Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana Inc

Analysis

Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hammond, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana Inc reported income of $690k and spending of $410k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $391k to $690k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana Inc sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Black Male Educators Alliance ($689k), Ntrac Tsa-C Inc ($690k) and Alliance for Healthy Youth ($689k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $155k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $190k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 11 employees.