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BE THE CHANGE CHARITY FOUNDATION INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization
BE THE CHANGE CHARITY FOUNDATION INC (EIN 99-1679424)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2026-01-13
IRS object ID
202630139349201883
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-01-13T12:27:51-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN874710711PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ELITIST BUSINESS SOLUTIONSBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13280 PEACHTREE RD NE ATLANTA GAddressLine1Txt
CityATLANTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30305ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN991679424EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BE THE CHANGE CHARITY FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% LAURIE BELLInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlBETHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6785320149PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11445 WOODMONT LANE NWAddressLine1Txt
CityATLANTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30315ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLAURIE M BELLPersonNm
Person TitleOWNERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6785320149PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-30SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKERA MORRISONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP03064422PTIN
Phone4705369197PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressBETHECHANGECHARITY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$67,531GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$21,304ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$42,338FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$16,253SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$26,085SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Other Revenue Total$6OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$47,395TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$3,478GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$3,072FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$433OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$265PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$18,090OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$25,338TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$22,057ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$22,057NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$10,254EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$10,254EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$10,254EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeBE THE CHANGE EXISTS TO EMPOWER CHILDREN BY PROVIDING TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCES, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS THAT CULTIVATE CONFIDENCE, RESILIENCE, COMPASSION, AND LEADERSHIP. THE ORGANIZATION DELIVERS INNOVATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO HELP CHILDREN REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL AND BECOME POSITIVE, ENGAGED CONTRIBUTORS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
LITTLE SADDLERS EQUESTRIAN PROGRAM - PROVIDED HANDS-ON EQUINE EDUCATION AND THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP EXPERIENCES TO CHILDREN INCLUDING YOUTH AFFECTED BY TRAUMA. PARTICIPANTS LEARNED RIDING BASICS SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY AND EMOTIONAL AWARENESS. SERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 CHILDREN.$1,000
FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM - OPERATED THREE COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY LOCATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE GROCERIES AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. SERVED APPROXIMATELY 1000 INDIVIDUALS. PROGRAM WAS FULLY VOLUNTEER-SUPPORTED.
GOLF FOR CHANGE PROGRAM- PROVIDED YOUTH AND ADULT GOLF EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT MULTIPLE PUBLIC COURSES AND INDOOR SIMULATOR FACILITIES. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED INSTRUCTION IN FUNDAMENTALS DISCIPLINE SPORTSMANSHIP AND CONFIDENCE-BUILDING. SERVED APPROXIMATELY 500 PARTICIPANTS ONBOARDED SIX GOLF INSTRUCTORS FORMED EIGHT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND RECEIVED APPROVAL AS AN LPGA GIRLS GOLF CHAPTER.$20,283
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$21,283TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
LAURIE BELL
CEO AND FOUNDER80$0$0$0
SARANA HARFORD
COO20$0$0$0
KENNETH SAUNDERS
CFO20$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonELITIST BUSINESS SOLUTIONSPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13280 PEACHTREE ROAD NEAddressLine1Txt
CityATLANTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30305ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4705369197PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Form720 Filed0Form720FiledInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Related Org Sect527 Org0RelatedOrgSect527OrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$67,525CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$67,525TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$67,525CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$67,525TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$67,525PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$6CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$67,531TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind
Public Support CY1700PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700PublicSupportPY170Pct

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CY Adj Net Income Distributable$0CYAdjNetIncomeDistributableAmt
CY Pct85 Adjusted Net Income$0CYPct85AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
CY Total Min Ast Distributable$0CYTotalMinAstDistributableAmt
CY Greater Adjusted Minimum$0CYGreaterAdjustedMinimumAmt
CY Income Tax Imposed PY$0CYIncomeTaxImposedPYAmt
CY Distributable As Adjusted$0CYDistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL FUNDRAISEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$46,221GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$3,883CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$42,338GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$46,221GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$3,883CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$42,338GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$42,338NetIncomeSummaryAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Licensed0LicensedInd
License Suspended Etc0LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With Nonmembers0GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity0MemberOfOtherEntityInd

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHARLETTA WATSONBusinessNameLine1Txt

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13280 PEACHTREE ROAD NEAddressLine1Txt
CityATLANTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30305ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev0CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr0CharitableDistributionRqrInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 8INTEREST INCOME 6
PART I, LINE 10THE BALANCE OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS WERE EACH USD 5,000 OR LESS.
PART I, LINE 161) OTHER EXPENSES SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES AMOUNT 3235 2) OTHER EXPENSES ADVERTISING AND MARKETING AMOUNT 2958 3) OTHER EXPENSES TAXES AMOUNT 846 4) OTHER EXPENSES SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS FOR OPERATIONS AMOUNT 2591 5) OTHER EXPENSES BUSINESS LICENSES AND FEES AMOUNT 265 6) OTHER EXPENSES COMMISSIONS AND FEES AMOUNT 116 7) OTHER EXPENSES BANK FEES AMOUNT 925 8) OTHER EXPENSES TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION AMOUNT 951 9) OTHER EXPENSES DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AMOUNT 3292 10) OTHER EXPENSES MEALS AMOUNT 1789 11) OTHER EXPENSES OFFICE EXPENSE AMOUNT 1122
990 EZ PAGE I,LINE 20BUSINESS VEHICLE LOAN INTEREST

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCED FIRST-YEAR ADMINISTRATIVE DELAYS AND DID NOT HAVE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO FILE TIMELY THE DELAY WAS NOT WILLFUL AS SOON AS THE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE THE RETURN WAS COMPLETED AND NEW PROCEDURES ARE IN PLACE TO PREVENT FUTURE DELAYSExplanationTxt

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