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Parents for School Options

501(c)(4) organization Haymarket, VA EIN: 26-3562529 Website

The coalition advocates for public school options, educating policymakers about the need for expanding access to school choice options. The coalition engages media to generate news coverage about public school options.

Parents for School Options at a glance

In short: Parents for School Options reported $5K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2024)
$5,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-81.8% vs 2023
Total assets
$686,500
+57.6% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$3,940,587
+4.8% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$3,724,302
-1.4% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Parents for School Options

Next open deadline
December 31, 2026 (PSO Scholarship Program)

Who Parents for School Options funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

LubbockAlbanyCastle RockHonolulu

How Parents for School Options gives

  • Giving fell 39% from 2020 to 2023. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K2 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $45K (2020). In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Leaders for Hawaii's Future Honolulu, HIGeneral Support$27,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$686,500$3,940,587$3,724,302$5,000Total only
2023$435,695$3,760,858$3,777,473$27,5001
2022$494,138$3,757,003$3,667,594$25,0001
2021$398,047$3,479,643$3,346,112$7,2241
2020$305,758$3,814,926$3,737,872$45,0002

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Parents for School Options

Based on IRS filings

Parents for School Options is a public charity focused on Education, based in Haymarket, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $687K in total assets. In 2024, it reported $5K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Parents for School Options is led by Letrisha Weber, President & Director since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 5 of 6 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Letrisha Weber

    President & Director

    Director → President, 2021

    President → President & Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $500 (2020) → $2K (2024)

  • Kristen Tyagi

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wei Barr

    Treasurer & Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2021

    Treasurer → Treasurer & Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $500 (2020) → $1K (2024)

  • Cynthia Williams

    Vice President & Director

    Vice President → Vice President & Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $500 (2021) → $1K (2024)

  • Karen McGee

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $500 (2021) → $1K (2024)

  • Nicole Conragan

    Secretary & Director

    Secretary → Secretary & Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $500 (2021) → $1K (2024)

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Colleen Cook (2020–2021) — President · Filing note: Resigned
  • Former: Jay Schuler (2020–2021) — Director · Filing note: Resigned
  • Former: Kyla Anderson (2020–2021) — Director · Filing note: Resigned
  • Former: Shea Mackin (2020–2021) — Secretary-Treasurer · Filing note: Resigned
  • Former: Christin White Kaiser - Resgined (2021) — Director
  • Former: Christin White Kaiser (2020) — Director
  • Former: Jordan McGrain (2020) — Executive Director · Filing note: Resigned

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Letrisha Weber — President/Director: $2KLetrisha WeberPresident/Director$2KWei Barr — Treasurer/Director: $1KWei BarrTreasurer/Director$1KNicole Conragan — Secretary/Director: $1KNicole ConraganSecretary/Director$1KCynthia Williams — Vice President/Director: $1KCynthia WilliamsVice President/Director$1KKaren McGee — Director: $1KKaren McGeeDirector$1K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $2K, to Letrisha Weber (President/Director). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Parents for School Options

How much does Parents for School Options give each year?

Parents for School Options reported $5K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it gave $28K across 1 grant.

How large is Parents for School Options?

Parents for School Options reported $687K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.9M.

What is Parents for School Options?

Parents for School Options is a public charity focused on Education, based in Haymarket, VA. It holds $687K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Parents for School Options operate?

Parents for School Options has awarded grants in Colorado, Hawaii, New York, Texas.

What is Parents for School Options's EIN?

Parents for School Options's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3562529. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 6, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 11, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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