Activating Change Inc

COLUMBUS, OH EIN: 88-0922290 Website

TO END VICTIMIZATION, CRIMINALIZATION, INCARCERATION, AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND DEAF PEOPLE. ACTIVATING CHANGE FOSTERS ALIGNMENT, BUILDS CAPACITY, AND SUPPORTS GREATER COORDINATION ACROSS SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS TO REALIZE ITS GOALS OF FREEDOM AND HEALING - NOT HARM AND PUNISHMENT - FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND DEAF PEOPLE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.8M

+21.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$124K

-13.2% YoY

Grant Count

2

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$62K

+73.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$4M$5M202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,778,916$2,289,101$2,783,543
Revenue$4,350,932$2,692,847$2,841,781
Expenses$3,803,254$3,389,917$569,027
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$36K$72K$107K$143K0 grants20224 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

ASIAN PACIFIC INSTITUTE …$77KDEAFHOPE$47K

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

NANCY SMITHPRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$224KCHARITY HOPE SECRETARYDIRECTOR, OPERATIONS & INNOV…$169KSANDRA HARRELL DIREC…FIELD & CAPACITY- BUILDING$157KOLGA TRUJILLO DIRECTORLEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & COL…$139KALLISON HASTINGSPROJECT DIRECTOR$123KJANNETTE BRICKMANSENIOR PROGRAM ASSOCIATE$106KLIAM ESPOSITOPROJECT DIRECTOR, DEAF-LED A…$101K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
NICHOLAS R TURNERTRUSTEE1
GREGORY M KLEMMTREASURER1
SUSAN SHAHTRUSTEE1
NANCY SMITHPRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$223,601
CHARITY HOPE SECRETARYDIRECTOR, OPERATIONS & INNOVATIONS40$168,657
SANDRA HARRELL DIRECTORFIELD & CAPACITY- BUILDING40$157,012
OLGA TRUJILLO DIRECTORLEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & COLLECTIVE HEALING40$139,031
JANNETTE BRICKMANSENIOR PROGRAM ASSOCIATE40$105,857
ALLISON HASTINGSPROJECT DIRECTOR40$123,074
LIAM ESPOSITOPROJECT DIRECTOR, DEAF-LED ADVOCACY40$100,892

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

ChicagoOaklandRichmondWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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