Actionaid USA: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 52-2277575)

Niranjali Amerasinghe’s $161K as Executive Director is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 145 $1–10M social science 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	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Niranjali Amerasinghe	$161,279	$155,160	$155,160	$142,349	$136,350	$129,276
Richard Payling-Wright	$122,683	$125,925	$123,698	$113,484	$102,869	$104,429
Meredith Slater	$113,299	$117,844	$113,796	$104,400	$100,000	—
Brandon Wu	$113,755	$111,980	$110,000	—	—	—
Ehab Elsawaf	—	$99,645	—	—	—	—
Douglas Hertzler	—	$99,127	$97,374	—	—	—
Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau	—	$87,276	$85,733	—	—	—
Brenna Kupferman	—	$85,700	—	—	—	—

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

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3 programs · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Women's Rights

We advanced women's rights through research, movement-building, and locally-led programming. We supported the publication of the jacaranda paper, an african feminist framework calling for economies rooted in care and justice rather than austerity and extraction.

$1.1Mprogram expense

02

Humanitarian Emergencies

We delivered urgent humanitarian aid across dozens of countries with a rights-based, locally-led approach. In gaza and the west bank, we reached hundreds of thousands of people with food, health services, water, protection, cash assistance, and shelter despite a near-total aid blockade.

$672Kprogram expense

03

Climate Justice

We advanced climate justice through domestic organizing and international advocacy. We hosted our second annual climate reparations camp near new orleans, building a domestic power base for global climate justice. At COP30 in belm, we helped secure a just transition mechanism under the un climate convention.

$514Kprogram expense

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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

The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationFY2024$1.5M

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors INCFY2024$270K

The David and Lucile Packard FoundationFY2024$150K

Preston-Werner FoundationFY2024$100K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$83K

Climateworks FoundationFY2024$75K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$54K

Humanity UnitedFY2024$50K

Total grants receivedfrom 19 funders$2.4M

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Grants paid · 6 grants · $371K · 2023–2024

Center for Empowered Politics Education FundCA · FY2024$80,000

Minnesota Interfaith Power and LightMN · FY2024$40,000

National Family Farm CoalitionDC · FY2024$6,000

The Union of Concerned Scientists INCMA · FY2023$165,000

Center for Empowered Politics Education FundCA · FY2023$40,000

Minnesota Valley Cooperative Light & Power Association TrMN · FY2023$40,000

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.8M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M

Investment incomeLn 3$22K

Money outPt IX

$3.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.5M

Managementcol C$566K

Fundraisingcol D$517K

Owns and owesPt X

$535K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$788K

Total assetsLn 16$1.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$973K

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A4

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$252K

Investment incomeLn 3$22K

Total revenueLn 12$1.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$424K

SavingsLn 2$364K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$788K

Other assetsLn 15$352K

Total assetsLn 16$1.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$973K

Net assetsLn 32$535K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 513

VolunteersI 69

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 FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.7M	$788K
Total assetsLn 16	$3.9M	$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.6M	$973K
Net assetsLn 32	$2.3M	$535K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$1.5M	$1.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$553K	$159K	$249K	$145K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$617K	$352K	$105K	$159K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$12K	$5K	$3K	$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$103K	$53K	$25K	$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$83K	$32K	$28K	$23K
Legal feesLn 11b	$2K		$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$27K		$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$146K	$113K	$29K	$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$154K	$63K		$90K
Office expensesLn 13	$77K	$12K	$40K	$24K
Information technologyLn 14	$23K	$23K
OccupancyLn 16	$121K	$53K	$36K	$32K
TravelLn 17	$58K	$42K	$10K	$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$48K	$42K	$2K	$4K
InsuranceLn 23	$9K		$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.5M	$2.5M	$566K	$517K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$1.8M	$3.5M	−$1.8M	$535K	990 PDF
FY2024	$2.7M	$4.1M	−$1.4M	$2.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$3.8M	$4.7M	−$887K	$3.7M	990 PDF
FY2022	$6.8M	$5.3M	$1.5M	$4.6M	990 PDF
FY2021	$6.2M	$5.0M	$1.2M	$3.1M	990 PDF
FY2020	$4.5M	$4.1M	$387K	$1.8M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

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

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Part I · Summary $1,765,065 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,707,140$1,742,764

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31,446$22,301

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,738,586$1,765,065

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,972,988$1,506,608

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,589,959$1,368,087

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $568,310$665,075

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,131,257$3,539,770

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,392,671−$1,774,705

Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members9

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 $1,765,065 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,742,764

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$251,962

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,742,764

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,301$22,301

VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $22,301$1,765,065

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,539,770 across 16 lines filed

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,506,608$1,506,608

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $158,992 · Management $248,857 · Fundraising $145,167$553,016

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $352,094 · Management $105,257 · Fundraising $159,481$616,832

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,404 · Management $2,817 · Fundraising $4,167$12,388

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $53,004 · Management $25,484 · Fundraising $24,275$102,763

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,783 · Management $27,920 · Fundraising $23,385$83,088

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,208$2,208

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,050$27,050

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $113,141 · Management $29,244 · Fundraising $3,499$145,884

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $63,208 · Fundraising $90,445$153,653

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,378 · Management $40,417 · Fundraising $24,307$77,102

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $23,276$23,276

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $53,189 · Management $36,325 · Fundraising $31,533$121,047

IX-17 TravelPrograms $41,625 · Management $9,573 · Fundraising $6,740$57,938

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $42,086 · Management $2,069 · Fundraising $4,174$48,329

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,588$8,588

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,456,788 · Management $565,809 · Fundraising $517,173$3,539,770

Part X · Balance sheet $1,508,602 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $767,670$424,377

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $941,503$363,804

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,660,849$322,509

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $34,743$45,487

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $502,672$352,425

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,907,437$1,508,602

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $59,806$116,015

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,000$2,500

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,532,664$854,825

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,597,470$973,340

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $682,351$329,005

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,627,616$206,257

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,309,967$535,262

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,907,437$1,508,602

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $535,262 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,765,065

XI-2 Total expenses$3,539,770

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,774,705

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,309,967

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$535,262

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

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