Parent Possible
Parent Possible is a Denver, Colorado-based public charity that supports evidence-based programs for parents and caregivers of children from birth through kindergarten. It works with community partners across Colorado to equip parents with tools and information to support children’s learning, development, and school readiness.
Parent Possible at a glance
In short: Parent Possible gave $899K across 24 grants in 2025 (avg $37K), mostly in Colorado. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $899,130
- +4.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 24
- -4.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $37,464
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $27,920
- Total assets
- $2,534,934
- +11.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 8% first-time grantees (2 of 24, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Parent Possible
- Contact
Mailing address: 800 Grant Street Ste 200, Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 860-6000
Website: https://parentpossible.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Parent Possible funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Focus Points Family Resource Center ($93K). Together the top 10 received $586K.
Grant Size Distribution
121 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 94 grants of 121 (78%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Parent Possible’s filing describes its programs as operating in rural and urban communities throughout Colorado. All of its reported 2025 grant dollars went to Colorado recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 24 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Parent Possible open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 24 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. With only 24 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $30K; repeat grants $38K. How we count
Medians: $30K first-time, $28K repeat.
- 88% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+10%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $814K (2022) to $960K (2023). In 2025 it made 24 grants totaling $899K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Focus Points Family Resource Center Denver, CO | Program Support | $93,219 |
| Teller Park Early Childhood Council Woodland Park, CO | Program Support | $86,984 |
| San Luis Valley Area Health Education Center Inc Alamosa, CO | Program Support | $70,500 |
| North Range Behavioral Health Greeley, CO | Program Support | $62,637 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pueblo Inc Pueblo, CO | Program Support | $59,303 |
| Roots Family Center Denver, CO | Program Support | $58,395 |
| Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning Denver, CO | Program Support | $50,899 |
| Boulder Housing Partners Foundation Boulder, CO | Program Support | $42,313 |
| Jefferson County Public Schools Golden, CO | Program Support | $32,611 |
| Growing Home Inc Westminster, CO | Program Support | $29,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The 2024 and 2023 filings each reported 25 grants; the 2025 filing reported 24.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,534,934 | $4,035,388 | $3,698,427 | $899,130 | 24 | $46,516 |
| 2024 | $2,268,902 | $3,060,194 | $3,516,447 | $858,093 | 25 | $68,328 |
| 2023 | $2,872,360 | $3,795,591 | $3,096,067 | $960,074 | 25 | $3,656 |
| 2022 | $1,794,513 | $2,883,163 | $2,588,605 | $813,754 | 22 | $739 |
| 2021 | $1,422,688 | $2,398,022 | $2,354,520 | $923,012 | 25 | $3,115 |
| 2019 | $1,372,980 | $1,949,128 | $1,925,001 | $829,088 | 21 | $1,751 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Parent Possible’s mission is to equip parents with the tools and information to be their child’s most valuable teacher, trainer, and mentor in life. It promotes and supports high-quality, evidence-based programs that engage parents, facilitate school readiness, and strengthen opportunities for children to reach their potential.
The organization administers HIPPY, PAT, and Vroom in rural and urban Colorado communities. Its 2023–24 annual report describes HIPPY as a home-visiting program for families with children ages two through kindergarten, using trained home visitors and a school-readiness curriculum. Parent Possible’s filing describes its programs as using trained community home visitors to support parents and caregivers.
Recipients of Parent Possible’s 2025 grants include organizations with varied family and early-childhood-related missions. Focus Points Family Resource Center says it strengthens families through education, family support services, economic inclusion, and community resources. Teller Park Early Childhood Council describes itself as a coalition working to create a comprehensive early-childhood system. Roots Family Center says it works to grow confident, compassionate, and healthy children rooted in their families’ and communities’ cultures and strengths. These are the recipients’ stated missions, not Parent Possible’s.
Grantmaking
Parent Possible states that it is not a grant-making organization; it acts as an intermediary for major public grants and passes funds to approved HIPPY, PAT, and Vroom programs in Colorado. Its 2025 filing reports 24 grants totaling $899,130. Grant amounts ranged from $13,000 to $93,219, with a median of $27,920. All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Colorado. The filing lists program support as the purpose of the largest grants.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $93,219 to Focus Points Family Resource Center, $86,984 to Teller Park Early Childhood Council, $70,500 to San Luis Valley Area Health, $62,637 to North Range Behavioral Health, and $59,303 to Catholic Charities of the Diocese. Other notable recipients included Roots Family Center ($58,395), Spring Institute for Intercultural ($50,899), and Boulder Housing Partners Foundation ($42,313).
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Brian Conly, Laura Knudtson, Juanita Puga, Neal Alsup, Thom Anema, Jason Callegari, Elizabeth Chaney, Trish Cole, Thomas Fitzgerald, and Patricia Frederico as officers or directors. The 2023–24 annual report identifies Brian Conly as Executive Director and Megan Wilson as Board Chair.
Parent Possible is led by Buffy Ransom, Chair & Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Buffy Ransom
Chair & Director
Secretary → Chair, 2021
Chair → Chair & Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Megan Wilson
Chair
Secretary → Secretary & Chair, 2023
Secretary & Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Juanita Puga
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
$15K (2025)
Laura Knudtson
Senior Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$102K (2025)
Mayra Ramirez
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thom Anema
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Francoise Mbabazi
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Callegari
Director & Vice
Director → Director & Vice, 2025
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Kaufman
Director & Vice
Director → Director & Vice, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Frederico
Director & Cha
Director → Director & Cha, 2025
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adrian Salazar
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Drew Hintze
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Conly
Executive Di
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$128K (2025)
Alexis Weightman
Vice Chair
Director → Director & Vice, 2023
Director & Vice → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Neal Alsup
Secretary
Director → Director & S, 2023
Director & S → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Trish Cole
Emeritus Member
Emeritus Board Member → Emeritus Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Lyons
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
J. Dwight Steele
Emeritus Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Fitzgerald
Emeritus Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cory Gorton
Site Representative
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Chaney
Site Representative
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Amber Deberry (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Heather Tritten (2019–2024) — Executive Di
- Former: Bradley Segura (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jon Lorenz (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Julie Germond (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Bryan Adams (2021) — Director
- Former: Dwight Steele (2019) — Director
- Former: Gail Wilson (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Kathy Kennedy (2019) — Director
- Former: Tom Fitzgerald (2019) — Emeritus Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $128K, to Brian Conly (Executive Di). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Parent Possible
How much does Parent Possible give each year?
Parent Possible gave $899K across 24 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $858K across 25 grants.
What is Parent Possible's typical grant size?
Parent Possible's median grant in 2025 was $27,920, and its average grant was $37,464, across 24 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Parent Possible that year got $30K on average.
Where does Parent Possible give grants?
Parent Possible gives mostly in Colorado: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Denver, CO (5 grants), Alamosa, CO (2 grants) and Boulder, CO (2 grants).
Does Parent Possible give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 24 grants with a stated purpose on Parent Possible's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (24 grants).
Who are Parent Possible's largest grantees?
Parent Possible's largest 2025 grantees include Focus Points Family Resource Center ($93,219), Teller Park Early Childhood Council ($86,984) and San Luis Valley Area Health Education Center Inc ($70,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 28% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Parent Possible?
Parent Possible reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.0M.
What does Parent Possible fund?
Parent Possible’s mission is to equip parents with the tools and information to be their child’s most valuable teacher, trainer, and mentor in life. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Parent Possible?
Parent Possible has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check parentpossible.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Parent Possible's EIN?
Parent Possible's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1169805. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 28, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 9, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Parent Possible funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/parent-possible-morg_e990e2e6b281471e9b073b8bd2992535
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