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Chain Exploration Center Inc.

EIN 82-5084442 • 501(c)3 • Waupaca, WI

Pub. 78 Eligible

Profile

Chain Exploration Inc. manages and operates a district instrumentality 4K-8th grades charter school and a community garden. The school with students and staff include approximately 170 people. The garden serves a wider community and is included in the curriculum, serving over 500 people with donor recipients and volunteers.

N3160 Silver Lake DriveWaupaca, WI 54981

chainexplorationcenter.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

47th percentile

0.4%

Higher net margin than 47% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

55th percentile

0.4%

Faster asset growth than 55% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

85th percentile

52%

Faster revenue growth than 85% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Up

$32,428

Up $116 (+0.4%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$32,428

Up $116 (+0.4%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin47th percentile

Revenue

Up

$27,779

Up $9,446 (+52%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$27,663

Up $19,323 (+232%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

$116

Down $9,877 (-99%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth55th percentile

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

$40K$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2018: $1Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $3,353Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $3,3532019Assets 2020: $6,540Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $6,5402020Assets 2021: $15,216Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $15,2162021Assets 2022: $22,319Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $22,3192022Assets 2023: $32,312Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $32,3122023Assets 2024: $32,428Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $32,4282024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$32,428
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$32,428
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth85th percentile

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

$30K$20K$10K$0Revenue 2018: $0Expenses 2018: $0Net Income 2018: $02018Revenue 2019: $3,353Expenses 2019: $0Net Income 2019: $3,3532019Revenue 2020: $3,187Expenses 2020: $0Net Income 2020: $3,1872020Revenue 2021: $8,696Expenses 2021: $20Net Income 2021: $8,6762021Revenue 2022: $9,236Expenses 2022: $2,133Net Income 2022: $7,1032022Revenue 2023: $18,333Expenses 2023: $8,340Net Income 2023: $9,9932023Revenue 2024: $27,779Expenses 2024: $27,663Net Income 2024: $1162024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$27,779
Expenses$27,663
Net Income$116
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$32,428
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$32,428
Revenue
$27,779
Expenses
$27,663
Net income
$116
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$32.4$0.00$32.4$27.8$27.7$0.12
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$32.3$0.00$32.3$18.3$8.34$9.99
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$22.3$0.00$22.3$9.24$2.13$7.10
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$15.2$0.00$15.2$8.70$0.02$8.68
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.54$0.00$6.54$3.19$0.00$3.19
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.35$0.00$3.35$3.35$0.00$3.35
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024
Signed
May 15, 2025
Return Version
2023v6.0
Gross Receipts
$33,983
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Chain Exploration Inc. manages and operates a district instrumentality 4K-8th grades charter school and a community garden. The school with students and staff include approximately 170 people. The garden serves a wider community and is included in the curriculum, serving over 500 people with donor recipients and volunteers.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The organization maintains and manages a district instrumentality charter school as well as a community garden on the school grounds that is used in curriculum planning as well as service learning opportunities. The school is a project-based, multiage setting serving kids 4K- 8th grades. Current enrollment is approximately 159. The curriculum has four focal points; environmental education, the Fine Arts, and STEM. Students engage in a variety of student led projects with guidance from the advisors (teachers). Literacy and Math are taught using the legacy model during the mornings; science and social studies are in the afternoon during project time with the inclusion of the focal points. The garden is approximately .5 acres; produce that is not used in the curriculum is donated to local donation sites. Each year thousands of pounds of produce are donated. Students are active in all stages of the garden from planning to donating.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Ben WarrenGovernance Council Vice PresidentPT$0--
Sandy RobinsonGovernance Council PresidentPT$0--
Autumn BeeseGovernance Council TreasurerPT$0--
Becky LangeGovernance Council SecretaryPT$0--
Rebecca ThiemeGovernance Council MemberPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Chain Exploration Center Inc
EIN
82-5084442
Phone
7152584151
Address
N3160 Silver Lake Drive, Waupaca, WI 54981

Signing Officer

Name
Sandra Robinson
Title
Governance Council President
Phone
7152584151
Signed
2025-05-15
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IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0The Chain Exploration Center (CEC) is a public charter school within the School District of Waupaca, Wis. As such, we share the district's student nondiscrimination policy, and do not discriminate "on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, sex, (including transgender status, change of sex or gender identity), or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability ("Protected Classes") in any of its student program and activities." We include a nondiscrimination statement in all of our publications (e.g., our Annual Report and annually-published CEC Handbook for caregivers and students), and on our website (it is highlighted on the landing page of our Enrollment section). We also highlight the nondiscrimination policy statement in communications during our district's Open Enrollment period.
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