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PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC

EIN 64-0806908 JACKSON, MS

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Revenue 2024
$573,857
Expenses 2024
$539,579

Program services were 58.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
2100
Street
4915 I 55 N STE 203B

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Group exemption

The central organization of an IRS group exemption (group number 8633), covering 6 subordinate organizations. matched by us

The IRS lists each organization's group exemption number; we match a subordinate to its central organization by that number and the affiliation code the IRS assigns.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADVANCES THE ROLE OF FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN SECURING A HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR EVERY CHILD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ADVANCE THE ROLE OF FAMILIES & COMMUNITIES TO SECURE EVERY CHILD A HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION.

  • EDUCATE AND INFORM:PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS (PPS) SEEKS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR ALL CHILDREN BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND TRAINING FOR PARENTS AND OTHER EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS. SPECIFIC PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE THE THREE CURRICULA THAT MAKE UP THE PPS PARENT ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM (PEP). PEP-PARENT LEADERSHIP HELPS PARENTS UNDERSTAND ACCOUNTABILITY,CURRICULUM STANDARDS, AND OTHER EDUCATION ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE EDUCATION OUTCOME OF STUDENTS IN MISSISSIPPI. PEP ALSO HELPS PARENTS DEVELOP THE SKILLS NEEDED TO BE AN EFFECTIVE EDUCATION PARTNER. THE LONG-TERM OUTCOME OF THE PROGRAM IS THAT PARENTS AGREE TO WORK AT REDUCING BARRIERS TO LEARNING IN THEIR HOME, COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL.PEP-GRADUATION READY IS A DUAL GENERATION PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS. IN ADDITION TO INCLUDING MUCH OF THE INFORMATION FROM PEP-PARENT LEADERSHIP, GRADUATION READY FOCUSES ON GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND THE VARIOUS PATHS TO GRADUATION. THIS TRAINING SEEKS TO IMPROVE ATTENDANCE AND GRADUATION RATES, AND TO HELP STUDENTS MAKE A SMOOTHER TRANSITION TO POST-SECONDARY LIFE. THE PEP-EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM ENHANCES PARENT/CAREGIVER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR ROLE IN BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND THE EFFECT OF WHATHAPPENS IN THE EARLIEST YEARS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT ON KINDERGARTENREADINESS AND LATER ACADEMIC SUCCESS.

    Expenses $242,212 · Revenue $105,337

  • NATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING & NETWORK SUPPORT:ALTHOUGH EACH CHAPTER HAS ITS OWN IDENTITY AND THE ABILITY TO RESPOND TO LOCAL CHALLENGES, A CHAPTER'S WORK IS SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION WITH PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE AND COLLABORATIVE POWER.CHAPTERS BENEFIT FROM WORKING WITH A NETWORK OF OTHER PARENTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND ARE ABLE TO AVOID "REINVENTING THE WHEEL". PPS, INC. CONDUCTS CHAPTER TRAINING USING CURRICULA DESIGNED TO ENHANCE CURRENT AND FUTURE SUCCESS IN ALL CHAPTERS, CONDUCTS REGIONAL ANDNATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE,STRATEGIES, AND SUPPORT TO CHAPTERS, WORKS TO PLANT NEW CHAPTERS WITH A FOCUS ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS ENROLLING LARGER MINORITY AND DISENFRANCHISED POPULATIONS, AND PROVIDES CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT TO CHAPTERS TO ADDRESS SELF-IDENTIFIED AREAS OF WEAKNESS. WORKING WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS, PPS PARENTS STRIVE TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO LEARNING AND BRING THE COMMUNITY INTO THE PROCESS OF STRENGTHENING SCHOOLS.

    Expenses $70,586

  • ORGANIZE FOR ADVOCACY:PPS ALSO FOCUSES ON EDUCATION ADVOCACY AND WORKS TO PROVIDE PPS CONSTITUENTS WITH INFORMATION TO ASSIST IN HOLDING ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE FOR DECISIONS THAT AFFECT PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TO ASSESS PUBLIC EDUCATION SUPPORT BY CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE. PPS HAS DEVELOPED THE CIVIC ACADEMY, A WORKSHOP THAT FOCUSES ON THE VALUE OF FULLY FUNDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PROVIDING INFORMATION THAT CITIZENS NEED TO INFORM THEIR CHOICES AT THE BALLOT BOX.

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Terence Wilson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Thea Williams-Black

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jacqueline Griffin

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kathy March

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carolyn Sievers

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Reginald Liddell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Thomas Reynolds

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cindy Arriagada

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lutonya Russell-Humes

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Andrea Jones-Davis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Karen Harrington

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brittany Gray

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Keisha Easley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stephen Brooks

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shyann Belanger

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alan Richard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Wendy White

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joann Mickens

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $61,182
    From this org
    $59,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,782
    Hours/week
    40

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $573,857
    Expenses
    $539,579
    Contributions
    $416,838
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $360,348
    Expenses
    $597,073
    Contributions
    $318,154
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $410,293
    Expenses
    $550,580
    Contributions
    $314,187
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $289,741
    Expenses
    $532,065
    Assets (EOY)
    $532,997
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $806,544
    Expenses
    $367,029
    Assets (EOY)
    $814,404
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $183,189
    Expenses
    $435,106
    Assets (EOY)
    $269,180
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $160,944
    Expenses
    $505,267
    Assets (EOY)
    $484,558
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $334,648
    Expenses
    $571,220
    Assets (EOY)
    $813,253
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,362,899
    Expenses
    $722,523
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,047,797
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $321,673
    Expenses
    $897,887
    Assets (EOY)
    $494,093
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $416,375
    Expenses
    $1,066,942
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,004,006
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,666,133
    Expenses
    $1,387,927
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,832,223
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $1,589,491
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,541,918

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2009

Tax period
1 May 2009 to 30 April 2010
Principal officer
William Brother Rogers
Mailing address
PO Box 725Starkville MS 39760

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 9 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility GROUP.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.