The Making a Change Group is dedicated to empowering youth, strengthening families, and serving as a community connector in chester, PA and its surrounding townships.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$84K 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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FY2022 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $65K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $154K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$31K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$589K
+50% vs prior year
Spent
$524K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$155K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$589K
FY2022▲ +50%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$227K
FY2021$393K
FY2022$589K
FY2023$850K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$524K
FY2022▲ +44%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$186K
FY2021$363K
FY2022$524K
FY2023$729K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$155K
FY2022▲ +72%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$60K
FY2021$90K
FY2022$155K
FY2023$276K
FY2024$285K
FY2025$409K

From the FY2022 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2017.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $380K Management & general 26% · $135K Fundraising 2% · $9K

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; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$84,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

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

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3 programs · $367K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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.

$165Kprogram expense
02

Connect Visions

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 and supported in large part via a community development block grant from delaware county.

$150Kprogram expense
03

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.

$51Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$589K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$469K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$119K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$524K
Ln 25
Programscol B$380K
Managementcol C$135K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$155K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K
Total assetsLn 16$186K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$469K
Government grantsLn 1e$7K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$119K
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$589K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$144K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$144K
Total assetsLn 16$186K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
Net assetsLn 32$155K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K$144K
Total assetsLn 16$100K$186K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$31K
Net assetsLn 32$90K$155K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$76K$7K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$194K$174K$16K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$0$1K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$22K$2K$255
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$0$23K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$0$7K$23
Office expensesLn 13$869$570$299$0
OccupancyLn 16$14K$0$14K$0
TravelLn 17$772$98$669$5
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$339$3K$23
InsuranceLn 23$3K$283$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$154K$107K$44K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$1K$15K$25
Total functional expensesLn 25$524K$380K$135K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $589,231 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $236,129$469,122
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $157,100$118,601
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16$8
I-11 Other revenue$1,500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $393,245$589,231
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $142,188$302,490
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $220,900$221,816
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $363,088$524,306
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $30,157$64,925
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $589,231 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$4,122
VIII-1e Government grants$7,314
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$457,686
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$469,122
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$118,601
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8$8
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $120,101 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8$589,231
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $524,306 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $75,508 · Management $7,130 · Fundraising $1,362$84,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $174,163 · Management $16,445 · Fundraising $3,142$193,750
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $1,007 · Fundraising $0$1,007
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,660 · Management $1,818 · Fundraising $255$23,733
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $22,594 · Fundraising $0$22,594
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $6,501 · Fundraising $23$6,524
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $570 · Management $299 · Fundraising $0$869
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $13,890 · Fundraising $0$13,890
IX-17 TravelPrograms $98 · Management $669 · Fundraising $5$772
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $339 · Management $3,001 · Fundraising $23$3,363
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $283 · Management $3,093 · Fundraising $0$3,376
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $106,800 · Management $43,885 · Fundraising $3,800$154,485
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,036 · Management $14,882 · Fundraising $25$15,943
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $380,457 · Management $135,214 · Fundraising $8,635$524,306
Part X · Balance sheet $186,227 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $48,437$143,696
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $51,134$42,531
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $99,571$186,227
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$925
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$30,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,314$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,194$30,925
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $73,041−$4,024
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $17,336$159,326
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $90,377$155,302
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $99,571$186,227
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $155,302 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$589,231
XI-2 Total expenses$524,306
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,925
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$90,377
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$155,302

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