Parents Challenge
Donations deductibleParents Challenge's network
9 people11 organisationsi9 people and 11 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). 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
9 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Schuck Chair | Board Chair / Founder | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joseph Woodford (also filed as Joe Woodford) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kim Shugart | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lisa Jessee | Vice Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mike Miles | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Regina Lewis | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Robert Gardner (also filed as Bob Gardner) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Steve Everson | Secretary/ Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Vance Brown | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Hendrix | Parent Coordinator | since 2018 |
| Corrine Williams | Database Admin | 2021 |
| Deborah Hendrix | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Hendrix | Executive Director | 40 | $98k | $11k | |
| Stephen Schuck | Board Chair / Founder | 20 | $0 | ||
| Steven Everson | Secretary/ Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Jessee | Vice Chair | 10 | $0 | ||
| Robert Gardner | Trustee | 0.2 | $0 | ||
| Kim Shugart | Trustee | 0.2 | $0 | ||
| Joseph Woodford | Trustee | 0.2 | $0 | ||
| Dr Regina Lewis | Trustee | 0.2 | $0 | ||
| Mike Miles | Trustee | 0.2 | $0 |
Colorado roster
10 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263009651). 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 |
|---|---|
| Steve Schuck | Chairman |
| Joe Woodford | Director |
| Lisa Jesse | Vice Chair |
| Stephen M. Schuck | Board Chairman/President |
| Kim Shugart | Director |
| Regina Lewis | Director |
| Steven L Everson | Director/Secretary/Treasurer |
| Bradley-Alison Smith | |
| Mike Miles | Director |
| Robert S Gardner | Director |
About
- Legal name
- Parents Challenge
- EIN
- 841591310
- Address
- 2 N Cascade Ave Ste 1280, Colorado SPGS, CO, 80903-1631
- State
- Colorado
- 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) (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B82 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2001
- Principal officer
- Deborah Hendrix (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 2001
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsSteve Schuck
≥8years on the filingsJoseph Woodford
≥8years on the filingsKim Shugart
≥8years on the filingsRobert Gardner
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.6m
- Total liabilities
- $155k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.4m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $569k
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 30
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.Parents Challenge 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
- 18 May 2001
- Registered agent
- Steven Lee Everson (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.