2025-10-16T12:33:10-05:00 2025-06-30 911623649 JOHNSON STONE & PAGANO PS 1501 REGENTS BLVD SUITE 100 FIRCREST WA 98466 990 2024-07-01 453035382 DEGREES OF CHANGE DEGR 2534440004 PO BOX 1573 TACOMA WA 98401 KELLY BAY-MEYER CEO 2536426712 2025-10-15 1 0 MARIA A ICHIYAMA P00705140 2535667070 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KELLY BAY-MEYER 1102 COMMERCE STREET SUITE 400 TACOMA WA 98401 1177201 0 X WWW.DEGREESOFCHANGE.ORG X 2012 WA TO INCREASE COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS FOR UNDERSERVED STUDENTS. 4 4 27 105 0 0 1926643 902519 317231 256542 9678 6953 -11627 -15884 2241925 1150130 0 0 0 0 1795333 1262906 0 23963 315946 550053 522467 2345386 1809336 -103461 -659206 1283947 515711 254909 145879 1029038 369832 TO PREPARE DIVERSE, HOMEGROWN LEADERS TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE AND CAREER IN ORDER TO BUILD MORE VIBRANT AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES. 0 0 227285 4075 ACT SIX: PROVIDED DIRECT SERVICE SUPPORT TO 366 SCHOLARS, INCLUDING 90 NEW GRADUATES, ACROSS 17 PARTNER PRIVATE LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES ON FULL SCHOLARSHIPS FROM SEATTLE-TACOMA, SPOKANE, YAKIMA, PORTLAND-SALEM, MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, CHICAGO AND INDIANAPOLIS. 424217 FOYOST: OPERATED A SOFTWARE WEB SERVICE TO HELP COLLEGE SUCCESS ORGANIZATIONS AND HIGH SCHOOLS EASILY VISUALIZE THEIR STUDENTS' COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND QUICKLY CALCULATE PERSISTENCE AND COMPLETION METRICS. THIS TOOL WAS SOLD IN MARCH 2023 BUT WE RETAINED AN EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO SELL IT IN WA STATE. 662037 252467 SEED: PROVIDED DIRECT SERVICE IN TACOMA-SEATTLE TO RECRUIT, SELECT, TRAIN AND SUPPORT 58 INTERNS WITH PAID, PROFESSIONAL SUMMER INTERNSHIPS AT 10 PARTNER EMPLOYERS IN PIERCE AND KING COUNTIES. PROVIDED DIRECT SERVICE IN TACOMA TO SUPPORT 24 SCHOLARS ON 1 COLLEGE CAMPUS WHO WANT TO BE EDUCATORS. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ANNUALLY SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS AND ARE ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS AT EACH ANNUAL BOARD MEETING. THE POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED IN ANY TRANSACTION INVOLVING A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISCUSSED THE COMPENSATION IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 191,092. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 22,829. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 55,306. TOTAL EXPENSES 269,227. PART XII, LINE 2C EXPLANATION THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.