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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CHANGE STARTS WITH ME

EIN 85-1322019 · Community & Neighborhood Development (S20)

What they do

THE MISSION of CHANGESTARTSWITHME is to REBUILD OUR COMMUNITY PHYSICALLY and EMOTIONALLY BY ASSISTING FELLOW MINNESOTANS WHO HAVE BEEN NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THE RECENT SOCIAL, HEALTH and ECONOMIC CRISES. OUR GOAL is to LISTEN and BETTER UNDERSTAND RACIAL INEQUALITY THAT EXISTS IN OUR STATE and BEYOND, THEN TAKE ACTION to DRIVE LONG-TERM POSITIVE CHANGE. NO MATTER BIG or SMALL, EVERYONE HAS A ROLE to PLAY. HOLD YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE, FIGHT THE BATTLES YOU DEEM NECESSARY, and STAY IN PURSUIT of CHANGE. MAKE THE DECISION to LEAVE AN IMPACT and CONTINUE to STAND UP for WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN. OUR HEARTS LIE WITH CITIZENS of COLOR and OUR SIGHTS ARE SET ON A BRIGHTER FUTURE for ALL.

Before you give

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Easy charity check
The spending raises an important question

Of every $100 spent, about $27.90 was reported for mission work and $70.60 for fundraising. Understand this before you give.

Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.

Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders3 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

$27.90of every $100 spent was reported for mission workThe IRS calls this “program services.”
$70.60of every $100 spent was reported for fundraisingMoney spent asking for more donations.
$101.28spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.
$1.40of every $100 spent was reported for management and office costsThis number alone does not tell us how much good they did.
$0.08in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
0.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $61,127 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $32,003 for ALEJANDRA BELTRAN (TREASURER). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

Where each $100 went

These are the charity’s reported Form 990 spending categories.

Mission workProgram services$27.90
ManagementOffice and general costs$1.40
FundraisingAsking for donations$70.60

Pause before giving. This filing reports that 70.6% of spending went to fundraising and 27.9% went to mission work. Ask the charity to explain these numbers and show recent results.

Has the pattern changed?

Each bar shows the share of annual spending reported for mission work, management, and fundraising.

202427.9% mission
202335.2% mission
202299.7% mission

Money in and money out

Revenue$4,760,645
Expenses$4,821,772
Annual shortfall $61,127 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,347,181 · 27.9% of expenses
Management and office costs$68,915 · 1.4% of expenses
Fundraising$3,405,676 · 70.6% of expenses
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Revenue$4,760,645
Expenses$4,821,772
Assets$385,611
Income$4,760,645
Contributions$18,074
Mission work (program services)$1,347,181
Fundraising$3,405,676
Grants given$2,261,783
Average grant$25,702
Management and general$68,915
Accounting fees$30,444
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation
ALEJANDRA BELTRANTREASURER · 32 hrs/week $32,003

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (3)

ALEJANDRA BELTRANTREASURER

JUSTIN HALLPRESIDENT

LARRY FELLITOVICE PRESIDE

About this charity

Recognized since
January 2020
Location
4985 SUNFLOWER PLACE, WOODBURY, MN 55129
County
Washington
In care of
JUSTIN HALL
Primary officer
JUSTIN HALL, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
January 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
TDHCD INC
NTEE classification
Community & Neighborhood Development (S20)
IRS tax category
Community & Neighborhood Development
Grant-giving organization
Yes

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