Challenge Foundation Group Inc

FOREST CITY, NC EIN: 81-1808142

To support start-up charter schools through building facilities which are lease to the school until the school is able to secure financing and purchase the school.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$22.4M

-5.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$225K

Grant Count

9

Avg Grant Size

$25K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$994K$2M$3M$4M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$22,422,455$23,726,858$25,448,270
Revenue$846,793$842,174$749,090
Expenses$2,739,585$2,918,264$3,488,355
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$80,495$30,780$-184,674
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$129K$257K$386K$515K0 grants20200 grants20219 grants20220 grants20239 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

Veritas Community$25KBrevard Academy$25KDavidson Charter Acad$25KEthos Academy$25KExcelsior Classical$25KHirsch Academy$25KPioneer Preparatory$25KThomas Jefferson$25KUnity Classical$25K

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K7$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Philip ByersPresident/ExecDir$160KMichael HarringtonVice-President$160KTracy BankerSecretary$160KJennifer McCluneyFinance Officer$75K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Philip ByersPresident/ExecDir40$160,200
Michael HarringtonVice-President40$160,200
Gary GammonTreasurer5
Tommy LuckadooMember2
Tim SmithMember2
Tracy BankerSecretary40$160,200
Jennifer McCluneyFinance Officer40$74,917
Jason ColeMember2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

CharlotteDecaturDurhamGlendaleLexingtonMooresboroPisgah Forest

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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