Nonprofit · EIN 90-0874591
EVIDENCE ACTION INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $36,213,681 | $45,139,532 | -$8,925,851 | $201,038,038 | $11,740,094 | $189,297,944 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $56,357,214 | $37,992,024 | $18,365,190 | $200,145,111 | $3,287,299 | $196,857,812 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $28,210,801
- of which government grants
- $362,059
- Program service revenue
- $413,201
- Investment income
- $7,576,920
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$36
- Other revenue
- $12,759
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $13,139,333
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $924,388
- Other salaries and wages
- $12,065,011
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $16,182,556
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $75,094
- Accounting fees
- $317,641
- Occupancy
- $422,964
- Travel
- $2,059,901
- Depreciation
- $31,236
- Program services (functional)
- $37,702,847
- Management and general (functional)
- $6,342,247
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,094,438
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $200,145,111
- Total assets, end of year
- $201,038,038
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $11,740,094
- Net assets, end of year
- $189,297,944
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $78,697
- Publicly traded securities
- $132,769,296
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $62,248,653
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $127,049,291
- Gross receipts
- $36,281,102
- Employees
- 98
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANIKA BAHL | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $385,764 | $45,901 |
| JOHN DE WET | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $229,532 | $45,949 |
| JEFFREY GROSZ | EXEC. VP, ACCELERATOR & PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $217,964 | $37,576 |
| GRACE HOLLISTER | CHIEF ENGAGEMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $189,675 | $35,961 |
| CHRISTOPHER DUNN | GENERAL COUNSEL & BOARD SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $173,644 | $43,598 |
| PAUL BYATTA | EXECUTIVE VP, AFRICA REGION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $200,354 | $14,151 |
| ANNE IDEN | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $181,823 | $30,197 |
| BRETT SEDGEWICK | EXECUTIVE VP, PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $195,710 | $12,614 |
| SHIKHAR GHOSH | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMRITA AHUJA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA RIECHERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM GROCH | BOARD MEMBER (FROM 5/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT WALKER | BOARD MEMBER (FROM 11/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH YOUNG MCNALLY | BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 7/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OWENS WIWA | BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 9/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DINA POMERANZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANIKA BAHL | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $366,775 | $43,155 |
| JOHN DE WET | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $212,790 | $42,887 |
| JENNY CHOI-FITZPATRICK | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $210,615 | $35,610 |
| JEFFREY GROSZ | EXEC. VP, ACCELERATOR & PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $193,965 | $33,920 |
| PAUL BYATTA | EXECUTIVE VP, AFRICA REGION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $184,698 | $24,364 |
| GRACE HOLLISTER | CHIEF ENGAGEMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $170,046 | $32,416 |
| ANNE IDEN | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $175,893 | $26,190 |
| CHRISTOPHER DUNN | GENERAL COUNSEL & BOARD SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $143,533 | $26,887 |
| SHIKHAR GHOSH | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMRITA AHUJA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH YOUNG MCNALLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DINA POMERANZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA RIECHERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OWENS WIWA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1015 15TH ST NW STE 1100, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-2619
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KANIKA BAHL, 1015 15TH ST NW 1100, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
- Signed the 990
- ANTHONY LATTA, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (202) 888-9886
- Website
- WWW.EVIDENCEACTION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN
Mission
EVIDENCE ACTION AIMS TO BE A WORLD LEADER IN SCALING EVIDENCE-BASED AND COST-EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS TO REDUCE THE BURDEN OF POVERTY BY BUILDING A WORLD WHERE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF POOR PEOPLE HAVE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES AND THEIR LIVES ARE MEASURABLY IMPROVED. (SEE SCH. O)
Program accomplishments
- SAFE WATER: EVIDENCE ACTION'S SAFE WATER PROGRAM UTILIZES PROVEN, INNOVATIVE, AND LOW-COST APPROACHES TO PROVIDE SUSTAINED SAFE WATER ACCESS AT SOURCE TO MORE THAN 10 MILLION PEOPLE IN RURAL AFRICA, PREVENTING CHILDHOOD ILLNESS AND DEATHS. OUR DISPENSERS FOR SAFE WATER HELP RURAL COMMUNITIES INSTALL CHLORINE DISPENSERS TO ALLOW USERS TO ADD EXACTLY THE RIGHT DOSE OF DILUTED CHLORINE TO THEIR WATER BUCKETS, WHILE IN-LINE CHLORINATION AUTOMATICALLY TREATS COMMUNAL PIPED WATER SYSTEMS. THE SAFE WATER PROGRAM HAS RECENTLY EXPANDED TO INDIA.Expenses $17,175,826 · grants $7,139,710 · revenue $413,201
- NUTRITION: THE NUTRITION PROGRAM LEADS THE WORK FOR EVIDENCE ACTION'S DEWORM THE WORLD AND EQUAL VITAMIN ACCESS PROGRAMS.DEWORM THE WORLD INITIATIVE IS AN INCREDIBLY HIGH IMPACT PROGRAM, HELPING TO DELIVER OVER 2 BILLION TREATMENTS TO CHILDREN FOR INTESTINAL WORMS SINCE 2014. DEWORM THE WORLD INITIATIVE PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS TO IMPLEMENT HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMMING. REGULAR DEWORMING RESULTS IN IMPROVED EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND LONG-TERM WELL-BEING FOR TREATED CHILDREN.IN 2019 EVIDENCE ACTION LAUNCHED A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF IRON AND FOLIC ACID (IFA) SUPPLEMENTATION FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS 6 MONTHS - 19 YEARS OF AGE IN INDIA. TTHE PROGRAM IS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN INDIA AND MALAWI WITH A ROBUST EXTERNAL EVALUATION DESIGN TO MEASURE CHANGES IN COVERAGE.Expenses $16,051,639 · grants $5,344,968
- MATERNAL NEONATAL AND CHILD HEALTH: THE SYPHILIS FREE START PROGRAM IS A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENTS TO SCALE HIV/SYPHILIS DUAL TESTING AND STRENGTHEN SYPHILIS TREATMENT PROVISION TO PREVENT NEWBORN DEATH AND DISABILITY, WITH FOCUS IN FIVE CORE AREAS: (1) STRENGTHENING POLICY, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, AND COORDINATION, (2) ENHANCING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, (3) STRENGTHENING DATA COLLECTION AND MONITORING, (4) SUPPORTING HEALTHCARE PROVIDER TRAINING AND SUPERVISION, AND (5) IDENTIFYING AND SECURING SUSTAINABLE FUNDING.Expenses $3,360,496 · grants $648,867
- NEW PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT: EVIDENCE ACTION'S ACCELERATOR DRIVES NEW PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, SELECTING HIGH-POTENTIAL INTERVENTIONS WITH MASSIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVIDENCE-BASED, COST EFFECTIVE IMPACT. THE ACCELERATOR TESTS AND REFINES DELIVERY MODELS WITH THE GOAL OF RAPIDLY SCALING INTERVENTIONS WITH LEVELS OF IMPACT SIMILAR TO OUR EXISTING PROGRAMS. PROMISING NEW PROGRAMS ARE ADVANCED THROUGH A RIGOROUS, 6 STAGE PROCESS - FROM DESK RESEARCH TO TESTING AT SCALE.Expenses $1,114,886 · grants $5,788
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 90-0874591
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $201,038,038
- Income (IRS master file)
- $36,281,102
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $36,213,681 | $45,139,532 | $201,038,038 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $56,357,214 | $37,992,024 | $200,145,111 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $130,239,072 | $33,490,217 | $179,416,451 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 90-0874591).
Questions about EVIDENCE ACTION INC
- What is the EIN of EVIDENCE ACTION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EVIDENCE ACTION INC is 90-0874591.
- Is EVIDENCE ACTION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to EVIDENCE ACTION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EVIDENCE ACTION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of EVIDENCE ACTION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EVIDENCE ACTION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of EVIDENCE ACTION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KANIKA BAHL.
- Who are the officers and directors of EVIDENCE ACTION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $385,764 (KANIKA BAHL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does EVIDENCE ACTION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $36,213,681, expenses of $45,139,532 and total assets of $201,038,038 at year end.
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