Evidence Action Inc
1015 15th St NW Ste 1100, Washington, DC · IRS data through FY2024
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $36,213,681 | $45,139,532 | $189,297,944 |
| FY2023 | $56,357,214 | $37,992,024 | $196,857,812 |
| FY2022 | $130,239,072 | $33,490,217 | $177,006,627 |
| FY2021 | $22,021,780 | $22,416,562 | $83,056,857 |
| FY2020 | $23,841,449 | $23,842,790 | $85,650,373 |
| FY2019 | $33,810,832 | $24,895,500 | $85,263,562 |
| FY2018 | $35,786,019 | $22,181,554 | $76,310,965 |
| FY2017 | $64,317,406 | $19,154,356 | $62,676,897 |
| FY2016 | $25,018,508 | $15,724,235 | $17,337,232 |
| FY2015 | $7,979,473 | $13,599,449 | $8,082,123 |
| FY2014 | $15,783,136 | $4,743,616 | $13,702,099 |
| FY2013 | $2,859,389 | $196,810 | $2,662,579 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Evidence Action Inc (EIN 90-0874591), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $28,210,801 | 78% |
| Program service revenue | $413,201 | 1% |
| Other revenue | $7,589,679 | 21% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $37,702,847 | 84% |
| Management & general | $6,342,247 | 14% |
| Fundraising | $1,094,438 | 2% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 78% of total revenue in FY2024.
- Program services accounted for 84% of functional expenses, management & general 14%, and fundraising 2%.
- 84% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2024. That is higher than 56.9% of 72 International, Foreign Affairs & National Security organizations in DC.
- Net assets covered about 50.3 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 91st percentile among 472 International, Foreign Affairs & National Security organizations in DC.
- Total revenue was higher than 91.6% of 477 International, Foreign Affairs & National Security organizations in DC.
- Total revenue rose from $2,859,389 in FY2013 to $36,213,681 in FY2024. Revenue increased in 4 and decreased in 7 of 11 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 4 of 12 reported years (FY2015, FY2020, FY2021, FY2024).
- The highest revenue on record here is $130,239,072 in FY2022.
- Net assets grew from $2,662,579 to $189,297,944 between FY2013 and FY2024.
- Contributions and grants made up 100% of revenue in FY2013 and 78% in FY2024.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
SEE PART III, LINE 1.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 2013 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | Q33 — International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (in DC) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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