Training for Change Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TRAINING FOR CHANGE CULTIVATES, PRACTICES, AND SHARES POWERFUL TRAINING AND GROUP FACILITATION SKILLS TO SUPPORT SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS.
- Income
- $1.3 million
- Spending
- $1.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 11.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 55%
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $114,074, co-executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 15% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 27% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
9 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $908,287 spent. TRAINING FOR CHANGE IS A TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING ORGANIZATION FOR ACTIVISTS AND ORGANIZERS. WE BELIEVE STRONG TRAINING AND GROUP FACILITATION IS VITAL TO MOVEMENT BUILDING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND RADICAL CHANGE.SINCE 1992, WE'VE SUPPORTED GROUPS TAKING DIRECT ACTION, BUILDING STRONG TEAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND WORKING AT THE GRASSROOTS. WE TRAIN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN NORTH AMERICA, AND ALSO INTERNATIONALLY, ACROSS ISSUES AND SECTORS FROM CAMPAIGN STRATEGY RETREATS FOR ANTI-GENTRIFICATION COMMUNITY GROUPS, FACILITATION TRAINING FOR UNION LEADERS, TO DE-ESCALATION SKILLS FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS GROUPS RESISTING DEPORTATION.WE'RE DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMATION - BEYOND TRAINING NEW SKILLS AND TOOLS, WE SUPPORT FOLKS TO WAGE CONFLICT, CHALLENGE SELF-LIMITING BELIEFS, PRACTICE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, AND EXPAND WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR THEM AND THEIR GROUPS. WE BELIEVE TRAINING IS MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN IT BUILDS ON THE WISDOM OF PEOPLE'S LIVED EXPERIENCE. OUR PARTICIPANT-CENTERED PRACTICE FOLLOWS EMERGING GROUP DYNAMICS IN A WORKSHOP, ADAPTS TO LOCAL CULTURES AND THEORIES OF CHANGE, AND IS ORIENTED TOWARD ACTION - WE CALL IT DIRECT EDUCATION.WE'RE ADEPT AT CROSS-CULTURAL WORK AND BRING AN AWARENESS OF POWER, IDENTITY, AND CONFLICT TO EVERY WORKSHOP WE DO. AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE'RE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S. AND ACROSS THE WORLD, INCLUDING INDIGENOUS, BLACK, AND OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOR, WORKING CLASS AND POOR COMMUNITIES, AND WOMEN, FEMME, TRANS, AND GENDER-NONCONFORMING FOLKS. WE'RE ALSO WORKING TO INCREASE LANGUAGE ACCESS TO TRAININGS AND TOOLS, ESPECIALLY FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1998.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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