ActionAids Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
232446355
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Phone
2159810088
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
AIDS

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$17,939,440
Expenses
$17,275,329
Assets
$7,092,586
Liabilities
$4,917,092

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARY EVELYN TORRES (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • ELIZABETH HAGAN-BORST (DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • JEFF ALEXANDER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • WHITNEY STRICKLAND (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARY EVELYN TORRES (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $158,991 total reported compensation
  • FRANK GIOFFRE (IT DIRECTOR): $156,587 total reported compensation
  • ELIZABETH HAGAN-BORST (DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $151,310 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 Wellness enhances the lives of persons with HIV and those at high risk of acquiring HIV by providing a range of trauma-informed social services to support our clients' physical, emotional and economic well being.

What it reported doing in 2024

Medical Case Management: Action Wellness provides comprehensive medical case management services. Case managers possess expertise in social work and behavioral health. Services include individualized assessment and care coordination, linkage to medical care, housing, behavioral health services, and entitlement programs and advocacy. The program ensures that clients receive appropriate and continuous access to quality medical care, supportive services, and vital benefits. Fee-for-Service and the 340B Pharmacy Program: Action Wellness' Fee-for-Service (FFS) program leverages Medicaid billing to sustain and expand essential services, such as medical case management, by billing Medicaid for eligible activities. The program ensures that clients receive comprehensive, person-centered care while strengthening the organization's financial sustainability. In addition, Action Wellness' 340B Pharmacy Program plays a critical role in supporting both client care and organizational capacity. Through participation in the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program, the agency partners with pharmacies to generate savings from eligible prescriptions. These resources are reinvested directly into programs and services that benefit clients. Perinatal Support: THE PERINATAL PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES TO PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. STAFF ARE TRAINED TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THIS POPULATION. Prison Outreach Programs: The Linkage and Engagement After Prison Program serves individuals diagnosed with opioid use disorder who are currently incarcerated in or recently released from the Philadelphia Department of Prisons (PDP). The Philadelphia Linkage Program serves individuals living with HIV who are currently incarcerated or recently released from PDP.

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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.4%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 92.4%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $35.04 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.7%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.41; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.69; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.2%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90.4% of revenue deployed · 92.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $16M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $159K · 15 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 49/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.