Business Action Fund

NORTH BETHESDA, MD EIN: 83-2618697

BUSINESS ACTION FUND SUPPORTS ITS FLAGSHIP PROJECT, MAIN STREET ACTION, TO ADVOCATE AND LOBBY FOR SMALL BUSINESS INTERESTS AND TO SUPPORT BUSINESS OWNERS TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR OWN INTERESTS BY TELLING THEIR OWN STORIES ABOUT WHAT MAKES THEIR BUSINESSES SUCCESSFUL AND WHAT TYPES OF POLICIES WOULD HELP THEIR BUSINESSES THRIVE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$383K

+4.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$6K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$6K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$87K$173K$260K$346K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$383,283$367,576$535,847
Revenue$56,408$101,990$252,677
Expenses$52,421$179,278$314,633
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$5,935$528
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$48K$95K$143K$191K0 grants20201 grants20211 grants20220 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

BUSINESS EDUCATION FUND$6K

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$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
RICHARD TRENTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SINCE APRIL 202440
CHANDA CAUSEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL FEBRUARY 202440
DAVID BORRISPRESIDENT1
J KELLY CONKLINTREASURER1
THOMAS LEE JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER1
ISRAL DEBRUINBOARD MEMBER1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

ChicagoNorth BethesdaWashington

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

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