The Action Project EIN 86-3837562

The Action Project

EIN  86-3837562 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Los Angeles, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers justice-impacted people to lead change and create hope.
Leadership
Joseph Escamilla · Executive Director · $27K
Money in and out
$224K revenue, $190K expenses
Bottom line
95% program efficiency

Empowers justice-impacted people to lead change and create hope. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $224K in revenue, $190K in expenses, and $45K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$224K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$190K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$45K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $34K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.05
Program efficiency
95%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +22% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+15%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +7% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$224K
FY2024▲ +259%
Total revenue
$224K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$190K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$45K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$34K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$45K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $180K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Action Project
EINHdr · item D86-3837562
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Angeles, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.theaction-project.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
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 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$27,246Pt VII · Sec A
$23,154Pt VII · Sec A
$18,135Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$7,100Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Escamilla’s $27K as Executive Director is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M human services 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Joseph Escamilla$27,246$31,137
Jenny Escamilla$23,154
Jessica Munoz$18,135
Danny Marcia$7,100

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 & grants$200K · 89%
Program service revenue$24K · 11%
Contributions & grants89%$200K
Program service revenue11%$24K
Total revenueLn 12$224K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.05
Program services95%$180K
Management & general5%$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$190K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$45K
Total assetsLn 16$45K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$45K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $45K · Operating expenses/yr $190K
2.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $180K · Total expenses $190K
95%
Management & General
Management & general $10K · Total expenses $190K
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $190K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $200K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $200K · Total revenue $224K
89%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $224K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $24K · Total revenue $224K
11%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $224K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $24K · Total expenses $190K
12%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $224K · Prior year $62K
+259%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $45K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $224K · Expenses $190K
+15%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $45K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $45K · Total assets $45K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $45K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Joseph Escamilla · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $27K · Total expenses $190K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $100K · Total expenses $190K
53%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 95%
Overhead ratio 5%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 259%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 2%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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.

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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)$224K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$62K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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