Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$569,799

Total expenses

$315,671

Contributions and grants received

$568,542

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$1,257

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$613,315

Total liabilities, end of year

$49,045

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$564,270

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$286,104

Management and general expenses

$28,208

Fundraising expenses

$1,359

Program service expenses (Part III)

$286,104

Program services were 90.6% 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 · 2023

• LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS:THE PARENTS' CAMPAIGN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND (TPCREF) ANALYZED LEGISLATION DURING THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, EVALUATING POTENTIAL POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON STUDENTS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES. AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE COST SHARING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FUND 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.EDUCATION BILLS WERE TRACKED AND ANALYZED AS THEY MOVED THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS IN 2024.PRIMARY LEGISLATION MONITORED: - HB 765 MISSISSIPPI CRITICAL TEACHER SHORTAGE ACT - HB 867 DISTRICT TRANSFERS - HB 1192 VIRTUAL SCHOOLS - HB 1229 AMENDMENTS TO ESA VOUCHER PROGRAM - HB 1449 UNIVERSAL VOUCHERS - HB 1453 MAEP REWRITE - HB 1618 PERS AMENDMENTS - HB 1672 EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR WINTER-REED TEACHER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM - HB 1674 NBCT SALARY SUPPLEMENT FOR GEOGRAPHIC SHORTAGE AREAS - HB 1823 - PRE-K-12 APPROPRIATION - HB 1988 PRIVATE SCHOOL FUNDING - HB 4130 MISSISSIPPI STUDENT FUNDING FORMULA - SB 2146 EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR WINTER-REED TEACHER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM - SB 2332 MAEP AMENDMENTS - SB 2682 MISSISSIPPI CRITICAL TEACHER SHORTAGE ACT - SB 2685 RETIRED TEACHERS RETURN TO CLASSROOM AND RECEIVE PERS - SB 2686 AMENDMENTS TO ESA VOUCHER PROGRAM - SB 2698 MAEP REWRITE

  Expenses $95,368

• RESEARCH:TPCREF ADDED VALUE TO THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE ON EDUCATION ISSUES IN 2023-2024 BY CONDUCTING RESEARCH, ANALYZING DATA, AND PUBLISHING REPORTS ON VARIOUS TOPICS: - PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF CHANGES TO MISSISSIPPI'S FUNDING FORMULA - STATE BUDGET AND PRESERVING REVENUE FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES - TEACHER SALARIES - PRE-K INVESTMENT - PRIVATIZATION - EDUCATION POLICY IN OTHER STATES: TPCREF TRACKS DATA AND REPORTS FROM OTHER STATES REGARDINGEDUCATION POLICY, PARTICULARLY ON THE ISSUES OF PRIVATIZATION, FUNDING, EARLY CHILDHOOD, CHARTERSCHOOLS, AND ACADEMIC STANDARDS. THE LESSONS GLEANED FROM THE EXPERIENCES OF OTHER STATES INFORMS OUR RESEARCH ON MOST EDUCATION ISSUES.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 $95,368

• 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 HISTORY OF UNDERFUNDING IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 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 TRAINING PARTICIPANTS ON THE BROAD RANGE OF ISSUES AFFECTING THE STRENGTH OF THEIR CHILDREN'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.COLLABORATION: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. SIMILAR DATA PRODUCED BY TPCREF IS UTILIZED BY THE MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICE AS IT SEEKS TO PROTECT VULNERABLE CHILDREN. THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND AND THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER 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: - BARKSDALE READING INSTITUTE - CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES - CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND - CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI - DEMOCRACY FORWARD - EDUCATION LAW CENTER - HOPE POLICY INSTITUTE - LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS - MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS - MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS - MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS - MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICE - MISSISSIPPI ECONOMIC COUNCIL - MISSISSIPPI LOW-INCOME CHILD CARE INITIATIVE - MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS - MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION - NAACP - ONE VOICE - PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS - PASTORS FOR MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN - SOUTHERN ECHO - SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER/VOTE YOUR VOICE - S.T.A.N.D. - TOGETHER FOR HOPE - W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION - WOODWARD HINES EDUCATION FOUNDATION - WORKING TOGETHER JACKSON - WORKING TOGETHER MISSISSIPPI

  Expenses $95,368

As filed on the 2023 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

2023

Filed

13 May 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202531339349306248

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