Nonprofit · EIN 45-1463482
CHANGE IS SIMPLE INCORPORATED
Tax-exempt · BEVERLY, MA 01915
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,392,325 | $1,371,802 | $20,523 | $1,560,694 | $279,474 | $1,281,220 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $399,789 | $432,789 | -$33,000 | $1,497,332 | $205,043 | $1,292,289 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $995,988
- of which government grants
- $7,500
- Program service revenue
- $378,158
- Investment income
- $18,179
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$1,881
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $185,614
- Other salaries and wages
- $806,468
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,138,229
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $22,174
- Occupancy
- $66,312
- Travel
- $20,078
- Depreciation
- $17,938
- Program services (functional)
- $1,077,566
- Management and general (functional)
- $109,083
- Fundraising (functional)
- $185,153
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,555,336
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,560,694
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $279,474
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,281,220
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $28,492
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $906,220
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $375,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,404,206
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN BELMONTE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $83,405 | $10,735 |
| PATRICK BELMONTE | CEO Officer | 40 | $90,308 | $0 |
| RICHARD P GRANDONI | CHAIR Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX DEVEREAUX | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TARA MORRIS | CLERK Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGES DYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER FORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY GREINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MEAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY MICHETTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNA MURPHY SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN W BELMONTE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $68,769 | $6,599 |
| PATRICK C BELMONTE | CEO Officer | 40 | $68,769 | $0 |
| RICHARD P GRANDONI | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX DEVEREAUX | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EMMA HESS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNA MURPHY SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGES DYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY GREINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON JENNINGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATASHA LAMB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MEAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| INGRID MILES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RODNEY SINCLAIR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 100 CUMMINGS CTR STE 227Q, BEVERLY, MA 01915-6241
- In care of
- % PATRICK/LAUREN
- Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
- 8 Enon Street, Beverly MA 01915
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LAUREN W BELMONTE, 100 CUMMINGS CENTER, BEVERLY, MA 01915
- Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
- Lauren Belmonte, 18 Gardner Street, South Hamilton MA 01982
- Signed the 990
- LAUREN W BELMONTE, CO-DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (978) 344-2155
- Website
- www.changeissimple.org
- Return prepared by
- BERNARD JOHNSON & COMPANY PC
Mission
TO INSTILL LIFELONG SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THAT INSPIRES ACTION FOR HEALTHY PEOPLE, PLANET AND COMMUNITY
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATION PROGRAMS: CHANGE IS SIMPLES SUPER-CHARGED STEM CURRICULUM BRINGS ENVIRONMENTAL, SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE EDUCATION TO MORE THAN 7,000 ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA EACH YEAR. THE PROGRAM TRANSFORMS CLASSROOMS INTO ECOSYSTEMS AND LABS, AND KIDS INTO ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS; SOLVING THE MOST PRESSING ENVIROMENTAL AND CLIMATE ISSUES. BUT WHAT THE STUDENTS LEARN IS NOT JUST SCIENCE; IT IS MATH, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, ENGINEERING, PROBLEM SOLVING, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND MORE, ALL TAUGHT THROUGH THE LENS OF SUSTAINABILITY. LESSONS BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE NATURAL WORLD AND THE HIGHLY COMPLEX MODERN WORLD IN WHICH WE ALL RESIDE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, STUDENTS ARE ENGAGED IN THEIR LEARNING, IMPROVING SKILLS, AND TAKING MEANINGFUL ACTION FOR THEIR OWN HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT.Expenses $1,077,566 · revenue $1,392,325
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | Check at the IRS |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-1463482
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,560,694
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,404,206
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,392,325 | $1,371,802 | $1,560,694 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $399,789 | $432,789 | $1,497,332 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $639,131 | $824,132 | $1,579,365 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: Lauren Belmonte | December 31, 2013 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 45-1463482).
Questions about CHANGE IS SIMPLE INCORPORATED
- What is the EIN of CHANGE IS SIMPLE INCORPORATED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHANGE IS SIMPLE INCORPORATED is 45-1463482.
- Is CHANGE IS SIMPLE INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to CHANGE IS SIMPLE INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHANGE IS SIMPLE INCORPORATED file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CHANGE IS SIMPLE INCORPORATED due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHANGE IS SIMPLE INCORPORATED last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CHANGE IS SIMPLE INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LAUREN W BELMONTE.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHANGE IS SIMPLE INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $83,405 (LAUREN BELMONTE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CHANGE IS SIMPLE INCORPORATED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,392,325, expenses of $1,371,802 and total assets of $1,560,694 at year end.
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