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Trains people in facilitation skills to strengthen social justice movements. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $1.3M in revenue, $1.0M in expenses, and $1.1M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1997
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Civil Rights & Advocacy
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Website
trainingforchange.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$1.3MFY2024
Expenses
$1.0M
Net assets
$1.1M
People
10
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  23-2933159 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Philadelphia, PA Founded 1997
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Trains people in facilitation skills to strengthen social justice movements.
Leadership
William Nakhoda · Co-Executive Director · $99K
Money in and out
$1.3M revenue, $1.0M expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$1.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $229K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
13.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +11% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+18%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +4% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +27%
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +26%
Total assets
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +40%
Total liabilities
$189K
FY2024▲ +210%
Total revenue
$1.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$229K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $908K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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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…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTraining for Change INC
EINHdr · item D23-2933159
Principal addressHdr · item CPhiladelphia, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jtrainingforchange.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1997
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1998

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
Co-Executive Director
$98,987Pt VII · Sec A
Operations & Development D
$78,619Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$58,815Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William Nakhoda’s $99K as Co-Executive Director is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 796 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William Nakhoda$98,987$81,177$77,253$71,177$63,186$52,056
Ali Roseberry-Polier$78,619$71,379
Nicole Ektnitphong$58,815
Hilary North-Ellasante$2,678
Sonia Silbert$1,190$1,010

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$694K · 55%
Program service revenue$520K · 41%
Investment income$49K · 4%
Contributions & grants55%$694K
Program service revenue41%$520K
Investment income4%$49K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.03
Program services88%$908K
Management & general9%$97K
Fundraising3%$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$379K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$189K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.2M · Operating expenses/yr $1.0M
13.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $908K · Total expenses $1.0M
88%
Management & General
Management & general $97K · Total expenses $1.0M
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $29K · Total expenses $1.0M
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $29K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $446K
$0.07 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $694K · Total revenue $1.3M
55%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.3M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $520K · Total revenue $1.3M
41%
Investment reliance
Investment income $49K · Total revenue $1.3M
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $520K · Total expenses $1.0M
50%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.3M · Prior year $994K
+27%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $775K · FY2024 $1.3M
+10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.3M · Expenses $1.0M
+18%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.1M · Total assets $1.2M
85%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $800K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $12K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.2M
65%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual William Nakhoda · Reported title CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $99K · Total expenses $1.0M
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $392K · Total expenses $1.0M
38%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Revenue growth 27%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$361K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $165K · 2023–2024
Somos SiembraNC · FY2024$140,000
Michigan Organizing ProjectMI · FY2023$25,000

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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
FY2024$994K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$376K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$833K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$863K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$775K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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