Vehicles for Change INC

Tax-deductible

Halethorpe, MD501(c)(3)Since 1999Human ServicesEIN 54-1933692

Vehicles for change's goal is to build a sustainable car award program in the maryland-virginia-washington DC region and then replicate that program nationally, aiming to bring independent transportation and training in the automotive field to as many people as possible.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 18 volunteers and 47 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $288K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $110K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.9M
62% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 62% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.8M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$5.4M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.8M
FY2024▲ +3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2024$4.8M
Expenses
$5.4M
FY2024▲ +1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$5.3M
FY2024$5.4M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -22%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2024$1.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1999.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $5.2M Management & general 1% · $79K Fundraising 1% · $77K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Committee Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Martin Schwartz’s $157K as President is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Martin Schwartz$157,325———
Martin Schwart—$157,325$142,930$142,930

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

Provides cars and automotive training to help people gain independence.

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1 program service account for $5.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provision of vehicles in welfare to work programs

$5.2Mprogram 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 · FY2025
RedfFY2025$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$110K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$633K
Other incomeLn 4–11$308K
Money outPt IX
$5.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.2M
Managementcol C$79K
Fundraisingcol D$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$225K
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$946K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$633K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$308K
Total revenueLn 12$4.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$225K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$225K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 547
VolunteersI 618
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$243K$225K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$183K$183K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.9M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$233K$233K
Payroll taxesLn 10$310K$310K
Legal feesLn 11b$300$300
Accounting feesLn 11c$51K$51K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g−$10K−$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$176K$176K
Office expensesLn 13$1.0M$1.0M$4K
InterestLn 20$88K$88K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$61K$28K$33K
InsuranceLn 23$81K$81K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.1M
All other expensesLn 24e$77K$77K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.4M$5.2M$79K$77K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $4.7M$5.3M−$578K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.4M$4.6M$734K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.0M$3.9M$152K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.1M$3.7M$409K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.0M$4.3M$724K$1.6M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,842,843 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,236,156
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,382,680
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$946,052
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,895,714
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $633,352$633,352
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,582$5,582
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $135,173$135,173
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $173,022$173,022
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $806,374 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $140,755$4,842,843
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,351,304 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $182,607$182,607
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,949,012$1,949,012
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $232,951$232,951
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $309,692$309,692
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $300$300
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $50,950$50,950
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement −$9,918−$9,918
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $175,551$175,551
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,029,386 · Management $4,360$1,033,746
IX-20 InterestPrograms $88,240$88,240
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,543 · Management $33,345$60,888
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $80,504$80,504
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,120,176$1,120,176
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $76,605$76,605
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,195,662 · Management $79,037 · Fundraising $76,605$5,351,304
Part X · Balance sheet $4,722,853 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $243,331$224,612
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $250,745$386,592
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $516,746$250,036
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,543$11,543
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,864,271$3,850,070
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,886,636$4,722,853
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $363,960$299,689
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $330,724$791,944
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $150,000$150,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,582,963$2,927,641
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,303,673$1,795,212
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,303,673$1,795,212
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,886,636$4,722,853
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,795,212 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,842,843
XI-2 Total expenses$5,351,304
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$508,461
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,303,673
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,795,212

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

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