Chainless Change INC

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Lauderhill, FL501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 83-3657191Revenue $894K in FY2024

On file with the IRSccifl.org4300 N University Drive Ste F-100, 33351-6243 · Lauderhill, FLTax-exempt since Mar 2019Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The organization's mission is to run programs and services to promote self sufficiency and public safety through advocacy, peer support, mentorship, training, etc.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 10 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$128K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 91% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
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
Named funders
13
named funders · $473K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$162K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$894K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$275K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$894K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$216K
FY2021$625K
FY2022$723K
FY2023$966K
FY2024$894K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$482K
FY2022$744K
FY2023$842K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$275K
FY2024▼ -47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$33K
FY2021$180K
FY2022$398K
FY2023$522K
FY2024$275K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2019.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $990K Management & general 13% · $151K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $128K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$128,077Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emory M Mitchell’s $128K as President is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Emory M Mitchell$128,077$78,692$69,692

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

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

Promotes self-sufficiency and public safety through advocacy, peer support, and training.

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1 program · $990K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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As chainless change evolves, we've recognized that supportive services should not be our focus. While service provision has value, it will not lead us to collective liberation. Moving forward, our work will be organized into three distinct pillars-collective care, community-building, and campaigns & advocacy-each designed to stabilize…

$990Kprogram expense

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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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$894K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$893K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$990K
Managementcol C$151K
Owns and owesPt X
$275K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$254K
Total assetsLn 16$437K
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$893K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$894K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$254K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$254K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50K
Other assetsLn 15$133K
Total assetsLn 16$437K
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K
Net assetsLn 32$275K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 620
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$463K$254K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K$50K
Total assetsLn 16$526K$437K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$162K
Net assetsLn 32$522K$275K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$128K$124K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$396K$384K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$51K$49K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$35K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$119K$36K$83K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$15K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$77K$58K$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$271K$268K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$3K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$990K$151K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $894K$1.1M−$247K$275K 990 PDF
FY2023 $966K$842K$124K$522K 990 PDF
FY2022 $723K$744K−$21K$398K 990 PDF
FY2021 $625K$482K$143K$180K 990 PDF
FY2020 $216K$183K$33K$33K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $894,006 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $965,689$892,998
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$1,008
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $965,689$894,006
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $69,982$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $404,842$610,284
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $366,934$531,213
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $841,758$1,141,497
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $123,931−$247,491
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $894,006 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$892,998
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$892,998
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,008$1,008
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,008$894,006
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,141,497 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $124,235 · Management $3,842$128,077
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $383,837 · Management $11,871$395,708
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $49,205 · Management $1,522$50,727
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,699 · Management $1,073$35,772
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $36,243 · Management $83,017$119,260
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,205 · Management $13,586$28,791
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $58,229 · Management $18,388$76,617
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,195$17,195
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $268,238 · Management $3,000$271,238
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,031 · Management $15,081$18,112
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $990,117 · Management $151,380 · Fundraising $0$1,141,497
Part X · Balance sheet $437,208 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $463,285$253,855
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $48,797$50,297
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,321$133,056
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $526,403$437,208
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,117$27,547
X-19 Deferred revenue$20,000
X-25 Other liabilities$114,866
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,117$162,413
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $214,286$130,795
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $308,000$144,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $522,286$274,795
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $526,403$437,208
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $274,795 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$894,006
XI-2 Total expenses$1,141,497
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$247,491
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$522,286
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$274,795

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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