2020-04-17T14:59:38-05:00 2019-08-31 461335331 ALTRUIC ADVISORS CPAS 4088 WASHTENAW AVE ANN ARBOR MI 48108 990 2018-09-01 841497653 COLORADO CONSORTIUM FOR EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION INC COLO 7195989755 8717 WOLF VALLEY DRIVE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80924 ROBERT FREDELL PHD PRESIDENT AND CEO 7195989755 2020-04-09 true RYAN N HAGAN CPA P00293011 7344763720 2020-04-14 52.38.98.93 2020-04-17 14:59:38 CD P 8B4EF7AB8D61128A9DCCAD990370B7FFF10B38EB 89FA310A77AF068BF7E9D70367E6501D95AD15DB 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z X ROBERT FREDELL PHD 8717 WOLF VALLEY DRIVE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80924 746309 false X WWW.CHALLENGERCOLORADO.ORG X 1998 CO DEVELOP AND DELIVER SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. 15 15 21 25 0 199676 434247 39703 292160 1451 -21241 166 6446 240996 711612 0 0 72944 480634 0 21433 63984 252980 136928 733614 104068 -22002 1454294 1466450 30890 70360 1423404 1396090 X COLORADO CONSORTIUM FOR EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION IS THE PREMIER PROVIDER OF INFORMATIONAL STEM EDUCATION FOR K-8 IN SOUTHERN COLORADO. PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED IN THEIR FACILITY, AT CLIENT'S FACILITIES, AND SUPPORT NUMEROUS OTHER STEM AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OUTREACH PROGRAMS, WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING STEM-INTERESTED STUDENTS TO COLLEGE AND EMPLOYEES TO INDUSTRY. false false 196650 285680 ON-SITE MISSIONS AND PROGRAMS - SIMULATOR MISSIONS EMPLOY THREE SPACE SIMULATORS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO PURSUE STEM CAREER FIELDS AS THEY APPLY LESSONS THEY HAVE LEARNED IN THEIR CLASS TO REAL-LIFE, TIME-CRITICAL PROBLEMS IN AN ENGAGING, EXITING ENVIRONMENT. EDUCATORS DELIVER A CO- CURRICULAR UNIT OF STUDY TO THEIR STUDENTS IN PREPARATION FOR THE FIELD TRIP TO THE ON-SITE MISSION. STUDENTS EXPERIENCE THE EXCITEMENT OF A HUMAN SPACE MISSION AS THEY WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND FIND SUCCESS AS A TEAM. IN THE SECOND HALF DAY OF THEIR FIELD TRIP, STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE PLANETS AND STARS IN THE MIKKELSON PLANETARIUM, AND WORK AS TEAMS TO SOLVE DESIGN/BUILD OR CODING CHALLENGES IN THE MAKER SPACE. 321143 OFF-SITE MISSIONS - DISTANCE-DELIVERED "E-MISSIONS" ARE INTENDED AS A LOWER-COST OPTION FOR SCHOOLS OUTSIDE REASONABLE DRIVING DISTANCES, PROVIDING THE EXCITEMENT OF A CHALLENGER MISSION AT ABOUT HALF THE COST PER PUPIL. DELIVERED VIA BROADBAND, E-MISSIONS ALLOW STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN "TEAM STEM" ACTIVITIES RELATED TO SPACE FLIGHT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, WEATHER, OR ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT OUR FLIGHT DIRECTORS CONNECT TO HUNDREDS OF DISTANT CLASSROOMS EACH YEAR. 104232 6480 OFF-SITE PROGRAMS AND TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES MORE THAN 50 DAYS OF PORTABLE PLANETARIUM SHOWS AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SCIENCE EVENTS. THIS LOW COST-PER-STUDENT ACTIVITY GIVES SCHOOLS A "FIELD TRIP" FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL WITHOUT INCURRING THE COST AND ADMINISTRATIVE WORK REQUIRED FOR BUS TRIPS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO FOCUSES ON PROVIDING WORLD-CLASS STEM TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. A DECADE-LONG SUMMER PROGRAM KNOWN AS STEM BOOTCAMP ENGAGES 100+ PRIMARY TEACHERS PER YEAR IN HANDS-ON METHODS FOR STEM AND PROJECT-BASED LEARNING. 622025 true true false false false false false false false true true true false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 21 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X X ROBERT S FREDELL 7195989755 8717 WOLF VALLEY DRIVE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80924 ROBERT FREDELL PHD PRESIDENT AN 40.00 X X 72000 0 14508 LT GEN WINFIELD W SCOTT JR CHAIRMAN EME 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY R COULTER CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 VIVIAN TEETS VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRAD BARNES SECRETARY/TR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTIN FRANCE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK HATCHELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELAINE KNIGHT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID KOHLMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MONICA PALKO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT G PETERSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRACEY TOMME BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LANCE LORD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE DOYLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIE DANIELS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 72000 14508 false false false 434247 434247 MISSION REVENUE 611600 292160 292160 292160 13456 13456 34697 -34697 -34697 -34697 OTHER INCOME 111000 6446 6446 6446 711612 292160 -14795 75934 40245 26577 9112 316686 281482 30137 5067 77640 65994 9317 2329 2200 1870 264 66 8174 6948 981 245 30274 27246 3028 4775 4298 477 6279 5651 628 7747 476 6735 536 26392 23752 1320 1320 2959 2663 207 89 1714 943 257 514 1020 918 51 51 20472 17401 2457 614 4705 4235 470 PROGRAM 112651 112651 LICENSING AND FEES 16513 14862 1651 FOOD AND BEVERAGE 5679 4543 852 284 MISCELLANEOUS 5173 4397 621 155 6627 1450 4126 1051 733614 622025 90156 21433 3521 14903 331240 511548 13334 330931 63550 21915 20351 1220738 691237 115015 529501 80706 619791 200676 31881 31881 1454294 1466450 19365 53532 11525 16212 616 30890 70360 X 920444 682274 435460 646316 67500 67500 1423404 1396090 1454294 1466450 -22002 -5312 X false true true false X 248747 393606 370632 753309 434247 2200541 234449 381069 305851 258448 292160 1471977 6446 6446 483196 774675 676483 1011757 732853 3678964 30100 25000 70724 125824 15053 15053 45153 25000 70724 140877 3538087 9070 9252 13456 31778 9070 9252 13456 31778 2455 7003 9458 494721 774675 676483 1028012 746309 3720200 0.95100 0.95040 0.01000 0.07000 X PART III, LINE 12 9,458 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 84351 -3514 131 80706 58331 26020 84351 67500 -9169 58331 164726 27271 124497 67500 150891 13835 164726 0.83640 0.16360 false false 686130 691237 -5107 534608 534608 529501 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 200676 F 200676 OTHER LIABILITIES 616 616 857100 -5312 150800 145488 711612 711612 884414 150800 150800 733614 733614 FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM C CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER OF COLORADO FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION COLORADO CONSORTIUM FOR EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION IS THE PREMIER PROVIDER OF INFORMATIONAL STEM EDUCATION FOR K-8 IN SOUTHERN COLORADO. PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED IN THEIR FACILITY, AT CLIENT'S FACILITIES, AND SUPPORT NUMEROUS OTHER STEM AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OUTREACH PROGRAMS, WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING STEM-INTERESTED STUDENTS TO COLLEGE AND EMPLOYEES TO INDUSTRY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMITTING TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE REVIEWED AND ADDRESSED AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A PERIODICALLY THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND COMPENSATION OF PERSONNEL ARE REVIEWED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT OF ACADEMY DISTRICT 20 AND FOUND TO BE IN LINE WITH PEOPLE THEY WOULD HIRE AT COMPARABLE LEVELS OF EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND RESPONSIBILITY. IF DISCREPANCIES ARE FOUND, A PROCESS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITHIN THE YEARLY JOB PERFORANCE AND PAY INCREASE CYCLE IS USED. THE DISTRICT 20 SCALE IS USED AS A SEPARATE, BUT VALIDLY ANALOGOUS SCALE OF COMPETITIVE PAY BECAUSE THEY STUDY THE TOPIC OF "CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION" EVERY YEAR SO THEY CAN ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE BEST PEOPLE IN THE STATE. WE CONSIDER THE CEO TO BE A LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND PRINCIPAL. THE EXACT PAY IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION RATES AND LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE OF THE INDIVIDUAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND LISTED ON THE CHARITABLE REGISTRATION FORM WITH THE COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE.