EIN 45-3035382

Degrees of Change

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
34
City
Year formed
2012
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Degrees of Change increases college success for underrepresented students, providing leadership training, college access and success strategies and career development services.
Total revenues
$2,336,948
2023
Total expenses
$3,186,957
2023
Total assets
$1,419,493
2023
Num. employees
34
2023

Program areas at Degrees of Change

Act six: provided direct service in tacoma-seattle and national office support to 6 affiliate organizations to recruit, select, train and support 470 scholars and 614 graduates at 17 partner private liberal arts colleges on full scholarships from seattle-tacoma, spokane, yakima, portland-salem, minneapolis-st. paul, chicago and indianapolis.
Seed: provided direct service in tacoma-seattle to recruit, select, train and support 69 interns with paid, professional summer internships at 18 partner employers in pierce and king counties and provided direct service in tacoma to recruit, select, train, and support 15 scholars on 1 college campus who want to be educators.
Guided insight: 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.

Who funds Degrees of Change

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationK-12 Education; Postsecondary Education; Research and Learning Opportunities$753,565
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund (GSPF)Community & Human Services$250,000
Kresge FoundationTo Subsidize School District Access To the Degrees of Change Digital App, Guided Insight, To Enable Analysis, Reporting, and Visualization of Student Enrollment Data.$150,000
...and 31 more grants received totalling $1,679,748

Personnel at Degrees of Change

NameTitleCompensation
Timothy HerronChief Executive Officer$149,000
Kelly Bay-MeyerChief Operating Officer$101,197
Alexander JeanbaptisteManager$117,322
Tim HerronPast Chief Executive Officer / President and Director
Arturo LucateroChair$0
...and 6 more key personnel

Financials for Degrees of Change

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,105,188
Program services$368,509
Investment income and dividends$7,551
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-95,948
Net income from fundraising events$-48,352
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$2,336,948

Form 990s for Degrees of Change

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062023-11-06990View PDF
2022-062022-11-09990View PDF
2021-062021-11-09990View PDF
2020-062021-02-19990View PDF
2019-062019-12-11990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s

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Data update history
October 18, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
July 31, 2024
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $50,818 from American Online Giving Foundation
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $15,000 from The Bamford Foundation
January 20, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 20, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsEducational service providersHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingManagement and technical assistanceTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 1573
Tacoma, WA 98401
Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
County
Pierce County, WA
Website URL
degreesofchange.org/ 
Phone
(253) 642-6712
IRS details
EIN
45-3035382
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2012
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B90: Educational Services
NAICS code, primary
611710: Educational Support Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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