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BUILDING CHANGES

EIN 91-1410450 SEATTLE, WA

Revenue 2024
$7,741,301
Expenses 2024
$8,687,132

Program services were 85.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
G81B
Classification
1000
Street
1200 12TH AVE S STE 1200

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

BUILDING CHANGES ADVANCES EQUITABLE RESPONSES TO HOMELESSNESS IN WASHINGTON STATE, WITH A FOCUS ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES. WE WORK AT THE INTERSECTION OF HOUSING, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH SYSTEMS, PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC SYSTEMS TO PROMOTE RACIAL EQUITY AND LASTING SOLUTIONS TO HOMELESSNESS THROUGH GRANTMAKING, CAPACITY BUILDING, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BUILDING CHANGES ADVANCES EQUITABLE RESPONSES TO HOMELESSNESS IN WASHINGTON STATE, FOCUSING ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES. THROUGH GRANTMAKING, CAPACITY BUILDING, RESEARCH, AND ADVOCACY, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS ACROSS HOUSING, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH SYSTEMS TO ADDRESS RACIAL DISPARITIES AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. BUILDING CHANGES COLLABORATES WITH PARTNERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES THAT PROMOTE HOUSING STABILITY AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO SERVICES.

  • HOUSING CRISIS: TO CREATE STABLE FOUNDATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, OUR HOUSING INITIATIVE ADVANCES POLICY CHANGE, ADVOCATES FOR SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES, AND HOLDS HOUSING SYSTEMS ACCOUNTABLE. FROM JULY 2023 TO JUNE 2024, WE SUPPORTED SEVEN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND TWO TRIBES, IMPACTING 146 HOUSEHOLDS, INCLUDING 212 INDIVIDUALS, THROUGH THE WASHINGTON YOUTH & FAMILIES FUND (WYFF). WE LAUNCHED THREE-YEAR WYFF PROJECTS WITH EIGHT NEW GRANTEES AND PROVIDED DIRECT FINANCIAL AID TO 394 PREDOMINANTLY BIPOC HOUSEHOLDS VIA THE CENTRALIZED DIVERSION FUND. SINCE INCEPTION, WE'VE DISTRIBUTED $66.675 MILLION THROUGH WYFF, SUPPORTING 130 GRANTEES ACROSS 26 COUNTIES AND HELPING THOUSANDS TRANSITION TO STABLE HOUSING. OUR CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, DATA-INFORMED, AND TAILORED APPROACH ENSURES PARTNERS RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED.

    Expenses $4,004,916 · Grants $2,967,694 · Revenue $37,648

  • THE WE ARE IN PROGRAM IS A COMMUNITY COALITION OF KING COUNTY RESIDENTS, BOTH HOUSED AND UNHOUSED, ALONGSIDE ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, PHILANTHROPIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND BUSINESSES, UNITED TO DRIVE PROGRESS TOWARD ENDING HOMELESSNESS IN THE REGION. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM TRANSITIONED TO A NEW FISCAL SPONSOR. OUR FINANCIAL ACTIVITY THIS YEAR REFLECTS THE CLOSEOUT AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TRANSITION.

    Expenses $1,840,223 · Grants $1,679,589

  • EDUCATION: GROUNDED IN RESEARCH ON STUDENT HOMELESSNESS, OUR EDUCATION WORK STRENGTHENS THE INTEGRATION OF HOUSING AND SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO BETTER SUPPORT STUDENTS. IN 2024, WE EXPANDED THE HOMELESS STUDENT STABILITY PROGRAM TO 13 GRANTEES ACROSS 11 COUNTIES, SERVING STUDENTS IN 31 DISTRICTS AND EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS. SINCE 2022, 962 STUDENTS, 69% STUDENTS OF COLOR, WERE SUPPORTED THROUGH THIS WORK. WE ALSO HOSTED FOUR COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE EVENTS AND EXPANDED OUR ABC TOOL TO 20 SCHOOLS, HELPING IMPROVE EQUITY AND DATA PRACTICES.

    Expenses $1,440,581 · Grants $722,243 · Revenue $215,481

  • HEALTH SERVICES: HOUSING IS A SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH. TO ENHANCE HEALTHY OUTCOMES AND SUPPORT STABILITY IN HEALTH AND HOUSING FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, WE EMPLOY A MULTIFACETED STRATEGY. BY COLLABORATING WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, HOUSING SERVICES, SCHOOLS, POLICYMAKERS, ADVOCATES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WE ADVOCATE FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION, SHARE EXPERTISE ON INTEGRATING HOMELESSNESS SOLUTIONS WITHIN HEALTH CARE, ENSURE HEALTH SYSTEMS ADOPT EQUITABLE AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PRACTICES, AND FOSTER CROSS-SYSTEM COLLABORATION TO STREAMLINE SERVICE DELIVERY.

    Expenses $149,005

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Daniel Zavala

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $173,760
    From this org
    $159,033
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,727
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,033
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,505
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,222
    Filer's total
    $173,760

  • Mehret Tekle-Awarun

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND PAR

    Total calculated
    $133,793
    From this org
    $122,241
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,552
    Hours/week
    40

  • Natasha West-Baker

    DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE & CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $131,865
    From this org
    $115,686
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,179
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jaclyn Pueyo

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $130,009
    From this org
    $118,111
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,898
    Hours/week
    40

  • Terra Chen

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $123,424
    From this org
    $100,442
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,982
    Hours/week
    40

  • David Wertheimer

    SECRETARY, CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75

  • Rogers Weed

    INTERIM TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75

  • Judge Wesley Saint Clair

    PRESIDENT, CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75

  • Senator T'Wina Nobles

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Erica Wiley

    VOTING MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.35

  • Michael Brown

    VOTING MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Diane Lee

    VOTING MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.35

  • Rhonda Hauff

    VOTING MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.35

  • Tracy Hilliard

    VOTING MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.35

  • Chad Swaney

    VOTING MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.35

  • Lupe Mares

    VOTING MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.35

  • Travis Walter

    VOTING MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.35

  • Malena Fairlight Pinkham

    VOTING MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $7,741,301
    Expenses
    $8,687,132
    Contributions
    $7,312,310
    Grants paid
    $5,369,526
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $8,507,241
    Expenses
    $11,573,134
    Contributions
    $7,771,060
    Grants paid
    $5,051,254
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $10,191,780
    Expenses
    $12,213,624
    Contributions
    $9,398,690
    Grants paid
    $7,418,458

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,573,307
    Expenses
    $4,930,978
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,145,989

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,307,507
    Expenses
    $8,240,891
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,471,961

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,523,419
    Expenses
    $10,459,734
    Assets (EOY)
    $15,855,825

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,809,392
    Expenses
    $9,811,063
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,970,116

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,226,458
    Expenses
    $6,478,654
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,495,989

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,716,598
    Expenses
    $9,268,099
    Assets (EOY)
    $26,089,549

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,318,036
    Expenses
    $11,307,651
    Assets (EOY)
    $21,524,738

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,473,491
    Expenses
    $8,567,558
    Assets (EOY)
    $20,659,727

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,993,991
    Expenses
    $9,248,747
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,782,548

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $10,409,841
    Assets (EOY)
    $20,115,745

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.