Epi Action
Overview
Mission
Epi action is an independent, tax-exempt, nonpartisan organization that uses rigorous research to push for policies that advance a worker-centered economy. We work to ensure working people's voices are heard by policymakers and candidates. We also highlight the impact of candidates' economic records and policy platforms and correct false claims about workers and the economy.
What it reported doing in 2024
Epi action makes recommendations for enacting a federal budget that meets the needs of the general public and improves the economic welfare of the nation, organizes coalitions of organizations and individuals to push for a stronger, fairer economy through specific potential legislative actions, and lobbies legislators and their staff to push for better outcomes in the legislative process.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 201173919
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2017–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2020, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2016
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC, USA
- Phone
- 2027558810
- Rating
- 73
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 61
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 32
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 67.3%; rating input score 67
- Program expense ratio: 51.9%; rating input score 52
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -28.4%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.5; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.42; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -13.7% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -6.7% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 16.8% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 67.3% of revenue deployed · 51.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $127K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 annual filings from 2017 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: FY2024.