Change Illinois FY2024 filing

Chicago, IL · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2012 · Civil Rights & Advocacy

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$624K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$710K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$754K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$624K
FY2024▲ +5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$776K
FY2023$595K
FY2024$624K
FY2025$370K
FY2025$355K
Expenses
$710K
FY2024▲ +13%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$541K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$631K
FY2024$710K
FY2025$429K
FY2025$496K
Net assets
$754K
FY2024▼ -10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$876K
FY2023$840K
FY2024$754K
FY2025$695K
FY2025$555K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending March 2024) · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CChange Illinois
EINHdr · item D46-1197953
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2014
Year of formationHdr · item L2012
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R01)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.changeil.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.09
Program services79%$559K
Management & general12%$84K
Fundraising9%$67K
Total functional expensesLn 25$710K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
12.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-14%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$764K
FY2024▼ -12%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$913K
FY2023$872K
FY2024$764K
FY2025$708K
FY2025$568K
Total liabilities
$10K
FY2024▼ -70%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021$15K
FY2022$36K
FY2023$32K
FY2024$10K
FY2025$13K
FY2025$13K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$86K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$764K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$737K
Total assetsLn 16$764K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$10K
Total net assetsLn 32$754K
Months of cash on handcomputed12.4

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$603K · 97%
Investment income$21K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$603K
Investment income3%$21K
Total revenueLn 12$624K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $737K · Operating expenses/yr $710K
12.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $559K · Total expenses $710K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $84K · Total expenses $710K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $67K · Total expenses $710K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $58K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $656K
$0.09 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $603K · Total revenue $624K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $624K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $624K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $21K · Total revenue $624K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $710K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $624K · Prior year $595K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $754K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $624K · Expenses $710K
-14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $764K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $754K · Total assets $764K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $764K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ryan Tolley · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $77K · Total expenses $710K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $523K · Total expenses $710K
74%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%——
Overhead ratio 12%——
Fundraising cost ratio 11%——
Revenue growth 5%——
Legal fee ratio 3%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.9%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former Executive Director
$149,903Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$77,299Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ryan Tolley’s $130K as Executive Director is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Madeleine Doubek——$149,903$155,000$140,000$154,505
Ryan Tolley$130,000$122,962$77,299———

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 13Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 13Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Promotes honest government, open elections, and voter participation in Illinois.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $559K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Communications

Discussions and meetings with organizations, groups, individuals, employers, or government bodies.

$195Kprogram expense
02

Policy

Research of policy solutions, best practices elsewhere and development of policy proposals to challenges with government and our democratic system.

$193Kprogram expense
03

Advocacy

Education, discussions and persuasion that could affect some aspect of civic society, whether it is directed at the public, other organizations and groups, individuals, employers, or the government bodies short of asking for a specific outcome on a specifice piece of legislation.

$171Kprogram expense

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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 5 funders$89K
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 $370K$429K-41% 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $624K$710K+5% 990 PDF
FY2023 $595K$631K-23% 990 PDF
FY2022 $776K$1.2M-29% 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$541K 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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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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