Prison Entrepreneurship Program
Donations deductiblePrison Entrepreneurship Program's network
14 people11 organisationsi14 people and 11 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (11) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Gotcher Chair (also filed as Pat Gotcher) | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Allison Schlender | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Charles Blain | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Charles Mack Neff | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dougal Cameron | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Javier Creixell | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lisa Barksdale | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Michael Humphrey (also filed as Mike Humphrey) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mike Coffey | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Oliver Bell | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Robert Barkley | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Steve Heussner | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Steve Rohr | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Travis Chulick | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
11 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Smith | CEO Emeritus | 2018 |
| Bryan Kelley | CEO | since 2018 |
| Bryan Robert | Executive Director - Entre | since 2024 |
| Chip Skowron | CEO Through July 2025 | since 2024 |
| Christopher Valka | CEO | 2025 |
| Courtney Dykstra | Controller Through August 2025 | since 2024 |
| Edward Amaya | CDO | since 2019 |
| PHI Tran | COO | since 2018 |
| Sheldon Alston | Controller | 2025 |
| TIM Hamilton | CFO | since 2018 |
| William A Mayer | CDO | 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chip Skowron | CEO Through July 2025 | 39 | $176k | $14k | |
| Phi Tran | COO | 39 | $173k | $18k | |
| Bryan Robert | Executive Director - Entre | 39 | $150k | $11k | |
| Christopher Valka | CEO | 39 | $142k | $11k | |
| Sheldon Alston | Controller | 39 | $60k | $5k | |
| Courtney Dykstra | Controller Through August 2025 | 39 | $52k | $6k | |
| Patrick Gotcher | Chairman | 5 | $0 | ||
| Robert Barkley | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dougal Cameron | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Mike Coffey | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Charles Blain | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Oliver Bell | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Barksdale | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Charles Mack Neff | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Allison Schlender | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Steve Heussner | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Travis Chulick | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Javier Creixell | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Mike Humphrey | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Steve Rohr | Board Member | 5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Prison Entrepreneurship Program
- EIN
- 201384253
- Address
- 6501 Navigation Blvd Ste H7, Houston, TX, 77011-1367
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- To unite executives and inmates through entrepreneurial passion and servant leadership to transform lives, restore families and rebuild communities. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P20 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2004
- Principal officer
- Christopher Valka (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 2005
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsPatrick Gotcher
≥8years on the filingsMichael Humphrey
≥8years on the filingsRobert Barkley
≥7years on the filingsDougal Cameron
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $8.3m
- Total liabilities
- $3.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.5m
- Program service revenue
- $262k
- Employees
- 44
- Volunteers
- 1,223
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.4m | $4.4m | $995k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Prison Entrepreneurship Program likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 27 December 2018
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.