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Our Turn Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 45-0647583 Website

Our Turn organizes undergraduates students across the nation in order to lead education reform awareness, understanding and engagement activities, and to bring student voices together as stakeholders in the education system

Our Turn Inc at a glance

Total assets
$11,983
-83.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$153,219
-79.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$197,113
-89.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K1 grant2019 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $350K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$11,983$153,219$197,113——
2024$72,634$759,522$1,795,977——
2023$1,105,387$2,005,949$1,787,547——
2022$920,941$2,224,201$1,776,883——
2021$711,407$1,660,213$1,486,048——
2019$1,119,630$1,886,110$2,636,968$350,0001

About Our Turn Inc

Based on IRS filings

Our Turn Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12K in total assets.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Our Turn Inc is led by Kevin Ervin, CEO on every filing since 2024; 4 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kevin Ervin

    CEO

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $127K (2025)

  • Joshua Joseph

    Chair

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Egda Veloz

    Finance Director

    Director of Finance → Finance Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    15 hrs/week

    $22K (2022) → $23K (2025)

  • Kayla Morais

    Chief Growth Officer

    Director of Organizing → Chief Growth Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $86K (2021) → $106K (2025)

  • Marissa Jones

    COO

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $39K (2025)

  • Adam Cioth

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stuart Cobert

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicky Charles

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Nicholson

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Zapata

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Connor

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Mohan Sivaloganathan (2019–2024) — CEO
  • Former: Jill Stapleton (2024) — Member
  • Former: Chris Nicholson (2019–2023) — Member
  • Former: Max Weiss (2019–2023) — Chief Operating Officer Fo
  • Former: Josh Joseph (2021–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Morgan Sivaloganathan (2021–2023) — CEO
  • Former: Erin Casey (2023) — Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Justin Cohen (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Lydia Loizides (2021–2022) — Member
  • Former: Sylvia Juarez-Magana (2021–2022) — Member
  • Former: Kayla Romero (2022) — Chief Growth Officer
  • Former: Amy Hertel Left Board During (2021) — Member
  • Former: Edga Veloz (2021) — Director of Finance
  • Former: Euria Min Left Board During (2021) — Member
  • Former: John Simpkins Left Board During (2021) — Member
  • Former: Kenneth Fujimoto (2021) — Chief Program Officer
  • Former: Meg Ansara Left Board During (2021) — Member
  • Former: Alexis Morin (2019) — Executive Director - Former
  • Former: Amy Hertel (2019) — Member
  • Former: Elisabeth Williams (2019) — Director of Finance - Former
  • Former: John Simpkins (2019) — Member
  • Former: Marielys Divanne (2019) — National Director of Organ

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Kevin Ervin — CEO (Term OCT 2024): $127KKevin ErvinCEO (Term OCT 2024)$127KKayla Morais — Chief Growth Officer (Term OCT 2024): $106KKayla MoraisChief Growth Officer (Term OCT…$106KMarissa Jones — COO (Term OCT 2024): $39KMarissa JonesCOO (Term OCT 2024)$39KEgda Veloz — Finance Director: $23KEgda VelozFinance Director$23K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $127K, to Kevin Ervin (CEO (Term OCT 2024)). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Our Turn Inc

How large is Our Turn Inc?

Our Turn Inc reported $12K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $153K.

What is Our Turn Inc?

Our Turn Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $12K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Our Turn Inc's EIN?

Our Turn Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-0647583. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 24, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 20, 2026)

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