Nonprofit · EIN 52-1305780
CHANGE ELEMENTAL
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20006
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,807,520 | $2,118,177 | $689,343 | $4,700,416 | $246,667 | $4,453,749 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,204,947 | $2,647,396 | -$442,449 | $3,884,366 | $241,586 | $3,642,780 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,715,754 | $2,517,544 | $198,210 | $4,033,930 | $198,928 | $3,835,002 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,933,677
- Program service revenue
- $788,183
- Investment income
- $85,397
- Royalties
- $263
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $6,254
- Other revenue
- $263
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,759
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $307,602
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,006,142
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,599,397
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $73,491
- Travel
- $90,018
- Depreciation
- $5,785
- Program services (functional)
- $1,591,664
- Management and general (functional)
- $461,978
- Fundraising (functional)
- $64,535
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,884,366
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,700,416
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $246,667
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,453,749
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $10,887
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,077,614
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,534,660
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,919,089
- Gross receipts
- $7,868,592
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1983
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elissa Sloan Perry | Former Co-Director, Director Prefiguring Futures Officer | 40 | $167,064 | $43,732 |
| Delia Allen O'Brien | CoWeaver, Director of Finance and Operation Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,373 | $33,190 |
| Aja Duncan | Senior Consultant Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,883 | $23,088 |
| Natalie Bamdad | CoWeaver, Senior Consultant Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,490 | $15,519 |
| Natasha Winegar | Coweaver, Director of Learning & Narrative Strateg Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,292 | $7,355 |
| Tamitha Walker-Mckinnis | Senior Consultant Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,368 | $17,253 |
| Mark Leach | Former Co-Director, Senior Consultant Officer | 20 | $108,107 | $6,622 |
| Zulayka Santiago | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marissa Tirona | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Greene | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ananda Valenzuela | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Damon Azali-Rojas | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephanie Gutierrez | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tisch Tchume | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sage Crump | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jen Willsea | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elissa Sloan Perry | Former Co-Director, Director Prefiguring Futures Officer | 40 | $160,040 | $29,346 |
| Aja Duncan | Senior Consultant Highest-paid employee | 40 | $151,583 | $21,032 |
| Tamitha Walker-Mckinnis | Senior Consultant Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,990 | $15,839 |
| Delia Allen O'Brien | CoWeaver, Director of Finance and Operation Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,195 | $18,555 |
| Natalie Bamdad | CoWeaver, Senior Consultant Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,528 | $12,199 |
| Natasha Winegar | Coweaver, Director of Learning & Narrative Strateg Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,554 | $4,578 |
| Mark Leach | Former Co-Director, Senior Consultant Officer | 25 | $76,675 | $4,277 |
| Zulayka Santiago | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marissa Tirona | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Greene | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ananda Valenzuela | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Damon Azali-Rojas | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephanie Gutierrez | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tisch Tchume | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sage Crump | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jen Willsea | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Leach | Former Co-Director Officer | 40 | $141,713 | $46,438 |
| Elissa Sloan Perry | Co-Director Officer | 40 | $148,818 | $38,090 |
| Aja Duncan | Senior Consultant Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,674 | $22,542 |
| Tamitha Walker-Mckinnis | Senior Consultant Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,327 | $14,791 |
| Delia Allen O'Brien | Hub Member, Dir. of Finance & Ops Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,138 | $21,118 |
| David Greene | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ananda Valenzuela | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Damon Azali-Rojas | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephanie Gutierrez | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Zulayka Santiago | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tisch Tchume | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marissa Tirona | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1717 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 1025, WASHINGTON, DC 20006-3951
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Delia Allen O'Brien, 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue NW 1025, Washington, DC 20006
- Signed the 990
- Delia Allen O'Brien, Director of Finance and Operations
- Phone
- (202) 659-1963
- Website
- www.changeelemental.org
- Return prepared by
- Rogers & Company PLLC
Mission
The primary program of Change Elemental involves providing individualized, in depth support to nonprofit groups that are grappling with organizational problems, challenged by change or growth, or striving to become stronger. Change Elemental works exclusively with groups committed to a just, humane and sustainable society. The issues Change Elemental helps social purpose organizations to address include: purpose and priorities, organizational structure, managerial styles, financial management, fund-raising, working relationships, board development, and planning.
Program accomplishments
- Consulting - The primary program of Change Elemental involves providing individualized, in depth support to nonprofit groups that are grappling with organizational problems, challenged by change or growth, or striving to become stronger. Change Elemental works exclusively with groups committed to a just, humane and sustainable society. The issues Change Elemental helps social purpose organizations to address include: purpose and priorities, organizational structure, managerial styles, financial management, fund-raising, working relationships, board development, and planning.Expenses $1,575,032 · grants $4,759 · revenue $788,183
- The Prefiguring Futures Lab-The Prefiguring Futures Lab is a generator for power with and power within (and appropriate uses of power over)--for the be-how and know-how of advancing liberatory transformation. Rooted in the elements of liberatory transformation, it provides experiences, experiments, and practice--as well as some resources and tools--for tending to the being and doing of prefiguring liberation.Expenses $14,132
- Karl Mathiasen Capacity building Fund -- Change Elemental created the Karl Mathiasen Capacity Building Fund to provide subsidies to groups who need our assistance but cannot afford the full fees. Change Elemental raises money each year to support the KM Fund. The KM Fund helps social organizations at the national and community level to do what they do better by: (a) strengthening their clarity of purpose, (b) defining the most effective strategies to meet new challenges, and (c) structuring themselves more powerfully to make a difference.Expenses $2,500
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-1305780
- 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
- 1983
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S50Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,700,416
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,868,592
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $2,807,520 | $2,118,177 | $4,700,416 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $2,204,947 | $2,647,396 | $3,884,366 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $2,715,754 | $2,517,544 | $4,033,930 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $3,377,819 | $2,886,368 | $3,894,914 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 52-1305780).
Questions about CHANGE ELEMENTAL
- What is the EIN of CHANGE ELEMENTAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHANGE ELEMENTAL is 52-1305780.
- Is CHANGE ELEMENTAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
- Are donations to CHANGE ELEMENTAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHANGE ELEMENTAL 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 ELEMENTAL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHANGE ELEMENTAL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CHANGE ELEMENTAL?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Delia Allen O'Brien.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHANGE ELEMENTAL?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $167,064 (Elissa Sloan Perry, Former Co-Director, Director Prefiguring Futures).
- How much revenue does CHANGE ELEMENTAL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,807,520, expenses of $2,118,177 and total assets of $4,700,416 at year end.
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