2024-11-11T15:39:42-06:00 2023-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2023-01-01 020544768 ONE ACTION ONEA 2024952700 1299 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 400 WASHINGTON DC 20004 ADAM MAYAKI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2024952700 2024-11-11 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z THOMAS HART 1299 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 400 WASHINGTON DC 20004 2680427 0 X WWW.ONE.ORG X 2002 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 5 4 4 58 0 0 3376844 2680427 0 0 0 0 0 0 3376844 2680427 6000 0 0 0 1563596 1710927 0 0 31179 706959 665704 2276555 2376631 1100289 303796 2147285 2451994 16815 17728 2130470 2434266 X 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 (SEE SCHEDULE O) ONE ACTION'S MAJOR CAMPAIGNS. 0 0 2176621 NORTH AMERICA: THE US GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TEAM PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE SUCCESS OF US CAMPAIGNS IN 2023. THE GR TEAM WORKED TIRELESSLY BEHIND THE SCENES CULTIVATING & MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, SENIOR STAFF AT THE NSC, USAID, AND THE DEPTS. OF STATE & TREASURY, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFF, FOCUSING ON THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE, THE HOUSE & SENATE STATE & FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES, AND LEADERSHIP. THE TEAM REGULARLY ACTED AS A LIAISON BETWEEN DEMOCRATIC & REPUBLICAN OFFICES, AND THEIR CONNECTIONS & RELATIONSHIP WITH COMMITTEE STAFF CONTINUE TO BE EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL, AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE INCLUSION OF A ONE-YEAR REAUTHORIZATION OF PEPFAR IN ONE OF THE FY24 MINIBUSES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) THE TEAM REGULARLY MEETS WITH EXISTING AND NEW CONTACTS, REVIEWS EXISTING AND HELPS DEVELOP NEW LEGISLATION, LEADS COALITION WORKING GROUPS, AND COORDINATES TEAMS ACROSS THE US OFFICE. GERMANY: IN 2023, ONE IN FRANCE DEMANDED FROM MPS AND THE GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR FRENCH OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IN THE 2024 BUDGET BILL. FROM SEPTEMBER 2023 TO DECEMBER, WE MET WITH SEVERAL MPS AS WELL AS THE FINANCE AND FA MINISTRIES, THE ELYSEE AND THE PRIME MINISTER'S STAFF TO ADVOCATE FOR AN INCREASE OF THE FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAX RATE IN 2024 IN ORDER TO LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE CORE OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUDGET. WE ORGANIZED LOBBY DAYS WITH YOUTH AMBASSADORS IN PARLIAMENT IN OCTOBER - DURING WHICH THEY MET WITH MORE THAN 20 MPS. IN GERMANY, THE TEAMS ALSO ADVOCATED AND CAMPAIGNED FOR AN INCREASE OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT'S BUDGET. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)ONE STAFF MET WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND MPS TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF GERMANY'S OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, TO UNDERLINE THE SUCCESS OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, AND TO POINT OUT WHAT GERMANY HAD TO LOSE SHOULD BUDGET CUTS BE DECIDED. ONE ACTIVISTS ALSO MET WITH MPS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO MAKE THE SAME ARGUMENTS. ALL OF THESE EFFORTS WERE ACCOMPANIED BY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA WORK. IN BRUSSELS WE WORKED WITH THE EU INSTITUTIONS AND MEMBER STATES TO INFLUENCE THE AGREEMENT OF THE MID-TERM REVISION OF THE EU'S LONG-TERM BUDGET REGULATION. THIS INCLUDED PREPARING NUMEROUS POLICY BRIEFINGS AND ANALYSIS, PROVIDING DRAFT AMENDMENTS AND VOTING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, MEETING WITH DECISION-MAKERS, MOBILIZING OUR ONLINE SUPPORTERS AND WORKING WITH THE MEDIA. IN PARALLEL WE ALSO PREPARED & SECURED AMENDMENTS FOR MEPS FOR ASSOCIATED BUT NON-LEGISLATIVE FILE REGARDING POTENTIAL NEW EU REVENUE STREAMS. 2176621 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X X X JOHN SPEARS 2024952700 1299 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 400 WASHINGTON DC 20004 TOM FRESTON BOARD CHAIR 2.00 10.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH BOLTEN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 HELENE GAYLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 MORT HALPERIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 4.00 X 0 0 0 GAYLE SMITH CEO 3.00 37.00 X X 0 439592 26130 THOMAS HART PRESIDENT, ONE (UNTIL 11/23) 2.90 37.10 X 0 320148 42124 DANIEL HENKE DIR OF GOV REL. 30.00 10.00 X 140322 0 16728 ELIZABETH LEIBOWITZ SR DIR OF US GOVREL (FROM 5/23) 30.00 10.00 X 119760 0 8965 MARIELLE A THETE DIR OF GOV REL. (UNTIL 9/23) 30.00 10.00 X 106097 0 12344 ANNIE SCHOUW CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 0.40 39.60 X 0 258847 20757 SUZANNE GRANVILLE EXECUTIVE DIR, NA ADV 7.40 32.60 X 0 238558 39610 366179 1257145 166658 3 0 1 0 TIBER CREEK GROUP 750 NINTH STREET NW SUITE 501 WASHINGTON DC 20001 LOBBYING CONSULTANTS 240000 1 1180427 1500000 2680427 2680427 0 0 0 62099 46575 12730 2794 1573920 1457023 96321 20576 17135 16160 805 170 19816 18688 931 197 37957 34904 2514 539 13909 13909 3907 3907 240000 240000 101958 101958 7984 7984 101200 89660 9754 1786 136111 103034 27960 5117 3278 3278 394 394 MISCELLANEOUS 25315 25315 SUBS. & PUB'L 22144 22144 TAXES & LICENSES 9504 9504 2376631 2176621 168831 31179 29607 117179 553 553 500000 241 46367 4307 1566210 2334262 2147285 2451994 16815 17728 16815 17728 X 1630470 2434266 500000 0 2130470 2434266 2147285 2451994 303796 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 44748 0 44748 0 44748 0 PART I-A, LINE 1: ONE ACTION IS A NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION AND DOES NOT ENDORSE CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE, NOR DOES IT ADVOCATE FOR THE ELECTION OR DEFEAT OF PARTICULAR CANDIDATES. WE RAN ONE VOTE INITIATIVES IN THREE MARKETS, CALLING FOR CANDIDATES, ELECTED POLITICIANS AND THE PUBLIC TO PLEDGE TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT AGAINST EXTREME POVERTY. THE CAMPAIGNS ENABLED US TO BUILD KEY POLITICAL RELATIONSHIPS AND GAIN COMMITMENTS THAT WE CAN HOLD LEADERS TO ACCOUNT FOR OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR PARLIAMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION HAD INVESTMENT INCOME BELOW $100 AND THEREFORE, NO 1120-POL WAS REQUIRED TO BE FILED. 0 DUE FROM ONE ACTION AFFILIATES 2334262 2334262 2680427 0 2680427 0 2680427 2376631 0 2376631 0 2376631 EUROPE 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PART V 99828 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 60887 0 0 0 0 0 0 160715 0 160715 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (E): REGION: EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) (E) SPECIFIC TYPES OF SERVICES IN REGION: IN 2023, ONE IN FRANCE DEMANDED FROM MPS AND THE GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR FRENCH OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IN THE 2024 BUDGET BILL. FROM SEPTEMBER 2023 TO DECEMBER, WE MET WITH SEVERAL MPS AS WELL AS THE FINANCE AND FA MINISTRIES, THE ELYSEE AND THE PRIME MINISTER'S STAFF TO ADVOCATE FOR AN INCREASE OF THE FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAX RATE IN 2024 IN ORDER TO LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE CORE OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUDGET. WE ORGANIZED LOBBY DAYS WITH YOUTH AMBASSADORS IN PARLIAMENT IN OCTOBER - DURING WHICH THEY MET WITH MORE THAN 20 MPS. IN GERMANY, THE TEAMS ALSO ADVOCATED AND CAMPAIGNED FOR AN INCREASE OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT'S BUDGET. ONE STAFF MET WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND MPS TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF GERMANY'S OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, TO UNDERLINE THE SUCCESS OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, AND TO POINT OUT WHAT GERMANY HAD TO LOSE SHOULD BUDGET CUTS BE DECIDED. ONE ACTIVISTS ALSO MET WITH MPS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO MAKE THE SAME ARGUMENTS. ALL OF THESE EFFORTS WERE ACCOMPANIED BY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA WORK. IN BRUSSELS WE WORKED WITH THE EU INSTITUTIONS AND MEMBER STATES TO INFLUENCE THE AGREEMENT OF THE MID-TERM REVISION OF THE EU'S LONG-TERM BUDGET REGULATION. THIS INCLUDED PREPARING NUMEROUS POLICY BRIEFINGS AND ANALYSIS, PROVIDING DRAFT AMENDMENTS AND VOTING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, MEETING WITH DECISION-MAKERS, MOBILIZING OUR ONLINE SUPPORTERS AND WORKING WITH THE MEDIA. IN PARALLEL WE ALSO PREPARED & SECURED AMENDMENTS FOR MEPS FOR ASSOCIATED BUT NON-LEGISLATIVE FILE REGARDING POTENTIAL NEW EU REVENUE STREAMS. PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (E): REGION: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (E) SPECIFIC TYPES OF SERVICES IN REGION: ONE ACTION PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE, WORKING WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE AFRICA AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME NON-STATE ACTORS GROUP TO ESTABLISH THE AFRICA FOOD SYSTEMS PARLIAMENTARY PARTNERSHIP NETWORK (AFSPAN). FOLLOWING THE LAUNCH OF AFSPAN, ONE ACTION PROVIDED TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO HOST A PARLIAMENTARY RETREAT IN NIGERIA TO ADDRESS FOOD SYSTEM CHALLENGES AND MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RESULTS. AS A RESULT, PARLIAMENTARIANS AGREED ON THE POLICY PRIORITIES FOR 2024 AND ESTABLISHED A ROADMAP TO DRIVE COLLABORATIVE ACTION WITH NON-STATE ACTORS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GAYLE SMITH CEO 0 439592 0 0 0 0 0 16492 0 9638 0 465722 0 0 THOMAS HART PRESIDENT, ONE (UNTIL 11/23) 0 320148 0 0 0 0 0 15165 0 26959 0 362272 0 0 ANNIE SCHOUW CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 0 258847 0 0 0 0 0 11921 0 8836 0 279604 0 0 SUZANNE GRANVILLE EXECUTIVE DIR, NA ADV 0 238558 0 0 0 0 0 12278 0 27332 0 278168 0 0 DANIEL HENKE DIR OF GOV REL. 140322 0 0 0 0 0 7074 0 9654 0 157050 0 0 0 PART I, QUESTION 3 & PART II: AS REFLECTED ON SCHEDULE R, ONE ACTION SHARES PAID EMPLOYEES WITH THE ONE CAMPAIGN, A RELATED SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. THE ONE CAMPAIGN IS THE STATUTORY EMPLOYER OF ALL SHARED EMPLOYEES AND ACTS AS A COMMON PAYMASTER FOR THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS. CERTAIN EMPLOYEES ALLOCATE THEIR TIME BETWEEEN THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS, AND ONE ACTION REIMBURSES THE ONE CAMPAIGN FOR ONE ACTION'S ALLOCABLE SHARE OF SALARY, BENEFITS, AND RELATED OVERHEAD AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. THE FOLLOWING METHODS WERE USED BY ONE CAMPAIGN, TO DETERMINE THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO/EXECTUIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION: - INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT - FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS - COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY - APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS THAT CONSISTS OF THREE INDIVIDUALS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ELECTING AND REMOVING THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OR THEIR DELEGATES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE MEMBERS MUST APPROVE CHANGES MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE CORPORATION'S CFO AND COO/SECRETARY/TREASURER, THE BOARD'S AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE CEO AND LEGAL COUNSEL. THE BOARD RECEIVED A COPY OF THE 990 BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE FIRST STEP IN ADDRESSING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IS DISCLOSURE. A DIRECTOR OR EMPLOYEE WHO BELIEVES THAT HE/SHE MAY BE PERCEIVED AS HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN A DISCUSSION OR DECISION DISCLOSES THAT CONFLICT TO THE GROUP MAKING THE DECISION BEFORE A DECISION IS MADE, A CONTRACT IS SIGNED, OR A TRANSACTION IS INITIATED. MOST CONCERNS ABOUT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE RESOLVED AND APPROPRIATELY ADDRESSED THROUGH PROMPT AND COMPLETE DISCLOSURE. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING ALL DECISIONS CONCERNING RESOLUTIONS OF CONFLICTS INVOLVING EXECUTIVE MANAGERS, THE COO, THE PRESIDENT/CEO (PC), AND SELECTED OTHER MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT, AS NEEDED. IF THE REPORTABLE CONFLICT INVOLVES A MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OTHER THAN THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING ALL DECISIONS CONCERNING RESOLUTIONS OF CONFLICTS INVOLVING THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBER. IF THE CONFLICT INVOLVES THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING ALL DECISIONS CONCERNING RESOLUTIONS OF THE CONFLICT. THE COO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING ALL DECISIONS CONCERNING RESOLUTIONS OF CONFLICTS INVOLVING EMPLOYEES BELOW THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT LEVEL, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PC AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AS NEEDED. ANY EMPLOYEE MAY APPEAL A DETERMINATION THAT AN ACTUAL OR APPARENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. APPEALS OF RESOLUTIONS BY THE COO AND PC ARE DIRECTED TO THE CHAIR OF AUDIT COMMITTEE. IF THE RESOLUTION WAS MADE BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THEN THE APPEAL IS MADE TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD. APPEALS MUST BE MADE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE INITIAL DETERMINATION. RESOLUTION OF THE APPEAL IS MADE BY VOTE OF A QUORUM OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE APPEAL, OR WHO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT OF THE APPEAL, ABSTAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN, DISCUSSING, OR VOTING ON THE RESOLUTION, UNLESS THEIR DISCUSSION IS REQUESTED BY THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF RESOLVING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, VIOLATIONS OF THIS POLICY, INCLUDING FAILURE TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, RESULTS IN TERMINATION OF A DIRECTOR, PC, OR MEMBER OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT (AT THE DIRECTION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE) OR EMPLOYEE (AT THE DIRECTION OF THE PC OR CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE ONE CAMPAIGN, A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, ACTS AS A COMMON PAYMASTER FOR THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS, AS A RESULT, THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR ONE ACTION IS THE SAME AS THE PROCESS FOR THE ONE CAMPAIGN. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND ADJUSTS THE CEO'S SALARY USING COMPARABLE DATA, INCLUDING THE FORM 990'S OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, COMPENSATION SURVEYS, AND AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. ANY ADJUSTMENT TO THE CEO'S SALARY IS AT THE BOARD'S DISCRETION AND IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN JANUARY 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. 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