Engineering Change Lab - USA ECL is a social change lab that convenes individuals from across the engineering community. ECL hosts a series of summits to share perspectives provoke new ways of thinking deepen understanding of the engineering communitys emerging future and launch experiments and focused initiatives. We hope to inspire change leaders who can develop and lead solutions to create a resilient thriving world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$60K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $29K a year · 16% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$146K
Net assets
$158K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$146K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$146K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$251K
FY2024$162K
FY2025$141K
Expenses
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FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$239K
FY2024$146K
FY2025$83K
Net assets
$158K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$158K
FY2022$65K
FY2023$77K
FY2024$93K
FY2025$152K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2019.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990-EZ; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael P McMeekin’s $40K as President and Executive Director is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 312 $100K–1M science & technology 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
Michael P McMeekin$40,000$50,000$62,400——
Michael McMeekin———$62,200$60,000

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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Programs and updates

Convenes engineers to share ideas, spark innovation, and launch initiatives for a better future.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $18K · 2023–2023
Impetus Strategy LLCFY2023$17,800

By the numbers

The FY2021 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$146K
Other income$146K
Owns and owes
$158K
net assets
Liabilities$1K
People
5
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$146K
Total revenue$146K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$1K
Net assets$158K
Operations
Employees1
Volunteers50
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $141K$83K$58K$152K 990 PDF
FY2024 $162K$146K$16K$93K 990 PDF
FY2023 $251K$239K$12K$77K 990 PDF
FY2022 $117K$65K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $146K$158K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

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

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