Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project
Our mission is to provide opportunity and a voice for low income and homeless people while taking action for economic social & racial justice. Real change has several program areas: the publication of a weekly newspaper a low-barrier employment program for our vendors who sell the paper and advocacy and organizing for public policies that benefit homeless and low income people.
Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project at a glance
- Total assets
- $280,927
- -0.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,267,877
- -3.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $-3,529
- -645.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,279,541
- -7.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $36K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| House Our Neighbors Seattle, WA | Funding to Start a New Organization | $36,228 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $280,927 | $1,267,877 | $1,279,541 | — | — | $-3,529 |
| 2024 | $280,977 | $1,319,550 | $1,387,395 | $36,228 | 1 | $647 |
| 2023 | $343,334 | $1,541,249 | $1,630,194 | — | — | $624 |
| 2022 | $435,553 | $1,459,412 | $1,425,641 | — | — | $62 |
| 2021 | $565,315 | $1,629,860 | $1,543,165 | — | — | $10,788 |
| 2020 | $302,841 | $1,402,368 | $1,304,323 | — | — | $98 |
| 2019 | $182,223 | $1,179,516 | $1,218,198 | — | — | $1,498 |
About Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project
Based on IRS filings
Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $281K in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project is led by Tye Reed, Interim Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 2 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tye Reed
Interim Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$77K (2024) → $53K (2025)
Krystal Marx
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$62K (2025)
Felicia Salcedo
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Camilla Walter
Director
Executive Director → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
$88K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Maria Elena Ramirez
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donald Morehead
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dimitri Groce
Director
Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Echohawkhayashi
Director
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Breanne Schuster
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ebo Bartin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harold Odom
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Riley Irish
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ethan Campbell
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Lamont Green (2024) — Director
- Former: Hannah Hunthausen (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Jim Lauinger (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Shelly Cohen (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Yolanda Altamirano (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Lorenzo Dabenzo (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Chukundi Salisbury (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mary Riski (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Shelley Dooley (2019–2022) — Managing Director & Executive Officio
- Former: Afam Ayika (2022) — Director
- Former: Antoinette Daniel (2022) — Director
- Former: Malou Chavez (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Matthew Hayashi (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Pamela Kliment (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Timothy Harris (2019–2021) — Founding Director & Executive Officio
- Former: Afam Akiya (2021) — Director
- Former: Antoinette Jones (2021) — Director
- Former: Darrell Wrenn (2021) — Director
- Former: Anitra Freeman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Teresa Reeves (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Yasin Darmulo (2019) — Director
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $62K, to Krystal Marx (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project
How large is Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project?
Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project reported $281K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.
What is Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project?
Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Seattle, WA. It holds $281K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project operate?
Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project's EIN?
Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1817387. 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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