CHALLENGER CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: CHALLENGER CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION (EIN 76-0192067)
Tax period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed: 2011-11-14
IRS object ID: 201103189349307310
Schema version: 2010v3.4
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-11-14T17:23:03-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TATE AND TRYON	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2021 L STREET NW SUITE 400	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20036	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	760192067	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE CHALLENGER CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	CHAL	NameControl
Phone	7036839740	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 NORTH LEE STREET SUITE NO 301	AddressLine1
City	ALEXANDRIA	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	22314	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	STEVEN KUSSMAN	Name
Title	ACTING PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	7036839740	Phone
Date Signed	2011-11-14	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2022932200	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	STEVEN KUSSMAN	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 NORTH LEE STREET SUITE NO 301	AddressLine1
City	ALEXANDRIA	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	22314	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	3815313	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.CHALLENGER.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1986	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	TX	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	OUR VISION IS TO CREATE A SCIENTIFICALLY LITERATE POPULATION THAT CAN THRIVE IN A WORLD INCREASINGLY DRIVEN BY INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY. OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE IS A GLOBAL COMMUNITY WHERE STUDENTS COMMAND THEIR OWN DESTINIES BY DEVELOPING SKILLS IN DECISION MAKING, TEAMWORK, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND COMMUNICATION. THIS VISION IS BASED ON A REALISTIC ASSESSMENT OF THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR SUCCESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	647001	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
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Investment Income Current Year	5544	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	6621	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	16177	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	939559	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	3815313	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
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Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Total Expenses Current Year	3007738	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-302882	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	807575	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	16547980	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	1007970	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	3083449	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	2495780	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	13464531	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-1487810	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	OUR VISION IS TO CREATE A SCIENTIFICALLY LITERATE POPULATION THAT CAN THRIVE IN A WORLD INCREASINGLY DRIVEN BY INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY. OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE IS A GLOBAL COMMUNITY WHERE STUDENTS COMMAND THEIR OWN DESTINIES BY DEVELOPING SKILLS IN DECISION MAKING, TEAMWORK, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND COMMUNICATION. THIS VISION IS BASED ON A REALISTIC ASSESSMENT OF THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR SUCCESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	1150194	Expense
Revenue	30107	Revenue
Description	EDUCATION PROGRAMS - OPERATION OF FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS NECESSARY TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP SCIENTIFIC PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AND OVERCOME ILLITERACY IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. PROGRAMS INCLUDE WEBCASTS, PODCASTS, AND VODCASTS	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	878174	Expense
Revenue	1502319	Revenue
Description	CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTERS ARE THE CENTERPIECE OF CHALLENGER CENTER AND ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. EMBODYING OUR PHILOSOPHY OF LEARNING THROUGH SIMULATION, THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTERS TRANSFORMS OVER 300,000 STUDENTS INTO ASTRONAUTS AND ENGINEERS EACH YEAR, AND IMPACTS OVER 40,000 TEACHERS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTERS OFFER REALISTIC MOCK-UPS OF MISSION CONTROL AND AN ORBITING SPACE STATION. STUDENTS JOIN TEAMS AT COMPUTER CONSOLES OR ONBOARD THE ORBITING SPACE LAB, REV UP THEIR IMAGINATIONS, AND WORK TOGETHER TOWARD THE MISSION'S GOAL. WHETHER IT IS THE LAUNCHING OF A PROBE OR THE INTERCEPTION OF A COMET.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	503756	Expense
Description	INSTALLATIONS: CONSTRUCTION OF NEW LEARNING CENTERS, RENOVATION AND UPGRADES OF EXISTING LEARNING CENTERS.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	2532124	TotalProgramServiceExpense
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Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
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Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
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Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
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The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	7036839740	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 NORTH LEE STREET SUITE NO 301	AddressLine1
City	ALEXANDRIA	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	22314	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (28 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
MARCIA JARVIS-TINSLEY
FOUNDING DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
CHERYL MCNAIR
FOUNDING DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
STEPHEN MCAULIFFE
FOUNDING DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
LORNA ONIZUKA
FOUNDING DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
CHARLES RESNIK
FOUNDING DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
JUNE SCOBEE-ROGERS
FOUNDING DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
JANE SMITH WOLCOTT
FOUNDING DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
JON CLARK
COLUMBIA SHUTTLE FAMILY RE	2.00	X	0	0	0
KEITH COWING
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
DEBORAH DE LA REGUERA
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
GWEN GRIFFIN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
JOSIAH ROE
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
WILLIAM READDY
TREASURER	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
JAY BARNWELL
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
JOE FULLER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
ALAN STERN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
JANET HEDRICK
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
CHARLES D WALKER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
DAN RENBERG
SECRETARY	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
MILES O'BRIEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MARY PATTERSON
NETWORK COUNCIL	2.00	X	0	0	0
STEVE OTTEN
NETWORK COUNCIL	2.00	X	0	0	0
KEN REIGHTLER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
SCOTT PARAZYNSKI
CHAIR	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
RICHARD GARRIOTT
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
BARBARA MORGAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
KAROLYN D YOUNG
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
DANIEL BARSTOW
PRESIDENT	40.00	X	150000	0	18952	X	X

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Total Reportable Comp From Org	150000	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	18952	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	1	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	1	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
REDMON GROUP
211 NORTH UNION STREET	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22314	SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT	496525
TATE & TRYON
2021 L STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	ACCOUNTING SERVICES	122278

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	2	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Federated Campaigns	15460	FederatedCampaigns
Government Grants	927632	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	1334251	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	2277343	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
LEARNING CENTERS	611710	1502319	1502319
REGISTRATIONS	611710	13930	13930

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	1516249	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	5544	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$5,544	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISC	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	16177	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	16177	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	16177	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3815313	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1532426	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$5,544	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	169239	Total
Management And General	169239	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	679370	Total
Program Services	493485	ProgramServices
Management And General	167656	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	18229	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	201123	Total
Program Services	132609	ProgramServices
Management And General	64088	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4426	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9500	Total
Management And General	9500	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	24822	Total
Management And General	24822	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	125915	Total
Management And General	125915	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	76043	Total
Fundraising	76043	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	916308	Total
Program Services	898179	ProgramServices
Management And General	18129	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1404	Total
Program Services	1240	ProgramServices
Fundraising	164	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	156607	Total
Program Services	75859	ProgramServices
Management And General	69098	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	11650	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	131390	Total
Program Services	2451	ProgramServices
Management And General	128939	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	171402	Total
Program Services	123661	ProgramServices
Management And General	46757	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	984	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	43497	Total
Program Services	28621	ProgramServices
Management And General	14065	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	811	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3597	Total
Management And General	3597	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	35714	Total
Management And General	35714	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	32846	Total
Management And General	32846	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
INSTALLATION EQUIPMENT	116942	116942
COMMISSIONS	43000	43000
MISCELLANEOUS	35895	5135	30760
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	21959		21959
DUES, SUBSCRIPTIONS, PU	8066	1763	1041	5262

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

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Program Services	609179	ProgramServices
Management And General	-628649	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	22569	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3007738	Total
Program Services	2532124	ProgramServices
Management And General	335476	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	140138	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	221487	BOY
EOY	581864	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	211296	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	410280	BOY
EOY	133394	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	42555	BOY
EOY	12667	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	47997	BOY
EOY	22370	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	349724	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	313941	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	59830	BOY
EOY	35783	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	15765831	BOY
EOY	10596	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	16547980	BOY
EOY	1007970	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	944712	BOY
EOY	994218	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2013737	BOY
EOY	1426562	EOY

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	75000	BOY
EOY	50000	EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	50000	BOY
EOY	25000	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3083449	BOY
EOY	2495780	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-2525927	BOY
EOY	-1620312	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	230545	BOY
EOY	132502	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	15759913	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	13464531	BOY
EOY	-1487810	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	16547980	BOY
EOY	1007970	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Info In Schedule O Part XII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	0	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	1	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	1	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1276903	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1701172	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1331954	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	647001	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2277343	CurrentTaxYear
Total	7234373	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1276903	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1701172	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1331954	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	647001	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2277343	CurrentTaxYear
Total	7234373	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	2663518	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	4570855	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	295544	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	277231	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	128151	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2720	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	5544	CurrentTaxYear
Total	709190	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	12363	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	20535	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	5033	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	17011	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	16177	CurrentTaxYear
Total	71119	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	8014682	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	1516249	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.57030	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.62300	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	19783	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	19783	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	118908	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	102908	Depreciation
Book Value	16000	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	211033	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	211033	Depreciation
Book Value	0	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	35783	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue	3815313	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	3007738	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	807575	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Other	-$15,759,916	OtherAmount
Total Adjustments	-15759916	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-14952341	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	Identifier
Explanation	ELIMINATION OF NASA TRUST FUND -15,759,916.	Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	X	MailSolicitations
In Person Solicitations	X	InPersonSolicitations
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	X	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrants
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	X	SolicitationOfGovtGrants
Agreement Ref Fundraising	1	AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation (3 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	ActivityActivity	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFunds	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceipts	Amount Retained By ContractorAmountRetainedByContractor	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganization	Name Of IndividualNameOfIndividual
VITAL DATA MANAGEMENT
591 NORTH AVENUE	WAKEFIELD	MA	01880	DIRECT MAIL SOLICITATIONS	0	0	28646	-28646
(no name)
300 N LEE STREET	ALEXANDRIA	VA	22314	FUNDRAISING SERVICES	0	0	9000	-9000	JANET HEDRICK
LABYRINTH INC
1808 ASTON AVE	CARLSBAD	CA	92009	STATE REGISTRATION SERVICES	0	0	10227	-10227

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	47873	TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization	-47873	TotalNetToOrganization
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStates
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStates
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStates
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStates
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStates
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStates
Licensed States	DE	LicensedStates
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStates
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStates
Licensed States	ID	LicensedStates
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStates
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStates
Licensed States	IA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStates
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStates
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStates
Licensed States	MT	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NE	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStates
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStates
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStates
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStates
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStates
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStates
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStates
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStates
Licensed States	SD	LicensedStates
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStates
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStates
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStates
Licensed States	VT	LicensedStates
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStates
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStates
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStates
Licensed States	WY	LicensedStates

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or Residence	X	HousingAllowanceOrResidence
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	0	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	1	SubstantiationRequired
Written Employment Contract	X	WrittenEmploymentContract
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	0	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	0	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	0	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	0	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	DANIEL BARSTOW	NamePerson
Base Compensation Filing Org	149086	BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs	0	CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org	0	BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs	0	BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org	914	OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs	0	OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org	2137	DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs	0	DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	16815	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs	0	NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org	168952	TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs	0	TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs	0	CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (2 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
PART I, LINE 1A	CHALLENGER PAID FOR APARTMENT RENTAL IN ALEXANDRIA, VA FOR USE BY DANIEL BARSTOW.
PART I, LINE 1B	PAYMENT OF HOUSING COSTS FOR PRESIDENT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loan Table LoanTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	JUNE SCOBEE-ROGERS	NamePerson
Purpose Of Loan	OPERATIONS SUPPORT	PurposeOfLoan
Loan To Organization	X	LoanToOrganization
Original Principal	$75,000	OriginalPrincipalAmount
Balance Due	50000	BalanceDue
Default	0	Default
Approved By Board	1	ApprovedByBoard
Written Agreement	1	WrittenAgreement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	50000	TotalBalanceDue

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DESIGN & PRODUCTION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship	ENTITY OWNED 35% OR MORE	Relationship
Amount Of Transaction	750000	AmountOfTransaction
Description Of Transaction	LOAN FOR EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH LEARNING CENTER FABRICATIONS.	DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenues

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation	Return ReferenceReturnReference
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	AN ELECTRONIC DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA EMAIL BEFORE FILING.
	EACH DIRECTOR SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANNUALLY. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CHAIR. ANY DISCLOSED OR DISCOVERED CONFLICT IS DISCUSSED AMONG BOARD MEMBERS WHILE THE INTERESTED PERSON IS ABSENT. IF NECESSARY, THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY BE ASKED TO RESIGN FROM BOARD SERVICE.	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C
	COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO USE COMPARABILITY DATA FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS.	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15
	THE FORM IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18
	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:	ELIMINATION OF NASA TRUST FUND -15,759,916. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -15,759,916.	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:
FISCAL YEAR CHANGE	CHALLENGER'S FISCAL YEAR-END CHANGED FROM JUNE 30 TO DECEMBER 31. AS A RESULT, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT COVERED AN 18-MONTH PERIOD, FROM JULY 1, 2009 TO DECEMBER 31, 2010. CHALLENGER FILED A SHORT-YEAR 990 FOR 2009, BUT THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT PERIOD DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO THE TAX PERIOD FOR 2010.	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 3B