Public Charity

CHALLENGER SCHOOL FOUNDATION

CHALLENGER SCHOOL FOUNDATION, of SANDY, UT, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $209.9M in revenue, $148.9M in expenses, $806.5M in total assets. 5 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $67K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 471405971 SANDY, UT Primary & Elementary Schools NTEE: B24 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$209.9M
Total Expenses$148.9M
Total Assets$806.5M
Grant Records5
Funding Total$67K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

CHALLENGER'S EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES ARE CONTAINED IN ITS LONG STANDING MISSION WHICH IS TO DELIVER AN EDUCATION THAT: PREPARES CHILDREN TO BECOME SELF-RELIANT, PRODUCTIVE INDIVIDUALS; TEACHES CHILDREN TO THINK, SPEAK, AND WRITE WITH CLARITY, PRECISION, AND INDEPENDENCE; LEADS CHILDREN TO VALUE THEIR INDIVIDUALITY AND UNALIENABLE RIGHTS; AND INSPIRES CHILDREN TO EMBRACE CHALLENGE AND FIND JOY AND SELF-WORTH THROUGH ACHIEVEMENT.

Where $100 goes at Challenger School Foundation

How Challenger School Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$13 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 $87 for programs

$49
During the 2024-2025 school year, challenger educated approximately 5,179 students in its kindergarten and elementary school programs
57% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 5,179 students
$24
During the 2024-2025 school year, challenger educated approximately 3,212 students in its 3 and 4 year old preschool programs
27% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 3,212 students
$13
During the 2024-2025 school year, challenger educated approximately 1,059 students in its middle school grades
15% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,059 students

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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.

Officers & Directors

EXEC REGION Aaron Schiffner
OPERATION PR Collin R Payne
EXEC REGION Craig Buccellato
EXEC REGION Dave Mounteer
DIRECTOR Dave Walton
DIRECTOR Hal Anderson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$46,608 2 grants
Education
$20,500 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $209.9M $148.9M $806.5M
2024 $192.1M $136.7M $705.0M
2023 $180.5M $124.6M $646.9M
2021 $110.0M $99.6M $457.6M
2020 $108.3M $95.5M $432.9M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $108.3M to $209.9M (+94%), with total assets most recently reported at $806.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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