2020-06-04T11:31:26-07:00 2019-12-31 Lane & Company CPAs 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite 4 Washington DC 20006 990 2019-01-01 522277575 ACTIONAID USA ACTI 2028351240 1220 L STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 RICHARD PAYLING-WRIGHT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIO 2028351240 2020-06-01 true ROBERT E LANE P01622353 2024636500 2020-06-04 X 208.82.213.4 2020-06-04 11:31:06 PD P 6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838 6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838 2019 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z NIRANJALI AMERASINGHE 1220 L STREET NW STE 725 WASHINGTON DC 20005 3160875 false X WWW.ACTIONAIDUSA.ORG X 2000 DC ACTIONAID IS AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK BUILDING A JUST, EQUITABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD IN SOLIDARITY WITH COMMUNITIES ON THE FRONTLINES OF POVERTY AND INJUSTICE. 9 9 15 12 0 0 2424261 3146037 0 6634 5718 0 0 2430895 3151755 865331 2740655 0 1401032 1322931 22784 15399 495255 606692 555837 2895839 4634822 -464944 -1483067 3104393 1607483 190283 176440 2914110 1431043 X ACTIONAID USA'S MISSION IS TO ACHIEVE SOCIAL JUSTICE, GENDER EQUALITY, AND POVERTY ERADICATION BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY AND EXCLUSION, THEIR COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE'S ORGANIZATIONS, ACTIVISTS, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, AND SUPPORTERS. false false 1593447 1366016 0 WOMEN'S RIGHTS: IN MAY 2019, WE LAUNCHED A NEW GLOBAL CAMPAIGN CALLED WOMEN WORKERS, UNITE! IN AN EFFORT TO BUILD SOLIDARITY WITH WOMEN WORKERS AND TO CALL FOR AN END TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. IN JUNE 2019 WE JOINED ACTIONAID STAFF ACROSS THE WORLD TO PRESSURE THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION (ILO) TO ADOPT THE FIRST-EVER INTERNATIONAL LAW TO END GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE. WE PARTICIPATED BY ENCOURAGING OUR SUPPORTERS TO SIGN A PLEDGE SUPPORTING THE ADOPTION OF AN EFFECTIVE ILO CONVENTION AND RECOMMENDATION ON ENDING VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE. IN 2019 WE CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS AND NETWORKS IN COUNTRIES WHERE WE HAD AN ACTIVE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE, INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE TO: CYCLONE IDAI AND CYCLONE KENNETH IN MALAWI, MOZAMBIQUE, AND ZIMBABWE; ONGOING FOOD CRISES IN ZIMBABWE, ZAMBIA, MOAMBIQUE, MALAWI, ETHIOPIA, KENYA, SOMALILAND, AND UGANDA; AND THE ONGOING ROHINGYA REFUGEE CRISIS IN BANGLADESH. 1352835 896371 0 FOOD & AGRICULTURE: WE SUPPORTED 50 U.S. NONGOVERNMENTAL GROUPS TO SIGN A LETTER CALLING U.S. AMBASSADOR KIP TOM TO END THE OBSTRUCTION ON AGROECOLOGY AT THE UNITED NATIONS. BUILDING ON YEARS OF EFFORTS TO PUT AGROECOLOGY ON THE AGENDA, WE SUCCESSFULLY MOVED THE COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS), A HIGH-LEVEL FORUM ON GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION, TO START OFFICIAL NEGOTIATIONS ON POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AGROECOLOGY. AS PART OF OUR ONGOING INVOLVEMENT WITH THE GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM (GAFSP), A GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL FUND, WE CONTINUED TO SHAPE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY. AT THE 46TH MEETING OF THE CFS IN ROME, WE JOINED GAFSP'S STEERING COMMITTEE TO LAUNCH A NEW REPORT MAKING THE CASE FOR THE FUND'S REPLENISHMENT. TO SUPPORT THE LAUNCH, WE ALSO PRODUCED A DIGITAL TOOLKIT THAT GAFSP AND OTHER CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COULD USE. WE PRODUCED A 4-MINUTE VIDEO PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF A GAFSP PROJECT IN THE GAMBIA THAT WAS WELL-RECEIVED BY THE GAFSP STEERING COMMITTEE AND FURTHER ESTABLISHED OUR CREDIBILITY AND EXPERTISE IN COMMUNICATING THE SUCCESS AND VIABILITY OF THE OVERALL PROGRAM. 323112 25000 0 LAND RIGHTS & BIOFUELS: IN OCTOBER 2019, WE ORGANIZED A 10-DAY SPEAKING TOUR FOR A PROMINENT LAND RIGHTS ACTIVIST FROM BRAZIL TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR OUR GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO GET PENSIONS AND ENDOWMENTS OUT OF FARMLAND INVESTMENT. ACTIONAID IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE CAMPAIGN. IN ADDITION TO EDUCATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SPEAKING WITH CONGRESS AND WORLD BANK OFFICIALS ABOUT STOPPING LAND GRABS, OUR GUEST DELIVER 38,780 SIGNATURES TO TIAA, CALLING ON THEM TO STOP LAND GRABBING AND RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS. AT COP25, WE SUPPORTED THE LAUNCH OF THE PRINCIPLES FOR A JUST TRANSITION IN AGRICULTURE, A KEY DOCUMENT THAT OUTLINES ACTIONAID'S POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MOVING AGRICULTURE AWAY FROM INDUSTRIALIZED APPROACHES AND TOWARDS A SYSTEM THAT BENEFITS BOTH FARMERS AND THE CLIMATE. WE DESIGNED AND DISTRIBUTED AN 8-PAGE POLICY BRIEF ON BIOENERGY WITH CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE (BECCS), EXPLAINING THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT CURB CLIMATE IMPACTS AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF BIOFUEL PRODUCTION. 606085 453268 0 THE REMAINING PROGRAMS INCLUDE CLIMATE & TAX, EDUCATION, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE. 606085 453268 0 3875479 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false true true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 15 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false MD VA X X RICHARD PAYLING-WRIGHT 2028351240 1220 L STREET NW STE 725 WASHINGTON DC 20005 DIANA DUARTE BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 IMANI COUNTESS BOARD VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICKI MCMILLAN BOARD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANURADHA DESAI BOARD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ABID ASLAM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM FOX BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARJUN MAKHIJANI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA ZERMENO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROLLIN JOHNSON JR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN MARIE CLARKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (END APRIL 2019) 40.00 X 58688 0 5511 NIRANJALI AMERASINGHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (START SEPTEMBER 2019) 40.00 X 39643 0 438 RICHARD PAYLING-WRIGHT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION 40.00 X 107625 0 10304 CAROLINE HAMRIC DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 100929 0 9711 306885 0 25964 2 false false false 3146037 3146037 5718 0 5718 9120 9120 3151755 0 0 5718 2740655 2740655 332849 116497 83212 133140 771467 548692 5037 217738 12072 5597 2547 3928 116203 67976 23606 24621 90340 53336 8905 28099 23450 0 23450 0 129 129 0 0 15399 15399 142734 111480 31254 0 12551 6858 0 5693 86148 14913 41508 29727 21928 21928 0 0 153765 128573 8761 16431 90626 57741 15447 17438 6891 1104 2746 3041 11000 0 11000 0 6321 0 6321 0 MISCELLANEOUS 294 0 294 0 4634822 3875479 264088 495255 546453 630490 2403608 900199 66824 25665 31071 18327 65897 45730 31167 20167 25270 12635 3104393 1607483 61179 44256 129104 132184 190283 176440 X 106987 198620 2807123 1232423 2914110 1431043 3104393 1607483 -1483067 X false true X true false X 0 4690643 2958730 8585684 2424261 3146037 21805355 0 0 4690643 2958730 8585684 2424261 3146037 21805355 13717797 8087558 808 620 724 6634 5718 14504 0 0 21819859 0.37070 0.35950 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 216 216 2897823 2898039 294902 73726 0 0 372211 557172 294792 294902 1519077 2278616 1248 845 216 216 2525 93053 139293 73698 73726 379770 569655 777 0 0 0 777 0 0 65897 45730 20167 20167 DEFERRED RENT AND LEASEHOLD INCENTIVE 132184 132184 X 3160875 9120 9120 3151755 3151755 4643942 9120 9120 4634822 4634822 Pt X, Line 2 ACTIONAID USA PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. Pt XI, Line 2d IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, RENTAL INCOME IS PRESENTED GROSS OF RELATED RENTAL EXPENSES. IN THE FORM 990 RENTAL INCOME AND RELATED RENTAL EXPENSES ARE PRESENTED NET. Pt XII, Line 2d IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, RENTAL INCOME IS PRESENTED GROSS OF RELATED RENTAL EXPENSES. IN THE FORM 990 RENTAL INCOME AND RELATED RENTAL EXPENSES ARE PRESENTED NET. true Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 GRANTMAKING 2295569 South Asia 0 0 GRANTMAKING 261500 Europe 0 1 GRANTMAKING 123300 Central America 0 0 GRANTMAKING 25000 East Asia and Pacific 0 0 GRANTMAKING 20293 Middle East 0 0 GRANTMAKING 1984 0 1 0 1 2727646 2727646 Sub-Saharan Africa EMERGENCY RESPONSE 2295569 WIRE South Asia EMERGENCY RESPONSE 261500 WIRE Europe EMERGENCY RESPONSE 123300 WIRE Central America EMERGENCY RESPONSE 25000 WIRE East Asia and Pacific EMERGENCY RESPONSE 20293 WIRE 1 0 false false false false false false Pt I Line 2 ACTIONAID USA'S CORE PURPOSE IS TO RAISE MONEY IN THE U.S. TO SUPPORT ANTIPOVERTY PROJECTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. THESE PROJECTS ARE IMPLEMENTED BY ACTIONAID USA'S ASSOCIATES AND PARTNERS. EACH PROJECT IS MONITORED BY A PROJECT ACCOUNTABILITY GROUP INVOLVING ACTIONAID USA FINANCE AND PROGRAM STAFF FROM THE IMPLEMENTING COUNTRY. THE PROJECT ACCOUNTABILITY GROUP MEETS QUARTERLY TO DISCUSS THE PROGRESS OF THE GRANT AND BUDGET VS. EXPENSE ANALYSIS. ACTIONAID USA THEN REVIEWS ALL PROGRAM AND FINANCE REPORTS WITH IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH GRANT PROVISIONS. X X X X X true N/A false 0 0 0 0 0 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NH NJ NM NY NC OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Pt VI, Line 11b THE FORM 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IT IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD TREASURER. FINALLY, IT IS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ANY FURTHER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS BEFORE BEING SUBMITTED TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. Pt VI, Line 12c A FULL WRITTEN DISCLOSURE BY EVERY EMPLOYEE OF ALL MATERIAL FACTS OF ANY TRANSACTION WHICH HAS OR APPEARS TO HAVE, OR MAY INVOLVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST BY THE EMPLOYEE WITH ACTIONAID USA SHALL BE MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE UPON THE LEARNING OF SUCH CONFLICT, BE IT AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT, BEFORE EXECUTING ANY SUCH TRANSACTION. A FULL WRITTEN DISCLOSURE BY EVERY BOARD MEMBER, OF ALL MATERIAL FACTS OF ANY TRANSACTION WHICH HAS OR APPEARS TO HAVE, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST BY A MEMBER OF ACTIONAID USA'S BOARD SHALL BE MADE TO THE BOARD CHAIR UPON THE LEARNING OF SUCH CONFLICT BEFORE EXECUTING ANY SUCH TRANSACTION. THESE ARE UPDATED ANNUALLY. THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT MAY ARISE. Pt VI, Line 15a ACTIONAID USA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY IS REVIEWED BY COMPILING SALARY DATA FROM SIMILAR SIZED NONPROFIT COMPANIES BOTH IN THE WASHINGTON DC AREA AND IN SEVERAL OTHER MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS IN THE U.S. THE BOARD CONSIDERS THIS INFORMATION ALONGSIDE COMPANY PERFORMANCE TO SET A REASONABLE SALARY. ALL NON-SALARY COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS CONSISTENT WITH NON-SALARY COMPENSATION PROVIDED TO ALL STAFF MEMBERS IN THE ORGANIZATION. THIS SALARY EVALUATION PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2017. Pt VI, Line 19 ACTIONAID USA MAKES ITS ANNUAL REPORTS, AUDITED FINANCIALS, AND THE FEDERAL FORM 990 AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d THE REMAINING PROGRAMS INCLUDE CLIMATE & TAX, EDUCATION, 606085. 453268. 0.