Our Mission: Building Changes advances equitable responses to homelessness in Washington State, with a focus on children, youth, and families and the systems that serve them.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 29 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $865K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$616K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $1.4M
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$279K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.7M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$8.7M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$7.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.7M
FY2024▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.3M
FY2021$7.6M
FY2022$10.2M
FY2023$8.5M
FY2024$7.7M
Expenses
$8.7M
FY2024▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.2M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$12.2M
FY2023$11.6M
FY2024$8.7M
Net assets
$7.3M
FY2024▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.9M
FY2021$10.9M
FY2022$11.0M
FY2023$8.1M
FY2024$7.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1993.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $7.4M Management & general 11% · $997K Fundraising 3% · $256K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $616K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$159,033Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives and Par
$122,241Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$118,111Pt VII · Sec A
Director of People & Culture
$115,686Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Communications
$100,442Pt VII · Sec A
Voting Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Voting Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Voting Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Zavala’s $159K as Executive Director is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 733 $1–10M diseases & disorders 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Armilito Pangilinan———$190,381$174,658
Daniel Zavala$159,033$177,200$150,862$169,519$124,981
Felicia Salcedo—$171,307$139,150——
Liza Burell—$134,549$148,470$166,813$146,682
Annie Pennucci————$150,056
D'Artagnan Caliman———$20,364$145,178
Erik Houser—$141,057———
Melissa Espinoza—$139,772———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advances equitable responses to homelessness in Washington State by strengthening housing and school systems to better support children, youth, and families.

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3 programs · $7.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Housing Crisis

To create stable foundations for individuals experiencing homelessness, our housing initiative advances policy change, advocates for sustainable resources, and holds housing systems accountable.

$4.0Mprogram expense
02

The we are in program is a community coalition of king county residents, both housed and unhoused, alongside advocacy organizations, philanthropies, service providers, and businesses, united to drive progress toward ending homelessness in the region. In 2024, the program transitioned to a new fiscal sponsor.

$1.8Mprogram expense
03

Education

Grounded in research on student homelessness, our education work strengthens the integration of housing and school systems to better support students. In 2024, we expanded the homeless student stability program to 13 grantees across 11 counties, serving students in 31 districts and educational settings.

$1.4Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 341 grants · $23.7M · 2020–2024
Africatown InternationalWA · FY2024$834,799
Panorama GlobalWA · FY2024$685,615
Mother NationWA · FY2024$334,500
Freedom ProjectWA · FY2024$222,761
Council for the HomelessWA · FY2024$208,867
TogetherWA · FY2024$191,767
Triumph Teen Life CenterWA · FY2024$189,476
Mia Mujeres in ActionWA · FY2024$183,328
Readiness to LearnWA · FY2024$176,905
Second Chance OutreachWA · FY2024$167,400
Silent Task ForceWA · FY2024$166,680
Northwest Youth ServiceWA · FY2024$134,860
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$253K
Investment incomeLn 3$176K
Money outPt IX
$8.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.4M
Managementcol C$997K
Fundraisingcol D$256K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$7.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$279K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.4M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$33K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$253K
Investment incomeLn 3$176K
Gains on assetsLn 7$176K
Total revenueLn 12$7.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$944K
SavingsLn 2$152K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$7.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$279K
Net assetsLn 32$7.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 610
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.3M$5.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$8.9M$7.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$755K$279K
Net assetsLn 32$8.1M$7.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5.4M$5.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$304K$213K$65K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.2M$343K$141K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$49K$30K$15K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$150K$91K$46K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$176K$107K$55K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$32K$25K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$63K$63K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$39K$39K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$52K$52K
Investment management feesLn 11f$40K$40K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$186K$186K$195
Advertising and promotionLn 12$63K$5K$58K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$9K$13K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$98K$87K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$134K$134K
TravelLn 17$25K$17K$8K$175
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$47K$30K$17K$897
InsuranceLn 23$18K$36$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$150K$83K$66K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.7M$7.4M$997K$256K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $7.7M$8.7M−$946K$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.5M$11.6M−$3.1M$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.2M$12.2M−$2.0M$11.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.6M$4.9M$2.6M$10.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.3M$8.2M−$933K$8.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $7,741,301 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,771,060$7,312,310
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $539,651$253,129
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $196,530$175,862
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,507,241$7,741,301
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,051,254$5,369,526
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,537,268$2,346,652
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$51,815
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,984,612$919,139
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,573,134$8,687,132
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,065,893−$945,831
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $7,741,301 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$5,000
VIII-1c Fundraising events$32,928
VIII-1e Government grants$5,440,894
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,833,488
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,312,310
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $253,129$253,129
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $143$143
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $175,719$175,719
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $253,129 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $175,862$7,741,301
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,687,132 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,369,526$5,369,526
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $212,943 · Management $65,248 · Fundraising $25,579$303,770
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,184,254 · Management $342,963 · Fundraising $140,592$1,667,809
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $29,920 · Management $15,293 · Fundraising $4,105$49,318
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $90,777 · Management $46,399 · Fundraising $12,453$149,629
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $106,852 · Management $54,616 · Fundraising $14,658$176,126
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $24,710 · Management $7,323$32,033
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $62,524$62,524
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $38,817$38,817
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $51,815$51,815
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $39,931$39,931
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $185,571 · Management $195$185,766
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,033 · Management $58,007$63,040
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,618 · Management $13,026 · Fundraising $3,351$24,995
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $86,898 · Management $10,805$97,703
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $133,717$133,717
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,891 · Management $7,840 · Fundraising $175$24,906
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $29,932 · Management $16,519 · Fundraising $897$47,348
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $36 · Management $18,021$18,057
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $82,764 · Management $65,556 · Fundraising $1,982$150,302
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,434,725 · Management $996,800 · Fundraising $255,607$8,687,132
Part X · Balance sheet $7,587,049 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,615,369$944,326
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $223,558$152,015
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $717,927$1,380,554
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $32,109$29,655
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,289,228$5,066,580
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$13,919
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,878,191$7,587,049
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $435,059$279,134
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $320,125$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $755,184$279,134
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,936,356$3,678,366
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,186,651$3,629,549
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,123,007$7,307,915
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,878,191$7,587,049
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,307,915 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,741,301
XI-2 Total expenses$8,687,132
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$945,831
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,123,007
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$130,739
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,307,915

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