ONE Action
ONE Action's advocacy work plays a valuable role in persuading policy makers to protect, and where possible, increase funding for ONE Action's core priorities. ONE Action's supporters are highly engaged advocates and contributed valuable support to ONE Action's major campaigns.
ONE Action at a glance
- Total assets
- $4,576,230
- +86.6% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $3,364,294
- +25.5% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $1,222,837
- -48.5% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who ONE Action funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $282 (2019) to $6K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fulbright Association Inc Washington, DC | Table Sponsorship | $6,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,576,230 | $3,364,294 | $1,222,837 | — | — |
| 2023 | $2,451,994 | $2,680,427 | $2,376,631 | — | — |
| 2022 | $2,147,285 | $3,376,844 | $2,276,555 | $6,000 | 1 |
| 2021 | $1,056,276 | $2,394,836 | $2,774,985 | — | — |
| 2020 | $1,435,370 | $3,543,619 | $2,442,639 | — | — |
| 2019 | $568,216 | $1,747,711 | $2,410,112 | $282 | Total only |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About ONE Action
Based on IRS filings
ONE Action is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $4.6M in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
ONE Action is led by Tom Freston, Board Chair since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 6 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Tom Freston
Board Chair
Board Chair → Board Member, 2021
Board Member → Board Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Henke
Director of Govrel
Director of Gov Rel. → Director of Govrel, 2024
On filings since 2023
30 hrs/week
$140K (2023) → $144K (2024)
Elizabeth Leibowitz
Senior Director & U.s. Gov Relatns
Senior Director of Us Govrel → Senior Director & U.s. Gov Relatns, 2024
On filings since 2023
30 hrs/week
$120K (2023) → $197K (2024)
Helene Gayle
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh Bolten
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mort Halperin
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Gayle Smith (2019–2023) — CEO
- Former: Thomas Hart (2020–2023) — President & One
- Former: Suzanne Granville (2021–2023) — Executive Director & Na Advisor
- Former: Annie Schouw (2022–2023) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Marielle A. Thete (2023) — Director of Gov Rel.
- Former: Kyle M. Matous (2019–2022) — Senior Director of Us Govrel
- Former: Sarah Massey (2022) — Senior Communictns Director
- Former: Tamika Cummings (2022) — General Counsel
- Former: Scott McDonald (2021) — Chief Dev'l Partner Officer
- Former: Suzanne George (2019–2020) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Hoodo Mohamed (2020) — Corporate Counsel
- Former: Marc Friend (2020) — Assistant Director Us Gov't Relations
- Former: Tim Cole (2020) — Europe Executive Director
- Former: Andrea Green (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Anne Roeder (2019) — Director of Eu & France
- Former: Hoodo Mohamed Corp Counsel (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Jacqueline Quinones (2019) — Director & Government Relations
- Former: Kathryn Critchley (2019) — Executive Director & Global Comms
- Former: Morton Halperin (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Stuart Hickox (2019) — Canada Director
- Former: Timothy Cole (2019) — Europe Executive Director
- Former: Tom Hart (2019) — North America Executive Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $197K, to Elizabeth Leibowitz (Sr Dir, U.S. Gov Relatns). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about ONE Action
How large is ONE Action?
ONE Action reported $4.6M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.4M.
What is ONE Action?
ONE Action is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Washington, DC. It holds $4.6M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does ONE Action operate?
ONE Action has awarded grants in District of Columbia.
What is ONE Action's EIN?
ONE Action's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-0544768. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 12, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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