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China Change

990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 46-2665527

Jul 01, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023 • Filed on Nov 14, 2023

Organization Profilechinachange.org
1343 Underwood Street NWWashington, DC 20012

(202) 557-8252

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

58th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

59th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

56th percentile

6.7%

Higher net margin than 56% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

93rd percentile

$54,000

Higher top officer pay than 93% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 40.4% of source-year revenue.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

78th percentile

29%

Faster asset growth than 78% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

60th percentile

14%

Faster revenue growth than 60% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets58th percentile

Assets

Up

$40,016

Up $8,985 (+29%) from 2022

Net Assets

Up

$40,016

Up $8,985 (+29%) from 2022

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2022

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue59th percentileNet Margin56th percentile

Revenue

Up

$133,812

Up $16,481 (+14%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$124,827

Up $5,936 (+5.0%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

$8,985

Up $10,545 (+676%) from 2022

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth78th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2015: $11,715Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $6,174Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $30,025Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $10,128Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $65,406Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $65,4062019Assets 2020: $18,618Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $32,591Liabilities 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $31,031Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $31,0312022Assets 2023: $40,016Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $40,0162023Assets 2024: $22,160Liabilities 2024: $02024Assets 2025: $18,802Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $18,8022025

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$40,016
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$40,016
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth60th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2015: $69,450Expenses 2015: $57,735Net Income 2015: $11,7152015Revenue 2016: $94,065Expenses 2016: $99,606Net Income 2016: -$5,5412016Revenue 2017: $160,944Expenses 2017: $137,093Net Income 2017: $23,8512017Revenue 2018: $110,198Expenses 2018: $130,095Net Income 2018: -$19,8972018Revenue 2019: $264,226Expenses 2019: $208,948Net Income 2019: $55,2782019Revenue 2020: $86,750Expenses 2020: $133,538Net Income 2020: -$46,7882020Revenue 2021: $88,586Expenses 2021: $74,613Net Income 2021: $13,9732021Revenue 2022: $117,331Expenses 2022: $118,891Net Income 2022: -$1,5602022Revenue 2023: $133,812Expenses 2023: $124,827Net Income 2023: $8,9852023Revenue 2024: $114,215Expenses 2024: $132,071Net Income 2024: -$17,8562024Revenue 2025: $124,529Expenses 2025: $127,887Net Income 2025: -$3,3582025

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$133,812
Expenses$124,827
Net Income$8,985
Open 2023 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023
Signed
Nov 14, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$133,812
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To report on human rights and rule of law in China.

Report on human rights and rule of law in China.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
This fiscal year, in addition to dozens of regular posts, the China Change team conducted a month-long interview tour in Taiwan about the threat that the country faces, also conducted research interviews on internet freedom and human rights lawyers. Our site was selected by the Library of Congress for digital collection.$93,108$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay93rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Yaxue Cao-RitterExecutive Director And EditorFT$54,000-$54,000
Mireille RaadBookkeeper, It Management-$1,735-$1,735
Lianchao HanBoard Member-$0--
Tom MorseBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
China Change
EIN
46-2665527
Phone
2025578252
Address
1343 Underwood Street NW, Washington, DC 20012

Signing Officer

Name
Yaxue Cao-Ritter
Title
Director
Phone
2025578252
Signed
2023-11-14
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“supplies and equipment: $3,695 Travel and Per Diem: $17,129 (mostly a team of three traveling to, and in, Taiwan for 4 weeks) Other direct costs: $7,326 (media subscriptions, PayPal fees, bank fees, venue rental for events, hospitality costs, etc.”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Filings

Displayed year

2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$40,016
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$40,016
Revenue
$133,812
Expenses
$124,827
Net income
$8,985
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.19$0.00$0.19$1.25$1.28$0.03
2024Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.22$0.00$1.14$1.32$0.18
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.40$0.00$0.40$1.34$1.25$0.09
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.31$0.00$0.31$1.17$1.19$0.02
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.33$0.00$0.89$0.75$0.14
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.19$0.00$0.87$1.34$0.47
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.65$0.00$0.65$2.64$2.09$0.55
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.10$0.00$1.10$1.30$0.20
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.30$0.00$1.61$1.37$0.24
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.06$0.00$0.94$1.00$0.06
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.12$0.00$0.69$0.58$0.12
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