Action for Equity INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Dorchester, MA501(c)(3)Since 2020EIN 84-4687278Revenue $171K in FY2020

On file with the IRSaction4equity.org420 Washington St, 02124-1127 · Dorchester, MATax-exempt since Jul 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Action is fighting for an equitable society. Action is working for all people to have quality housing, job access, environmental quality and access to transporation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$67K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$67K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
2
named funders · $117K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36K
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$171K
Net assets
$3K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$171K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$171K
FY2022$795K
FY2023$633K
FY2024$602K
FY2025$886K
Expenses
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FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2022$726K
FY2023$635K
FY2024$591K
FY2025$940K
Net assets
$3K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3K
FY2022$191K
FY2023$79K
FY2024$90K
FY2025$35K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2020.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990-EZ; $67K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$67,260Pt VII · Sec A
Interim President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Marvin Martin$77,792$73,196$82,053$79,236$67,260

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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Programs and updates

Advocates for equitable housing, jobs, clean environments, and transportation access for all.

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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$117K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$171K
Other income$171K
Owns and owes
$3K
net assets
Liabilities$36K
People
5
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$171K
Total revenue$171K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$36K
Net assets$3K
Operations
Employees9
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $886K$940K−$55K$35K 990 PDF
FY2024 $602K$591K$11K$90K 990 PDF
FY2023 $633K$635K−$1K$79K 990 PDF
FY2022 $795K$726K$69K$191K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 Viewing $171K$3K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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