One Action: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 02-0544768)

Elizabeth Leibowitz’s $197K as SR Dir, U.s. Gov Relatns is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Elizabeth Leibowitz	$196,683	$119,760	—	—	—
Kyle M Matous	—	—	$183,976	$188,839	—
Kyle Matous	—	—	—	—	$167,328
Daniel Henke	$144,003	$140,322	—	—	—
Marc Friend	—	—	—	—	$115,092
Thomas Hart	—	—	—	$112,256	$67,132
Marielle a Thete	—	$106,097	—	—	—
Gayle Smith	—	—	—	—	$31,385

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 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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3 programs · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

North America

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, one action hosted numerous key meetings between activists, administration officials, and members of congress in support of enhanced international funding, which yielded $2.865 billion for global assistance in a series of three emergency bills and $4 billion for gavi, the vaccine alliance in the…

$1.9Mprogram expense

02

Europe

The year 2020 concluded a seven year campaign on the european union's multiannual financial framework (MFF). In the final moments of this campaign the circumstances and the stakes changed significantly, with the global pandemic bringing about proposed cuts to this long-term aid budget.

$214Kprogram expense

03

Africa

In 2020, the conference of speakers and heads of african parliaments (cosap) launched a campaign for debt cancellation for african countries in response to the coronavirus pandemic's devastating socio-economic impact.

$58Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Open Society Policy Center INCFY2024$1.5M

The One CampaignFY2024$1.4M

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$2.9M

Grants paid · 1 grant · $6K · 2022–2022

Fulbright Association INCDC · FY2022$6,000

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.5M

Other incomeLn 4–11$38K

Money outPt IX

$2.4M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.2M

Managementcol C$222K

Fundraisingcol D$47K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.4M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$208K

Total assetsLn 16$1.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$25K

PeoplePt VI, VII

11

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.5M

Other incomeLn 4–11$38K

Total revenueLn 12$3.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$208K

SavingsLn 2$553

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$208K

Other assetsLn 15$667K

Total assetsLn 16$1.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$25K

Net assetsLn 32$1.4M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 59

VolunteersI 61,561

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$398K	$208K
Total assetsLn 16	$568K	$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$259K	$25K
Net assetsLn 32	$309K	$1.4M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$107K	$77K	$24K	$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.5M	$1.3M	$134K	$30K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$29K	$26K	$2K	$548
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$46K	$41K	$4K	$825
Payroll taxesLn 10	$46K	$41K	$5K	$1K
Legal feesLn 11b	$19K		$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$4K		$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$220K	$220K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$194K	$194K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$29K	$29K
Office expensesLn 13	$59K	$59K	$529	$151
OccupancyLn 16	$141K	$103K	$30K	$8K
TravelLn 17	$3K	$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	−$2K	−$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$31K	$31K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$32K	$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.4M	$2.2M	$222K	$47K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$3.4M	$1.2M	$2.1M	$4.6M	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.7M	$2.4M	$304K	$2.4M	990 PDF
FY2022	$3.4M	$2.3M	$1.1M	$2.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.4M	$2.8M	−$380K	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$3.5M	$2.4M	$1.1M	$1.4M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $3,543,619 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,760,313$3,505,754

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$12,602$37,865

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,747,711$3,543,619

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $282$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,426,357$1,712,192

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $983,473$730,447

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,410,112$2,442,639

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$662,401$1,100,980

Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members4

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

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 $3,543,619 across 5 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for −$6,045 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1d Related organizations$1,255,754

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,250,000

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,505,754

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $43,910$43,910

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business −$6,045 · Excluded from tax $43,910$3,543,619

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,442,639 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $77,363 · Management $23,721 · Fundraising $5,779$106,863

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,319,400 · Management $134,317 · Fundraising $30,067$1,483,784

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $26,408 · Management $2,318 · Fundraising $548$29,274

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $40,762 · Management $4,339 · Fundraising $825$45,926

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,728 · Management $4,582 · Fundraising $1,035$46,345

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $18,608$18,608

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,550$3,550

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $220,000$220,000

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $193,925$193,925

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $29,324$29,324

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $58,746 · Management $529 · Fundraising $151$59,426

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $102,793 · Management $29,636 · Fundraising $8,451$140,880

IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,826$2,826

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms −$1,549−$1,549

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $31,182$31,182

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,275$32,275

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,174,183 · Management $221,600 · Fundraising $46,856$2,442,639

Part X · Balance sheet $1,435,370 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $397,698$207,596

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $553$553

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $100,000$500,000

X-4 Accounts receivable$18

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $66,311$56,114

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,654$3,798

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$667,291

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $568,216$1,435,370

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,272$25,040

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $234,594$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $258,866$25,040

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $309,350$910,330

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$500,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $309,350$1,410,330

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $568,216$1,435,370

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,410,330 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,543,619

XI-2 Total expenses$2,442,639

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,100,980

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$309,350

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,410,330

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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