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.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$742K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$742K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$2.6M
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.3M
Spent
$8.2M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$8.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.3M
FY2021$7.6M
FY2022$10.2M
FY2023$8.5M
FY2024$7.7M
Expenses
$8.2M
FY2020
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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
$8.9M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.9M
FY2021$10.9M
FY2022$11.0M
FY2023$8.1M
FY2024$7.3M

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $7.3M Management & general 8% · $630K Fundraising 3% · $280K

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; $742K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$174,658Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Research & Evaluation
$150,056Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$146,682Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$145,178Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Policy
$124,981Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board 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

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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

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 · FY2020
01

Education

Building changes works on improving academic and housing outcomes for students by securing adequate and sustainable resources and capacity for education and housing systems, facilitating leadership buy-in and cross-system collaboration, and holding those systems accountable to advance racially equitable and culturally responsive…

$3.9Mprogram expense
02

Housing Crisis

Through grantmaking, technical assistance and research and evaluation, building changes works on improving equitable access and experiences for children, youth, and families impacted by housing crises by securing adequate and sustainable resources for homeless and housing systems, facilitating cross-system collaboration, and holding…

$2.9Mprogram expense
03

Knowledge Sharing and Policy

Our policy efforts focus on regulatory and legislative changes that prevent, reduce and mitigate the impact of homelessness in washington state. We work across systems with partners in child welfare, employment and education to identify key policy initiatives, pursue fixes and influence long-term policy agendas that result in more…

$522Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$369K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$300K
Money outPt IX
$8.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.3M
Managementcol C$630K
Fundraisingcol D$280K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$11.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$629K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$202K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$71K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$300K
Investment incomeLn 3$369K
Gains on assetsLn 7$209K
Total revenueLn 12$7.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$765K
SavingsLn 2$2.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$11.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$8.9M
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M$3.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.2M$5.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K$0
Total assetsLn 16$15.9M$11.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.2M$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$9.7M$8.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4.3M$4.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$341K$247K$63K$31K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.3M$337K$165K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$45K$33K$8K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$118K$86K$20K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$164K$120K$28K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$27K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$4K$22K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$947K$869K$56K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$61K$34K$22K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$113K$79K$23K$12K
TravelLn 17$9K$8K$516$17
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$7K$2K$415
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$17K$4K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$5K$1K$815
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$166K$140K$15K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.2M$7.3M$630K$280K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $7,307,507 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,269,206$6,655,144
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $64,150$300,328
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $189,566$368,903
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $497−$16,868
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,523,419$7,307,507
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,642,714$4,343,376
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,203,107$2,481,595
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $5,128$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,608,785$1,415,920
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,459,734$8,240,891
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,936,315−$933,384
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $7,307,507 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$71,407
VIII-1e Government grants$628,874
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,954,863
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$202,157
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,655,144
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $300,328$300,328
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $159,881$159,881
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $209,022$209,022
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$16,868−$16,868
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $300,328 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $352,035$7,307,507
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,240,891 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,343,376$4,343,376
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $246,719 · Management $63,093 · Fundraising $31,148$340,960
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,310,845 · Management $336,924 · Fundraising $165,192$1,812,961
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $33,006 · Management $7,799 · Fundraising $4,280$45,085
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $86,499 · Management $20,438 · Fundraising $11,218$118,155
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $120,379 · Management $28,444 · Fundraising $15,611$164,434
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $26,860$26,860
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,125 · Management $21,600$25,725
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $26,400$26,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $869,377 · Management $56,426 · Fundraising $21,378$947,181
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $33,603 · Management $22,356 · Fundraising $5,345$61,304
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $78,545 · Management $22,879 · Fundraising $11,934$113,358
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,494 · Management $516 · Fundraising $17$9,027
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,424 · Management $1,703 · Fundraising $415$9,542
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,533 · Management $4,420 · Fundraising $2,409$23,362
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,292 · Management $1,404 · Fundraising $815$7,511
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $139,973 · Management $15,129 · Fundraising $10,548$165,650
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,330,590 · Management $629,991 · Fundraising $280,310$8,240,891
Part X · Balance sheet $11,471,961 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $406,052$764,812
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,917,882$2,900,158
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,259,735$2,460,354
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,968$149,570
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,362$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,246,826$5,197,067
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,855,825$11,471,961
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $261,849$376,857
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $5,940,557$1,965,461
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$268,936
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,202,406$2,611,254
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,865,196$2,317,532
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,788,223$6,543,175
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,653,419$8,860,707
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,855,825$11,471,961
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,860,707 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,307,507
XI-2 Total expenses$8,240,891
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$933,384
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,653,419
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$107,270
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$247,942
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,860,707

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