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Center for Community Change
Also known as Community Change
Center for Community Change reported $53.3 million in revenue and $42.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.07 went to program services, $16.18 to management and general costs and $3.75 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $306,828 (CO-PRESIDENT (SEE SCHED O)). 71 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 3% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $43MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $53MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.1% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 16.2% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.7% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.4% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.5% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $306,828 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.72% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 71 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 12.6 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 18 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseStrengthen key capacities: supporting each of the organization's core strategies through key bodies of work: strategic communications, digital media, policy and advocacy, leadership development, social justice fellowships, and other forms of program support and development
Incubate movement innovation: acting as a fiscal sponsor for emerging initiatives housed at Community Change. All of these projects align with Community Change's mission to improve material conditions, reduce inequity, and amplify the voices of vulnerable communities
Advance a governing agenda: generating big ideas to advance economic, racial, and immigrant justice and building power to implement them locally and nationally
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO-PRESIDENT (SEE SCHED O) Director/trustee, officer, 31.50 hrs/week | $283,500 | $0 | $23,328 | $306,828 |
| CHIEF OF PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 26.25 hrs/week | $240,066 | $0 | $20,206 | $260,272 |
| CO-PRESIDENT (SEE SCHED O) Director/trustee, officer, 24.50 hrs/week | $220,500 | $0 | $16,730 | $237,230 |
| GENERAL COUNSEL Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $216,227 | $0 | $16,494 | $232,721 |
| STRAT ADV ON LEARNING & STRATEGY Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $201,897 | $0 | $22,476 | $224,373 |
| DIR. PEOPLE ADMINISTRATION Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $197,830 | $0 | $16,215 | $214,045 |
| COO/CFO (SEE SCHED O) Officer, 28.00 hrs/week | $193,849 | $0 | $16,525 | $210,374 |
| NATIONAL POLITICAL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $189,956 | $0 | $16,506 | $206,462 |
71 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Center for Community Change (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $863K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b18 · 16 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5139
- Volunteers Part I, line 616
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| GRASSROOTS SOLUTIONS INC Outreach & research consulting | $610,000 |
| AGIS PARTNERS LLC Outreach & research consulting | $553,350 |
| EUNIC EPSTEIN-ORTIZ Business operations consulting | $370,925 |
| GLYMPH CONSULTING LLC Business operations consulting | $310,662 |
| PAUL G GETSOS Project management | $301,875 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 24 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
25 private foundations reported grants to Center for Community Change totaling $11M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
Correct a figure or respond
Every number above is copied from Center for Community Change's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Center for Community Change, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Center for Community Change's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Center for Community Change reported that 80.1% of its $42.6 million in expenses went to program services, 16.2% to management and general and 3.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Center for Community Change pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Center for Community Change reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $306,828, for the role of CO-PRESIDENT (SEE SCHED O) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Center for Community Change get its money?
Of $53.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 98.4% came from contributions and grants and 1.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Center for Community Change a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-0888113 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202642409349301149 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202542279349303219 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202402279349304155 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322269349301257 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202241899349301004 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202121629349300907 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-0888113: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.