FRAC Action Council
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $0 · expenses $67K · assets $101K
- EIN
- 26-2010517
- Address
- 1200 18TH STREET NW 400, Washington, DC 20036
- NTEE code
- -
- Subsection
- -
- Ruling year
- -
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTE PUBLIC POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT PREVENT HUNGER, IMPROVE NUTRITION, REDUCE POVERTY, AND PROTECT HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Guardia | PRESIDENT (THROUGH 4/5/2024) | 2020-2024 | $180,432 | $1,482,960 | 3 |
| Crystal Fitzsimons | INTERIM PRESIDENT | 2024 | $197,737 | $197,737 | 2 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marya E Alvarez | CHAIR | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ellen Buchman | DIRECTOR | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Kofi Essel | DIRECTOR | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Sherry Brennan (former) | DIRECTOR | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Judith H Whittlesey (former) | Treasurer | 2015-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Matthew E Melmed (former) | Secretary | 2015-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Judy Whittlesey (former) | TREASURER | 2020-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| James D Weill (former) | PRESIDENT | 2015-2017 | 0 | $0 reported | 2 |
People by year
2024 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $378K · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRYSTAL FITZSIMONS | INTERIM PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | $180,429 | $17,308 | $197,737 | 2 |
| LUIS GUARDIA | PRESIDENT (THROUGH 4/5/2024) | 5 | $0 | $132,492 | $47,940 | $180,432 | 3 |
| MARYA E ALVAREZ | CHAIR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ELLEN BUCHMAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| KOFI ESSEL | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2023 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $345K · 0 employees · 4 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUIS GUARDIA | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | $293,016 | $52,398 | $345,414 | 3 |
| MARYA E ALVAREZ | CHAIR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ELLEN BUCHMAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| KOFI ESSEL | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| SHERRY BRENNAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2022 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $342K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Guardia | CHAIR | 5 | $0 | $280,256 | $61,530 | $341,786 | 3 |
| Judith H Whittlesey | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Matthew E Melmed | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Sherry Brennan | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Ellen Buchman | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Kofi Essel | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $355K · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUIS GUARDIA | CHAIR | 5 | $0 | $300,262 | $54,442 | $354,704 | 3 |
| JUDY WHITTLESEY | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MATTHEW MELMED | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| KOFI ESSEL | MEMBER AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2020 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $261K · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUIS GUARDIA | PRESIDENT/CHAIR | 5 | $0 | $243,189 | $17,435 | $260,624 | 3 |
| JUDY WHITTLESEY | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MATTHEW MELMED | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES D WEILL | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| MATTHEW MELMED | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JUDITH WHITTLESEY | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES D WEILL | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| MATTHEW MELMED | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JUDITH WHITTLESEY | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES D WEILL | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| MATTHEW MELMED | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| JUDITH WHITTLESEY | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $800K
2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $15K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $0 | $67,184 | $101,435 | -$146,529 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $0 | $925,537 | $202,146 | -$79,345 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $0 | $213,682 | $1,156,252 | $846,192 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $625,000 | $99,158 | $1,063,554 | $1,059,874 | $625,000 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $200,000 | $685 | $534,032 | $534,032 | $200,000 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $0 | $1,108 | $344,585 | $344,585 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $0 | $1,178 | $346,693 | $345,693 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $0 | $1,735 | $346,871 | $346,871 | $0 | - | - | - | - |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- FOOD RESEARCH & ACTION CENTER INC Washington, DC · 4 people in common (Crystal Fitzsimons, Ellen Buchman, Kofi Essel) · related organization (Schedule R)
- ACTIONAID USA Washington, DC · 1 person in common (Luis Guardia)
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $825,000 in all, tax years 2020 to 2021. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOD RESEARCH & ACTION CENTER INC | Public charity | Exact | 2020-2021 | 2 | $825,000 | 2021 | $625,000 | show |
Similar organizations
Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only
| Organization | State | NTEE | Latest revenue | Latest expenses | Top-paid title | Top pay | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIDS ACTION COUNCIL | DC | Not reported | $346,787 | $351,287 | DEPUTY DIRECTOR | $148,113 | Similar name, same state |
| UNITED ACTION COUNCIL | MA | B01 | $0 | $0 | Director | $0 | Similar name |
| TENNESSEE ACTION COUNCIL | TN | P40 | $138,921 | $122,279 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Similar name |
Who funds organizations like this
Grantors that funded the 3 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).
| Grantor | Type | Total given | Grants | Organizations funded | Years | Which ones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | $31,350 | 3 | 1 | 2018–2024 | TENNESSEE ACTION COUNCIL |
| THE RICHARD M SCHULZE FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | $4,550 | 1 | 1 | 2022–2022 | TENNESSEE ACTION COUNCIL |
| BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022–2022 | TENNESSEE ACTION COUNCIL |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | $323 | 4 | 1 | 2020–2023 | TENNESSEE ACTION COUNCIL |
The full list · all similar organizations
Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $67,184 spent · pay $58,031 · grants $0 · events $69
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $52,105 | $52,105 | - | - | 77.6% | |
| Payroll taxes | $4,240 | $4,240 | - | - | 6.3% | |
| Fees: other services | $3,169 | $3,169 | $0 | $0 | 4.7% | |
| Occupancy | $2,339 | $2,339 | - | - | 3.5% | |
| Information technology | $1,291 | $1,291 | - | - | 1.9% | |
| Other employee benefits | $1,185 | $1,185 | - | - | 1.8% | |
| Other (as described) | MISCELLANEOUS | $781 | $781 | - | - | 1.2% |
| Fees: accounting | $570 | $570 | - | - | 0.8% | |
| Pension plan contributions | $501 | $501 | - | - | 0.7% | |
| Fees: legal | $407 | $407 | - | - | 0.6% | |
| Insurance | $225 | $225 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Office expenses | $217 | $217 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Travel | $85 | $85 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $69 | $69 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $67,184 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $925,537 spent · pay $114,121 · grants $800,000 · events $438
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | 86.4% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $102,291 | $102,291 | - | - | 11.1% | |
| Payroll taxes | $7,445 | $7,445 | - | - | 0.8% | |
| Fees: other services | $4,359 | $4,359 | $0 | $0 | 0.5% | |
| Other employee benefits | $3,289 | $3,289 | - | - | 0.4% | |
| Occupancy | $2,682 | $2,682 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Information technology | $1,168 | $1,168 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Other (as described) | MISCELLANEOUS | $1,101 | $1,101 | - | - | 0.1% |
| Pension plan contributions | $1,096 | $1,096 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Fees: accounting | $513 | $513 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $438 | $438 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Fees: legal | $340 | $340 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Insurance | $309 | $309 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Travel | $267 | $267 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Office expenses | $239 | $239 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $925,537 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $213,682 spent · pay $175,123 · grants $15,000 · events $3,359
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $144,776 | $144,776 | - | - | 67.8% | |
| Other employee benefits | $18,213 | $18,213 | - | - | 8.5% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $15,000 | $15,000 | - | - | 7.0% | |
| Payroll taxes | $10,632 | $10,632 | - | - | 5.0% | |
| Fees: other services | $5,626 | $5,626 | - | - | 2.6% | |
| Occupancy | $5,189 | $5,189 | - | - | 2.4% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $3,359 | $3,359 | - | - | 1.6% | |
| Information technology | $2,946 | $2,946 | - | - | 1.4% | |
| Fees: accounting | $2,561 | $2,561 | - | - | 1.2% | |
| Pension plan contributions | $1,502 | $1,502 | - | - | 0.7% | |
| Other (as described) | MISCELLANEOUS | $1,107 | $1,107 | - | - | 0.5% |
| Fees: legal | $1,065 | $1,065 | - | - | 0.5% | |
| Office expenses | $596 | $596 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Travel | $515 | $515 | - | - | 0.2% | |
| Insurance | $430 | $430 | - | - | 0.2% | |
| Other (as described) | FILING FEES | $165 | $165 | - | - | 0.1% |
| Total | $213,682 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $99,158 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $51
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | ALLOCATED WAGES/BENEFITS | $83,674 | $83,674 | - | - | 84.4% |
| Other (as described) | FILING FEES | $4,617 | $4,617 | - | - | 4.7% |
| Fees: other services | $3,281 | $3,281 | - | - | 3.3% | |
| Fees: accounting | $2,309 | $2,309 | - | - | 2.3% | |
| Information technology | $1,519 | $1,519 | - | - | 1.5% | |
| Office expenses | $1,345 | $1,345 | - | - | 1.4% | |
| Occupancy | $1,156 | $1,156 | - | - | 1.2% | |
| Fees: legal | $843 | $843 | - | - | 0.9% | |
| Insurance | $151 | $151 | - | - | 0.2% | |
| Other (as described) | DUES & PUBLICATIONS | $103 | $103 | - | - | 0.1% |
| Interest | $80 | $80 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $51 | $51 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Travel | $29 | $29 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $99,158 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990 · $685 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office expenses | $685 | $685 | - | - | 100.0% | |
| Total | $685 | 100% |
2017 · Form 990EZ · $1,108 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $925 | 83.5% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $183 | 16.5% | |
| Total | $1,108 | 100% |
2016 · Form 990EZ · $1,178 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,000 | 84.9% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $178 | 15.1% | |
| Total | $1,178 | 100% |
2015 · Form 990EZ · $1,735 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,350 | 77.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $385 | 22.2% | |
| Total | $1,735 | 100% |