Public Charity

PARENTS CHALLENGE

PARENTS CHALLENGE is a Public Charity headquartered in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.5M revenue, $1.1M expenses, $2.6M total assets. 21 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $673K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 841591310 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO Scholarships & Student Financial Aid NTEE: B82 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.5M
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$2.6M
Grant Records21
Funding Total$673K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

WE DISRUPT THE LEGACY OF EDUCATIONAL FAILURE BY EMPOWERING PARENTS. WE EQUIP FAMILIES WITH INFORMATION, TRAINING, MENTORING, TOOLS, AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES SO THEY CAN CHOOSE THE EDUCATION THEY BELIEVE IS BEST FOR THEIR CHILDREN. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

Where $100 goes at Parents Challenge

How Parents Challenge divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$91 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $91 for programs

$31
During the 2024
34% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 195 families; 356 scholars
$30
Through our expanded efforts, we have strengthened our role as both an informational resource for all families and a financial resource for those in low socio-economic circumstances
About 33% (cost not reported)
$30
In addition, families have increasingly prioritized their children's social-emotional and mental health
About 33% (cost not reported)
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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

2025
CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
$27,321
2025
ED: EDUCATION
$21,000
2024
YASS PRIZE 2024 - SEMIFINALIST
$200,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$100,000
2024
Charitable Purpose of the Organization
$28,983

Showing up to 5 of 21 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Deborah Hendrix
TRUSTEE Dr Regina Lewis
TRUSTEE Joseph Woodford
TRUSTEE Kim Shugart
VICE CHAIR Lisa Jessee
TRUSTEE Mike Miles

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$344,720 10 grants
Education
$47,000 2 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$10,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$271,500 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.5M $1.1M $2.6M
2024 $831K $960K $1.2M
2023 $1.1M $941K $1.3M
2022 $700K $776K $1.1M
2021 $875K $685K $1.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $875K to $2.5M (+185%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.6M.

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