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Compassion in Action EIN 91-1985682

Compassion in Action

EIN  91-1985682 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Fall City, WA Founded 1999
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
an international affairs nonprofit
Leadership
Aaron Coldiron · President
Money in and out
$172K revenue, $154K expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency

Compassion in Action is an international affairs nonprofit based in Fall City, WA, formed in 1999. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $172K in revenue, $154K in expenses, and $385K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$172K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$154K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$385K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $19K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
30.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +8% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -25% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$172K
FY2025▼ -6%
Expenses
$154K
FY2025▼ -2%
Total assets
$385K
FY2025▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$172K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$154K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$385K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$19K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$385K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $144K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCompassion in Action
EINHdr · item D91-1985682
Principal addressHdr · item CFall City, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wearecompassion.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1999
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q300)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2001

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Glen Gordon
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dana Dang
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Narlly Solano’s $2K as Employee is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1638 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Narlly Solano$2,200$26,400

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$163K · 95%
Investment income$9K · 5%
Contributions & grants95%$163K
Investment income5%$9K
Total revenueLn 12$172K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.03
Program services94%$144K
Management & general3%$5K
Fundraising3%$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$154K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$93K
Total assetsLn 16$385K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$385K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $385K · Operating expenses/yr $154K
30.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $144K · Total expenses $154K
94%
Management & General
Management & general $5K · Total expenses $154K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $5K · Total expenses $154K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $165K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $163K · Total revenue $172K
95%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $172K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $172K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $9K · Total revenue $172K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $154K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $172K · Prior year $184K
-6%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $238K · FY2025 $172K
-6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $385K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $172K · Expenses $154K
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $385K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $385K · Total assets $385K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $292K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $385K
76%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Aaron Coldiron · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $154K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $154K
—
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%——
Overhead ratio 3%——
Fundraising cost ratio 3%——
Revenue growth -6%——

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$16K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$172K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$184K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$190K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$220K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$242K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$238K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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