Challenge Success
Challenge Success partners with schools, families, and communities to embrace a broad definition of success and implement research-based strategies that promote student well-being and engagement with learning.
Challenge Success at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,357,311
- -4.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,101,077
- -45.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $53,143
- +28.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,410,691
- +16.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Challenge Success funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2018 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $39K (2021). In 2021 it made 3 grants totaling $39K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Misc Grants Stanford, CA | Discount on fees | $27,250 |
| Northshore School District Bothell, WA | Discount on full pay fee | $6,000 |
| Sage Ridge School Reno, NV | Discount on full pay fee | $5,600 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,357,311 | $2,101,077 | $2,410,691 | — | — | $53,143 |
| 2024 | $2,474,345 | $3,847,543 | $2,076,414 | — | — | $41,306 |
| 2023 | $844,158 | $1,921,261 | $1,916,899 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $916,774 | $2,140,950 | $1,680,107 | $38,850 | 3 | — |
| 2020 | $709,329 | $1,490,489 | $2,016,453 | $5,600 | 1 | $-35 |
| 2019 | $969,487 | $2,011,853 | $1,749,766 | $11,300 | 2 | $2 |
| 2018 | $707,400 | $1,531,600 | $1,432,549 | $10,150 | Total only | $2 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Challenge Success
Based on IRS filings
Challenge Success is a public charity focused on Education, based in Stanford, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $53K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Challenge Success is led by Megan Pacheco, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 6 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Megan Pacheco
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$188K (2023) → $203K (2025)
Jeff Symonds
Governance Chair
Member at Large → Board Member, 2021
Board Member → Governance Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sally Whipple
Finance Chair
Member at Large → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Finance Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Olken
Board Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Miles
Director of Research
Dir.of Programs & Research → Interim Executive Director, 2021
Interim Executive Director → Director of Research, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$144K (2020) → $140K (2025)
Tricia McEntee
Director of Finance & Ops
Director of Finance & Operations → Director of Finance, 2023
Director of Finance → Director of Finance & Ops, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$54K (2020) → $120K (2025)
Kimberly Cawkwell
Director of Programs
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$134K (2024) → $122K (2025)
Jenny Fan Raj
Board Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Dunlap
School Design Ptr
School Program Director → Program Director, 2021
Program Director → School Design Ptr, 2023
On filings since 2018
40 hrs/week
$102K (2018) → $127K (2025)
Jonathan Kleiman
Senior Design Partner
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$126K (2023) → $127K (2025)
Kelli Tomlinson
Board Member
Member at Large → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Skiffer
Board Member
Member at Large → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Alpert
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meeta Gaitonde
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Boswell
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sofi Frankowski
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Annie Hall
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Rosenthal
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Barker
Secretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Naomi Meyers
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tesha McCord Poe
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anupam Mishra
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeannette Schar
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Rose Fernandez
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Sacerdoti
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Lisa Busby (2018–2024) — Board Chair
- Former: Laura Easley (2021–2024) — School Design Ptr
- Former: Taylor Griffin (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Andrew Housiaux (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Andrew Schrader (2021–2023) — School Design Ptr
- Former: Michael Barker (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Barbara Rosston (2018–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Kathy Koo (2018–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Jon Kleiman (2019–2021) — Program Director
- Former: Andy Chen (2018–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Bev Hartman (2018–2020) — Member at Large
- Former: Charlene Margot (2018–2020) — Chairperson
- Former: Lorraine Brown (2018–2020) — Member at Large
- Former: Staci Friesel (2018–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Leah Weiss (2019–2020) — Member at Large
- Former: Amy Fox (2018–2019) — Chairperson
- Former: Leigh Matthes (2018–2019) — Member at Large
- Former: Ellen Braaten (2018) — Member at Large
- Former: Peter Poutiatine (2018) — Member at Large
- Former: Steve Smith (2018) — Member at Large
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $203K, to Megan Pacheco (Executive Dir.). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Challenge Success
How large is Challenge Success?
Challenge Success reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.1M.
What is Challenge Success?
Challenge Success is a public charity focused on Education, based in Stanford, CA. It holds $2.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Challenge Success operate?
Challenge Success has awarded grants in California, Nevada, Washington.
What is Challenge Success's EIN?
Challenge Success's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3767621. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 21, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2018–2025
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