Sea Change Incorporated

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Columbus, OH501(c)(3)Since 2019EducationEIN 83-3415451Revenue $987K in FY2025

On file with the IRSseachng.org1271 W 1st Ave, 43212-3542 · Columbus, OHTax-exempt since Jul 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To support societal innovation and betterment by education and supporting individuals and organizations in the area of social entrepreneurship.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 14 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $58K a year · 9% 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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$129K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 92% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$108K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$987K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$955K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$353K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$987K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$219K
FY2021$221K
FY2022$731K
FY2023$767K
FY2024$856K
FY2025$987K
Expenses
$955K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$242K
FY2021$230K
FY2022$481K
FY2023$666K
FY2024$859K
FY2025$955K
Net assets
$353K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$70K
FY2021$72K
FY2022$309K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$422K
FY2025$353K

From the FY2025 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 Jul 2019.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $796K Management & general 13% · $124K Fundraising 4% · $35K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $129K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$128,750Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lauren Edwards’s $129K as Executive Dir. is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lauren Edwards$128,750$122,917$125,000$75,000$42,488$40,074

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

Educates and supports people and groups in social entrepreneurship to improve society.

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1 program · $796K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Promoting Social Entrepreneurship. The methods for achieving this purpose include education development and hosting meetings via internet, professional organizations, and social media education for the general public.

$796Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 62 grants · $645K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$23,250
Fort BuffaloFY2025$17,500
We Hate ExerciseFY2025$11,250
Mecca Beverage GroupFY2025$9,160
Saidah FarrellFY2025$8,635
Makerspace CentralOH · FY2025$7,850
Hands on HealthOH · FY2025$7,500
Raise the Bar LLCFY2025$6,250
Garden District CorporationOH · FY2025$6,112
Iti Assistive TechnologiesFY2025$6,000
Freedom Pipeline LLCFY2025$6,000
Fit After PinkFY2025$6,000
Chat ExpressFY2025$5,800
Alive on PurposeOH · FY2025$5,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$37,500
White Buffalo Properties LLCFY2024$17,500
Day by Day ProjectOH · FY2024$17,500
Soundbender InstituteFY2024$14,640
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$987K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$979K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$955K
Ln 25
Programscol B$796K
Managementcol C$124K
Fundraisingcol D$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$353K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$451K
Total assetsLn 16$460K
LiabilitiesLn 26$108K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$979K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$51K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$987K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$395K
SavingsLn 2$56K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$451K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$460K
LiabilitiesLn 26$108K
Net assetsLn 32$353K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6150
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$425K$451K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$429K$460K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$108K
Net assetsLn 32$422K$353K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$148K$148K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$23K$23K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$166K$99K$33K$33K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$376K$347K$29K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$36K$5K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$67K$62K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$17K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$280$280
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$26K$26K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$7K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$955K$796K$124K$35K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $987K$955K$33K$353K 990 PDF
FY2024 $856K$859K−$2K$422K 990 PDF
FY2023 $767K$666K$102K$410K 990 PDF
FY2022 $731K$481K$250K$309K 990 PDF
FY2021 $221K$230K−$9K$72K 990 PDF
FY2020 $219K$242K−$23K$70K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $987,462 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $801,693$978,855
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $84,348$31,918
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $50$1,723
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$29,684−$25,034
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $856,407$987,462
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $183,548$171,691
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $485,445$586,452
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $4,998$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $184,555$196,708
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $858,546$954,851
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,139$32,611
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $987,462 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$51,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$927,855
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$978,855
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $31,918$31,918
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,723$1,723
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$25,034−$25,034
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $31,918 · Excluded from tax −$23,311$987,462
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $954,851 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $148,441$148,441
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $23,250$23,250
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $99,449 · Management $33,150 · Fundraising $33,150$165,749
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $347,391 · Management $28,620$376,011
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,785$1,785
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,097 · Management $4,621 · Fundraising $2,189$42,907
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $62,057 · Management $5,139$67,196
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,340$1,340
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,100$19,100
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,322$15,322
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,000 · Management $11,333$28,333
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $280$280
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,791$25,791
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,547$4,547
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,357$7,357
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,394$6,394
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,847 · Management $12,224$19,071
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,977$1,977
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $795,614 · Management $123,898 · Fundraising $35,339$954,851
Part X · Balance sheet $460,407 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $6,423; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $311,014$395,450
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $113,634$55,623
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$2,911
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $429,163$460,407
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,868$107,717
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,868$107,717
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $422,295$352,690
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $422,295$352,690
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $429,163$460,407
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $352,690 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$987,462
XI-2 Total expenses$954,851
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,611
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$422,295
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$102,216
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$352,690

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

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