CHANGE PLEASE USA INC
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $2.2M · expenses $2.2M · assets $1.0M
- EIN
- 87-1306141
- Address
- 1209 N ORANGE ST, WILMINGTON, DE 19801-1120
- Website
- https://changeplease-us.org
- NTEE code
- J22
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- May 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity, 509(a)(2)
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Public charity for the benefit of helping people experiencing homelessness into employment. This is through Job Training Transitional Program.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan McMillan | Chief Commercial Officer | 2021-2024 | $104,167 | $358,314 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cemal Ezel | CEO | 2021-2024 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alison Egan | CFO | 2022-2024 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nick Fox | Director | 2022-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tom Finke | Director | 2022-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sharon Eliatamby | Director | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Laurence Higgens (former) | Secretary | 2021 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Damaris Charnley (former) | Treasurer | 2021 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $104K · 10 employees · 5 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan McMillan | Chief Commercial Officer | 40 | $104,167 | $0 | $0 | $104,167 | 1 |
| Cemal Ezel | CEO | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alison Egan | CFO | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nick Fox | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tom Finke | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sharon Eliatamby | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $100K · 5 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan McMillan | Director of Operations | 40 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | 1 |
| Cemal Ezel | CEO | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alison Egan | CFO | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nick Fox | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tom Finke | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $100K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan McMillan | Director of Operations | 40 | $100,000 | - | $0 | $100,000 | 1 |
| Cemal Ezel | CEO | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alison Egan | CFO | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nick Fox | Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tom Finke | Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $54K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan McMillan | Director of Operations | 40 | $54,147 | - | - | $54,147 | 1 |
| Laurence Higgens | Secretary | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Cemal Ezel | President | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Damaris Charnley | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $2,178,132 | $2,200,078 | $1,004,883 | $154,885 | $498,236 | $1,674,499 | $104,167 | 10 | 5 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $670,587 | $330,233 | $687,569 | $176,696 | $541,175 | $30,398 | $100,000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| -$8,070 | $236,641 | $55,183 | -$163,658 | $30 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $150,004 | $69,622 | $126,268 | $81,053 | $150,004 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $120,000 in all, tax years 2022 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORGRIDGE FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “CHANGE PLEASE USA INC” | 2024 | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 | $100,000 | show |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $20,000 | 2022 | $20,000 | show |
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Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $2,200,078 spent · pay $445,292 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Cafe Coffee Supplies | $1,194,588 | $1,194,588 | - | - | 54.3% |
| Other salaries and wages | $297,325 | $288,766 | $8,559 | - | 13.5% | |
| Fees: legal | $236,008 | $114,302 | $79,706 | $42,000 | 10.7% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $104,167 | $101,168 | $2,999 | - | 4.7% | |
| Fees: other services | $97,591 | $97,591 | - | - | 4.4% | |
| Travel | $91,560 | $91,560 | - | - | 4.2% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $63,702 | $63,702 | - | - | 2.9% | |
| Payroll taxes | $43,800 | $43,800 | - | - | 2.0% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $20,754 | $20,754 | - | - | 0.9% | |
| Office expenses | $13,049 | $3,933 | $9,116 | - | 0.6% | |
| Other (as described) | Repairs Maintenance | $8,709 | $8,709 | - | - | 0.4% |
| Insurance | $6,671 | - | $6,671 | - | 0.3% | |
| Fees: accounting | $6,284 | - | $6,284 | - | 0.3% | |
| Other (as described) | Bank Service Charges | $6,024 | $5,255 | $769 | - | 0.3% |
| Interest | $5,360 | $2,360 | $3,000 | - | 0.2% | |
| Information technology | $2,393 | - | $2,393 | - | 0.1% | |
| Other (as described) | Professional Development | $1,651 | $1,651 | - | - | 0.1% |
| All other expenses | $442 | $442 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $2,200,078 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $330,233 spent · pay $152,654 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $100,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 | 30.3% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $40,605 | $40,605 | $0 | $0 | 12.3% | |
| Travel | $35,696 | $17,848 | $17,848 | - | 10.8% | |
| Fees: professional fundraisers | $34,707 | - | - | $34,707 | 10.5% | |
| Other (as described) | Cafe cost of products | $27,997 | $27,997 | $0 | $0 | 8.5% |
| Fees: other services | $14,688 | - | $14,688 | - | 4.4% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $14,344 | - | $14,344 | - | 4.3% | |
| Occupancy | $11,975 | $11,975 | - | - | 3.6% | |
| Fees: management | $11,425 | - | $11,425 | - | 3.5% | |
| Payroll taxes | $11,221 | $3,571 | $7,650 | $0 | 3.4% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $10,562 | $10,562 | $0 | $0 | 3.2% | |
| Office expenses | $7,009 | $650 | $6,359 | - | 2.1% | |
| Insurance | $5,400 | $2,700 | $2,700 | $0 | 1.6% | |
| Fees: accounting | $3,776 | - | $3,776 | - | 1.1% | |
| Other employee benefits | $828 | $0 | $828 | $0 | 0.3% | |
| Total | $330,233 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $236,641 spent · pay $186,283 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $186,283 | 78.7% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $31,754 | 13.4% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $15,854 | 6.7% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $2,750 | 1.2% | |
| Total | $236,641 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $69,622 spent · pay $54,448 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $54,448 | 78.2% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $13,820 | 19.9% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,213 | 1.7% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $141 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $69,622 | 100% |
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