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Change Is Simple Incorporated

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Beverly, MA501(c)(3)Environment EIN 45-1463482Revenue $1.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSchangeissimple.org100 Cummings Ctr Ste 227q, 01915-6241 · Beverly, MATax-exempt since Oct 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To instill lifelong social and environmental responsibility through experiential learning that inspires action for healthy people, planet and community

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 13 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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FY2025 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $156K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$174K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 80% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$279K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+248% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +248%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$639K
FY2023$400K
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +217%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$525K
FY2021$590K
FY2022$824K
FY2023$433K
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$452K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2011.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.1M Management & general 8% · $109K Fundraising 13% · $185K

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; $174K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$90,308Pt VII · Sec A
Lauren Belmonte
Executive Director
$83,405Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Georges Dyer
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patrick Belmonte’s $90K as CEO is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2020
Patrick Belmonte$90,308———
Lauren Belmonte$83,405———
Patrick C Belmonte—$68,769$68,768$77,635
Lauren W Belmonte—$68,769$68,768$73,605

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Inspires action for healthy people, planet, and community through experiential learning.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Education Programs

Change is simples super-charged stem curriculum brings environmental, sustainability and climate education to more than 7,000 elementary and middle school students in the greater boston area each year.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Institution for Savings in Newbrypt & Its Vcnty Chrtble Foundation INCFY2025$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$996K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$378K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$109K
Fundraisingcol D$185K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$724K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$279K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$996K
Government grantsLn 1e$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$378K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$230K
SavingsLn 2$494K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$724K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K
Other assetsLn 15$233K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$279K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$946K$724K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58K$28K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$295K$279K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$186K$107K$23K$56K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$806K$707K$26K$73K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$64K$64K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$82K$67K$4K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$0$22K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$0$14K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$0$0$40K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$553$11K$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$0$3K$0
OccupancyLn 16$66K$58K$3K$5K
TravelLn 17$20K$20K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$18K$212$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$0$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$36K$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.1M$109K$185K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.4M$21K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 $400K$433K−$33K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $639K$824K−$185K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$590K$1.1M$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $443K$525K−$82K$452K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,392,325 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $591,582$995,988
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $356,133$378,158
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,689$18,179
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $67,871$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,033,275$1,392,325
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $893,689$1,138,229
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $171,178$233,573
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,064,867$1,371,802
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$31,592$20,523
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,392,325 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$7,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$988,488
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$995,988
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$378,158
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,060$20,060
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,881−$1,881
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $378,158 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,179$1,392,325
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,371,802 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $106,728 · Management $23,202 · Fundraising $55,684$185,614
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $706,779 · Management $26,402 · Fundraising $73,287$806,468
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $63,965 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$63,965
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $67,389 · Management $4,109 · Fundraising $10,684$82,182
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $22,174 · Fundraising $0$22,174
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $13,565 · Fundraising $0$13,565
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $40,193$40,193
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $553 · Management $11,485 · Fundraising $0$12,038
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $2,697 · Fundraising $0$2,697
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $58,355 · Management $2,652 · Fundraising $5,305$66,312
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,078 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$20,078
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,726 · Management $212 · Fundraising $0$17,938
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,325 · Fundraising $0$1,325
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,993 · Management $1,260 · Fundraising $0$37,253
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,077,566 · Management $109,083 · Fundraising $185,153$1,371,802
Part X · Balance sheet $1,560,694 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $346,841$230,330
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $598,813$493,872
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $219,999$426,942
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $76,554$137,170
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,000$9,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $58,099$28,492
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,841$1,629
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $244,189$233,259
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,555,336$1,560,694
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $48,277$51,237
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $246,362$228,237
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $294,639$279,474
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,050,697$906,220
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $210,000$375,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,260,697$1,281,220
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,555,336$1,560,694
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,281,220 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,392,325
XI-2 Total expenses$1,371,802
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,523
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,260,697
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,281,220

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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