Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1970.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
13 people listed on the 990; $270K paid to officers and key staff.
Jody Nelson’s $154K as Senior Advisor is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jody Nelson | $154,073 | $157,975 | $152,286 | $165,138 |
| Jill Johnson | $148,207 | $112,296 | $115,664 | $120,097 |
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
Empowers communities facing hardship with education, support, and training.
Questions for Change INC
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $64K | $146K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $909K | $815K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $4.8M | $4.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $3.7M | $3.2M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.1M | $933K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $298K | $20K | $213K | $65K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $5.3M | $5.0M | $266K | $71K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $116K | $91K | $25K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $505K | $379K | $121K | $6K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $408K | $362K | $36K | $10K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $54K | $54K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $875K | $679K | $189K | $8K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $189K | $176K | $12K | $2K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $368K | $316K | $41K | $11K |
| TravelLn 17 | $22K | $22K | $222 | $4 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $99K | $79K | $17K | $3K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $636K | $557K | $55K | $23K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $52K | $15K | $37K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $8.9M | $7.7M | $1.1M | $197K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $9.0M | $9.8M | −$829K | $221K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 Viewing | $8.7M | $8.9M | −$209K | $933K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $8.1M | $8.3M | −$207K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $6.9M | $7.8M | −$944K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $8,719,173 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,719,173 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,927,957 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $4,101,305 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $932,751 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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