Challenge Preparatory Charter School
Challenge Preparatory Charter School reported $29.6 million in revenue and $32.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.08 went to program services, $9.71 to management and general costs and $0.21 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 95.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $329,909 (SR. DIRECTOR, TEACHING & LEARNING). 23 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 81% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $32MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $30MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.1% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.7% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 4.3% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 2.3% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 95.5% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $329,909 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.03% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 23 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | -1.3 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 7 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe mission of Challenge Preparatory Charter School (challenge) is to prepare students from the greater far rockaway community to excel academically, to demonstrate mastery of the nys and next generation learning standards and to achieve their career aspirations. Challenge cultivates and supports the intellectual, aesthetic, social, emotional and ethical development of its students and prepares them to be responsible 21st century citizens. To accomplish its mission, challenge offers a rigorous instructional program in a safe, supportive, technology-infused and data-enriched school…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR. DIRECTOR, TEACHING & LEARNING Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $289,265 | $0 | $40,644 | $329,909 |
| CEO/FOUNDER Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $272,907 | $0 | $48,793 | $321,700 |
| SR. DIRECTOR, TEACHING & LEARNING Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $209,340 | $0 | $34,191 | $243,531 |
| ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $175,144 | $0 | $23,301 | $198,445 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $158,405 | $0 | $32,888 | $191,293 |
| PRINCIPAL Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $152,668 | $0 | $29,170 | $181,838 |
| ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $133,801 | $0 | $31,400 | $165,201 |
| PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $159,183 | $0 | $5,582 | $164,765 |
23 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Challenge Preparatory Charter School (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.3M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b7 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5246
- Volunteers Part I, line 67
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| DOYLE SECURITY SERVICES INC Security services | $655,868 |
| LAVINIA GROUP LLC Curriculum & pd for instructional staff | $564,431 |
| KOKUA EDUCATION INC Substitute teaching | $252,933 |
| CORTEVO TECHNOLOGIES LLC Managed data services | $201,009 |
| IMAGINE LEARNING Dyslexia screening & pd | $108,298 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Challenge Preparatory Charter School totaling $16 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Challenge Preparatory Charter School spent in FY2025, $90.08 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Challenge Preparatory Charter School's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Challenge Preparatory Charter School reported that 90.1% of its $32.1 million in expenses went to program services, 9.7% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Challenge Preparatory Charter School pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Challenge Preparatory Charter School reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $329,909, for the role of SR. DIRECTOR, TEACHING & LEARNING (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Challenge Preparatory Charter School get its money?
Of $29.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 4.3% came from contributions and grants (including 2.3% from government grants) and 95.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Challenge Preparatory Charter School a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 27-2203903 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202600579349301660 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540659349301414 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421159349301967 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321219349300512 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211369349317536 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141379349301339 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 27-2203903: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.