Degrees of Change
Donations deductibleDegrees of Change's network
10 people4 organisationsi10 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 10 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arturo Lucatero Chair | Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Angela Pierce-NGO | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Courtney Lucas | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jacob Anderson | Vice-Chair | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lily Colon | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Lindy TEP | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Mycal Ford | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Timothy Herron | CIO | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Tono Sablan | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Yusra Hamidani | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Jeanbaptiste | Manager | 2023 |
| Jacob Fornier | Manager | 2023 |
| Kelly Bay-Meyer | COO | since 2023 |
| Marquise Dixon | CEO | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquise Dixon | CEO | 40 | $145k | $21k | |
| Kelly Bay-Meyer | COO | 40 | $125k | $17k | |
| Thomas Kim | Senior Software Developer | 40 | $105k | $14k | |
| Jacob Anderson | Vice-Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lindy Tep | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Angela Pierce-Ngo | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tono Sablan | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Degrees of Change
- EIN
- 453035382
- Address
- Po Box 1573, Tacoma, WA, 98401-1573
- State
- Washington
- Mission
- To prepare diverse, homegrown leaders to succeed in college and career in order to build more vibrant and equitable communities. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B90 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2012
- Principal officer
- Kelly Bay-Meyer (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2012
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsArturo Lucatero
≥7years on the filingsCourtney Lucas
≥7years on the filingsLily Colon
≥7years on the filingsTimothy Herron
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $516k
- Total liabilities
- $146k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $370k
- Contributions and grants received
- $903k
- Program service revenue
- $257k
- Employees
- 27
- Volunteers
- 105