Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$207,887

Total expenses

$345,850

Contributions and grants received

$205,410

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$2,477

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$452,168

Total liabilities, end of year

$25,861

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$426,307

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$324,470

Management and general expenses

$19,061

Fundraising expenses

$2,319

Program service expenses (Part III)

$324,470

Program services were 93.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS:THE PARENTS' CAMPAIGN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND (TPCREF) ANALYZED LEGISLATION DURING THE 2025 REGULAR AND SPECIAL SESSIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE, EVALUATING POTENTIAL POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON STUDENTS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES. AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE COST SHARING AGREEMENT BETWEEN TPCREF AND THE PARENTS' CAMPAIGN, THE ANALYSES WERE ALSO SHARED WIDELY WITH THE MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAILS TO THE PARENTS' CAMPAIGN'S 65,000 MEMBERS. - CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OEDUCATION BILLS WERE TRACKED AND ANALYZED AS THEY MOVED THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS IN 2025. PRIMARY LEGISLATION MONITORED:- HB 42 P-12 APPROPRIATION- HB 1078 ESA VOUCHER EXPANSION, LOOSENING OF RESTRICTIONS- HB 1118 MISSISSIPPI TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAM- HB 1135 AMENDMENTS TO STATE AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN- HB 1431 SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSOLIDATION- HB 1432 CHARTER SCHOOL EXPANSION, LOOSENING OF REQUIREMENTS- HB 1433 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL CHOICE- HB 1435 OPEN ENROLLMENT- HB 1617 TIM TEBOW ACT- HB 1630 UPDATES TO MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA- HB 1902 PRIVATE SCHOOL FUNDING- HB 1903 PRIVATE SCHOOL FUNDING- SB 2598 RETIRED TEACHERS RETURN TO CLASSROOM AND RECEIVE PERS AMENDMENTS- SB 2602 OPEN ENROLLMENT/PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE- SB 2616 UPDATES TO MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA- SB 2618 SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS- SB 2764 CTE FUNDING FOR 7TH AND 8TH GRADES

  Expenses $108,157

• RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS:TPCREF ADDED VALUE TO THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE ON EDUCATION ISSUES IN 2024-2025 BY CONDUCTING RESEARCH, ANALYZING DATA, AND PUBLISHING REPORTS ON VARIOUS TOPICS: - PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING- STATE BUDGET AND PRESERVING REVENUE FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES- TEACHER SALARIES- PRE-K INVESTMENT- PRIVATIZATIONCONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O- FEDERAL EDUCATION POLICY AND POLICIES IN OTHER STATES: TPCREF TRACKS DATA AND REPORTS FROM OTHER STATES REGARDING EDUCATION POLICY, PARTICULARLY ON THE ISSUES OF PRIVATIZATION, FUNDING, EARLY CHILDHOOD, CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND ACADEMIC STANDARDS. THE LESSONS GLEANED FROM THE EXPERIENCES OF OTHER STATES INFORM OUR RESEARCH ON MOST EDUCATION ISSUES. TPCREF IN LATE FY2025 BEGAN TRACKING AND ANALYZING FEDERAL ACTION ON EDUCATION POLICY AND FUNDING.WEBSITE:TPCREF CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS WEBSITE (WWW.TPCREF.ORG) WITH LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS, RESEARCH AND POLICY INFORMATION, AND DATA/BRIEFS/INFOGRAPHS ON SCHOOL FUNDING, ACHIEVEMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, AND PRIVATIZATION.

  Expenses $108,157

• ADVOCACY:TPCREF GAVE PRESENTATIONS AND SPEECHES, PARTICIPATED IN PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND GRANTED MEDIA INTERVIEWS ON EDUCATION TOPICS INCLUDING MISSISSIPPI'S TEACHER SHORTAGE, THE SCHOOL CHOICE AND PRIVATIZATION AGENDA THAT THREATENS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SCHOOL FUNDING AND THE PARTICULAR NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS, THE POSITIVE EFFECT OF ADEQUATE FUNDING ON ACHIEVEMENT, THE IMPORTANCE OF PRE-K INVESTMENT, AND MORE.TPCREF OUTREACH STAFF CONDUCTED ADVOCACY TRAINING FOR PARENTS, SHARING STRATEGIES AND TOOLS FOR EFFECTIVE GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY AND EDUCATING PARTICIPANTS ON THE BROAD RANGE OF ISSUES AFFECTING THE STRENGTH OF THEIR CHILDREN'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS. - CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OCOLLABORATION:THE PARTNERS LISTED BELOW ARE LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE TPCREF'S VISION OF A STRONG, EQUITABLE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM IN MISSISSIPPI. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EDUCATION LAW CENTER AND NEWER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS PASTORS FOR CHILDREN AND WORKING TOGETHER, TPCREF SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2013 HAS SUPPORTED THE WORK OF ALL OF THESE PARTNERS BY PROVIDING RESEARCH AND STATISTICS THAT FILL CRITICAL INFORMATION NEEDS RELATED TO CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. SINCE 2016, THE EDUCATION LAW CENTER HAS DEPENDED UPON TPCREF TO PROVIDE TIMELY, ACCURATE DATA ON MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL POVERTY RATES, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDING NEEDED TO SUPPORT ITS NATIONAL WORK. THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND, ONE VOICE, AND PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN STRONG PARTNERS IN TPCREF'S WORK TO EMPOWER LOCAL LEADERS AND PARENTS IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES. TPCREF PARTICIPATES IN REGULAR ROUNDTABLES WITH ADVOCATES FROM THESE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO COLLABORATE ON STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WITH THE MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS, MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS, MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION, MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS, TPCREF SHARES NATIONAL AND GLOBAL POLICY RESEARCH AND STATE POLICY UPDATES THAT SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS' WORK TO INFORM EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS IMPORTANT CONSTITUENCIES IN EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES. CURRENT AND PRIOR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS:- ARKANSAS APPLESEED- BARKSDALE READING INSTITUTE- CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES- CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND- CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI- EDUCATION COUNSEL- EDUCATION LAW CENTER- EDUCATION VOTERS PENNSYLVANIA- FLORIDA FAMILIES FOR STRONG PUBLIC SCHOOLS- HOPE POLICY INSTITUTE- LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS- MISSISSIPPI STATEWIDE AFTER SCHOOL NETWORK- MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS- MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS- MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS- MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION- MISSISSIPPI ECONOMIC COUNCIL- MISSISSIPPI FORUM FOR THE FUTURE- MISSISSIPPI LOW-INCOME CHILD CARE INITIATIVE- MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS- MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION- NAACP- ONE VOICE- PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS- PARTNERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE OF LEARNING- PASTORS FOR CHILDREN- PASTORS FOR MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN- PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD- PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS- RAISE YOUR HAND TEXAS- SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA- SOUTHERN ECHO- SOUTHERN EDUCATION FOUNDATION- S.T.A.N.D.- WISCONSIN PUBLIC EDUCATION NETWORK- WORKING TOGETHER JACKSON- WORKING TOGETHER MISSISSIPPI

  Expenses $108,156

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• THE PARENTS' CAMPAIGN

  501(C)(4) · EDUCATION ADVOCACY · MS

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

21 April 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

202601249349302870

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