Mission
The opertion of a public charter school for the education of children.
Public Charity
Excelsior Classical Academy A Challenge Foundation Academy INC
Excelsior Classical Academy A Challenge Foundation Academy INC is a Public Charity headquartered in Durham, NC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $14.0M revenue, $14.1M expenses, $37.6M total assets. 7 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $113K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 465038550
Durham, NC
Charter Schools
NTEE: B29
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$14.0M
Total Expenses$14.1M
Total Assets$37.6M
Grant Records7
Funding Total$113K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Excelsior Classical Academy A Challenge Foundation Academy INC
How Excelsior Classical Academy A Challenge Foundation Academy INC divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$61
Programs
the work itself
$39
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $61 for programs
$61
To provide a quality education for students
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
Gen Support
$25,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,000
Gen support
$50,000
EDUCATION
$8,000
EDUCATION
$6,000
Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Christian Heijmen
Member
Corey Hawley
Secretary
Crystal Scillitani
School Director
Cynthia Gadol
Director
Jennifer Guy
Finance Manager
Kim Carpenter
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14.0M | $14.1M | $37.6M |
| 2024 | $13.3M | $13.7M | $38.0M |
| 2023 | $13.4M | $12.4M | $39.5M |
| 2022 | $11.1M | $11.2M | $36.7M |
| 2021 | $8.9M | $8.3M | $22.6M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $8.9M to $14.0M (+58%), with total assets most recently reported at $37.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.