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Prison Entrepreneurship Program Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 20-1384253 Website

To unite executives and inmates through entrepreneurial passion and servant leadership to transform lives, restore families and rebuild communities.

Prison Entrepreneurship Program Inc at a glance

Total assets
$8,306,397
+4.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$3,843,513
-29.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$104,377
-25.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$4,875,648
+9.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Prison Entrepreneurship Program Inc funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Houston

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $116K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$8,306,397$3,843,513$4,875,648——$104,377
2024$7,939,433$5,441,806$4,447,306——$140,141
2023$6,700,097$3,803,941$4,066,737——$85,555
2022$7,182,975$4,174,428$3,101,855——$20,280
2021$6,052,701$3,536,172$2,536,182——$6,788
2020$4,422,665$3,264,329$2,528,509——$17,253
2019$3,379,167$2,623,191$2,900,107$115,8071$32,932

About Prison Entrepreneurship Program Inc

Based on IRS filings

Prison Entrepreneurship Program Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $104K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Prison Entrepreneurship Program Inc is led by Chip Skowron, CEO on every filing since 2024; 6 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Chip Skowron

    CEO

    On filings since 2024

    39 hrs/week

    $162K (2024) → $176K (2025)

  • Christopher Valka

    CEO

    New on the 2025 filing

    39 hrs/week

    $142K (2025)

  • Bryan Robert

    Executive Director - Entre

    On filings since 2024

    39 hrs/week

    $131K (2024) → $150K (2025)

  • Patrick Gotcher

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phi Tran

    COO

    On filings since 2019

    39 hrs/week

    $106K (2019) → $173K (2025)

  • Courtney Dykstra

    Controller

    On filings since 2024

    39 hrs/week

    $68K (2024) → $52K (2025)

  • Sheldon Alston

    Controller

    New on the 2025 filing

    39 hrs/week

    $60K (2025)

  • Dougal Cameron

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Coffey

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Humphrey

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Barkley

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Blain

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Oliver Bell

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Mack Neff

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Barksdale

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allison Schlender

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Javier Creixell

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Heussner

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Travis Chulick

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Rohr

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Tim Hamilton (2019–2024) — CFO
  • Former: Michael Humphrey (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Bryan Kelley (2019–2023) — CEO
  • Former: Edward Amaya (2019–2021) — CDO
  • Former: Steven Hausman (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Nancy White (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Roger Manny (2019–2020) — 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

Chip Skowron — CEO Through July 2025: $176KChip SkowronCEO Through July 2025$176KPhi Tran — COO: $173KPhi TranCOO$173KBryan Robert — Executive Director - Entre: $150KBryan RobertExecutive Director - Entre$150KChristopher Valka — CEO: $142KChristopher ValkaCEO$142KSheldon Alston — Controller: $60KSheldon AlstonController$60KCourtney Dykstra — Controller Through August 2025: $52KCourtney DykstraController Through August 2025$52K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $176K, to Chip Skowron (CEO Through July 2025). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Prison Entrepreneurship Program Inc

How large is Prison Entrepreneurship Program Inc?

Prison Entrepreneurship Program Inc reported $8.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.8M.

What is Prison Entrepreneurship Program Inc?

Prison Entrepreneurship Program Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Houston, TX. It holds $8.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Prison Entrepreneurship Program Inc operate?

Prison Entrepreneurship Program Inc has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Prison Entrepreneurship Program Inc's EIN?

Prison Entrepreneurship Program Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1384253. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 7, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 23, 2026)

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