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Challenge SC

U-15 · Regional Competitive

Posted, per year

$1,200

All-in, per year

$2,961–$5,696

Challenge SC in Houston, TX posts $1,200 for U-15; a family's year is modeled at $2,961–$5,696 all-in. Confirmed Mar 15, 2026.

Houston, TX · ECNL (unconfirmed) · National League (unconfirmed)

2025–26 prices, confirmed Mar 15, 2026 · verified · Club website · What its return says

Last season's prices. These are Challenge SC's 2025-2026 prices; we have not found its 2026-2027 fee schedule on its site (last read September 12, 2026). Ask for this season's schedule in writing before relying on them.

Tryouts: May–June

What this club fields

Priced cells link to the fee · read from the club site
U-8U-9U-10U-11U-12U-13U-14U-15U-16U-17U-18U-19
BoysFields U-10 to U-16; no price posted. Report one
GirlsFields U-10, U-11, U-12, U-13, U-14, U-15, U-16, U-19; no price posted. Report one
Not statednot pricednot pricednot pricednot pricednot pricednot pricednot priced$1,200not pricednot pricednot pricednot priced

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U-15

Regional Competitive · 2025-2026
Estimated all-in, per year

$2,961 – $5,696

Posted fees plus modeled travel, tournaments, uniforms and gear.

Posted fees
Fall RegistrationRegistration · One-time · verified Mar 15, 2026
$200
Fall Monthly Dues (5 months)Club Dues · /month · verified Mar 15, 2026
$100
Spring Monthly Dues (4 months)Club Dues · /month · verified Mar 15, 2026
$125
Posted total, per year
$1,200
Club website: Challenge Soccer ClubView source· Last verified: Mar 15, 2026

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Where does the money go?

Of what this club spends, about 55% to coaching and staff, 24% to tournaments, travel and equipment, 15% to everything else.

Read from the club's own filing, which lists what it spent by kind. The full split, year by year, is further down the page.

Is the club on solid ground?

The club took in more than it spent 4 years running. Its reserves would cover about 4 months of spending.

Steady books. The year-by-year figures are further down the page.

Do players move on?

Founded 1987. We hold no counted record of players it has sent on.

Challenge SC is the largest youth soccer club in Houston, with strong competitive programs across all age groups. The club is an ECNL founding member and has a consistent track record of D1 college placements.

Financial transparency

IRS 990 · FY 2024

Based on public IRS tax filings for Challenge Soccer ClubVerified

Total Revenue

$4.8M

+16% YoY

From Families

$4.6M

Program fees + membership dues

Expenses

$4.7M

FY 2024

Est. Roster

~1200

840–1560 players

990-derived per-player cost · FY 2024

~$3,875Range: $2,981 – $5,536

Calculated by dividing 2024 program service revenue plus membership dues by estimated roster size. This is an approximation.

Posted fees run low

Posted fees (~$1,200, one priced age group) are well below what its FY2024 filing collected per player (~$3,875). Families are likely billed for more than the posted lines — tournaments, uniforms, camps, or a higher-priced level.

Tax filing data from ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer·EIN: 760450664

Where the money goes

FY 2024 · from the return

What Challenge SC reported spending, and what it kept, on its FY 2024 return. Pay is shown as a share, never by name.

Of every $100 the club spent

  • Coaching and staff$55 · $2.6M
  • Fields and facilities$1 · $24K
  • Tournaments, travel and equipment$24 · $1.1M
  • Administration$5 · $241K
  • Everything else$15 · $719K

Coaching and staff is salaries, officer pay, benefits and contracted coaches (Part IX lines 5–11). The club's own “other expense” lines are read by their description.

Year by year

YearFrom familiesSurplus
2019$2.2M−$78K
2020$2.3M−$25K
2021$2.9M+$46K
2022$3.6M+$258K
2023$4.0M+$7K
2024$4.6M+$75K

*Revenue from families divided by today's estimated roster (~1200), so the column moves with the club's revenue, not its size. Reserves are net assets in months of that year's spending.

Revenue from families rose 112% from FY 2019 to FY 2024.

The club kept a surplus 4 years running; its reserves would cover about 3.5 months of spending.

Every figure is a line on the club's own Form 990.Open the return

Distances are between cities, not fields. Within 25 miles; priced clubs first.

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