ACTIONAID USA: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: ACTIONAID USA (EIN 52-2277575)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-06-03
IRS object ID: 201631559349300003
Schema version: 2015v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-06-03T06:07:46-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Lane & Company CPAs	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1920 N Street NW 320	AddressLine1Txt
City	Washington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	522277575	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ACTIONAID USA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ACTI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2028351240	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1420 K STREET NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	200052507	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARIE CLARKE	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2028351240	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-06-01	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ROBERT E LANE	PreparerPersonNm
Phone	2024636500	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-06-03	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-09-27 15:27:22Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MARIE CLARKE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1420 K ST NW STE 900	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,691,451	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ACTIONAIDUSA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2000	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	AN INTERNATIONAL AGENCY WORKING WITH POOR PEOPLE TO END POVERTY AND INJUSTICE TOGETHER.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	22	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	13	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,986,835	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,690,643	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,622	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$808	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,988,457	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,691,451	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,699,261	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$3,130,469	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,225,631	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,381,491	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$29,250	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$83,367	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$700,055	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$822,868	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$677,498	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,777,010	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,272,825	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,211,447	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$581,374	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,176,693	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,553,006	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$174,379	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$132,066	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$5,002,314	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,420,940	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	ACTIONAID USA'S MISSION IS TO WORK WITH POOR AND MARGINALIZED PEOPLE	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,072,143	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$892,937	GrantAmt
Desc	CLIMATE: ACTIONAID WORKS WITH FARMERS AROUND THE WORLD, HELPING THEM TO ADAPT THEIR FARMS AND HOMES TO THE CHANGING CLIMATE. WE ALSO MADE SURE THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE WERE REPRESENTED AT THE INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE TALKS IN PARIS AT THE END OF THE YEAR. ALTHOUGH THE PARIS AGREEMENT IS WEAK AND UNFAIR TO POOR COUNTRIES, IT REMAINS A STARTING POINT IN GLOBAL EFFORTS TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE. WE ARE CONTINUING TO PUSH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND OTHER MAJOR EMITTERS TO PROVIDE THE MONEY NEEDED TO HELP POOR COUNTRIES ADAPT TO THE CHANGING CLIMATE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$941,281	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$633,200	GrantAmt
Desc	FOOD & AGRICULTURE: LOCAL FARMERS PROVIDE UP TO 80% OF THE FOOD WE EAT, BUT RECEIVE LITTLE IN THE WAY OF INVESTMENT. THIS MEANS THAT LOCAL FARMERS ARE OFTEN DENIED ACCESS TO THE FERTILIZERS, TOOLS, AND EXPERTISE THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE THEIR FARMS MORE PROFITABLE. ACTIONAID SUCCESSFULLY CHAMPIONED A NEW GLOBAL FUND THAT WILL PROVIDE INVESTMENT DIRECTLY TO POOR FARMERS. THE FUNDING STREAM, WHICH IS BEING PILOTED AS PART OF THE GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM, WILL PROVIDE $16 MILLION	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$673,381	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$615,836	GrantAmt
Desc	EDUCATION: APPROXIMATELY 58 MILLION CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD DON'T GO TO SCHOOL. MORE THAN HALF OF THESE KIDS LIVE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, WHERE GIRLS ARE THE LEAST LIKELY TO EVER ATTEND PRIMARY SCHOOL. ACTIONAID'S ACTION FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHT IN SCHOOLS PROJECT IN GHANA, KENYA, MALAWI, TANZANIA, AND UGANDA IS HELPING 17,550 IN 155 PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO GET A GOOD QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION, WHERE GIRLS AND BOYS ARE TREATED EQUALLY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,407,281	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$988,496	GrantAmt
Desc	THE REMAINING PROGRAMS INCLUDE LAND RIGHTS & BIOFUELS, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$1,407,281	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$988,496	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,094,086	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (true)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	17	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	22	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RICHARD PAYLING-WRIGHT	PersonNm
Phone	2028351240	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1420 K ST NW STE 900	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
LUIS GUARDIA
BOARD CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DIANA DUARTE
BOARD SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MOHAN NATARAJAN
BOARD TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KUMIKI GIBSON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD MILLER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SOPHIA MURPHY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
IRUNGU HOUGHTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF DAVIDOFF
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARIE CLARKE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$132,700	$0	$17,262
RICHARD PAYLING-WRIGHT
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION	40.00		Yes (X)	$90,644	$0	$9,318

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$223,344	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$26,580	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions	$4,690,643	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$7,816	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,690,643	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$808	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$808	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,691,451	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$808	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,130,469	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,130,469	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$249,924	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,986	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$204,938	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$931,672	TotalAmt
Program Services	$558,518	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$60,053	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$313,101	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,572	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,816	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,455	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,301	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$109,286	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,821	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,253	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$38,212	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,037	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,326	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,999	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$26,712	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,810	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,810	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,700	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,700	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$83,367	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$83,367	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$231,688	TotalAmt
Program Services	$84,188	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,182	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$112,318	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$864	TotalAmt
Program Services	$864	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$106,108	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,128	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$56,210	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$34,770	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,802	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,802	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125,680	TotalAmt
Program Services	$64,190	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,570	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$34,920	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$141,493	TotalAmt
Program Services	$63,385	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,157	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$48,951	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,776	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,593	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,780	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,403	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,179	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,179	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,064	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,064	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Total	$334	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$334	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,272,825	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,094,086	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$478,684	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$700,055	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$251,721	BOYAmt
EOY	$478,243	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,224,303	BOYAmt
EOY	$594,528	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,618,695	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,420,858	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,728	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,237	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,153	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,226	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$217,427	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$214,884	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,722	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,543	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,371	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,371	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,176,693	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,553,006	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$122,190	BOYAmt
EOY	$100,796	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,189	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,270	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$174,379	BOYAmt
EOY	$132,066	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$782,393	BOYAmt
EOY	$104,215	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,219,921	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,316,725	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,002,314	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,420,940	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,176,693	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,553,006	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$581,374	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,895,862	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,300,791	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,094,871	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,986,835	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,690,643	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$24,969,002	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,895,862	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,300,791	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,094,871	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,986,835	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,690,643	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$24,969,002	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$16,832,238	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$8,136,764	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$15,482	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9,338	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,696	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,622	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$808	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$29,946	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$105,665	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$486,823	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$592,488	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$25,591,436	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.31790	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.45640	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY170Ind
Public Support Total509	$0	PublicSupportTotal509Amt
Public Support CY509	0	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0	InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Pt II Ln 10	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: MANAGEMENT FEES 2011: 105665. Description: GAIN ON PAYABLE WRITE-OFF 2013: 486823.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$324	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,047	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,371	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$5,271,454	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$5,272,825	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$413,641	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$103,410	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$276,490	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$396,321	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$388,851	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$413,641	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,475,303	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$2,212,955	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$8,500	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$5,691	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$12,919	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,371	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$28,481	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$69,123	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$99,080	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$97,213	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$103,410	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$368,826	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$553,239	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$3,300	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$4,735	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$10,598	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$324	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$18,957	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$217,427	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$214,884	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,543	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,543	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT AND LEASEHOLD INCENTIVE	Desc
Amt	$31,270	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$31,270	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,691,451	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,691,451	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,691,451	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,272,825	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,272,825	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,272,825	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Pt X, Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ACTIONAID USA PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, 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.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Sub-Saharan Africa	GRANTMAKING	$2,620,724
South Asia	GRANTMAKING	$343,441
Central America	GRANTMAKING	$96,749
South America	GRANTMAKING	$62,500
Middle East	GRANTMAKING	$4,251
East Asia and Pacific	GRANTMAKING	$2,804

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$3,130,469	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$3,130,469	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Sub-Saharan Africa	RESEARCH/SPONSORSHIP	$2,620,724	WIRE
South Asia	RESEARCH/SPONSORSHIP	$343,441	WIRE
Central America	RESEARCH/SPONSORSHIP	$96,749	WIRE
South America	RESEARCH	$62,500	WIRE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Pt I Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	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.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (3 entries)

ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
ARIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
TELEMARKETING	false	$3,975	$6,354	-$2,379
(no name)
CONSULTING	false	$6,000	$62,500	-$56,500
(no name)
CONSULTING	false		$14,513	-$14,513

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$9,975	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$83,367	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$73,392	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ID	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WY	LicensedStatesCd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 11b	THE FORM 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE BOARD TREASURER. IT IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FINALLY, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE BEFORE IT IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL 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 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 LAND RIGHTS & BIOFUELS, 1407281. 988496. 0.