Changing worlds' mission is to foster inclusive communities through oral history, writing and arts programs that improve student learning, affirm identity and enhance cross-cultural understanding.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$101K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $45K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $267K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$96K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$878K
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$107K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$878K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$878K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$725K
FY2023$982K
FY2024$699K
FY2025$663K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$972K
FY2022$977K
FY2023$939K
FY2024$864K
FY2025$558K
Net assets
$107K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$107K
FY2021$288K
FY2022$36K
FY2023$78K
FY2024−$54K
FY2025$51K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2000.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $779K Management & general 8% · $87K Fundraising 18% · $191K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $101K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$100,553Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anya Tanyavutti’s $121K as Executive Director is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1032 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anya Tanyavutti$120,614$108,000———
Alicia Vega———$115,596$100,553
Umeki Ramsey——$93,740$54,030—

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

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

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Fosters inclusive communities through oral history, writing, and arts programs.

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3 programs · $779K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

In-School Program

Arts, cultural & literacy connections program (acl) - changing worlds' acl program partners classroom teachers with teaching artists and writers to explore and collaborate on projects that address "big ideas" to enhance student learning in the arts and key developmental and academic priorities based on their core curriculum.

$329Kprogram expense
02

After-School Program

Arts & cultural connections program (acc) - changing worlds' acc programs partner with grade k-12 learners in schools and community-based organizations with artists in culturally focused residencies in visual arts, digital media, dance, theater, and music.

$324Kprogram expense
03

Community Outreach Initiatives

Family nights - family nights enable groups of all ages to discover the unexpected connections through the celebration of family history, culture and heritage. Incorporating hands-on experiences and storytelling, each family will create a collaborative project that is meaningful to them.

$126Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$878K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$646K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$141K
Other incomeLn 4–11$91K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$779K
Managementcol C$87K
Fundraisingcol D$191K
Owns and owesPt X
$107K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K
Total assetsLn 16$203K
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$646K
Government grantsLn 1e$122K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$19K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$141K
Investment incomeLn 3$126
Other incomeLn 4–11$91K
Total revenueLn 12$878K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$117K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$117K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$203K
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K
Net assetsLn 32$107K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$91K$117K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$356K$203K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K$96K
Net assetsLn 32$286K$107K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$116K$81K$10K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$355K$248K$32K$74K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$13K$2K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$24K$3K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$370K$301K$22K$47K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$9K$1K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$47K$33K$4K$10K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K$217$505
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$5K$658$2K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$11K$1K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$58K$37K$9K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$14K$2K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$779K$87K$191K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $663K$558K$105K$51K 990 PDF
FY2024 $699K$864K−$164K−$54K 990 PDF
FY2023 $982K$939K$42K$78K 990 PDF
FY2022 $725K$977K−$252K$36K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$972K$181K$288K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $878K$1.1M−$179K$107K 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
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Part I · Summary $877,638 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $677,845$646,112
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $146,931$140,573
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $57$126
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $96,061$90,827
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $920,894$877,638
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 $380,297$523,420
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $553,147$533,216
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $933,444$1,056,636
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,550−$178,998
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $877,638 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$30,425
VIII-1e Government grants$122,185
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$493,502
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$19,350
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$646,112
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $140,573$140,573
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $126$126
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $85,937$85,937
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,890$4,890
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $140,573 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $90,953$877,638
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,056,636 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,917 · Management $10,404 · Fundraising $24,275$115,596
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $248,200 · Management $31,911 · Fundraising $74,460$354,571
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,358 · Management $1,718 · Fundraising $4,008$19,084
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,919 · Management $3,075 · Fundraising $7,175$34,169
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $301,473 · Management $21,505 · Fundraising $47,219$370,197
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,885 · Management $1,142 · Fundraising $2,666$12,693
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,737 · Management $4,209 · Fundraising $9,821$46,767
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,685 · Management $217 · Fundraising $505$2,407
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,117 · Management $658 · Fundraising $1,535$7,310
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,467 · Management $1,474 · Fundraising $3,440$16,381
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37,320 · Management $9,040 · Fundraising $11,614$57,974
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,640 · Management $1,754 · Fundraising $4,093$19,487
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $778,718 · Management $87,107 · Fundraising $190,811$1,056,636
Part X · Balance sheet $203,210 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $90,902$116,770
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $163,814$19,760
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $68,217$31,250
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,996$3,593
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $24,989$17,679
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,243$14,158
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $355,817$203,210
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $69,656$56,422
X-19 Deferred revenue$39,625
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $69,656$96,047
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $82,132$59,663
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $204,029$47,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $286,161$107,163
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $355,817$203,210
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $107,163 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$877,638
XI-2 Total expenses$1,056,636
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$178,998
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$286,161
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$107,163

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