Act to Change

Analysis

Act to Change is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Act to Change reported income of $479k and spending of $224k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $479k (-62%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 18% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Act to Change sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include JTD Hospital Foundation ($479k), Dispute Resolution Center of Montgomery County Inc ($479k) and Cerebral Palsy of Northwest Indiana Inc ($479k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $16k (7.3% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.0m.