Making a Change Group: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 80-0779697)

Cory Long’s $102K as Executive Di is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Cory Long	$102,440	$87,150	$84,800	$84,000	$69,600	$44,350
Ricky Taylor	—	—	—	—	—	$13,831

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

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering youth, strengthening families, and connecting communities in Chester and surrounding areas.

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3 programs · $817K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Gvine

Gun violence intervention empowerment network is designed to provide support to the target age groups of 14-24 by doing the following: street outreach and violence interventionist. Identification and engagement with individuals in our community who are more likely to become victims AND/OR perpetrators of gun violence.

$491Kprogram expense

02

Team Mac

Making a change group's development program. We provide program participants with relationships and real world experiences as well as educational workshops and other resources that the youth would otherwise not have access to.

$171Kprogram expense

03

Connected families offers direct services to the youth as well as adults in households in which youth reside. Designed for thirty five low to moderate income households.

$155Kprogram 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

The Harry R Halloran JR Charitable TrustFY2024$50K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$28K

Network for Good INCFY2024$27K

The Gordon Charter FoundationFY2024$15K

The Philadelphia FoundationFY2024$9K

Ethel S C Smith Memorial Fund 02478-10-DFY2024$8K

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$6K

Independence FoundationFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$154K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K

Other incomeLn 4–11$651

Money outPt IX

$1.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$817K

Managementcol C$328K

Fundraisingcol D$72K

Owns and owesPt X

$409K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K

Total assetsLn 16$907K

LiabilitiesLn 26$499K

PeoplePt VI, VII

12

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b10

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K

Investment incomeLn 3$410

Other incomeLn 4–11$651

Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$170K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$522K

Total assetsLn 16$907K

LiabilitiesLn 26$499K

Net assetsLn 32$409K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 531

VolunteersI 67

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$111K	$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$18K	$522K
Total assetsLn 16	$295K	$907K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$10K	$499K
Net assetsLn 32	$285K	$409K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$102K	$93K	$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$444K	$402K	$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$2K		$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$46K	$43K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$62K		$62K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$38K	$7K	$20K	$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$4K		$3K	$496
Office expensesLn 13	$2K	$378	$1K
OccupancyLn 16	$20K	$7K	$14K
TravelLn 17	$1K	$102	$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$5K	$97	$4K	$200
InterestLn 20	$13K		$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$12K		$12K
InsuranceLn 23	$13K		$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$415K	$264K	$93K	$59K
All other expensesLn 24e	$37K	$484	$35K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.2M	$817K	$328K	$72K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$1.3M	$1.2M	$124K	$409K	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.0M	$1.0M	$8K	$285K	990 PDF
FY2023	$850K	$729K	$121K	$276K	990 PDF
FY2022	$589K	$524K	$65K	$155K	990 PDF
FY2021	$393K	$363K	$30K	$90K	990 PDF
FY2020	$227K	$186K	$41K	$60K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,341,309 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $999,891$1,333,301

I-9 Program service revenue$6,947

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $122$410

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $45,265$651

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,045,278$1,341,309

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $516,818$593,756

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $520,142$623,667

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,036,960$1,217,423

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,318$123,886

Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members10

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,341,309 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,333,301

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,333,301

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,947$6,947

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $410$410

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$651

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,947 · Excluded from tax $410$1,341,309

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,217,423 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $92,920 · Management $9,520$102,440

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $402,497 · Management $41,240$443,737

IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $1,517$1,517

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,844 · Management $3,218$46,062

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $62,057$62,057

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,250 · Management $19,732 · Fundraising $11,250$38,232

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,381 · Fundraising $496$3,877

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $378 · Management $1,427$1,805

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,744 · Management $13,633$20,377

IX-17 TravelPrograms $102 · Management $1,375$1,477

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $97 · Management $4,261 · Fundraising $200$4,558

IX-20 InterestManagement $13,179$13,179

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $12,290$12,290

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $13,237$13,237

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $263,767 · Management $92,814 · Fundraising $58,761$415,342

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $484 · Management $35,138 · Fundraising $1,614$37,236

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $817,083 · Management $328,019 · Fundraising $72,321$1,217,423

Part X · Balance sheet $907,274 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $111,043$169,502

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $155,985$212,007

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,907$3,941

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,000$521,824

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $294,723$907,274

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,309$3,190

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$99,900

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,097$498,763

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $161,660$236,750

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $122,966$171,761

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $284,626$408,511

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $294,723$907,274

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $408,511 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,341,309

XI-2 Total expenses$1,217,423

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$123,886

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$284,626

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$408,511

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

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