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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS listing
- Listed
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$488krevenue
FY2025 · −5% in 3 yrs5staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−108.2%
Months of reserve59.6mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−8.8%
Middle half of peersMedianFormative
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.0M spent
Programs$831k82%Management and general$88k9%Fundraising$98k10%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 19% of revenue stopped after FY2022
Change Happens Foundation a Delaware Nonprofit Organization gave about $138k a year for two years, 19% of revenue in FY2022.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$365k in FY2023, −$22k in FY2024 and −$528k in FY2025. Cash covers 59.6 months, above the peer median of 6.7.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor
None found in the filings.
22funders
$1.0Ma year, last 3 years
82%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Change Happens Foundation a Delaware Nonprofit OrganizationStopped after FY2022$175k$100k–David Bermant FoundationOn and off$10k$20k$20k$20kRoy and Ida Eagle FoundationOn and off$5k$5k$7k$3k$4k$40kJames S Bower FoundationOn and off$28kThe Kirby-Jones FoundationOn and off$10k$10k$5kJune G Outhwaite Charitable Trust JS Poucher KL Englert & CM Cooney Co-TrStopped after FY2018$10k$10k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$40k$46k$64k$2.5M$36k$72k5 other fundersUp to $7k a year each$5k$500$4k$7k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped