Action Now Inc

HOUSTON, TX EIN: 45-4083809

ACTION NOW INC.'S PHILANTHROPIC WORK TACKLES SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS IN THE UNITED STATES. WE FOCUS ON CORRECTING SYSTEMIC FAILURES THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$3.3M

+2.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$10.9M

+209.1% YoY

Grant Count

42

+121.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$259K

+39.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$7M$11M$15M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$3,303,803$3,237,181$3,398,236
Revenue$11,013,735$3,577,720$13,562,786
Expenses$10,947,113$3,738,775$10,414,516
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$63,735$77,720$22,786
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$5M$8M$11M0 grants20206 grants202129 grants202219 grants202342 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

WELCOMING NEIGHBORS NETW…$2.5MFAMILIES USA ACTION$700KCOMMITTEE TO PROTECT HEA…$656KTHE MARKET INSTITUTE LLC$600KFARELLA BRAUN MARTEL LLP$501KDUE PROCESS INSTITUTE$500KFAIRVOTE ACTION FUND$400KFAMILIES USA ACTION$400KMARYLAND CITIZENS HEALTH…$338KOTHRAM INC$290K

Grant Size Distribution

96 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K21$50–100K25$100–250K25$250–500K12$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KELLI RHEEPRESIDENT AND CEO1
ELIZABETH BANKSTREASURER1
JOHN ARNOLDDIRECTOR1
LAURA ARNOLDDIRECTOR1
ROXANNE ALMARAZSECRETARY1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

26states
+18 more states

Cities

ALBUQUERQUEANCHORAGEARLINGTONAUSTINBALTIMOREBOISEBOSTONBROOKLYNBURKECAMBRIDGECHICAGOCONCORDCORAL GABLESCORONADOCORVALLISDENVERDETROITHELENALAS VEGASLEAGUE CITY

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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