Nonprofit · EIN 16-0990318
CENTER FOR TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION
Tax-exempt · ITHACA, NY 14851
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,036,573 | $3,677,651 | $358,922 | $3,274,600 | $347,059 | $2,927,541 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,285,907 | $3,824,990 | -$539,083 | $2,876,738 | $308,119 | $2,568,619 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,883,156 | $3,503,664 | $379,492 | $3,567,040 | $459,340 | $3,107,700 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,456,238
- of which government grants
- $136,495
- Program service revenue
- $483,467
- Investment income
- $92,601
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$12,067
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $11,755
- Other revenue
- $4,267
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $259,593
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $191,692
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,611,741
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,144,579
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $15,760
- Accounting fees
- $16,232
- Occupancy
- $88,339
- Travel
- $49,884
- Depreciation
- $2,176
- Program services (functional)
- $3,107,571
- Management and general (functional)
- $395,339
- Fundraising (functional)
- $174,741
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,876,738
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,274,600
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $347,059
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,927,541
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,113
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,794,915
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,132,626
- Gross receipts
- $4,055,237
- Employees
- 91
- Volunteers
- 350
- Year formed
- 1971
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANKE WESSELS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $46,554 | $62,569 |
| LISA MARSELLA | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $82,569 | $0 |
| MICHELLE THEVENIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN FLEMING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON NADIG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GLEN DOWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FOOTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN GARNESE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLI GRAVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE RAMZY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA LARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON SRIBARRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANKE WESSELS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $45,472 | $62,569 |
| LISA ANN MARSELLA | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $80,283 | $0 |
| MICHELLE THEVENIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINICK RECCKIO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER KOLAKOWSKI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GLEN DOWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DHYANA KUHL GONZALEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN FLEMING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE RAMZY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT KLEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA LARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANKE WESSELS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $45,380 | $64,391 |
| LISA ANN MARSELLA | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $74,050 | $0 |
| CATHY A ENZ | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINICK RECCKIO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE THEVENIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER KOLAKOWSKI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| HAYLEY HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DHYANA KUHL GONZALEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MESSMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE RAMZY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SULLIVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 760, ITHACA, NY 14851-0760
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MICHELLE THEVENIN, PO BOX 760, ITHACA, NY 14853
- Signed the 990
- MICHELLE THEVENIN, BOARD PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (607) 255-6202
- Return prepared by
- SCIARABBA WALKER & CO LLP
Mission
TO ESTABLISH AND CONDUCT PROGRAMS FOR THE UNDERSTANDING AND PROMOTIONOF TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION AND ITS RELATION TO SOCIAL CHANGE.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION HELPS CREATE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SOCIALLY JUST, ECOLOGICALLY SOUND, AND WORK FOR EVERYONE. WE DO THIS THROUGH OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND BY SUPPORTING SYSTEM-CHANGING PROJECTS WITH INCUBATOR AND FISCAL SPONSORSHIP SERVICES. OUR PROJECTS WORK TO TRANSFORM THE STRUCTURES, AS WELL AS THE HABITS OF MIND, THAT PRODUCE INEQUITIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES, COUNTRY, AND THE WORLD.Expenses $3,107,571 · grants $259,593 · revenue $488,046
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 16-0990318
- 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
- 1972
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,274,600
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,055,237
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,036,573 | $3,677,651 | $3,274,600 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,285,907 | $3,824,990 | $2,876,738 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,883,156 | $3,503,664 | $3,567,040 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,192,621 | $2,760,675 | $2,999,391 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 16-0990318).
Questions about CENTER FOR TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION
- What is the EIN of CENTER FOR TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTER FOR TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION is 16-0990318.
- Is CENTER FOR TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
- Are donations to CENTER FOR TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CENTER FOR TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION 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 CENTER FOR TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CENTER FOR TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CENTER FOR TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MICHELLE THEVENIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTER FOR TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $46,554 (ANKE WESSELS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CENTER FOR TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,036,573, expenses of $3,677,651 and total assets of $3,274,600 at year end.
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