Change 1 Mind Change 1 Life
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CHANGE 1 SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE CAPACITY OF YOUTH-LED AND YOUTH-SERVING INSTITUTIONS AND ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES SO THAT YOUTH CAN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
- Income
- $117,902
- Spending
- $184,646
- Reserves
- 2.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $27,079, founder
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 57% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)
- $58,344 spent. CHANGE 1 HELPS FOSTER YOUTH AGES 15-26 REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. BY BRIDGING THE GAPS IN THE SUPPORT THE RECEIVE ENTERING ADULTHOOD, WE EMPOWER THEIR DREAMS OF MAKING MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND HAVING STRONG FAMILIES OF THEIR OWN. EVERY TIME A FOSTER CHILD MOVES HOMES, THEY FALL 6 MONTHS BEHIND ACADEMICALLY, WITH 50% NEVER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL. WE NEVER GIVE UP ON CHILDREN AND WE DON'T LET CHILDREN GIVE UP ON THEMSELVES. BY ADVOCATING FOR THEM, WE STRENGTHEN OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2016 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on April 15, 2017.
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 December 2024.
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 June 2017.
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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