Nonprofit · EIN 33-0902617
SOLUTIONS FOR CHANGE INC
Tax-exempt · VISTA, CA 92083
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,864,532 | $4,155,381 | -$290,849 | $8,188,113 | $13,921,043 | -$5,732,930 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $3,787,079 | $6,355,258 | -$2,568,179 | $8,355,684 | $13,554,446 | -$5,198,762 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,928,893
- of which government grants
- $107,370
- Program service revenue
- $1,072,313
- Investment income
- -$2,276
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$2,276
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$135,283
- Other revenue
- -$134,398
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $141,118
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,295,862
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,682,020
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $13,254
- Accounting fees
- $263,915
- Occupancy
- $150,640
- Depreciation
- $268,313
- Program services (functional)
- $3,122,670
- Management and general (functional)
- $852,095
- Fundraising (functional)
- $180,616
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,355,684
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,188,113
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $13,921,043
- Net assets, end of year
- -$5,732,930
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,990,995
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$5,732,930
- Gross receipts
- $4,059,461
- Employees
- 35
- Volunteers
- 625
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS MEGISON | President & CEO Officer | 40 | $113,509 | $27,609 |
| JASON VENTETUOLO | VP COMMUNITY ENGAG | 40 | $100,000 | $0 |
| MIKE KENNEDY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK T EALY CFP CPA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CHEN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GLORIA FOOTE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEANNE ABRAHAM | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK LANDERS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CONRAD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRET SCHANZENBACH | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN OGUS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOBY WIIK | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS MEGISON | President & CEO Officer | 40 | $191,596 | $26,671 |
| DENNIS BONE | Executive VP | 40 | $109,787 | $1,485 |
| MIKE KENNEDY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK T EALY CFP CPA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CHEN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GLORIA FOOTE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEANNE ABRAHAM | CHAIRWOMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN CUNEEN BOOTH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK LANDERS | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CONRAD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRET SCHANZENBACH | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN OGUS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOBY WIIK | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 722 W CALIFORNIA AVE, VISTA, CA 92083-3565
- In care of
- % MICHAEL C MEGISON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRIS CHEN, 722 W CALIFORNIA AVENUE, VISTA, CA 92083
- Signed the 990
- CHRIS CHEN, Treasurer
- Phone
- (760) 941-6545
- Website
- WWW.SOLUTIONSFORCHANGE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Leaf & Cole LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 33-0902617 or by the name SOLUTIONS FOR CHANGE INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
To solve family homelessness, one family, one community at a time.
Program accomplishments
- With increased emphasis on its workforce development, child welfare interventions and adult empowerment programs, Solutions for Change continued its decades long promise to operate its residential family recovery programs drugfree and accountability based. Due to an aggressive multibillion dollar expansion of the dependency-making Housing First approach, a systemwide set of policies that enable the once homeless to use illicit drugs, remain unemployed and refuse services while living in public funded housing, Solutions is now one of the last remaining homeless housing and service orgs that deliver results that end dependency. The decision to stand firm on its core values to solve the root causes of family homelessness resulted in the nonprofit making the decision to voluntarily return over $83 million in hard fought family housing resources. The decision was made after years of legal wrangling when it became evident that no federal, state, or local resources would help protect homeless parents and their children from the explosion of an enabled drug culture riddled with overdose, deaths and criminal impacts, all of which pointed back to Housing First. Although those losses greatly impacted the people and programs of Solutions for Change, the organization recommitted to a multiyear repurposing effort, free of government funding, that began in earnest in 2022. Called We Are One Us, the effort involves over 100 Solutions for Change graduates, called Overcomers, who have rallied around the nonprofit to advance its mission and vision of solving the root causes of family homelessness. With the Overcomers leading the way the question they are asking is: What if the answer to the homeless problem is staring us all in the face? What if the solution is the homeless themselves, engaged in a purposeful way and equipped and inspired into jobs that end dependency for others like them, through initiatives like what Solutions for Change builds and implements?Expenses $3,122,670 · revenue $1,072,313
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.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 33-0902617
- 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
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P85)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,188,113
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,059,461
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,864,532 | $4,155,381 | $8,188,113 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,787,079 | $6,355,258 | $8,355,684 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,226,202 | $4,993,199 | $11,521,449 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 33-0902617).
Questions about SOLUTIONS FOR CHANGE INC
- What is the EIN of SOLUTIONS FOR CHANGE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOLUTIONS FOR CHANGE INC is 33-0902617.
- Is SOLUTIONS FOR CHANGE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to SOLUTIONS FOR CHANGE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOLUTIONS FOR 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 SOLUTIONS FOR 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 SOLUTIONS FOR 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 SOLUTIONS FOR CHANGE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHRIS CHEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOLUTIONS FOR CHANGE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $113,509 (CHRIS MEGISON, President & CEO).
- How much revenue does SOLUTIONS FOR CHANGE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,864,532, expenses of $4,155,381 and total assets of $8,188,113 at year end.
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