Act to Change FY2023 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 2018Public & Societal BenefitEIN 83-2287633Revenue $479K in FY2023

On file with the IRSacttochange.orgPo Box 59102, 60659-0102 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Nov 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Act to Change continues to empower students by advocating for systemic change and providing resources to promote healthy communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$12K 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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FY2023 · 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 $350K a year · 55% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$12K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
107 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 107.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $340K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$479K
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$224K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$479K
FY2023▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$656K
FY2023$479K
FY2024$351K
FY2025$444K
Expenses
$224K
FY2023▲ +48%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$47K
FY2022$151K
FY2023$224K
FY2024$314K
FY2025$692K
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2023▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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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

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $220K Management & general 2% · $5K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $12K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$12,295Pt VII · Sec A
Chair and Co-Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder and Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair of Operations
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair of Finance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Vice Chair of Programs
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Vice Chair of Programs
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Soukprida Phetmisy’s $111K as Executive Director is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Soukprida Phetmisy$110,784$120,000—
Andrew Murphy——$12,295

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

Ending bullying among Asian American and Pacific Islander youth.

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3 programs · $220K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

On May 18, 2023, Act To Change host its 5th annual national AAPI Day Against Bullying and Hate with the support of municipalities, elected officials and partner organizations. The day was chosen to honor the birthday of Vincent Chin, whose murder in a hate crime in 1982 sparked a national uprising.

$105Kprogram expense
02

Act To Change's Youth Ambassadors Program (YAP) engages and empowers Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) youth by providing them the resources and tools they need to end bullying in their communities through meaningful conversations, diversification of libraries, and faculty and school administrator engagement.

$100Kprogram expense
03

Technical operations for Hate Is A Virus, which continues to amplify, educate and activate AAPI to stand for justice and equality in solidarity with other communities.

$15Kprogram 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
Tides FoundationFY2024$231K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$340K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$479K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$340K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$224K
Ln 25
Programscol B$220K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$340K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$224
Total revenueLn 12$479K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$16K$16K
Management feesLn 11a$62K$62K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$24K$24K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$107K$103K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$224K$220K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $444K$692K−$247K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $351K$314K$37K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $479K$224K$255K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $656K$151K$504K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$47K$1.2M$1.2M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $479,272 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $399,376$129,242
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $256,190$340,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$9,806
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$224
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $655,566$479,272
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$16,443
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $151,122$207,658
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $151,122$224,101
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $504,444$255,171
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $479,272 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$129,242
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$129,242
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $340,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$340,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $9,806 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$9,806
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $224 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$224
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $350,030 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$479,272
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $224,101 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,443$16,443
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $61,759$61,759
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,558$1,558
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,649$1,649
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,857$8,857
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,094$24,094
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $102,618 · Management $4,509$107,127
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,317$1,317
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,297$1,297
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $219,592 · Management $4,509 · Fundraising $0$224,101
Part X · Balance sheet $2,001,498 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,746,309$2,001,498
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,746,309$2,001,498
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,746,309$2,001,498
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,746,309$2,001,498
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,746,309$2,001,498
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,001,498 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$479,272
XI-2 Total expenses$224,101
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$255,171
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,746,309
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$18
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,001,498

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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