CHAINLESS CHANGE INC

Financials

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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

4300 N UNIVERSITY DRIVE STE F-100, LAUDERHILL, FL 33351-6243

In care of

% EMORY M MITCHELL

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

EMORY M MITCHELL, 4300 NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE F100, LAUDERHILL, FL 33351

Signed the 990

EMORY M MITCHELL, PRESIDENT

Phone

(964) 338-0210

Website

WWW.CCIFL.ORG

Return prepared by

GUTIERREZ MADARIAGA CPA PA

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO RUN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO PROMOTE SELF SUFFICIENCY AND PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH ADVOCACY, PEER SUPPORT, MENTORSHIP, TRAINING, ETC.

Program accomplishments

• AS CHAINLESS CHANGE EVOLVES, WE'VE RECOGNIZED THAT SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SHOULD NOT BE OUR FOCUS. WHILE SERVICE PROVISION HAS VALUE, IT WILL NOT LEAD US TO COLLECTIVE LIBERATION. MOVING FORWARD, OUR WORK WILL BE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTINCT PILLARS-COLLECTIVE CARE, COMMUNITY-BUILDING, AND CAMPAIGNS & ADVOCACY-EACH DESIGNED TO STABILIZE OUR MEMBERS, BUILD POWER, AND DRIVE SYSTEMIC CHANGE TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS. PRESSING NEEDS AS WE CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THE MANY PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES OUTLINED THROUGH THE "THREE C" FRAMEWORK BELOW, OUR NEEDS CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND GROW. AS YOU CONSIDER HOW YOU CAN BEST SUPPORT OUR WORK IN 2025, OUR MOST PRESSING NEEDS INCLUDE: EXPANDING OUR TEAM: TO REDUCE OUR CURRENT POWER WAITLIST AND MEET THIS MOMENT WITH INCREASED ORGANIZING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORK, WE MUST IMPLEMENT AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CARE TEAM MODEL. THIS WILL REQUIRE HIRING SPECIALIZED NAVIGATORS IN EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND HEALTH, ALONG WITH A TARGETED CASE MANAGER. THE COST OF HIRING, ONBOARDING, TRAINING, AND SUSTAINING THIS TEAM IS PROJECTED TO BE 325,000 ANNUALLY. IMPLEMENTING NEW SOFTWARE: TO BETTER TRACK AND MONITOR PROGRAMMATIC OUTCOMES, WE NEED NEW, CUSTOMIZABLE SOFTWARE TO REPLACE OUR CURRENT TOOL, APRICOT SOCIAL SOLUTIONS. WE ARE EXPLORING EXPONENT CASE MANAGEMENT AS A LONG-TERM SOLUTION. THE CUSTOM BUILD, IMPLEMENTATION, AND TECH SUPPORT FOR THIS TOOL WILL COST APPROXIMATELY 65,000, WITH AN ANNUAL LICENSING FEE OF 10,000 THEREAFTER. ?OUTFITS RV RESTOCKING: WITH THAT SAID, THE COST OF SUSTAINING OUTFITS IN 2025 WILL BE HIGH, AND WE KNOW IT MUST BE A FOCAL POINT OF OUR FUNDRAISING AND IN-KIND DONATION COLLECTION EFFORTS. HAVING HELD JUST FOUR OUTFITS EVENTS THUS FAR, WE HAVE ALREADY DISTRIBUTED SIX MONTHS OF CLOTHING DONATIONS. WE MUST ALSO COMPENSATE TWO FULL-TIME STAFF AND TWO STIPEND- BASED MEMBERS DURING ALL HOURS OUTFITS OPERATES. WE ALSO FUND STAFF TIME FOR PROCURING, STOCKING, AND INVENTORYING SUPPLIES, CLEANING AND MAINTAINING THE UNIT, REFUELING, AND DRIVING IT FROM PLACE TO PLACE. OUTFITS ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATIONS: ALIGNED WITH OUR COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE, WE MUST CONVERT THE BATHROOM FLOORING IN OUTFITS TO TILE, REPLACE THE CARPET IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE, AND PROVIDE REINFORCEMENT FOR THE EXISTING CLOSET. WHILE THIS WILL COST ABOUT 30,000, IT IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE INDIVIDUALS WITH MOBILITY CHALLENGES CAN ACCESS THE UNIT (AND IT WILL ALLOW US TO BETTER CLEAN IT BETWEEN USES). COMMUNITY-BASED LEGAL ADVOCACY (CBLA): ONE OF OUR NEWEST INITIATIVES, CBLA WILL EQUIP JUSTICE-INVOLVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH LEGAL SELF-HELP INFORMATION, TOOLS FOR SELF-ADVOCACY AND COLLECTIVE ACTION, KNOWLEDGE TO OFFER SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE TO OTHERS IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS, BOND SUPPORT (FOR MEMBERS), AND ASSISTANCE WITH LAWYERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH ATTORNEYS AND OTHER LEGAL PROFESSIONALS TO PURSUE FAIRER COURTROOM OUTCOMES. TO SUPPORT THE ROLLOUT OF CBLA, WE NEED COLLECTIVE CARE PEERS OPTIMISTICALLY WORKING TO END RECIDIVISM (POWER) POWER IS A PEER-LED PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES LIFE-SUSTAINING RESOURCES AND REFERRALS TO APPROXIMATELY 200 MEMBERS YEARLY THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED REENTRY AND RECOVERY (R&R) PLANS TAILORED TO EACH MEMBER'S NEEDS. THESE PLANS ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH), TARGETING THE ROOT CAUSES OF REARREST, RELAPSE, CRISES, AND MORTALITY. TO COMPLEMENT THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCE, OUR PEERS RECEIVE ONGOING TRAINING IN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO SUPPORT MEMBERS WITH: ECONOMIC STABILITY: WE HELP MEMBERS SECURE EMPLOYMENT OR ACCESS ENTITLEMENTS LIKE SNAP, SSI/SSD, AND HOUSING VOUCHERS. MUTUAL AID RESOURCES, INCLUDING EMERGENCY CASH ASSISTANCE, ALLEVIATE FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS THAT COULD LEAD TO SURVIVAL CRIMES. EDUCATION ACCESS: WE CONNECT MEMBERS WITH EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. HEALTHCARE ACCESS: WE PROVIDE HARM REDUCTION INFORMATION, CONNECT MEMBERS TO INSURANCE AND LOW-COST HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, MAKE REFERRALS, AND COVER CO-PAYS OR MEDICATION COSTS AS NEEDED. HOUSING AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT: WE OFFER SUPPORT WITH DOWN PAYMENTS, APPLICATION FEES, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, EVICTION PREVENTION MEASURES, AND RECOVERY-BASED HOUSING. WE ALSO OFFER BUS PASSES AND LEGAL SUPPORT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING. SOCIAL & COMMUNITY: WE PROMOTE SOCIAL COHESION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH REGULARLY SCHEDULED COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES AND POLITICAL EDUCATION SESSIONS. LEGAL NEEDS: WE PROVIDE LEGAL SUPPORT WITH FINES, FEES, PROBATION, PENDING CASES, AND LEGAL CRISES TO HELP REDUCE RECIDIVISM RATES AND PROMOTE MEMBER STABILITY. UPDATES/SUCCESSES: POWER HAS SUPPORTED OVER 800 PEOPLE SINCE 2019, WITH AN ANNUAL RECIDIVISM RATE BELOW 15% (COMPARED TO 65% NATIONALLY). HOWEVER, THE DAY-TO-DAY FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL NEEDS HAS LIMITED OUR BASE-BUILDING AND LONG-TERM SYSTEMS CHANGE EFFORTS, PROMPTING THE DECISION TO MOVE TOWARD THE CARE TEAM MODEL. OUTFITS MOBILE OUTREACH A NEW MEMBER-LED INITIATIVE OFFERING RESOURCES FOR AT LEAST 400 GUESTS ANNUALLY, OUTFITS WILL MEET THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF NEWLY RELEASED RETURNING CITIZENS AND THOSE AT HIGH RISK OF ARREST. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND CLOTHING, HOT MEALS, WARM SHOWERS, AND HARM REDUCTION SUPPLIES, OUTFITS WILL OFFER VITAL INFORMATION ON HOUSING, HEALTH, LEGAL, AND CASE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES. REFLECTIVE OF OUR COMMITMENT TO BUILDING COMMUNITY AND ADDRESSING ROOT CAUSES, OUTFITS EXPANDS OUR CAPACITY, ADDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR BASE-BUILDING, AND WILL INTERRUPT CRISES THAT OFTEN LEAD TO REARREST. UPDATES/SUCCESSES: IN 2023, WE PURCHASED AND BEGAN RETROFITTING THE MOBILE OUTREACH UNIT, INCLUDING ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATIONS. WE UNVEILED OUTFITS AT THE LIFESTYLEZ HEALTH EXPO IN NOVEMBER AND ARE PILOTING IT OVER A THREE-MONTH LEARNING/FEEDBACK PERIOD. CIRCLE OF CHANGE PEN PAL INITIATIVE HEALTHY COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS DURING INCARCERATION ARE CRUCIAL FOR HEALING AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY. LAUNCHED IN 2021 IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 ISOLATION, "CIRCLE OF CHANGE" CONNECTS INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WITH CCI VOLUNTEERS THROUGH REGULAR LETTER-WRITING. PEN PALS OFFER ENCOURAGEMENT, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND CONNECTION TO THOSE SEPARATED FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS, INCREASING THEIR CHANCES OF SUCCESSFUL/SUSTAINED REENTRY. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 40 PEOPLE INVOLVED AND NEED ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS TO GROW THIS IMPACTFUL INITIATIVE. BAGS OF HOPE EACH QUARTER, WE PREPARE 500 HYGIENE KITS FOR CCI MEMBERS AND TO DISTRIBUTE THROUGH OUTFITS MOBILE OUTREACH WORK. THESE KITS PROVIDE ESSENTIAL ITEMS THAT PROMOTE DIGNITY, HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING, ENSURING THAT BASIC NEEDS ARE MET AS INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATE REENTRY, HOMELESSNESS, AND OTHER RECOVERY. COMMUNITY-BUILDING COMMUNITY ADVOCATES MOBILIZING FOR POWER (CAMP) CAMP EQUIPS PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM WITH ORGANIZING TOOLS TO CHALLENGE MASS INCARCERATION, ADVANCE SYSTEMS CHANGE, AND MAKE MEANINGFUL LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS. CAMP ALSO PROVIDES SPACES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO CONNECT, HEAL, AND BUILD SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WHILE WORKING TO DISRUPT THE STATUS QUO. TOGETHER, WE ADVOCATE FOR: COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE MODELS THAT CAN ADDRESS HARM, VIOLENCE, AND NON-EMERGENCY 911 CALLS WITHOUT POLICE, CORRECTIONS, OR COURT SYSTEMS LIFE-SAVING RESOURCES FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED PEOPLE WHO NEED SPECIALIZED CARE ENDING STATE-SANCTIONED VIOLENCE, NEGLIGENCE, AND MISCONDUCT ELIMINATING FINES/FEES AND THE CRIMINALIZATION OF POVERTY ELIMINATING THE PROFITS AND INCENTIVES ASSOCIATED WITH MASS INCARCERATION HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION FOR JUSTICE-IMPACTED PEOPLE UPDATES/SUCCESSES: WE STRONGLY OPPOSED BSO'S 28 MILLION BUDGET INCREASE REQUEST FOR THEIR FAILING 911 SYSTEM, SUCCESSFULLY LIMITING THEIR FUNDING TO 4 MILLION FOR DISPATCHER SALARY INCREASES AND PROMPTING DISCUSSIONS AMONG COMMISSIONERS ABOUT REROUTING NON-EMERGENCY CALLS TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. WE WERE ALSO INVITED TO JOIN THE FORT LAUDERDALE CHIEF'S COMMUNITY WORKGROUP, WHERE WE INFLUENCED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CO-RESPONDER PROGRAM PAIRING MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WITH POLICE DURING CRISIS RESPONSE CALLS. SINCE JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, CAMP HAS ALSO HOSTED OVER 20 RECOVERY-ORIENTED GATHERINGS TO BUILD KNOWLEDGE AND ORGANIZING POWER. PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR INCLUDE OFFERING MORE MEMBER TRAININGS, IMPLEMENTING RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CIRCLES, AND DEEPENING OUR OVERALL INVESTMENTS IN MEMBERS ACTIVELY ORGANIZING. DESPITE FLORIDA'S ATTEMPTS TO SILENCE US THROUGH BILLS LIKE HB1, WE WILL CONTINUE CHALLENGING INEQUITIES WHILE UTILIZING COLLECTIVE CARE TO MODEL THE WORLD WE WANT TO SEE. VOTING & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FLORIDA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF INTENTIONALLY EXCLUDING JUSTICE-INVOLVED PEOPLE FROM CIVIC AND POLITICAL PROCESSES. AS SUCH, WE PROMOTE CIVIC INVOLVEMENT BY BUILDING POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE, POWER, AND PUBLIC PRESENCE AMONG OUR BASE. LAST YEAR, WE UNDERWENT AN EXTENSIVE AND COMPLICATED PROC
  Expenses $990,117

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

83-3657191

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

2019

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Crime and legal-related (I40)

Assets (IRS master file)

$437,208

Income (IRS master file)

$894,006

Filing history

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 83-3657191).

Questions about CHAINLESS CHANGE INC

What is the EIN of CHAINLESS CHANGE INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of CHAINLESS CHANGE INC is 83-3657191.

Is CHAINLESS CHANGE INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.

Are donations to CHAINLESS CHANGE INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does CHAINLESS CHANGE INC 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 CHAINLESS CHANGE INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did CHAINLESS CHANGE INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Who is the principal officer of CHAINLESS CHANGE INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names EMORY M MITCHELL.

Who are the officers and directors of CHAINLESS CHANGE INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $128,077 (EMORY M MITCHELL, PRESIDENT).

How much revenue does CHAINLESS CHANGE INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $894,006, expenses of $1,141,497 and total assets of $437,208 at year end.

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