Crisis Action INC

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New York, NY501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 26-4509207Revenue $1.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRScrisisaction.org405 Lexington Ave, 10174-0002 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Dec 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To protect civilians from armed conflict.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$119K 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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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $123K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$119K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 59% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $60K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$945K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +104%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$737K
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$945K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$993K
FY2023$498K
FY2024$960K
FY2025$945K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 2010.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $1.4M Management & general 6% · $93K Fundraising 1% · $16K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $119K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$118,772Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance & Operations Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gareth Sweeney’s $119K as Treasurer is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Gareth Sweeney$118,772$116,478$108,923$101,428$107,727
Fatima Ayub—$106,880$102,160——
Vijay Patel——$101,441——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Protecting civilians from the dangers of armed conflict.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Crisis action is the us arm of the international crisis action limited (uk) and works to coordinate joint ngo advocacy and campaigns that help to avert conflict and ensure governments take decisive action to protect civilians in conflict.

$1.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$60K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$93K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$945K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$809K
Total assetsLn 16$959K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$794K
SavingsLn 2$15K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$809K
Other assetsLn 15$125K
Total assetsLn 16$959K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$945K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$919K$809K
Total assetsLn 16$983K$959K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$960K$945K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$918K$918K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$130K$113K$13K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$199K$173K$21K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K$566$156
Other employee benefitsLn 9$37K$32K$4K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$24K$3K$780
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$54K$49K$3K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$152$76
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$172$87
OccupancyLn 16$79K$72K$5K$2K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$191$96
InsuranceLn 23$1K$940$313
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.4M$93K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.5M−$15K$945K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$737K$462K$960K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$2.1M−$496K$498K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$2.3M−$235K$993K 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.5M$4.6M$899K$1.2M 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 $1,487,156 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,156,945$1,461,638
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $39,639$24,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,339$1,518
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,199,923$1,487,156
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $131,138$918,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $443,047$398,904
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $163,279$185,460
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $737,464$1,502,364
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $462,459−$15,208
Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,487,156 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$200,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,261,638
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,461,638
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,000$24,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,518$1,518
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,518$1,487,156
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,502,364 across 15 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $918,000$918,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $112,787 · Management $13,488 · Fundraising $3,718$129,993
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $172,509 · Management $20,628 · Fundraising $5,688$198,825
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,733 · Management $566 · Fundraising $156$5,455
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $32,411 · Management $3,876 · Fundraising $1,068$37,355
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,666 · Management $2,830 · Fundraising $780$27,276
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,213$15,213
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $48,723 · Management $3,213 · Fundraising $1,606$53,542
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,304 · Management $152 · Fundraising $76$2,532
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,616 · Management $172 · Fundraising $87$2,875
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $71,636 · Management $4,723 · Fundraising $2,362$78,721
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,905 · Management $191 · Fundraising $96$3,192
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $940 · Management $313$1,253
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $25,000$25,000
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,132$3,132
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,393,230 · Management $93,497 · Fundraising $15,637$1,502,364
Part X · Balance sheet $959,182 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $883,267$794,128
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $35,508$14,909
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $50,000$25,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,875$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,941$125,145
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $982,591$959,182
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,435$14,234
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,435$14,234
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $960,156$944,948
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $960,156$944,948
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $982,591$959,182
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $944,948 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,487,156
XI-2 Total expenses$1,502,364
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,208
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$960,156
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$944,948

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