Action Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 810295613
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2011–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Butte, MT, USA
- Phone
- 4065336855
- Rating
- 88
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Human Service Organizations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $7,286,190
- Expenses
- $7,273,499
- Assets
- $5,081,135
- Liabilities
- $6,093,143
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
17 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MARGIE SECCOMB (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- MARGIE SECCOMB (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO): $116,351 total reported compensation
- DON FOLEY (CFO): $105,473 total reported compensation
- KRISTEN CHAMBERS (COO): $100,952 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Action inc. Is dedicated to developing pathways to economic stability through innovative, community-based, collaborative solutions and serves a six-county area of southwest Montana.
What it reported doing in 2024
Community services block grant (csbg): csbg supports community services and activities for individuals with low incomes that alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty.chafee foster care independence grant: program offers assistance to help current and former foster care youths achieve self-sufficiency.energy share: program provides emergency heat assistance by helping households with heating bills or buy fuel.low-income housing energy assistance program: program provides assistance with heat bills during the winter months to eligible low-income households with natural gas, electricity, fuel oil, propane, wood, and coal as primary heat sources.mining city christmas: program is donation-based and provides food and gifts for lowincome children during the winter holiday season.rapid rehousing and homeless prevention program: emergency solutions grant, local funding and a continuum of care grant provide direct assistance to house homeless families and individuals as well as provide case management and diversion services.summer nutrition program: program provides breakfast and lunch to school-aged children during summer months when school nutrition programs are not available.workforce innovation and opportunity act grant: program supports youth to obtain their high school diploma, ged, or post-secondary certificate/training (2 years or less), provides on-the-job work experiences, and encourages youth through their education by offering case management and supportive services.youth homeless demonstration project: program provides transitional housing, system navigation, and other support to youth, including young adults, who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 95% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 88% 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.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 79
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 30
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 89%; rating input score 89
- Program expense ratio: 89.2%; rating input score 89
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 9 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: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 0.2%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.7; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.2; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 5.8%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 89% of revenue deployed · 89.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $6.5M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $116K · 17 people listed
- Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and related organizations
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2011 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 3 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.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 26/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 3/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 48/100.