Kentucky · Nonprofit
FOR A REAL CHANGE INC
FOR A REAL CHANGE INC (Kentucky) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,085 to it, the largest being KENTUCKY SOCIAL WELFARE FOUNDATION ($25,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $77k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $25k
- Net assets
- $62k
What For a Real Change Inc does
Mission
We beleive real change comes from education and working together, which is visible in our programming. For a real change can be broken down to mean, for anchoring our reach through education and applied learning to cultivate humanitarians acting for the next generation to excel. Our mission is to empower youth to improve their quality of life and those within their reach through education, applied learning, and meaningful service experiences. In short, we want to educate, equip, and empower youth to lead, serve, and impact.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Program
Accomplishments include: owner of my futuro- owner of my futuro is where learning meets inspiration. Each session brings together mentors, educators, and professionals, many bilingual and multilingual, who guide youth through creative activities, leadership challenges and real world career experiences. The program provided participants with insights from educators and professionals, helping them to develop leadership skills and awareness of college and career pathways. Participants explored a variety of career fields, visited college campuses, and interacted with professionals. Through these experiences, the program aimed to inspire students to pursue higher education and expand options for their career pursuits. Participants also engaged in discussions to develop strategies for overcoming barriers to success. The program was coordinated in partnership with the hispanic organization for the promotion of education (hope). Jonesville academy- the jonesville academy exemplified community support in action, enrolling over 90 young men in grades 3-10 who advanced their education beyond tradtional school settings. From september 2024 through april 2025, scholars participated in sessions…
$64,614 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $64,614.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $17 → $25k.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% 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 FOR A REAL CHANGE INC’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
FOR A REAL CHANGE INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 100% of grant income and the top three 100%; 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: 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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.
Where its funders are
100% of FOR A REAL CHANGE INC's grant income comes from Kentucky funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $85 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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
FOR A REAL CHANGE INC's funding base is broadening — from 1 funders to 2 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,277 education nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like FOR A REAL CHANGE INC
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 Kentucky
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FOR A REAL CHANGE INC?
- FOR A REAL CHANGE INC (Kentucky) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,085 to it, the largest being KENTUCKY SOCIAL WELFARE FOUNDATION ($25,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FOR A REAL CHANGE INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $25,085 in grants to FOR A REAL CHANGE INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FOR A REAL CHANGE INC?
- KENTUCKY SOCIAL WELFARE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $25,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FOR A REAL CHANGE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Kentucky. 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 2025–2025), and the filings of 2 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing