Nonprofit · EIN 04-3561381
CITIZENS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL INC
Also known as Citizens for Public Schools Inc
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02108
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $132,604 | $120,160 | $12,444 | $77,128 | $143 | $76,985 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $112,540 | $117,205 | -$4,665 | $66,286 | $1,745 | $64,541 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $114,954 | $113,808 | $1,146 | $70,755 | $1,549 | $69,206 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $131,521
- Investment income
- $1,083
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $100,820
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $100,820
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $3,084
- Printing, publications and postage
- $329
- Other expenses
- $15,927
- Program services (functional)
- $120,161
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $66,286
- Total assets, end of year
- $77,128
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $143
- Net assets, end of year
- $76,985
- Cash, savings and investments
- $74,059
- Gross receipts
- $132,604
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Guisbond | Executive Director | 40 | $100,820 |
| Edith Bazile | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Cummings | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Debin | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Sheila Decter | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Eleanor Duckworth | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Fields | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Alain Jehlen | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Roberto Jimenez Rivera | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Kast-McBride | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew King | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Jonathan King | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jean McGuire | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Murray | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Theresa Perry | Director | 1 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Rodriguez | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jakira Rogers | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ricardo Rosa | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Go Sasaki | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Suleika Soto | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dan French | President | 2 | $0 |
| Sreyvan Nget | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Erik Berg | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Deborah McCarthy | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Mary Rizutto | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Soleei Gausp | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Santos | Director | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Guisbond | Executive Director | 40 | $96,019 |
| Edith Bazile | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Cummings | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Debin | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Sheila Decter | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Eleanor Duckworth | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Fields | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Alain Jehlen | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Roberto Jimenez Rivera | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Kast-McBride | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew King | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jonathan King | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Loius Kruger | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jean McGuire | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Murray | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Theresa Perry | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ruth Rodriguez | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jakira Rogers | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ricardo Rosa | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Go Sasaki | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Tang | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Peggy Wiesenberg | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Merrie Najimy | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Beth Kontos | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Max Page | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Suleika Soto | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dan French | President | 2 | $0 |
| Julie Johnson | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Norma Shapiro | Vice President | 1 | $0 |
| Sreyvan Nget | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Erik Berg | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Deborah McCarthy | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Suleika Soto | Director | 0 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Guisbond | Executive Director | 40 | $91,447 |
| Edith Bazile | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Cummings | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Debin | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Sheila Decter | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Eleanor Duckworth | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Fields | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Alain Jehlen | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Roberto Jimenez Rivera | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Kast-McBride | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew King | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jonathan King | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Loius Kruger | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Yahaira Lopez | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jean McGuire | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Murray | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Theresa Perry | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Marianela Rivera | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ruth Rodriguez | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jakira Rogers | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ricardo Rosa | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Go Sasaki | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Tang | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Peggy Wiesenberg | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Merrie Najimy | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Beth Kontos | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Max Page | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Suleika Soto | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dan French | President | 2 | $0 |
| Julie Johnson | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Rizzuto | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Norma Shapiro | Vice President | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 11 BEACON ST STE 722, BOSTON, MA 02108-3002
- In care of
- % LISA GUISBOND
- Mailing address (990-N for 2008)
- 18 Tremont St Suite 320, Boston MA 02108
- Principal officer (990-N for 2008)
- Jonathan King, 40 Essex street, Cambridge MA 02139
- Signed the 990-EZ
- LISA GUISBOND, Executive Director
- Phone
- (617) 227-3000
- Website
- www.ParentsCare.org
- Return prepared by
- Beckwith and Brown Corp
Mission
Promote, preserve and protect public ed
Program accomplishments
- Newsletter to 16k subscribers. Eight educational public forums on graduation requirements.Expenses $120,161 · grants $25,200
- Published reports after each forum and shared w attendees and public officials; held MA Statehouse briefings on results.
- Maintained 2 working groups on education issues to devise strategies to support public education.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-3561381
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B019)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $77,128
- Income (IRS master file)
- $132,604
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $132,604 | $120,160 | $77,128 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $112,540 | $117,205 | $66,286 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $114,954 | $113,808 | $70,755 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2008 Officer: Jonathan King | December 31, 2008 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-3561381).
Questions about CITIZENS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL INC
- What is the EIN of CITIZENS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CITIZENS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL INC is 04-3561381.
- Is CITIZENS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to CITIZENS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CITIZENS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CITIZENS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CITIZENS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CITIZENS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL INC?
- The 990-N for 2008 names Jonathan King.
- Who are the officers and directors of CITIZENS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL INC?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 27 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $100,820 (Lisa Guisbond, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does CITIZENS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL INC have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $132,604, expenses of $120,160 and total assets of $77,128 at year end.
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