One Action: FY2021 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

Advocates for global development and poverty reduction through political engagement and public mobilization.

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3 programs · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

North America

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, one action continued to host numerous key meetings between activists, administration officials, and members of congress in support of enhanced international funding in order to get the vaccines purchased by american taxpayers into people's arms.

$2.4Mprogram expense

02

Europe

Our work focused on pushing governments to make big commitments on vaccines, special drawing rights (SDR), debt relief, and education, and making the case for aspiring parliamentarians in germany and the netherlands to join us.

$72Kprogram expense

03

Africa

The africa team utilized focused advocacy to get political traction within and outside the continent for a coordinated approach to ending the pandemic and its aftershocks in africa through creating compelling public mobilization products including the "stand together song".

$4Kprogram 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

$2.4M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M

Money outPt IX

$2.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.5M

Managementcol C$210K

Fundraisingcol D$41K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K

Total assetsLn 16$1.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$26K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M

Total revenueLn 12$2.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$35K

SavingsLn 2$553

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$36K

Other assetsLn 15$968K

Total assetsLn 16$1.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$26K

Net assetsLn 32$1.0M

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 FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$208K	$36K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.4M	$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$25K	$26K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.4M	$1.0M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$337K	$305K	$27K	$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.5M	$1.4M	$122K	$26K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$8K	$7K	$619	$133
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$19K	$17K	$1K	$316
Payroll taxesLn 10	$43K	$39K	$3K	$725
Legal feesLn 11b	$6K		$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$5K		$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$240K	$240K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$117K	$117K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$63K	$63K
Office expensesLn 13	$116K	$115K	$559	$102
Information technologyLn 14	$20K	$20K
OccupancyLn 16	$216K	$164K	$44K	$8K
TravelLn 17	$454	$454
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$10K	$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$37K	$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.8M	$2.5M	$210K	$41K

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 Viewing	$2.4M	$2.8M	−$380K	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2020	$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 $2,394,836 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,505,754$2,412,080

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $37,865−$17,244

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,543,619$2,394,836

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

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,712,192$1,944,253

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $730,447$830,732

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,442,639$2,774,985

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,100,980−$380,149

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 $2,394,836 across 5 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for −$29,380 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1d Related organizations$1,162,080

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

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,412,080

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $12,136$12,136

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$29,380 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,136$2,394,836

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,774,985 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $304,569 · Management $26,644 · Fundraising $5,713$336,926

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,390,375 · Management $121,631 · Fundraising $26,082$1,538,088

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,075 · Management $619 · Fundraising $133$7,827

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,833 · Management $1,472 · Fundraising $316$18,621

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,682 · Management $3,384 · Fundraising $725$42,791

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,444$6,444

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,903$4,903

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $240,000$240,000

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $117,364$117,364

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $63,098$63,098

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $115,308 · Management $559 · Fundraising $102$115,969

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,757$19,757

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $163,560 · Management $44,384 · Fundraising $8,126$216,070

IX-17 TravelPrograms $454$454

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,000$10,000

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,673$36,673

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,523,748 · Management $210,040 · Fundraising $41,197$2,774,985

Part X · Balance sheet $1,056,276 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $207,596$35,325

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

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18$18

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $56,114$38,351

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,798$13,798

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $667,291$968,231

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,435,370$1,056,276

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,040$26,095

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,040$26,095

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $910,330$1,030,181

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $500,000$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,410,330$1,030,181

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,435,370$1,056,276

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,030,181 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,394,836

XI-2 Total expenses$2,774,985

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$380,149

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,410,330

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,030,181

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

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