Education in Action

Analysis

Education in Action is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Worth, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Education in Action reported income of $2.9m and spending of $2.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.0m to $2.9m (-4.7%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 256%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Education in Action sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arkansas Alumni Association Inc ($2.9m), Medina Academy ($2.9m) and Ladder Up ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.0% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $466k. At year end it held assets of $715k against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of -$1.1m. It reported 12 employees.