Nonprofit · EIN 27-2203903
CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
Tax-exempt · FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11691
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $29,576,022 | $32,050,945 | -$2,474,923 | $90,594,036 | $94,038,007 | -$3,443,971 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $29,515,217 | $30,682,199 | -$1,166,982 | $94,813,006 | $95,782,054 | -$969,048 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $27,091,306 | $28,743,800 | -$1,652,494 | $104,697,339 | $104,499,405 | $197,934 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,264,503
- of which government grants
- $690,538
- Program service revenue
- $28,251,902
- Investment income
- $47,665
- Other revenue
- $11,952
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,264,875
- Other salaries and wages
- $13,998,714
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $18,242,419
- Professional fundraising fees
- $15,173
- Legal fees
- $48,640
- Accounting fees
- $31,013
- Occupancy
- $8,435,419
- Depreciation
- $475,660
- Program services (functional)
- $28,870,761
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,112,165
- Fundraising (functional)
- $68,019
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $94,813,006
- Total assets, end of year
- $90,594,036
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $94,038,007
- Net assets, end of year
- -$3,443,971
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $826,496
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$3,443,971
- Gross receipts
- $29,576,022
- Employees
- 246
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAVGAR MONDESIR-GORDON | SR. DIRECTOR, TEACHING & LEARNING Key employee | 50 | $289,265 | $40,644 |
| DR LESLIE MULLINGS | CEO/FOUNDER Officer | 50 | $272,907 | $48,793 |
| KENTIA COREUS | SR. DIRECTOR, TEACHING & LEARNING Key employee | 50 | $209,340 | $34,191 |
| HUMMA QURESHI | ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $175,144 | $23,301 |
| DONNA WEBSTER | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $158,405 | $32,888 |
| GASNER VIL | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 50 | $152,668 | $29,170 |
| SHEILA LYLE | ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,801 | $31,400 |
| TAMEEKA RICHARDS DIRECTOR OF | PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES Key employee | 40 | $159,183 | $5,582 |
| VALENCIA KIRNON | ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,705 | $15,978 |
| JACQUELINE WARD-BREW | ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,543 | $19,385 |
| FREDERICA JEFFRIES | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW BARNES III | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA PLUMMER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARON MCFARLANE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MICHELLE DANIEL-ROBERTSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERTRUDIS HERNANDEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BEN WAXMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR LESLIE MULLINGS | CEO/FOUNDER Officer | 50 | $267,104 | $47,273 |
| MAVGAR MONDESIR-GORDON | DIRECTOR, TEACHING & LEARNING Key employee | 50 | $254,159 | $37,481 |
| KENTIA COREUS | DIRECTOR, TEACHING & LEARNING Key employee | 50 | $204,960 | $33,176 |
| NICOLE GRIFFIN | PRINCIPAL Key employee | 50 | $179,011 | $17,147 |
| HUMMA QURESHI | ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,737 | $19,046 |
| SHEILA LYLE | ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,064 | $30,564 |
| DONNA WEBSTER | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $133,651 | $26,017 |
| GASNER VIL | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 50 | $134,945 | $21,964 |
| TAMEEKA RICHARDS DIRECTOR OF | PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES Key employee | 40 | $151,147 | $5,306 |
| JACQUELINE WARD-BREW | ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,872 | $17,220 |
| CAROLYN THOMAS | ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,433 | $14,557 |
| FREDERICA JEFFRIES | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW BARNES III | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA PLUMMER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARON MCFARLANE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MICHELLE DANIEL-ROBERTSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GERTRUDIS HERNANDEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN WAXMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAVGAR MONDESIR-GORDON | DIRECTOR, TEACHING & LEARNING Officer | 50 | $258,692 | $35,982 |
| DR LESLIE MULLINGS | CEO/FOUNDER Officer | 50 | $246,113 | $44,632 |
| KENTIA COREUS | DIRECTOR, TEACHING & LEARNING Officer | 50 | $182,328 | $30,912 |
| NICOLE GRIFFIN | PRINCIPAL Officer | 50 | $168,570 | $16,052 |
| SHEILA LYLE | ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 50 | $135,412 | $21,582 |
| TAMEEKA RICHARDS | DIRECTOR OF PUPIL PERSONNEL SVCS Officer | 50 | $146,705 | $5,158 |
| JACQUELINE WARD-BREW | ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 50 | $129,371 | $17,308 |
| ANWAR ROBINSON | DIRECTOR OF PERFORMING ARTS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $126,549 | $13,271 |
| CAROLYN THOMAS | ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 50 | $126,134 | $13,451 |
| NATALIE ZADOK | DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION Highest-paid employee | 50 | $123,095 | $14,972 |
| ALEXYIA MCNEIL | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 50 | $36,345 | $4,752 |
| FREDERICA JEFFRIES | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW BARNES III | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA PLUMMER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARON MCFARLANE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MICHELLE DANIEL-ROBERTSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERTRUDIS HERNANDEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN WAXMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA WEBSTER DIRECTOR OF | FINANCE (AS OF FEB 2023) Officer | 50 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 710 HARTMAN LN, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11691-1849
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DR LESLIE MULLINGS, 710 HARTMAN LANE, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11691
- Signed the 990
- FREDERICA JEFFRIES, CHAIR
- Phone
- (718) 327-1352
- Website
- WWW.CHALLENGEPREPCHARTER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
Mission
TO PREPARE STUDENTS FROM THE GREATER FAR ROCKAWAY AREA OF NEW YORK CITY TO EXCEL ACADEMICALLY, TO DEMONSTRATE MASTERY OF THE NEW YORK STATE AND COMMON CORE LEARNING STANDARDS, AND TO ACHIEVE THEIR CAREER ASPIRATIONS.
Program accomplishments
- THE MISSION OF CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL (CHALLENGE) IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FROM THE GREATER FAR ROCKAWAY COMMUNITY TO EXCEL ACADEMICALLY, TO DEMONSTRATE MASTERY OF THE NYS AND NEXT GENERATION LEARNING STANDARDS AND TO ACHIEVE THEIR CAREER ASPIRATIONS. CHALLENGE CULTIVATES AND SUPPORTS THE INTELLECTUAL, AESTHETIC, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND ETHICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STUDENTS AND PREPARES THEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE 21ST CENTURY CITIZENS. TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION, CHALLENGE OFFERS A RIGOROUS INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM IN A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, TECHNOLOGY-INFUSED AND DATA-ENRICHED SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.SINCE 2010, CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL HAS SERVED FAMILIES IN FAR ROCKAWAY, NY OFFERING EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION IN A SUPPORTIVE AND RIGOROUS LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. WE ARE THE ONLY SCHOOL ON THE PENINSULA TO OFFER KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EARLY COLLEGE EDUCATION. FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, THE SCHOOL SERVED APPROXIMATELY 1,194 STUDENTS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN TO 12TH.Expenses $28,870,761 · revenue $28,251,902
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-2203903
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B29)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $90,594,036
- Income (IRS master file)
- $29,576,022
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $29,576,022 | $32,050,945 | $90,594,036 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $29,515,217 | $30,682,199 | $94,813,006 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $27,091,306 | $28,743,800 | $104,697,339 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $22,900,061 | $25,944,095 | $6,794,762 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-2203903).
Questions about CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is 27-2203903.
- Is CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DR LESLIE MULLINGS.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $289,265 (MAVGAR MONDESIR-GORDON, SR. DIRECTOR, TEACHING & LEARNING).
- How much revenue does CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $29,576,022, expenses of $32,050,945 and total assets of $90,594,036 at year end.
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