Athletes for Change

Plano, TXUnknown exempt organization EIN 45-3588479Revenue $1.7M in FY2024Latest return filed Jul 29, 2025

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At Athletes for Change our mission is to save, nurture, and protect our children in dallas county, TX, and surrounding areas. We do this by showing love, providing shelter, and giving them the confidence to make their transition back into society successful and rewarding.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-3588479) · Dispute this line
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$318K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $58K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
87% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$318K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
5 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.7M
+123% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +123%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$771K
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +45%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$931K
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$0
FY2024▲ +100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$387K
FY2021−$250K
FY2022−$209K
FY2023−$369K
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.2M Management & general 13% · $173K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $318K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$170,000Pt VII · Sec A
$147,539Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dennis W Devaughn$170,000$164,500$190,000$175,300$137,500
Maureen a Murphy$147,539$115,385$125,000$125,000$101,162

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Protects and nurtures children in Dallas County, providing shelter and confidence for their societal reintegration.

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1 program · $836K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Helping troubled youths transition back into society.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-3588479) · Dispute this line
$836Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$728K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$173K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$728K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$39K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Total assetsLn 16$225K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$594K$0
Net assetsLn 32−$369K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$578K$462K$116K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$23K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$171K$137K$34K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$212
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$159K$157K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$4K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$167K$167K
InterestLn 20$13K$11K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$20K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$184K$181K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.2M$173K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 29, 2025 $1.7M$1.3M$369K$0 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 30, 2024 $771K$931K−$160K−$369K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 14, 2023 $1.3M$1.3M$41K−$209K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $1.4M$1.3M$137K−$250K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 5, 2021 $1.1M$1.2M−$97K−$387K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,717,208 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,050$728,450
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $763,266$1,028,186
I-10 Investment income−$39,428
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $771,316$1,717,208
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $738,219$777,795
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $193,148$570,340
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $931,367$1,348,135
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$160,051$369,073
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,717,208 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $70,475 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$728,450
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$728,450
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $957,711$957,711
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$39,428−$39,428
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $988,758$1,717,208
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,348,135 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $462,191 · Management $115,548$577,739
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,124 · Management $5,781$28,905
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $136,921 · Management $34,230$171,151
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,912 · Management $212$2,124
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $156,895 · Management $1,678$158,573
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,484 · Management $1,121$5,605
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,729$5,729
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $167,009$167,009
IX-20 InterestPrograms $11,289 · Management $1,254$12,543
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,764$9,764
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,811 · Management $4,953$24,764
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $181,457 · Management $2,772$184,229
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,174,857 · Management $173,278 · Fundraising $0$1,348,135
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $224,604$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $593,677$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$369,073$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $224,604$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,717,208
XI-2 Total expenses$1,348,135
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$369,073
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$369,073
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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