Chances 4 Change Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
921642907
IRS 990 coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Phone
3239974419
Rating
63
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$975,565
Expenses
$475,274
Assets
$975,565
Liabilities
$475,274

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Mechille P Johnson (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Mechille P Johnson (Executive Director): $67,500 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Chances 4 Change Inc.s mission is to promote the health economic stability housing security and civic engagement of justice-involved and at-risk individuals in South Los Angeles by providing low-barrier supportive housing reentry services case management employment readiness system navigation and empowerment-based support that helps participants rebuild their lives reduce recidivism and successfully reintegrate into the community.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Pathways II Stability Re-Entry Support Program is a community-based reentry program operated by Chances 4 Change Inc. to support justice-involved adults in South Los Angeles who are returning from incarceration on probation or parole or otherwise impacted by the criminal legal system. The program is designed to reduce recidivism promote housing stability and help participants successfully reintegrate into the community through coordinated person-centered support. Core services include intensive case management housing navigation immediate and internal housing placement when available employment readiness support benefits enrollment assistance transportation support and linkages to behavioral health substance use recovery health care legal assistance and other community-based resources. Participants also receive support in obtaining essential documents such as California identification birth certificates and Social Security cards which are often necessary to secure employment housing and public benefits. The program is grounded in Housing First harm reduction trauma-informed care and culturally responsive practices. Staff work closely with participants to address barriers to stability while promoting accountability self-sufficiency and long-term success. Through its Re-Entry Resource Center and housing-based supports Chances 4 Change Inc. provides a structured pathway for participants to stabilize build life skills connect to resources and move toward permanent housing employment and successful community reintegration.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 100% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 58
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 31
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 46.7%; rating input score 47
  • Program expense ratio: 95.8%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 51.3%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.05; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.49; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14.2%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 46.7% of revenue deployed · 95.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $455K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $68K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 47/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 26/100.