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US nonprofit · EIN 351995603 · Hammond, INiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 351995603) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.3m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$626k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$3m
$194k liabilities
Net assets
$2.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
18
4.5y av
Staff
10
16 volunteers
Chair observed
≥3 yrs
Dody Russell
Left since last filing
4
22% of the board
How am I connected?

Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana Inc's network

18 people9 organisationsi18 people and 9 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (10) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

18 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Dody Russell ChairChairwoman2021
5 yrs
Adam BaronCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Alexius BarberBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Brian PoppBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Catharine OlsenBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Cynthia PrietoBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Debbie BachmannBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Dewey PearmanBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Gilbert RynberkBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Halle BrooksBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Jennifer VavrekBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Jim TaillonBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Kathy O'DonnellBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Kellie TaillonTreasurer2021
5 yrs
Kevin J KeoughBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Kris SakelarisVice-Chairwoman2021
5 yrs
Michael DYEBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Steve KelloggBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 18 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Lara C BatesExecutive Directorsince 2021

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Lara C BatesExecutive Director40$76k$76k
Jennifer VavrekBoard Member1$0
Dewey PearmanBoard Member1$0
Dody RussellBoard Member1$0
Brian PoppBoard Member1$0
Alexius BarberBoard Member1$0
Kevin J KeoughBoard Member1$0
Kathy O'donnellBoard Member1$0
Gilbert RynberkBoard Member1$0
Kris SakelarisBoard Member1$0
Steve KelloggBoard Member1$0
Adam BaronSecretary2$0
Debbie BachmannBoard Member1$0
Halle BrooksVice Chairwoman2$0
Cynthia PrietoChairwoman2$0
Kellie TaillonTreasurer2$0
Anthony GiammancoBoard Member1$0

About

Legal name
Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana Inc
EIN
351995603
Address
2300 173rd St, Hammond, IN, 46323-2076
State
Indiana
Mission
To create a learning environment designed to explore space through innovative programs that will change how teachers educate, students learn, and foster in them a long term interest in science, math, and technology. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B90 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1996
Principal officer
Lara C Bates (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 1998
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsDody Russell
≥5years on the filingsAdam Baron
≥5years on the filingsAlexius Barber
≥5years on the filingsBrian Popp

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$3m
Total liabilities
$194k
Net assets or fund balances
$2.8m
Contributions and grants received
$1m
Program service revenue
$194k
Employees
10
Volunteers
16