Advocating Change Together Inc.
Advocating Change Together Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
To help people with disabilities see themselves as part of a larger disability rights movement.
About
Advocating Change Together (ACT) brings Minnesota groups together to work on projects that will improve the quality of lives of individuals with disabilities in the state of Minnesota. ACT helps and supports people with developmental and intellectual disabilities to be active participants in the larger disability and human rights movements. ACT coordinates and administers a statewide network to help people with developmental disabilities know their rights and demand those rights through personal and group action. ACT delivers programming to build self-advocacy and self determination skills for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the state. ACT facilitates meetings big and small to help people find their own power and ssert their right to sefl-determination. From a biennial conference for 500 MInnesotans with disabilities, to train the trainer sessions in each region of the state, to interactive art workshops, to intensive human rights retreats, ACT is building leadership and human rights change every day. ACT's highly successful Olmstead Academy is one of ACT's strongest offerings. A program to build leaders who will participate in court-ordered integration mandates. ACT also packages disability equality training materials designed for groups to build skills and knowledge necessary for personal growth and collective action.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is outlined in the filing as “Advocating change together's (act) mission is to advance "self advocacy" which, as its name suggests, engages people with developmental disabilities to be in charge of their own decisions and to speak for themselves. act describes self-advocacy as a three-legged stool. the first leg is the personal empowerment that someone grows into , where they can speak for themselves and go for what they want. the second leg is understanding disability not as a physical problem within the person, but as a discrimination problem within society. the third leg is the social change movement, where people with disabilities join together (organize) to get the power to change society.”.
When discussing its operations, they were defined as: “To help people with disabilities see themselves as part of a larger disability rights movement.”.
- The state where the non-profit operates has been legally reported as MN.
- The filing indicates that the non-profit's address in 2020 is located at 1821 University Ave West, St Paul, MN, 55104.
- The non-profit has reported 2 employees on their form as of 2020.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is -$18,073.
- The CEO's remuneration policy within the organization is established through an impartial review and endorsement process.
- The organization elects its board members.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 12 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1979.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization's financial statements were compiled or reviewed by an accountant.
- The organization pays $160,064 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $8,959 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
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