Change Campaign
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To create a sustainable planet and a better future for all.
- Income
- $297,771
- Spending
- $144,665
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 23.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 2
- Highest pay
- $94,583, chair and president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 23.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 51% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 45% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 252 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 (3)
- $51,425 spent. The Change Campaign provides administrative support for organizations with aligned missions and limited capacity to support their growth and in doing so the growth of our mission. The support provided includes but is not limited to development strategic planning and board support. For example the President of The Change Campaign served as Executive Director on loan to the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy & Practice CTIPP in 2025 as well as on the executive committee for the boards of the National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives NPSC and Healing Cities Inc.
- $39,592 spent. The Full Press is an economic political and social agenda developed by The Change Campaign. It is comprised of two key components: Full Capital and PressOn. Full Capital is building a new economic theory to develop a project finance approach to investing in social projects that create a return on investment by capturing cost avoidance to public budgets. PressOn is building a social infrastructure coordinating and aligning systems across levels of society and various sectors to support networking and shared learning to improve outcomes in multiple ways. The Change Campaign in addition to continued development in the theory behind the program stepped into a leadership role for HEAL PA Pennsylvanias statewide trauma-informed initiative to implement The Full Press as well as met with other states to discuss implementation.
- $36,870 spent. Building the Bridge is an initiative developed by The Change Campaign to promote community dialogue across ideological divides. The Change Campaign received a grant to implement Building the Bridge specific to climate. The majority of this year was spent planning for the pilot projects funded by the grant and the majority of the funds will be spent in the coming fiscal year as we roll out the pilots.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 December 2023.
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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