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Challenge for Children'S Inc

EIN 47-4485065 • 501(c)3 • Minneapolis, MN

Profile

Challenge for children's inc mission, through its activities, is to enrich the lives of and provide for the children in need in our community. This is accomplished with grants to various organizations that serve our community's neediest children.

222 Ridgewood AveMinneapolis, MN 55403

www.challengeforchildrens.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2023

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

29th percentile

-25%

Faster asset growth than 29% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.

Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$10,926

Down $3,660 (-25%) from 2022

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2022

Net Assets

Down

$10,926

Down $3,660 (-25%) from 2022

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Flat

$0

Flat from 2022

Expenses

Up

$3,660

Up $285 (+8.4%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

-$3,660

Down $285 (-8.4%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth29th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2016: $7,859Liabilities 2016: $1,4052016Assets 2017: $5,015Liabilities 2017: $2302017Assets 2018: $24,624Liabilities 2018: $175Net Assets 2018: $24,4492018Assets 2019: $20,511Liabilities 2019: $175Net Assets 2019: $20,3362019Assets 2020: $20,511Liabilities 2020: $175Net Assets 2020: $20,3362020Assets 2021: $17,961Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $17,9612021Assets 2022: $14,586Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $14,5862022Assets 2023: $10,926Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $10,9262023

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$10,926
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$10,926
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2016: $55,273Expenses 2016: $48,819Net Income 2016: $6,4542016Revenue 2017: $65,487Expenses 2017: $67,156Net Income 2017: -$1,6692017Revenue 2018: $43,016Expenses 2018: $23,352Net Income 2018: $19,6642018Revenue 2019: $0Expenses 2019: $4,113Net Income 2019: -$4,1132019Revenue 2020: $0Expenses 2020: $0Net Income 2020: $02020Revenue 2021: $0Expenses 2021: $2,375Net Income 2021: -$2,3752021Revenue 2022: $0Expenses 2022: $3,375Net Income 2022: -$3,3752022Revenue 2023: $0Expenses 2023: $3,660Net Income 2023: -$3,6602023

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$0
Expenses$3,660
Net Income-$3,660
Open 2023 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$10,926
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$10,926
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$3,660
Net income
-$3,660
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$10.9$0.00$10.9$0.00$3.66$3.66
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$14.6$0.00$14.6$0.00$3.38$3.38
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$18.0$0.00$18.0$0.00$2.38$2.38
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$20.5$0.18$20.3$0.00$0.00$0.00
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$20.5$0.18$20.3$0.00$4.11$4.11
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$24.6$0.18$24.4$43.0$23.4$19.7
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$5.02$0.23$65.5$67.2$1.67
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$7.86$1.41$55.3$48.8$6.45
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Apr 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
Signed
Sep 24, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Challenge for children's inc mission, through its activities, is to enrich the lives of and provide for the children in need in our community. This is accomplished with grants to various organizations that serve our community's neediest children.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
CHALLENGE FOR CHILDREN'S PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS ALLOW GRANTS TO BE MADE TO THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN MINNEAPOLIS MN.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
CLAIRE FERRARADirector-$0--
JOEY KLEGSTADDirector-$0--
MATT AMESPresident-$0--
CASEY FLOMTreasurer-$0--
FAYETTE AMESSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
CHALLENGE FOR CHILDREN'S INC
EIN
47-4485065
Phone
9522172071
Address
222 RIDGEWOOD AVE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55403

Signing Officer

Name
Matt Ames
Title
President
Phone
9522172071
Signed
2023-09-24
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Sdk CPA
Address
100 WASHINGTON AVE S STE 1600, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401
Preparer
Jennifer Stavish CPA
Phone
6123325500
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: mn filing fees. Amount: 25.”

Raw XML Appendix139 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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