New Jersey · Nonprofit
C-CHANGE CONVERSATIONS
C-CHANGE CONVERSATIONS (New Jersey) receives grants from 20 organizations whose IRS filings report $641,383 to it, the largest being George H and Estelle M Sands Foundation ($475,000). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $320k
- Funders on record
- 20
- Grants received
- $641k
- Net assets
- $431k
What C-Change Conversations does
Mission
C-Change Conversations strives to present climate change not as a political issue but as a human one. Our nonpartisan, science-based educational offerings help people understand how climate change will impact the priorities we all value our families, our health, our jobs, our economy, and our geopolitical security and decide to act. We explain why there is urgency to act, and how to forge consensus for action.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2025 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
In 2025, c-change began developing our newest initiative, a podcast called "simmer down." our inaugural season will focus on "kitchen table" climate change issues that affect us all. Topics include health, investments, insurance, food, travel and recreational activities, and staying safe in extreme weather. The podcast launch is planned for summer 2026. In each episode, c-change founder and president kathleen biggins interviews industry leaders about our risks and about their hopes for our future. The series is intended for "everyday" listeners and is designed to help people recognize how climate change will affect them personally and why climate action is so urgent.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
C-change primer presentations: the "c-change primer" is a non-partisan, multimedia presentation that explains the science and effects of climate change. Developed in consultation with scientists, business leaders, and public policy experts, the primer is widely hailed as an intelligent, accessible introduction of climate change and its impacts on our health, economy, and global security. Climate scientists and conservative leaders alike have recognized the value of the primer and c-change's approach. As dr. Benjamin strauss, ceo and chief scientist of climate central, said: "C-Change Conversations' primer is an exceedingly effective presentation of the science underpinning climate change - it makes complex concepts accessible to all audiences and helps them understand the direct impact on their own lives. Even as it articulates the risks clearly and persuasively, the primer also instills a sense of optimism that humanity can meet this challenge. I highly recommend this outstanding C-Change Conversations primer to associations, businesses, and individuals who want a clear understanding of the issue, presented in a nonpartisan and inclusive manner."c-change has developed multiple…
$129,658 spent$3,348 earned by the program63% of program spendingC-change digital resources: to broaden our educational reach beyond presentations, c-change makes use of a wide array of digital resources. Our digital offerings via email (blogs, newsletters, etc.) consistently have above-average open rates and view times. More than 3,000 people subscribe to our newsletters. Our digital activity includes: 1. The c-changeconversations.org website:: features an introduction to the science and effects of climate change, ways to take action, how to book a primer, newsletters, blogs, and more. 2. Newsletters: "curated climate news," a monthly publication that provides context for climate news of hope and concern; "curated climate news for athens, ga," which features georgia state and local news; and "quarterly" reports that share organizational news and progress. Newsletters are posted on the website and emailed to our subscribers.3. Blogs: written by c-change team members and business and experts on a variety of topics, our blogs spark thought on impacts and action. Blogs are posted on the website and emailed to our subscribers. In 2025, blog topics included steps that individuals can take to reduce their climate impact, the impact of…
$41,254 spent20% of program spendingC-change's webinars: c-change continues to build our roster of interviews with experts in climate, weather, energy, technology, policy, investment, insurance, health, and more. These interviews are free and open to the public. Most are broadcast live via zoom, then posted on our website.
$35,358 spent17% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $206,270.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $46k to $151k (+226%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
96% of C-CHANGE CONVERSATIONS’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 11 funders, grant income rose $12k → $120k.
5 of 20 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 13% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of C-CHANGE CONVERSATIONS’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
C-CHANGE CONVERSATIONS leans on a few funders — its largest provides 74% of grant income and the top three 84%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 94% · 2021 77% · 2022 70% · 2023 62% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
60% of C-CHANGE CONVERSATIONS's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 50% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
93% of C-CHANGE CONVERSATIONS's grant income comes from New Jersey funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $85k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
C-CHANGE CONVERSATIONS has grown faster than three-quarters of the 17,450 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,450 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like C-CHANGE CONVERSATIONS
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New Jersey
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
81% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
56%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 12 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for C-CHANGE CONVERSATIONS: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds C-CHANGE CONVERSATIONS?
- C-CHANGE CONVERSATIONS (New Jersey) receives grants from 20 organizations whose IRS filings report $641,383 to it, the largest being George H and Estelle M Sands Foundation ($475,000). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does C-CHANGE CONVERSATIONS have?
- IRS filings report 20 organizations giving $641,383 in grants to C-CHANGE CONVERSATIONS, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of C-CHANGE CONVERSATIONS?
- George H and Estelle M Sands Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $475,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like C-CHANGE CONVERSATIONS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Jersey. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 20 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing