Liabilities / Assets
97th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 97% of similar nonprofits.
990 • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 86-0851830
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
97th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 97% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
45th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 45% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
95th percentile
Higher net margin than 95% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
38th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 38% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.9% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
1st percentile
Faster asset growth than 1% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
97th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 97% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$93,723
Down $3,575,515 (-97%) from 2016
Net Assets
Up-$54,993
Up $1,291,285 (+96%) from 2016
Liabilities
Down$148,716
Down $4,866,800 (-97%) from 2016
Revenue
Up$1,909,559
Up $1,400,981 (+275%) from 2016
Expenses
Down$618,274
Down $174,493 (-22%) from 2016
Net Income
Up$1,291,285
Up $1,575,474 (+554%) from 2016
To inspire, excite and to educate people of all ages about the mysteries and wonders of space and the universe in which we live. Challenger space center uses simulated space missions, space-age technology and artifact exhibit, and hands-on experiments to immerse children and adults in stem education.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $12,059 | $35,749 | ▲ $23,690 |
| Inventories for Sale or Use | $9,496 | $11,287 | ▲ $1,791 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $52,441 | $8,666 | ▼ $43,775 |
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $956 | $7,002 | ▲ $6,046 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $3,582,361 | $6,659 | ▼ $3,575,702 |
| Accounts Receivable | $11,230 | $5,690 | ▼ $5,540 |
| Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net | - | $0 | - |
| Pledges and Grants Receivable | - | $0 | - |
| Receivable From Disqualified Prsn | - | $0 | - |
| Receivables From Officers Etc | - | $0 | - |
| Investments Other Securities | - | $0 | - |
| Investments Program Related | - | $0 | - |
| Investments in Publicly Traded Securities | - | $0 | - |
| Intangible Assets | - | $0 | - |
| Total Assets | $3,669,238 | $93,723 | ▼ $3,575,515 |
| Other Assets Total | $695 | $18,670 | ▲ $17,975 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property | $3,516,095 | - | - |
| Other Liabilities | $1,361,274 | - | - |
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $112,623 | $112,663 | ▲ $40 |
| Deferred Revenue | $25,524 | $36,053 | ▲ $10,529 |
| Total Liabilities | $5,015,516 | $148,716 | ▼ $4,866,800 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $-1,346,278 | $-54,993 | ▲ $1,291,285 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $-1,346,278 | $-54,993 | ▲ $1,291,285 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $3,669,238 | $93,723 | ▼ $3,575,515 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | $2,692 | $1,627,879 | $1,630,571 |
| Other Land Buildings | $3,967 | $149,516 | $153,483 |
| Other Assets Org | $18,670 | - | - |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Swayman | Executive Director | FT | $17,375 | $17,375 |
| Tim Harris | Past Exec. Director | FT | $15,577 | $15,577 |
| Mary Cox | Past Exec. Director | FT | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Brett Mcmickell | Director |
| Jeffrey Goldberg | Director |
| Michael Heath | Director |
| Rick Kettner | Director |
| Robert Rasmussen | Director |
| William Gregory | Director |
| Cyndi Tosh | Secretary, Dire |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $412,059 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $206,215 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation Depletion | $143,987 | $35,997 | - | $179,984 |
| Other Salaries and Wages | $110,378 | $29,724 | - | $140,102 |
| All Other Expenses | $15,223 | $27,777 | - | $43,000 |
| Payroll Taxes | $24,453 | $7,079 | - | $31,532 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $22,034 | $8,604 | - | $30,638 |
| Insurance | $3,190 | $23,990 | - | $27,180 |
| Other Expenses | $14,778 | $15,640 | - | $14,778 |
| Advertising | $12,485 | - | - | $12,485 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $3,058 | $885 | - | $3,943 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $3,360 | - | $3,360 |
| Information Technology | - | $3,307 | - | $3,307 |
| Travel | $98 | $480 | - | $578 |
| Fees for Services Legal | - | $42 | - | $42 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $446,681 | $171,593 | $0 | $618,274 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Fundraising Gross Income | $26,417 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Event | Gross Receipts | Gross Revenue | Direct Expenses | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam Fashion Show | $71,484 | $26,417 | - | $26,417 |
| Total Events | $71,484 | $26,417 | - | $26,417 |
| Line Item | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivables from Disqualified Persons | - | $0 | - |
| Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | - | $0 | - |
“The return is reviewed by the board chairperson, executive committee and executive director.”
“Board members review and sign a conflict of interest disclosure form each year. When discussing and voting on items where conflicts arise, board members with conflicts excuse themselves from the board meeting, abstaining from voting and discussion.”
“Compensation is researched by the organization, compared to salaries at similar institutions in the area, and agreed upon by the executive committee for the board of directors.”
“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon written request.”
“The organization's collection includes space memorabilia, a metorite, art, books, models and photographs and furthers its purpose by providing multigenerational visitors with the opportunity to see and experience these space-related items while on a tour or in one of the challenger's educational programs.”
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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| IRS990/ActivityOrMissionDesc | 0 | TO INSPIRE, EXCITE AND TO EDUCATE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES ABOUT THE MYSTERIES AND WONDERS OF SPACE AND THE UNIVERSE IN WHICH WE LIVE. CHALLENGER SPACE CENTER USES SIMULATED SPACE MISSIONS, SPACE-AGE TECHNOLOGY AND ARTIFACT EXHIBIT, AND HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTS TO IMMERSE CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN STEM EDUCATION. |
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| IRS990/Desc | 0 | CHALLENGER SPACE CENTER ARIZONA CONTINUED TO GROW ITS EDUCATION PROGRAMS WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON IMMERSIVE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM), FOR K-12 SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. CHALLENGER WELCOMED OVER 30,000 STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN EDUCATION SIMULATED SPACE MISSIONS AND AGE APPROPRIATE WORKSHOPS. PUBLIC PROGRAM VISITORS PARTICIPATED IN GUIDED TOURS, SIMULATED SPACE MISSIONS, SPACE WORKSHOPS, CAMPS, AND STARGAZING AND PLANETARIUM PROGRAMS. |
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| IRS990/MissionDesc | 0 | TO INSPIRE, EXCITE AND TO EDUCATE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES ABOUT THE MYSTERIES AND WONDERS OF SPACE AND THE UNIVERSE IN WHICH WE LIVE. CHALLENGER SPACE CENTER USES SIMULATED SPACE MISSIONS, SPACE-AGE TECHNOLOGY AND ARTIFACT EXHIBIT, AND HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTS TO IMMERSE CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN STEM EDUCATION. |
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| IRS990/NondeductibleContributionsInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990/OnBehalfOfIssuerInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990/OperateHospitalInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990/Organization501c3Ind | 0 | X |
| IRS990/OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind | 0 | X |
| IRS990/OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind | 0 | false |
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| IRS990/OtherAssetsTotalGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 18670 |
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| IRS990/OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 0 | 3058 |
| IRS990/OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 3943 |
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| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 1 | 37842 |
| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 2 | 323 |
| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 3 | 14778 |
| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 73540 |
| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/TotalAmt | 1 | 37842 |
| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/TotalAmt | 2 | 15963 |
| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/TotalAmt | 3 | 14778 |
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| IRS990/OtherRevenueMiscGrp/BusinessCd | 0 | 900099 |
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| IRS990/PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990/PayrollTaxesGrp/ManagementAndGeneralAmt | 0 | 7079 |
| IRS990/PayrollTaxesGrp/ProgramServicesAmt | 0 | 24453 |
| IRS990/PayrollTaxesGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 31532 |
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| IRS990/PrincipalOfficerNm | 0 | ROBERT RASMUSSEN |
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| IRS990/ProgramServiceRevenueGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt | 1 | 240492 |
| IRS990/ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990/PYExcessBenefitTransInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990/PYOtherRevenueAmt | 0 | 81682 |
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| IRS990/PYTotalExpensesAmt | 0 | 792767 |
| IRS990/PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt | 0 | 7350 |
| IRS990/PYTotalRevenueAmt | 0 | 508578 |
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| IRS990/RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990/ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt | 0 | 1291285 |
| IRS990/RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd | 0 | true |
| IRS990/RelatedEntityInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990/RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990/ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990/ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd | 0 | true |
| IRS990/ReportOtherAssetsInd | 0 | true |
| IRS990/ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990/ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990/RoyaltiesRevenueGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp/BOYAmt | 0 | 956 |
| IRS990/SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 7002 |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp/CurrentTaxYearAmt | 0 | 137172 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt | 0 | 109139 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt | 0 | 159237 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt | 0 | 231318 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt | 0 | 463412 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp/TotalAmt | 0 | 1100278 |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp/TotalAmt | 0 | 1 |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt | 0 | 228280 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt | 0 | 267180 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt | 0 | 270804 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt | 0 | 369768 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 1435066 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp/CurrentTaxYearAmt | 0 | 1 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt | 0 | 14 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 15 |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/OtherIncome509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt | 0 | 173355 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/OtherIncome509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt | 0 | 209257 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/OtherIncome509Grp/TotalAmt | 0 | 2214203 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/Post1975UBTIGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt | 0 | 14 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/Post1975UBTIGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 14 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind | 0 | X |
| IRS990ScheduleA/PublicSupportCY509Pct | 0 | 0.42550 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/PublicSupportPY509Pct | 0 | 0.57880 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/PublicSupportTotal509Amt | 0 | 2020760 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp/CurrentTaxYearAmt | 0 | 30634 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt | 0 | 45639 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt | 0 | 5838 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt | 0 | 117303 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt | 0 | 315170 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 514584 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp/CurrentTaxYearAmt | 0 | 30634 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt | 0 | 45639 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt | 0 | 5838 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt | 0 | 117303 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt | 0 | 315170 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 514584 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp/TotalAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind | 0 | X |
| IRS990ScheduleA/Total509Grp/CurrentTaxYearAmt | 0 | 436206 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/Total509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt | 0 | 337419 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/Total509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt | 0 | 426417 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/Total509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt | 0 | 502122 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/Total509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt | 0 | 833180 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/Total509Grp/TotalAmt | 0 | 2535344 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp/CurrentTaxYearAmt | 0 | 1936594 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt | 0 | 505167 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt | 0 | 589873 |
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2017 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.