Challenge to Excellence Charter School
Donations deductibleChallenge to Excellence Charter School's network
7 people3 organisationsi7 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
7 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Cortez Chair | Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Alex Mnatsakanyan | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Angela Segura | Vice Chair | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Sheila Cook | Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Sowmya Makam | Councilperson | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tara Butler | Company secretary | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Tiffany Wagenknecht | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Donna Mitchell | Principal | since 2018 |
| Elizabeth Dougan | School Director | since 2022 |
| Richard Barrett | Head of School | since 2020 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Dougan | School Director | 40 | $158k | ||
| Miles Cortez | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sowmya Makam | Councilperson | 2 | $0 | ||
| Angela Segura | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Alex Mnatsakanyan | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tiffany Wagenknecht | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tara Butler | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sheila Cook | Member | 2 | $0 |
Colorado roster
9 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263013776). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Miles Cortez | Chairperson |
| Angela Segura | Vice Chairperson |
| Sheila Cook | Board Member |
| Elizabeth Dougan | |
| Alexander Mnatsakanyan | Treasurer |
| Tiffiny Wagenknecht | Board Member |
| Sowmya Makam | Board Member |
| Miles Cortez | Board Chair |
| Tara Butler | Board Member |
About
- Legal name
- Challenge to Excellence Charter School
- EIN
- 810554704
- Address
- 16995 Carlson Dr, Parker, CO, 80134-8000
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B29 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2002
- Principal officer
- Elizabeth Dougan (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 2003
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥3years on the filingsMiles Cortez
≥3years on the filingsSowmya Makam
≥2years on the filingsAlex Mnatsakanyan
≥2years on the filingsAngela Segura
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
- $16.3m
- Total liabilities
- $17.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $988k
- Contributions and grants received
- $584k
- Program service revenue
- $7.4m
- Employees
- 68
- Volunteers
- 178
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $7.9m | $6.4m | $1.5m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Challenge To Excellence Charter School likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 5 September 2002
- Registered agent
- Elizabeth Marie Dougan (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.