The One Campaign FY2021 filing

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.8M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.8M a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.8M
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $11.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1.5M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11.6M
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$19.6M
-73% vs prior year
Spent
$34.3M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$56.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$19.6M
FY2021▼ -73%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$73.4M
FY2021$19.6M
FY2022$20.1M
FY2023$18.3M
FY2024$29.5M
Expenses
$34.3M
FY2021▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$32.2M
FY2021$34.3M
FY2022$40.0M
FY2023$33.0M
FY2024$30.1M
Net assets
$56.0M
FY2021▼ -20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$69.6M
FY2021$56.0M
FY2022$34.4M
FY2023$20.4M
FY2024$20.3M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2002.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $29.5M Management & general 12% · $4.1M Fundraising 2% · $661K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

31 people listed on the 990; $2.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$419,561Pt VII · Sec A
President and COO (red)
$381,672Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Dev&partner Officer
$259,664Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Stratgy & Impact Officer (red)
$237,227Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Communications Officer (red)
$233,766Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director, Global Comms
$224,867Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Talent Officer
$217,249Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$216,267Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gayle Smith$247,493$439,592$439,585—$387,078
Gayle E Smith———$419,561—
Jennifer Lotito$312,283$313,783$392,630$381,672$393,309
Thomas Hart—$320,148$359,156$210,240$176,984
John Spears$350,829$239,336$238,682——
Ndidi Nwuneli$329,578————
Suzanne Granville$271,532$238,558$231,105—$174,524
Scott McDonald———$259,664$251,514

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Raises funds and awareness for global health initiatives, primarily fighting HIV/AIDS, through partnerships with brands and public engagement.

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3 programs · $18.2M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

(red)

In 2021, (red) generated a total of $21m for the global fund to fight aids, tuberculosis and malaria ("the global fund"), through partnerships with companies including apple, bank of america and stellantis, among others.

$9.4Mprogram expense
02

North America

The north america advocacy teams have kept laser focused on one's long-term mission while continuing to respond to the far-reaching impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In canada, one encouraged the government to increase its financial support for tests, treatments, and vaccines for low- and lower-middle income countries, to share more of…

$6.7Mprogram expense
03

Europe

Our teams, activists, and supporters campaigned for gender equality, a strong africa-europe partnership, and increased oda. In germany we launched a one vote campaign as the federal elections introduced a new political era after 16 years of leadership from angela merkel.

$2.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1.5M
Grants paid · 5 grants · $4.7M · 2020–2024
One ActionDC · FY2024$1,364,294
One ActionDC · FY2023$1,019,712
One ActionDC · FY2022$1,000,000
One ActionDC · FY2021$497,967
One ActionDC · FY2020$790,279

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$19.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$321K
Money outPt IX
$34.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$29.5M
Managementcol C$4.1M
Fundraisingcol D$661K
Owns and owesPt X
$56.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.7M
Total assetsLn 16$67.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
31
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$288K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$321K
Other incomeLn 4–11$155K
Gains on assetsLn 7$191K
Total revenueLn 12$19.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$688K
SavingsLn 2$9.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Other assetsLn 15$7.7M
Total assetsLn 16$67.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.6M
Net assetsLn 32$56.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5112
VolunteersI 61,019
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16.3M$9.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.9M$11.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$78.2M$67.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.5M$11.6M
Net assetsLn 32$69.6M$56.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$498K$498K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$9.5M$9.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.8M$1.0M$454K$291K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.8M$7.0M$1.7M$122K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$417K$330K$79K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$849K$656K$168K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.3M$979K$265K$49K
Legal feesLn 11b$141K$141K
Accounting feesLn 11c$90K$90K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$1.0M$1.0M
Investment management feesLn 11f$72K$72K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.6M$2.6M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2.2M$2.2M
Office expensesLn 13$363K$244K$107K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$1.9M$1.4M$382K$70K
OccupancyLn 16$1.5M$1.2M$315K$58K
TravelLn 17$150K$150K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$44K$44K
InterestLn 20−$2K−$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$438K$331K$90K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$169K$128K$35K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$436K$259K$174K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$20K$8K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$34.3M$29.5M$4.1M$661K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $29.5M$30.1M−$661K$20.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $18.3M$33.0M−$14.8M$20.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $20.1M$40.0M−$20.0M$34.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $19.6M$34.3M−$14.6M$56.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $73.4M$32.2M$41.3M$69.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $19,634,455 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $71,884,283$17,206,641
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,371,102$1,952,132
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $184,192$320,891
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,505$154,791
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $73,441,082$19,634,455
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,502,886$9,961,257
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,855,487$13,143,135
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $48,750$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,752,060$11,174,142
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $32,159,183$34,278,534
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $41,281,899−$14,644,079
Part VI · Governance 20 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $19,634,455 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$288,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$16,918,641
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,098,868
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,206,641
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $1,952,132$1,952,132
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $129,572$129,572
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $191,319$191,319
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $154,791$154,791
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $1,952,132 · Excluded from tax $475,682$19,634,455
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $34,278,534 across 23 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $497,967$497,967
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $9,463,290$9,463,290
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,019,868 · Management $454,028 · Fundraising $290,848$1,764,744
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,967,130 · Management $1,730,994 · Fundraising $121,552$8,819,676
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $330,061 · Management $79,402 · Fundraising $7,913$417,376
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $655,588 · Management $167,989 · Fundraising $25,004$848,581
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $978,826 · Management $265,352 · Fundraising $48,580$1,292,758
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $140,801$140,801
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $89,782$89,782
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $1,000,000$1,000,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $71,742$71,742
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,601,886$2,601,886
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,245,071$2,245,071
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $243,739 · Management $106,825 · Fundraising $12,109$362,673
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,409,675 · Management $381,868 · Fundraising $69,911$1,861,454
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,163,173 · Management $315,258 · Fundraising $57,716$1,536,147
IX-17 TravelPrograms $149,878$149,878
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $43,613$43,613
IX-20 InterestManagement −$1,700−$1,700
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $331,188 · Management $89,873 · Fundraising $16,454$437,515
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $127,872 · Management $34,700 · Fundraising $6,353$168,925
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $258,901 · Management $173,919 · Fundraising $3,507$436,327
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,180 · Management $8,325 · Fundraising $1,523$30,028
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $29,507,906 · Management $4,109,158 · Fundraising $661,470$34,278,534
Part X · Balance sheet $67,622,430 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $570,898$687,515
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $15,717,978$9,005,817
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $46,399,340$36,274,239
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $197,347$740,539
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $396,283$340,306
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,811,443$1,413,175
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,928,289$11,109,764
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $383,333$367,999
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,753,653$7,683,076
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $78,158,564$67,622,430
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,299,594$1,767,629
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $238,980$316,158
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,504,280$9,550,317
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,542,854$11,634,104
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,375,994$15,069,841
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $59,239,716$40,918,485
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $69,615,710$55,988,326
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $78,158,564$67,622,430
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $55,988,326 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$19,634,455
XI-2 Total expenses$34,278,534
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$14,644,079
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$69,615,710
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,016,695
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$55,988,326

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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