ONE Action

Overview

Mission

ONE Action's advocacy work plays a valuable role in persuading policy makers to protect, and where possible, increase funding for ONE Action's core priorities. ONE Action's supporters are highly engaged advocates and contributed valuable support to (See Schedule O)ONE Action's major campaigns.

What it reported doing in 2024

North America: In 2024, the ONE Action team was integral to the success of US 2024 campaigns, working behind the scenes to foster bipartisan relationships and advocate for ONE's key priorities. The team provided crucial resources on PEPFAR's impact and strategies for five-year reauthorization to Congressional staff and organized private meetings for ONE's CEO with key Congressional members, including Senator Chris Coons and Congresswoman Barbara Lee.ONE also hosted multiple convenings, including a congressional briefing on African economic development with panelists representing the World Bank, Prosper Africa, USAID, and the DFC. (See Schedule O)In the lead-up to and following the 2024 US elections, ONE focused on congressional outreach to build new champions in the House and Senate. We engaged bipartisan candidates in open Senate races by publishing a briefing book on U.S. foreign assistance programs, which was sent to all Senate candidates. After the election, our US advocacy team created a briefing book for new members of the 119th Congress, adapted from our Senate candidate resource. This book introduces ONE, outlines legislative priorities, and provides messaging guidance.Through high-level engagement and strategic policy advocacy, ONE Action delivers the political influence needed to advance ONE's mission and help drive lasting progress toward economic opportunity and healthier lives across Africa.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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
020544768
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2024952700
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy N.E.C.

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 80
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 32%; rating input score 32
  • Program expense ratio: 88%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $132.83 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Limited
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 63.7%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.74; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 30.8%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.2% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.9% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 32% of revenue deployed · 88% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $216K · 6 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $220K reported
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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

6 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Elizabeth Leibowitz (Sr Dir, U.S. Gov Relatns): $216,030 total reported compensation
  • Daniel Henke (Dir of GovRel): $160,452 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.