CHALLENGE CENTER INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

P820

Classification

1700

Street

39 N 25TH STREET EAST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Group exemption

A subordinate covered by the group exemption of UNITED STATES CATHOLIC CONFERENCE (EIN 53-0196617). matched by us

The IRS lists each organization's group exemption number; we match a subordinate to its central organization by that number and the affiliation code the IRS assigns.

Mission and programs · 2025

• The Residential Services Program at the Challenge Center is designed to provide each person with the level of support needed to enjoy safe and successful community living. A total of 8 residences, with private rooms for all residents served, are located in neighborhoods throughout the city of Superior, WI. Each residence is designed to provide a level of care that meets the needs of the individuals in the home. Six of the homes are Community Based Residential Facilities (CBRF's) providing for intensive and/or continuous support needs. The program also oversees two Adult Family Homes and one apartment home. A total of 20,075 days of support were provided in 2025. Staff encourages and assists residents to greater community involvement providing support and transportation when needed for individuals to take part in a wide variety of community activities. The Residential Services Program also provides for Independent Living Skills supports and Supported Home Care services to individuals residing in their own homes or with family members. In 2025 these 1:1 support service were provided to 12 individuals living in Superior/Douglas County.

  Expenses $2,491,988 · Revenue $3,260,502

• Enterprises were specifically created to support individuals with hands-on work opportunities at a pace and expectation level to meet the individual's current capabilities. This program allows individuals a safe environment in which to test community workplace readiness and interest in either a prevocational sheltered workplace or in the community. These vocational services include job development and preparedness, job shadowing and coaching, task analysis, transportation supports, career profile services and transition to long term employment. Our Community Employment Program provided support for 9 individuals in 7 different community businesses in 2025. Of the 9 individuals served, 2 were new to the program in 2025. Within Bay Produce and Marathon Enterprises 26 participants pursued their individual prevocational goals toward future employment while earning $98,753.37 in wages in 2025. Bay Produce consists of 1.5 acres of greenhouse space, producing several different types of tomatoes, herbs, lettuce, cucumbers and flowers. Marathon Enterprises operates a fulltime confidential shredding service with the ability to take on long or short-term work on a contractual basis with local businesses.

  Expenses $1,123,569 · Revenue $1,108,453

• The Adult Day Program provides a wide variety of learning and recreational opportunities to people with varied capabilities. Adult Day Programs offer scheduling choices for activities both community wide and facility based within four program areas. The Life Enrichment Program schedules community opportunities that generally appeal to older participants. This program utilizes many local resources such as restaurants, museums, parks and other points of interest. The Life Enrichment Program served 18 individuals in 2025 providing 23,088 hours of service. The Life Skills Program adds volunteering opportunities, caring for a local park and a variety of other community organizations. The schedule also includes regular recreational activities, emphasizing physical activities such as local trail systems, swimming, bowling, and other seasonal activities. Life Skills served 30 individuals in 2025 providing 26,863 hours of service. The Sensory Program is focused on helping individuals with severe to profound physical challenges to maintain their activities of daily living. The Sensory Program served 14 individuals in 2025 providing 17,472 hours of service. It is common for individuals to spend a portion of each week in different programs to pursue personal interests.

  Expenses $887,688 · Revenue $1,059,163

As filed on the 2025 return.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $5,428,117

  Expenses

  $5,328,023

  Contributions

  $5,125,650

  Grants paid

  $175,000

• 2024

  Revenue

  $5,298,684

  Expenses

  $5,397,982

  Contributions

  $4,866,092

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $5,212,428

  Expenses

  $5,564,058

  Contributions

  $4,780,431

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $5,265,102

  Expenses

  $5,739,097

  Contributions

  $4,746,182

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,516,498

  Expenses

  $5,545,336

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,063,319

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,479,852

  Expenses

  $5,549,136

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,292,594

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,745,021

  Expenses

  $5,702,212

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,464,344

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,141,068

  Expenses

  $5,195,806

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,439,431

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,038,127

  Expenses

  $5,073,067

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,517,841

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,645,416

  Expenses

  $4,523,475

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,529,441

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,526,165

  Expenses

  $4,439,680

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,328,967

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,782,906

  Expenses

  $5,145,405

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,306,846

• 2011 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $4,952,953

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,718,977

• 2010 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $4,958,978

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,387,103

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

• Challenge Center Foundation Inc

  $175,000

  2025 · Contributions are to be used at the discretion of the recipient in line with the recipient's mission and under the governance of the recipient's board of directors.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• CHALLENGE CENTER FOUNDATION INC

  $26,600

  2022 · To support employee retention and recognition across the entire Catholic Charities Bureau organization including affiliates.

• SECOND HARVEST NORTHLAND

  $0

  2022 · FEEDING PEOPLE IN NEED

• SECOND HARVEST NORTHLAND

  $0

  2024 · Community Food Assistance

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

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