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $14,224 · management and general $14,224

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,294 · fundraising $6,294

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,690 · management and general $11,197 · fundraising $493

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $31,472 · program services $20,456 · management and general $7,868 · fundraising $3,148

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,215 · management and general $5,215

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,427 · program services $2,878 · management and general $1,106 · fundraising $443

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $33,865 · program services $28,810 · management and general $3,611 · fundraising $1,444

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,122 · program services $7,229 · management and general $2,781 · fundraising $1,112

  • 24a · Other expenses: LICENSES AND PERMITS

    total $201,829 · program services $201,829

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $6,894 · program services $6,894

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $4,761 · program services $353 · management and general $1,957 · fundraising $2,451

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $715,321 · end of year $552,617

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $158,004

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,778 · end of year $7,485

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $7,547 · end of year $6,071

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $945 · end of year $711,357

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,408,619

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,118,761

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $294,311 · end of year $289,858

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,154,923 · end of year $1,237,062

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $12,935 · end of year $12,935

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $22,369 · end of year $19,986

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $17,880 · end of year $24,492

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $149,904

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $528,413 · end of year $1,284,184

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,473,098 · end of year $1,496,823

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO CREATE A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT DESIGNED TO EXPLORE SPACE THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT WILL CHANGE HOW TEACHERS EDUCATE, STUDENTS LEARN, AND FOSTER IN THEM A LONG TERM INTEREST IN SCIENCE, MATH, AND TECHNOLOGY.

  • TO CREATE A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT DESIGNED TO EXPLORE SPACE THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT WILL CHANGE HOW TEACHERS EDUCATE, STUDENTS LEARN, AND FOSTER IN THEM A LONG TERM INTEREST IN SCIENCE, MATH AND TECHNOLOGY.

    Expenses $371,273 · Revenue $196,516

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jennifer Vavrek

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dewey Pearman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dody Russell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Popp

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alexius Barber

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin J Keough

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathy O'Donnell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gilbert Rynberk

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kris Sakelaris

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Kellogg

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam Baron

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Debbie Bachmann

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Halle Brooks

    VICE CHAIRWOMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cynthia Prieto

    CHAIRWOMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kellie Taillon

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anthony Giammanco

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lara C Bates

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $152,428
    From this org
    $76,214
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $76,214
    Hours/week
    40

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
7 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202601329349304730

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