Change Is Possible INC

Tax-deductible

Erwin, TN501(c)(3)UnclassifiedEIN 62-1519383

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Provide shelter and court advocacy for victims of domestic violence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 28 volunteers and 22 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $56K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$479K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$463K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$576K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$479K
FY2025▼ -18%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$570K
FY2022$774K
FY2023$676K
FY2024$585K
FY2025$479K
Expenses
$463K
FY2025▼ -23%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$490K
FY2022$725K
FY2023$522K
FY2024$602K
FY2025$463K
Net assets
$576K
FY2025▲ +3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$374K
FY2022$423K
FY2023$577K
FY2024$560K
FY2025$576K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1993.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $429K Management & general 7% · $34K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $98K 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
Executive Di
$88,219Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Di
$10,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Carolyn McAmis$88,219$85,470$86,016
Robert Stromberg$10,000$7,200—

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

Shelters and advocates for domestic violence victims.

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1 program · $429K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide shelter for victims of domestic violence who are in eminent danger in their curren environments; to provide court advocacy and guidance through the legal processes for victims and inform them of community resources available.

$429Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$479K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$321K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$151K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$463K
Ln 25
Programscol B$429K
Managementcol C$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$576K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$164K
Total assetsLn 16$576K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$321K
Government grantsLn 1e$279K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$151K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$6K
Total revenueLn 12$479K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$164K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$164K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$373K
Total assetsLn 16$576K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$576K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 628
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$73K$164K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$407K$373K
Total assetsLn 16$560K$576K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$560K$576K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$88K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$206K$206K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$288$288
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$35K$35K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K$44K
Total functional expensesLn 25$463K$429K$34K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $479K$463K$16K$576K 990 PDF
FY2024 $585K$602K−$17K$560K 990 PDF
FY2023 $676K$522K$154K$577K 990 PDF
FY2022 $774K$725K$49K$423K 990 PDF
FY2021 $570K$490K$80K$374K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $478,786 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$26,645
VIII-1e Government grants$279,077
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,457
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$321,179
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $151,107$151,107
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $6,500$6,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $157,607$478,786
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $462,806 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $88,219 · Management $10,000$98,219
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $206,226$206,226
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,427$27,427
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,488$2,488
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $288$288
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,593$24,593
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,111$1,111
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $34,923$34,923
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $23,723$23,723
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,808$43,808
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $429,083 · Management $33,723 · Fundraising $0$462,806
Part X · Balance sheet $575,737 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $72,835$163,775
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $66,716$26,679
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,710$12,710
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $407,496$372,573
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $559,757$575,737
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $559,757$575,737
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $559,757$575,737
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $559,757$575,737
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $575,737 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$478,786
XI-2 Total expenses$462,806
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,980
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$559,757
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$575,737

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

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