Changing Worlds

What it reported doing in 2024

Community outreach initiatives: family nights - family nights enable groups of all ages to discover the unexpected connections through the celebration of family history, culture and heritage. Incorporating hands-on experiences and storytelling, each family will create a collaborative project that is meaningful to them. Examples include creating a family tree, designing a family self-portrait, engaging in a community dance workshop or participating in painting a mural. Participants in family nights will engage in hands-on activities and discover unexpected connections and commonalities with each other.traveling art exhibits - changing worlds' traveling exhibits follow the journeys of chicago immigrants and refugee families through their stories of relocation, change, and adaptation to our city. There are two options for schools, community centers, and organizers of events/workshops to consider: 1) family stories and 2) immigrant experience through the eyes of teens.the art of dei living program for adult in working environments. Changing worlds uses multi-disciplinary art forms to engage employees including storytelling, poetry, music, and drawing. To engage in a meaningful way, people must address uncomfortable topics and acknowledge difficult issues. The use of art allows employees to participate in these conversations in a less threatening manner and leads to creative ways of communication. The focus of the workshops is to create a respectful, healthy and harmonious communication environment for the purpose of achieving intentional productivity while allowing employees and employers alike to feel supported by each other, as well as any clients they serve. The workshops include reflective discussion, including how the presence of diverse cultures may impact the nature of our interactions. Particular focus allows differences to be a strength; to help participants to see other perspectives without forcing it on someone else; and to see how similarities can help see each other's humanity, leading potentially to empathy, and more compassionate, understanding responses to each other.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 47.4%; rating input score 47
• Program expense ratio: 56.3%; rating input score 56
• Fundraising efficiency: $3.15 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 15.9%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.27; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.65; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -4.3% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -13.3% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings