Exchange for Change INC

Tax-deductible

Miami, FL501(c)(3)EducationEIN 47-1315317

Exchange for Change is committed to fostering spaces for creative and intellectual exploration. We stand firm in the belief that education is a fundamental human right. Our approach values each individual voice, offering our learners a platform to share their perspectives free from the worry of stigma. We envision a world where open dialogue and mutual respect pave the way for vibrant, secure communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$69K 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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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 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 14% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 61% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $76K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$354K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$324K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$293K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$354K
FY2025▲ +7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$135K
FY2021$147K
FY2022$161K
FY2023$173K
FY2024$331K
FY2025$354K
Expenses
$324K
FY2025▲ +21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$267K
FY2025$324K
Net assets
$293K
FY2025▲ +12%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$181K
FY2021$189K
FY2022$185K
FY2023$198K
FY2024$262K
FY2025$293K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $253K Management & general 22% · $71K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$68,926Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katherine Klarreich’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katherine Klarreich$68,926—————
Katherine Klarrech—$67,000————
Kathie Klarreich——$59,958$52,750$50,012$45,833
Maria Lopez Isabel—$33,333————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Exchange for Change INC is an education nonprofit based in Miami, FL.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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The Organization teaches writing in correctional and court-mandated facilities and operates anonymous written exchanges between incarcerated students and and writers in high school and university classrooms.

Pt IX · col B

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$354K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$354K
Money outPt IX
$324K
Ln 25
Programscol B$253K
Managementcol C$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$293K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$290K
Total assetsLn 16$294K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$354K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$104K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$354K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$290K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$290K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$294K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$293K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$262K$290K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$266K$294K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$262K$293K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$127K$127K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$11K$8K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$8K$927
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$535
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$106K$106K$222
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$0$4K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$324K$253K$71K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $354K$324K$30K$293K 990 PDF
FY2024 $331K$267K$64K$262K 990 PDF
FY2023 $173K$198K 990 PDF
FY2022 $161K$185K 990 PDF
FY2021 $147K$189K 990 PDF
FY2020 $135K$181K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $354,191 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$354,191
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$104,161
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$354,191
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$354,191
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $323,766 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $126,888$126,888
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $8,425$8,425
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $9,926$9,926
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $8,000 · Management $2,541$10,541
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,450$5,450
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $25,334$25,334
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,404$8,404
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,343 · Management $927$9,270
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,000 · Management $535$4,535
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,719$4,719
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $105,751 · Management $222$105,973
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $4,301 · Fundraising $0$4,301
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $252,982 · Management $70,784 · Fundraising $0$323,766
Part X · Balance sheet $294,138 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $262,028$290,356
X-4 Accounts receivable$3,782
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $265,675$294,138
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,290$1,328
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,290$1,328
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $262,385$292,809
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $262,385$292,810
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $265,675$294,138
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $292,810 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$354,191
XI-2 Total expenses$323,766
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,425
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$262,385
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$292,810

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

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