Search for Change INC

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Valhalla, NY501(c)(3)Since 1975Human ServicesEIN 13-2893548Revenue $13.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRSsearchforchange.org400 Columbus Ave Ste 201e, 10595-1366 · Valhalla, NYTax-exempt since Aug 1976Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Help emotionally disabled individuals re-enter society and provide housing & support as well as vocational training.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 134 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $419K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$316K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 64% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14.9M
72% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 72% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.5M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$13.0M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$5.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$13.5M
FY2024▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.1M
FY2021$10.9M
FY2022$10.2M
FY2023$11.4M
FY2024$13.5M
Expenses
$13.0M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.1M
FY2021$9.9M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$11.3M
FY2024$13.0M
Net assets
$5.8M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$5.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1976.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $11.2M Management & general 14% · $1.8M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $316K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$183,606Pt VII · Sec A
CFO Through Sept. 2025
$132,476Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ashley Brody’s $184K as CEO is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ashley Brody$183,606$179,664$164,019$156,222$148,352
Thomas Watson$132,476$133,144$121,015$113,114$108,272
Kate Jancovic—$120,931$118,790$101,890$103,128
Maureen Barry—$110,587———
Vincent Sceri—$104,189———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps people with emotional disabilities find housing, support, and job training to rejoin society.

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3 programs · $11.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community residence and apartment treatment programa group-living designed residential program that focuses on rehabilit ation of seriously mentally ill adults. The progam is designed to teach the clients the skills necessary to live in a more independent setting. This program served an average of 130 clients in 2024.

$5.8Mprogram expense
02

Supported housing apartmentsthe objective of the program is to assist individuals in locating and securing housing of their choice and in accessing the supports necessary to live successfully in the community. The supported housing program assisted an average of 167 clients in 2024.

$4.8Mprogram expense
03

Vocational programthe objective of this program is to assist adults with disabilities to prepare for, choose, and maintain competitive employment. In 2024, the vocational program served a total of 129 individuals in new york. The program had a placement rate of 53% of the clients served all over three counties.

$618Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$599K
Money outPt IX
$13.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.2M
Managementcol C$1.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$5.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$20.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$599K
Other incomeLn 4–11$595K
Gains on assetsLn 7$324K
Total revenueLn 12$13.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$510K
SavingsLn 2$4.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$315K
Other assetsLn 15$5.5M
Total assetsLn 16$20.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.9M
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5134
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$5.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.1M$7.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$477K$315K
Total assetsLn 16$15.0M$20.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.6M$14.9M
Net assetsLn 32$5.3M$5.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$319K$13K$306K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.6M$4.0M$575K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$163K$118K$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.3M$1.0M$231K
Payroll taxesLn 10$376K$309K$67K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$336K$117K$218K
OccupancyLn 16$3.6M$3.5M$105K
TravelLn 17$229K$216K$14K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$74K$58K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$346$21K
InsuranceLn 23$179K$98K$81K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.6M$1.5M$101K
All other expensesLn 24e$247K$216K$64K−$33K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.0M$11.2M$1.8M−$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $13.5M$13.0M$530K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.4M$11.3M$134K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.2M$9.9M$366K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.9M$9.9M$1.0M$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.1M$9.1M$37K$3.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $13,529,589 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,850,628$5,654,572
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,845,334$6,680,688
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $116,067$599,211
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $601,792$595,118
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,413,821$13,529,589
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,458,471$6,723,023
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,821,628$6,276,425
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,280,099$12,999,448
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $133,722$530,141
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,529,589 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,654,572
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,654,572
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,680,688$6,680,688
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $274,736$274,736
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $511,278$511,278
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $324,475$324,475
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $83,840$83,840
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,600,281 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $274,736$13,529,589
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,999,448 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $13,363 · Management $305,699$319,062
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,025,169 · Management $574,683$4,599,852
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $117,956 · Management $45,417$163,373
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,033,713 · Management $230,726$1,264,439
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $308,948 · Management $67,349$376,297
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $117,191 · Management $218,375$335,566
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,482,675 · Management $104,532$3,587,207
IX-17 TravelPrograms $215,735 · Management $13,538$229,273
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $58,280 · Management $15,474$73,754
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $346 · Management $21,177$21,523
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $98,112 · Management $81,095$179,207
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,501,778 · Management $101,185$1,602,963
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $215,585 · Management $63,912 · Fundraising −$32,565$246,932
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,188,851 · Management $1,843,162 · Fundraising −$32,565$12,999,448
Part X · Balance sheet $20,649,661 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $54,822$510,339
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,348,657$4,530,053
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,452,735$857,958
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,205,009$1,394,312
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $539,495$459,882
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $477,354$315,152
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,070,081$7,033,747
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,825,980$5,548,218
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,974,133$20,649,661
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $451,235$521,491
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,803,185$8,618,199
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,393,294$5,745,770
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,647,714$14,885,460
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,380,084$4,817,866
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $946,335$946,335
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,326,419$5,764,201
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,974,133$20,649,661
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,764,201 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,529,589
XI-2 Total expenses$12,999,448
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$530,141
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,326,419
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$92,359
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,764,201

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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