Mission
THE MISSION OF THE PARENT ENCOURAGEMENT PROGRAM (PEP) IS TO HELP CHILDREN BECOME CONFIDENT, CAPABLE AND RESILIENT BY PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO THEIR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS.
Public Charity
PARENT ENCOURAGEMENT PROGRAM INC
Based in KENSINGTON, MD, PARENT ENCOURAGEMENT PROGRAM INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.7M in revenue, $1.9M in expenses, $1.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 28 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.0M.
EIN: 521379642
KENSINGTON, MD
Human Services
NTEE: P
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.7M
Total Expenses$1.9M
Total Assets$1.4M
Grant Records28
Funding Total$1.0M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Parent Encouragement Program Inc
How Parent Encouragement Program Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$82
Programs
the work itself
$8
Management
running the organization
$10
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $82 for programs
$68
The pep family resiliency program (pep-frp) is a free, eight-week, culturally responsive, support-group style program designed to help parents and caregivers strengthen their children's confidence, skills, and resilience
$8
Pep's workplace programs provide support and guidance to parents in the workplace to help them improve work/family balance
$5
Other programs
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$169,425
UNRESTRICTED
$23,610
LOCAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
$5,500
EDUCATIONAL
$45,000
UNRESTRICTED
$34,282
Showing up to 5 of 28 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Jessica Muse
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Kathleen Hedge
PRESIDENT
Kelly Van Orden
DIRECTOR
Manuel Contreras-Urbina
TREASURER
Michele Dreyfuss
VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY
Pascale Brady
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.7M | $1.9M | $1.4M |
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.3M | $928K |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $789K |
| 2022 | $942K | $878K | $551K |
| 2021 | $772K | $643K | $536K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $772K to $2.7M (+247%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.