One Action EIN 02-0544768

One Action FY2021 filing

EIN  02-0544768 Membership association Washington, DC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Advocates for global development and poverty reduction through political engagement and public mobilization.
Leadership
Kyle M Matous · Director of Government Relations · $189K
Money in and out
$2.4M revenue, $2.8M expenses
Bottom line
-16% operating surplus

Advocates for global development and poverty reduction through political engagement and public mobilization. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $2.4M in revenue, $2.8M in expenses, and $1.0M in net assets.Pt I

Membership & operating revenue · FY2021
Total revenue
$2.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$380K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.01
Operating surplus
-16%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
70%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2021▼ -32%
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2021▲ +14%
Total assets
$1.1M
FY2021▼ -26%
Total liabilities
$26K
FY2021▲ +4%
Total revenue
$2.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$380K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $2.5M of program spending, described in the organization's 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

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COne Action
EINHdr · item D02-0544768
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.one.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Government Relations
$188,839Pt VII · Sec A
Acting President and CEO
$112,256Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Dev'l Partner Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Directpr Member Mob.
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Leibowitz’s $197K as SR Dir, U.s. Gov Relatns is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 796 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Leibowitz$196,683
Kyle M Matous$183,976$188,839
Kyle Matous$167,328
Daniel Henke$144,003
Daniel Henke$140,322
Elizabeth Leibowitz$119,760
Marc Friend$115,092
Thomas Hart$112,256$67,132

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants101%$2.4M
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.01
Program services91%$2.5M
Management & general8%$210K
Fundraising1%$41K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$36K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$26K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $36K · Operating expenses/yr $2.8M
0.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.5M · Total expenses $2.8M
91%
Management & General
Management & general $210K · Total expenses $2.8M
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $41K · Total expenses $2.8M
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $44K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $3.0M
$0.01 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.4M · Total revenue $2.4M
101%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $2.4M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $2.4M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $2.4M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $2.8M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.4M · Prior year $3.5M
-32%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.4M · Expenses $2.8M
-16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.0M · Total assets $1.1M
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.1M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kyle M Matous · Reported title DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS · Highest reported compensation $189K · Total expenses $2.8M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.9M · Total expenses $2.8M
70%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth -32%
Legal fee ratio 0.2%
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$3.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.4M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$3.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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