Changed Choices EIN 20-1714187

Changed Choices FY2021 filing

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Helps incarcerated women achieve their full potential through holistic rehabilitation and positive life changes. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $518K in revenue, $454K in expenses, and $535K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Crime & Legal
Location
Charlotte, NC
Website
changedchoices.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$518KFY2021
Expenses
$454K
Net assets
$535K
People
16
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  20-1714187 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Charlotte, NC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps incarcerated women achieve their full potential through holistic rehabilitation and positive life changes.
Leadership
Diane M Hunt · Executive Director · $82K
Money in and out
$518K revenue, $454K expenses
Bottom line
69% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$518K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$454K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$535K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $64K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+12%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$518K
FY2021▼ -4%
Expenses
$454K
FY2021▼ -3%
Total assets
$565K
FY2021▲ +14%
Total liabilities
$30K
FY2021▲ +22%
Total revenue
$518K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$454K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$535K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$64K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$565K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $302K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Re-Entry

As a woman is released from prison, if she has opted into to the organizations re-entry program, she is provided holistic programs and services as she re-enters charlotte or the surrounding community.

$163Kprogram expense
02

Pre-Release

For entry into the organization wraparound, holistic pre-release program, a woman must anticipate returning to mecklenburg county, NC or the surrounding area, have demonstrated a genuine desire to change, and have a minimum of two years remaining on her sentence.

$123Kprogram expense
03

McSo

The organization serves women incarcerated in the mecklenburg county detention center with professional counseling and classes using evidence-based curriculum with topics including parenting, self-control, responsible thinking, skills for successful living, social values and others.

$15Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CChanged Choices
EINHdr · item D20-1714187
Principal addressHdr · item CCharlotte, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jchangedchoices.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I43)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2005

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$81,975Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Diane Hunt’s $93K as Executive Dir. is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1398 $100K–1M crime & legal 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Diane Hunt$92,595$89,614
Diane M Hunt$91,315$81,975$81,315

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$512K · 99%
Program service revenue$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$512K
Program service revenue1%$5K
Investment income$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$63K
Total revenueLn 12$518K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.12
Program services69%$315K
Management & general18%$83K
Fundraising12%$56K
Total functional expensesLn 25$454K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$389K
Total assetsLn 16$565K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$30K
Total net assetsLn 32$535K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $389K · Operating expenses/yr $454K
10.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $315K · Total expenses $454K
69%
Management & General
Management & general $83K · Total expenses $454K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $56K · Total expenses $454K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $47K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $455K
$0.10 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $512K · Total revenue $518K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $63K · Total revenue $518K
12%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $5K · Total revenue $518K
1.0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $518K
+0.3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $5K · Total expenses $454K
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $518K · Prior year $538K
-4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $535K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $518K · Expenses $454K
+12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $565K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $535K · Total assets $565K
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $565K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Diane M Hunt · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $82K · Total expenses $454K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $378K · Total expenses $454K
83%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Revenue growth -4%
Accounting fee ratio 1.0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 14 grants · $114K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,812
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,636
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,663
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,844
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,438
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,756
Unitemized GrantFY2021$7,833
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,445
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$31,735
Unitemized GrantFY2020$13,132
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,272
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,525
Unitemized GrantFY2020$139

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$582K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$215K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023not on file
FY2022$644K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$518K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$538K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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