Challenged Athletes Inc
Donations deductibleChallenged Athletes Inc's network
17 people4 organisationsi17 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (6) 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
17 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 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Shanken | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Bob Babbitt | Vice President & Founder | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Danny Gabriel | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| David Jochim | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| David Samson | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dean Roeper | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jeff Jacobs | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jeffrey Essakow | President & Founder | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| John Pizzi | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lotte Toftdahl | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Nicole Ludwig | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rick Kozlowski | Founder | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Roger Quarles | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Scott Stackman | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Swan Paik | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Tabi King | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Virginia Tinley | Chief Legacy Officer | 2025 | 1 yr |
Officers and senior leadership
14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cat Ellis | Creative Director | 2025 |
| Dan Otto | Chief Development Officer | 2023 |
| Doug Olson | Sr Director of Ne Region | since 2019 |
| Heidi Wiggins | Director of Special Events | 2025 |
| JD Douglas | Chief Financial Officer | since 2019 |
| Jennifer Skeesick | Idaho Regional Director | since 2021 |
| Kara Sterner | Director of Marketing | since 2023 |
| Kristine Entwistle | Chief Executive Officer | since 2019 |
| Laura Stein | Director of Marketing | since 2019 |
| Lorraine Hall | Chief Financial Officer | since 2024 |
| Nancy Reynolds | Senior Director of Events | since 2019 |
| Patrick Lawrence | Chief Programs Officer | since 2024 |
| Susan Butler | Sr Director of Nc Region | since 2023 |
| Virginia Tinley | Executive Director | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 March 2026iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Holbrook Termed 1225 | Chief Development Officer | 45 | $211k | $18k | |
| Kristine Entwistle | Chief Executive Director | 45 | $187k | $7k | |
| Adam Klipper | Sr Directory Ne Region | 45 | $156k | $781 | |
| Lauren Friedman Termed 0526 | Chief People Officer | 45 | $154k | $27k | |
| Danielle Simmons | Chief of Marketing | 45 | $143k | $5k | |
| Lorraine Hall | Chief Accounting Officer | 45 | $142k | $20k | |
| Patrick Lawrence | Chief Programs Officer | 45 | $134k | $5k | |
| Bob Babbitt | Vice President & Founder | 1 | $62k | $22k | |
| Jeffrey Essakow | President & Founder | 1 | $0 | ||
| Virginia Tinley | Chief Legacy Officer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dean Roeper | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rick Kozlowski | Founder | 1 | $0 | ||
| Danny Gabriel | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Pizzi | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alan Shanken | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Jacobs | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Roger Quarles | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lotte Toftdahl | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Jochim | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Scott Stackman | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nicole Ludwig | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Samson | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tabi King | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Swan Paik | Member | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
23 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263028188). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Justin Model | Board Member |
| Jeffrey Essakow | President/Founder |
| Roger Quarles | Board Member |
| Kristine Entwistle | Chief Executive Director |
| Rick Kozlowski | Founder |
| Swan Paik | Board Member |
| Kristine Entwistle | |
| Alan Shanken | Board Member |
| Jeff Jacobs | Board Member |
| Lorrie Hall | Chief Financial Officer |
| Lotte Toftdahl | Board Member |
| Clive Essakow | Board Member |
| Sari Levy-Schorr | Advisory Member |
| Scott Stackman | Board Member |
| David Samson | Board Member |
| Nicole Ludwig | Board Member |
| Tabi King | Board Member |
| Dean Roeper | Secretary |
| John Pizzi | Board Member |
| David Jochim | Treasurer |
| Danny Gabriel | Board Member |
| Virginia Tinley | Board Member |
| Bob Babbitt | Vice President/Founder |
About
- Legal name
- Challenged Athletes Inc
- EIN
- 330739596
- Address
- 9591 Waples St, San Diego, CA, 92121-2953
- State
- California
- Mission
- It is the mission of the challenged athletes foundation to provide opportunities and support to people with physical disabilities so they can pursue active lifestyles through physical fitness and competitive athletics.the challenged athletes foundation believes that involvement in sports at any level increases self-esteem, encourages independence and enhances quality of life. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P80 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1996
- Principal officer
- Kristine Entwistle (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1997
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsAlan Shanken
≥7years on the filingsBob Babbitt
≥7years on the filingsDavid Jochim
≥7years on the filingsDavid Samson
Latest return
year to 31 March 2026iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 March 2026. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $38.7m
- Total liabilities
- $6.2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $32.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $14.5m
- Program service revenue
- $414k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $5.6m
- Employees
- 41
- Volunteers
- 1,200
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 | $14.4m | $12.8m | $1.6m |
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.Challenged Athletes, Inc. 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: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 7 November 2018
- Registered agent
- Incorp Services, Inc. (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.