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Random Acts INC

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Dover, DE501(c)(3)Since 1995Arts & CultureEIN 04-3276521Revenue $455K in FY2025

On file with the IRSrandomacts.org8 the Green 4695, 19901-3618 · Dover, DETax-exempt since Dec 1995Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To fund and inspire Acts of kindness around the world, both big and small. To provide a vast network of caring people with the encouragement and support they need to change lives for the better.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 115 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$455K
+74% vs prior year
Spent
$305K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$989K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$455K
FY2025▲ +74%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$632K
FY2021$660K
FY2022$689K
FY2023$209K
FY2024$262K
FY2025$455K
Expenses
$305K
FY2025▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$664K
FY2021$738K
FY2022$684K
FY2023$340K
FY2024$233K
FY2025$305K
Net assets
$989K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$962K
FY2022$939K
FY2023$809K
FY2024$839K
FY2025$989K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1995.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $257K Management & general 16% · $48K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Misha Collins
President and Co-Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Briona Jenkins
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Philip Schneider
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Danneel Ackles
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jaci Hays
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rachel Miner
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gina Murdock
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds and inspires acts of kindness globally, supporting people to change lives for the better.

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2 programs · $257K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Larger grants to organisations including but not limited to:jacamel children's center, haitifree high school, san juan del sur, nicaraguawhite horse black MOUNTAIN4 the villecomic books for kids

$203Kprogram expense
02

Micro grants provided to individuals for acts of kindness

$55Kprogram 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
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K
Grants paid · 33 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2025
Newton San Juan Del Sur Sister City Project INCMA · FY2025$51,000
White Horse StepstoneNC · FY2025$48,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$38,398
4thevilleMO · FY2025$20,000
Blinknow Foundation a NJ NonprofitcorporationNJ · FY2025$19,145
Wallowa Resources INCOR · FY2025$10,000
Comicbooks for KidsIL · FY2025$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$64,236
Council for Native Hawaiian AdvancementHI · FY2024$42,745
Blink NowNJ · FY2024$15,500
Comicbooks for KidsIL · FY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$59,825
Comicbooks for KidsIL · FY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$76,623
Reading Is Fundamental INCDC · FY2022$76,265
Blink NowNJ · FY2022$15,000
Lydia Place a Nonprofit CorporationWA · FY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$50,219
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$455K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Money outPt IX
$305K
Ln 25
Programscol B$257K
Managementcol C$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$989K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$308K
Total assetsLn 16$989K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$455K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$260K
SavingsLn 2$49K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$308K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$681K
Total assetsLn 16$989K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$989K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6115
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$143K$308K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$696K$681K
Total assetsLn 16$839K$989K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$839K$989K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$167K$167K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$38K$38K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$50K$50K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$447$447
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$305K$257K$48K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $455K$305K$150K$989K 990 PDF
FY2024 $262K$233K$28K$839K 990 PDF
FY2023 $209K$340K−$131K$809K 990 PDF
FY2022 $689K$684K$5K$939K 990 PDF
FY2021 $660K$738K−$78K$962K 990 PDF
FY2020 $632K$664K−$32K$1.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $455,497 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $230,080$406,259
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31,633$35,403
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$13,835
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $261,713$455,497
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $192,790$255,437
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $40,536$49,821
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $233,326$305,258
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,387$150,239
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $455,497 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,835 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$406,259
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$406,259
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $35,403$35,403
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,835 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $35,403$455,497
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $305,258 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $166,825$166,825
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $38,398$38,398
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $50,214$50,214
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,973$9,973
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,238$12,238
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,322$2,322
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,692$7,692
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $3,450$3,450
IX-17 TravelPrograms $447$447
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,573$1,573
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,147$5,147
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $6,979$6,979
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $257,457 · Management $47,801 · Fundraising $0$305,258
Part X · Balance sheet $988,948 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $143,164$259,666
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$48,534
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $695,861$680,748
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $839,025$988,948
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $839,025$988,948
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $839,025$988,948
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $839,025$988,948
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $988,948 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$455,497
XI-2 Total expenses$305,258
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$150,239
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$839,025
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$316
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$988,948

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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