Jed Action Fund

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
334864357
IRS 990 coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2029425355
Rating
48
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$656,193
Expenses
$8,728
Assets
$676,001
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID FELDMAN (PRESIDENT, SECRETARY & DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • DAVID FELDMAN (PRESIDENT, SECRETARY & DIRECTOR)
  • ELIZABETH MANASSE (TREASURER & DIRECTOR)
  • JULIE O'CONNELL (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To promote social welfare by championing policies, programs, and initiatives that enhance community well-being and address pressing social challenges. The organization engages in advocacy, public education, and strategic partnerships to influence meaningful change and advance the public good.

What it reported doing in 2025

During 2025, the organization was in its initial startup and organizational phase following its formation. Activities during the year were primarily focused on establishing the organization's governance structure, developing policies and procedures, and building the operational and administrative infrastructure necessary to carry out its exempt purpose. The organization also began preliminary planning and development of its core program areas, including grantmaking, advocacy and lobbying, and public education and research initiatives. While programmatic activity during the year was limited, the organization expects to actively implement these initiatives in future periods. Planned activities include making grants to support organizations and projects that promote social welfare, engaging in advocacy and lobbying efforts on issues aligned with its mission, and conducting public education, information sharing, and research to inform and engage the public on key social and public policy matters. Through these efforts, the organization intends to promote the common good and general welfare by supporting initiatives that advance meaningful improvements in public policy and strengthen communities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

MIXED - 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 a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 96
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 98.7%; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 77.45; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 11 of 11 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.