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Be the Change Program INC

Commerce City, COUnknown exempt organization EIN 85-1873257Revenue $207K in FY2024

On file with the IRSbethechangecommunityschool.orgPo Box 1938 · Commerce City, CO

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Cultivating shapers of Change who lead toward justice. We transform our future through revolutionary confidence and community engagement. We believe in the need for discruping the status quo at the local, national, and global levels. We believe that in order to create Change, we must illuminate and cultivate the gifts of our children, our community, and our ancestors.

Run by 4 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
2
named funders · $18K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$207K
-36% vs prior year
Spent
$210K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$207K
FY2024▼ -36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$323K
FY2024$207K
Expenses
$210K
FY2024▼ -35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$323K
FY2024$210K
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$3K
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $210K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Geoff Brovich
Board Treasu
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Minerva Cobos
Board Secret
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matthew Dodge
Board Presid
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michelle Juell
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Empowers youth and communities to create justice by fostering confidence and disrupting the status quo.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Cultivating shapers of change who lead toward justice. We transform our future through revolutionary confidence and community engagement. We believe in the need for discruping the status quo at the local, national, and global levels.

Pt IX · col B

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
Moonshot EdventuresFY2024$15K
Tao Aspire FoundationFY2024$3K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$18K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$207K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$207K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$231
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Money outPt IX
$210K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$210K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$207K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$231
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Total revenueLn 12$207K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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
Total assetsLn 16$79K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$76K$0
Net assetsLn 32$3K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$50K$50K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$709$709
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$88K$88K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$150$150
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$578$578
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$210K$0$210K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $207K$210K−$3K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $323K$323K$0$3K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $206,935 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $323,218$206,699
I-9 Program service revenue$231
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8$5
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $323,226$206,935
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $184,832$54,641
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $138,394$155,044
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $323,226$209,685
I-19 Revenue less expenses−$2,750
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $206,935 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$206,699
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$206,699
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $231$231
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5$5
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $236$206,935
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $209,685 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $50,100$50,100
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $709$709
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $3,832$3,832
IX-11a Management feesManagement $88,429$88,429
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,000$6,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,260$12,260
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $10,440$10,440
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,184$7,184
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,531$5,531
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $7,104$7,104
IX-17 TravelManagement $150$150
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $578$578
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,043$8,043
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $9,325$9,325
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $209,685 · Fundraising $0$209,685
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $78,894$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $76,144$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,750$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $78,894$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$206,935
XI-2 Total expenses$209,685
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,750
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,750
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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