Our mission is to empower and expose people to valuable resources that will provide them with knowledge, skills and life changing experiences. We are a non-profit employment agency currently working with students and adults with disabilities that are referred to US by vocational rehabilitation/department of education. We provide our clients with work readiness trainings, self-advocacy trainings and on the job training experiences that allow them to acquire different job skills and prepare them for a real world job.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$154K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$154K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$52K
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$533K
+49% vs prior year
Spent
$509K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$64K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$533K
FY2021▲ +49%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$358K
FY2021$533K
FY2022$529K
FY2023$517K
FY2024$660K
FY2025$823K
Expenses
$509K
FY2021▲ +73%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$294K
FY2021$509K
FY2022$537K
FY2023$592K
FY2024$719K
FY2025$742K
Net assets
$64K
FY2021▲ +32%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$49K
FY2021$64K
FY2022$56K
FY2023−$18K
FY2024−$77K
FY2025$105K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2021 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2018.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $363K Management & general 23% · $117K Fundraising 6% · $29K

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $154K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$153,700Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pedro Held Gonzalez’s $198K as Executive Di is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Pedro Held Gonzalez$198,200$193,200$185,200$176,200$153,700
Arlene Saap Canals$184,564$174,883$167,466$158,466—

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.

See Embrace Change Corp executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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

Prepares adults and students with disabilities for jobs through training and real-world experience.

Questions for Embrace Change Corp

Tap to ask. Embrace Change Corp sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Embrace Change Corp answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $363K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Operations began in october of 2019 and have expanded to serving five vocational rehabilitation offices.

$363Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$533K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$533K
Money outPt IX
$509K
Ln 25
Programscol B$363K
Managementcol C$117K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$64K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K
Total assetsLn 16$116K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$533K
Government grantsLn 1e$532K
Total revenueLn 12$533K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$116K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$116K
Total assetsLn 16$116K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
Net assetsLn 32$64K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 556
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$158K$116K
Total assetsLn 16$158K$116K
LiabilitiesLn 26$109K$52K
Net assetsLn 32$49K$64K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$401K$255K$117K$29K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$32K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$509K$363K$117K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $823K$742K$81K$105K 990 PDF
FY2024 $660K$719K−$58K−$77K 990 PDF
FY2023 $517K$592K−$75K−$18K 990 PDF
FY2022 $529K$537K−$8K$56K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $533K$509K$24K$64K 990 PDF
FY2020 $358K$294K$64K$49K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $532,933 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $357,966$532,933
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $357,966$532,933
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $230,889$457,547
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $63,515$51,389
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $294,404$508,936
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $63,562$23,997
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $532,933 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$531,933
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$532,933
VIII-12 Total revenue$532,933
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $508,936 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $254,812 · Management $116,857 · Fundraising $29,214$400,883
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,531$24,531
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,133$32,133
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,905$1,905
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,824$5,824
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,807$3,807
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,883$4,883
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,369$4,369
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,877$21,877
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,104$6,104
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,620$2,620
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $362,865 · Management $116,857 · Fundraising $29,214$508,936
Part X · Balance sheet $116,362 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $157,810$116,362
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $157,810$116,362
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $109,206$52,077
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $109,206$52,077
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $48,604$64,285
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $48,604$64,285
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $157,810$116,362
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $64,285 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$532,933
XI-2 Total expenses$508,936
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,997
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$48,604
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$8,316
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$64,285

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.