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Evidence Action reported $36.2 million in revenue and $45.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $83.53 went to program services, $14.05 to management and general costs and $2.42 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 77.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $431,665 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 32 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 7% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $45MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $36MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 83.5% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.1% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.4% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 77.9% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $431,665 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.96% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 32 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 50.3 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 6 of 7 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseSafe 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
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…
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
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $385,764 | $0 | $45,901 | $431,665 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $229,532 | $0 | $45,949 | $275,481 |
| EXEC. VP, ACCELERATOR & PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $217,964 | $0 | $37,576 | $255,540 |
| CHIEF ENGAGEMENT OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $189,675 | $0 | $35,961 | $225,636 |
| GENERAL COUNSEL & BOARD SECRETARY Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $173,644 | $0 | $43,598 | $217,242 |
| EXECUTIVE VP, AFRICA REGION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $200,354 | $0 | $14,151 | $214,505 |
| CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $181,823 | $0 | $30,197 | $212,020 |
| EXECUTIVE VP, PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $195,710 | $0 | $12,614 | $208,324 |
32 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Evidence Action (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $924K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b7 · 6 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 598
- Volunteers Part I, line 69
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| EAII ADVISORS PVT LTD Program implementation | $6,325,384 |
| EVIDENCE ACTION PTY LTD Program implementation | $677,394 |
| ADP TOTALSOURCE Payroll processing | $134,183 |
| RANDSTAD PROFESSIONALS US LLC DBA TATUM Accounting consultant | $115,578 |
| LATERITE BV Program research | $115,419 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
17 private foundations reported grants to Evidence Action totaling $289K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Evidence Action's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Evidence Action, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Evidence Action's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Evidence Action reported that 83.5% of its $45.1 million in expenses went to program services, 14.1% to management and general and 2.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Evidence Action pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Evidence Action reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $431,665, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Evidence Action get its money?
Of $36.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 77.9% came from contributions and grants (including 1.0% from government grants) and 1.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Evidence Action a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 90-0874591 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202512829349302256 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202402859349301540 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323039349300717 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223009349300727 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202112799349300811 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202032559349300808 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 90-0874591: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.