2012-04-24T15:41:58-04:00 2011-06-30 STOCKMAN KAST RYAN & CO LLP 102 N CASCADE AVENUE SUITE 400 COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80903 990 2010-07-01 841497653 Colorado Consortium for Earth and Space Science Education COLO 7195989755 10215 Lexington Drive Colorado Springs CO 80920 TRACEY TOMME 2012-05-15 true Doreen B Merz 7196301186 2012-05-15 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Challenger Learning Center Tracey Tomme 10215 LEXINGTON DRIVE NO 110 COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80920 913467 false X WWW.CLCCS.ORG X 1998 CO DEVELOP AND DELIVER SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. 9 9 15 15 0 764206 643868 285566 241786 3676 5360 4619 -2501 1058067 888513 0 0 254986 321684 0 26193 240369 450056 495355 771740 562712 116773 1516284 1120480 73466 68938 1442818 1051542 X Our organization is the premier provider of informal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in Southern Colorado. We deliver programs in our facility (on-site), at client facilities (distance-delivered), and support numerous other STEM and career development outreach programs, all with the goal of increasing the pipeline of STEM-interested students to college and employees to industry. false false 191256 190581 On-site missions: Our primary on-site missions are delivered through our subsidiary, the Challenger Learning Center of Colorado (CLCC). These missions utilize a $2 million space simulator to encourage students to pursue STEM career fields as they apply the lessons they have learned in their classroom to related real-life, time-critical problems in a stressful but exciting environment. Following a thorough educator professional development course, educators deliver a co-curricular unit of study to their students in preparation for the capstone, on-site mission. The lessons are in the areas of science, math, language, and social studies and are all aligned to current Colorado state standards. Students are able to experience the excitement of a challenging career as they work together to solve problems, find success as a team and as individuals, all while discovering why they need the skills they are learning in school. 164054 44500 Distance-delivered missions: Many students in historically disadvantaged regions of the state, regions with high rural, poor, and/or minority populations, never have the chance to experience supplementary STEM education. Distance-delivered missions are one way we strive to reach as many of these students as possible. One way we deliver this supplemental education is through the Internet, where we fly missions similar to our on-site simulations run by a Challenger flight director directly to distant classrooms. A current NASA grant is helping us in this area. 280453 9304 Public education, outreach, and support for other complementary STEM programs: We also focus on reaching learners of all ages and from all walks of life. Many Saturdays each year are busy as we provide programs for Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, the general public, special groups, and even corporate missions. Our Youth Leadership Training uses the entire Challenger mission experience as a motivator for at-risk teens and young adults to learn job application skills. Through a partnership with the US Air Force Academy, we support a wide variety of complementary STEM programs, from robotics to chemistry demonstrations to year-long middle and high school engineering classes. 635763 true true false false false false false false true true true false false false false true false false false false false false 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 true 6 0 15 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X WENDY PRIVETTE 7192341611 10215 LEXINGTON DR NO 110 Colorado Springs CO 80920 TRACEY TOMME 40.0 X X 63833 0 8922 DR GARY COULTER 3.0 X X 9000 0 0 WILLIE DANIELS II 1.0 X X 0 0 0 DR BRUCE DOYLE 1.0 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS ANDERSON 1.0 X 0 0 0 DR MARK HATCHELL 1.0 X 0 0 0 LANCE LORD 1.0 X 0 0 0 VIVIAN TEETS 1.0 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN SMITH 1.0 X 0 0 0 BRAD BARNES 1.0 X 0 0 0 72833 0 8922 0 false false false 0 31585 440566 171717 6617 643868 ON-SITE MISSIONS 541900 190581 190581 DISTANCE-DELIVERED MISSIONS 541900 44500 44500 PUBLIC EDUCATION OUTREACH AND OTHER SUPPORT 541900 6705 6705 241786 5286 5286 0 0 74 74 11165 31585 19845 -8680 0 8689 5109 3580 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 541900 2599 2599 2599 888513 244385 5360 0 0 0 0 75583 56059 13533 5991 0 193696 143662 34680 15354 0 5329 3952 954 423 47076 34916 8429 3731 4750 4750 0 7523 7523 0 0 0 182871 182531 232 108 4290 3480 810 55676 45296 10367 13 0 0 0 8212 6851 1171 190 0 980 84 810 86 0 0 122968 115478 7490 3719 3719 BANK FEES 1594 1592 2 LICENSES & FEES 15147 15000 147 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 3116 360 2756 FOOD & BEVERAGE 4409 4024 88 297 DUES, MEMBERSHIPS, & ROYALTIES 5027 2670 2357 29774 19808 9966 771740 635763 109784 26193 205850 273587 100568 202560 570337 93726 6293 1855 6347 9069 11448 10418 1474425 1042096 543341 432329 72100 96936 1516284 1120480 41712 45354 31754 23584 73466 68938 X 747243 870871 628075 113171 67500 67500 1442818 1051542 1516284 1120480 X 116773 -508049 X X false true true X false X 296205 214053 170122 734206 643868 2058454 358324 290526 280259 296754 261640 1487503 654529 504579 450381 1030960 905508 3545957 100000 118500 107500 70000 70000 466000 148460 68726 7500 14584 38200 277470 248460 187226 115000 84584 108200 743470 2802487 4162 5837 -4269 17426 5286 28442 4162 5837 -4269 17426 5286 28442 26474 5283 1469 1803 2599 37628 685165 515699 447581 1050189 913393 3612027 0.77588 0.72130 0.00787 0.00760 X OTHER INCOME CONSISTS OF MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE EARNED BY CCESSE AND MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE EARNED THROUGH MISSIONS AND THE E-PLANETARIUM. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE REVIEWED AND ADDRESSED AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15: ORIGINALLY AND AGAIN WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS OF OUR PERSONNEL AND THEIR COMPENSATION (SALARY OR HOURLY WAGE PLUS BENEFITS) WAS REVIEWED BY THE HUMAN RELATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ACADEMY DISTRICT 20 SCHOOLS AND FOUND TO BE IN-LINE WITH PEOPLE THEY WOULD HIRE AT COMPARABLE LEVELS OF EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND RESPONSIBILITY. IF DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND, WE PUT IN PLACE A PROCESS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITHIN THE YEARLY JOB PERFORMANCE AND PAY INCREASE CYCLE. WE USE THE DISTRICT 20 SCALE AS A SEPARATE BUT VALIDLY ANALOGOUS SCALE OF COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION FOR OUR PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY STUDY THE TOPIC OF "CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION" EVERY YEAR SO THEY CAN ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE BEST CERTIFIED, CLASSIFIED, AND ADMINISTRATIVE PEOPLE IN THE STATE. WE CONSIDER OUR CEO TO A LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND A PRINCIPAL. BECAUSE OF OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE HAVE TENDED TO HOLD THIS TO THE LOW SIDE (ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL) LEVEL. AGAIN, WE USE THE RANGE USED BY ACADEMY DISTRICT 20 AS THE BASIS FOR COMPARISON WITH THE EXACT AMOUNT DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION RATES AND LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE OF THE INDIVIDUAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, 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. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5 THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 2010 HAVE BEEN RESTATED TO CORRECT AN ERROR MADE IN THAT YEAR REGARDING IMPROPER REVENUE RECOGNITION FOR FEDERAL GRANT REVENUE. REVENUE WAS RECOGNIZED AT THE TIME THE FEDERAL GRANT WAS AWARDED, RATHER THAN WHEN IT WAS EARNED. THE EFFECT OF THE RESTATEMENT WAS TO DECREASE CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANT REVENUE AND GRANTS RECEIVABLE BY $506,921 AND TO DECREASE THE CHANGE IN NET ASSETS BY $506,921. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: AUDIT COMMITTEE: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS PROCESS FOR OVERSEEING THE AUDIT FROM PRIOR YEARS.