Faith in Action Fund

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 45-4434103 Website

FAITH IN ACTION FUND IS DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES OF FAITH AND ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE. THE MISSION OF THE FUND IS TO: - EMPOWER PEOPLE OF FAITH IN STATES AND CITIES TO ORGANIZE AND DEVELOP THEIR POWER, HOLDING ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE TO SERVE THE COMMON GOOD OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS. - CLOSE RACIAL AND GENERATIONAL GAPS IN VOTER PARTICIPATION. - EXPAND ACCESS TO VOTING BY CHALLENGING RESTRICTIVE LAWS, SUCH AS VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS. - REIMAGINE VOTER ENGAGEMENT THROUGH OUR INNOVATIVE STRATEGY, FLIPPING THE FORMULA, WHICH CENTERS PEOPLE OF COLOR, ENSURING THAT EVERY PERSON HAS THE RIGHT TO VOTE AND EVERY VOTE HAS EQUAL VALUE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$833K

-28.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$160K

+966.7% YoY

Grant Count

5

+400.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$32K

+113.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$498K$996K$1M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$832,644$1,165,390$1,002,558
Revenue$4,227$912,878$1,043,252
Expenses$455,057$760,045$1,320,176
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$3,663
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$197K$395K$592K$789K10 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20235 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2024

POWER ACTION FUND$50KFAITH IN FLORIDA ACTION …$40KCAFE ACCION$25KLA VOICE ACTION$25KVERMONT INTERFAITH ACTIO…$20K

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K4$50–100K3$100–250K1$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

NICOLE BARNESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEG DECE…$44KANDREA MARTAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU NOV…$13K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MOLLY SHACKPRESIDENT1
JOHN BAUMANNDIRECTOR1
ZACHARY HOOVERDIRECTOR1
NANCI PALACIOSDIRECTOR1
HENRY GOLDSTEINDIRECTOR1
PASTOR HEYWARD WIGGINSDIRECTOR1
JOHANA BENCOMOPRESIDENT (THRU SEPT)1
KENDRA COCHRANDIRECTOR (THRU MID-NOV)1
RONALD WHITEDIRECTOR (THRU MID-NOV)1
NICOLE BARNESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEG DECEMBER)20$44,096
ANDREA MARTAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU NOVEMBER)20$13,369

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states
+4 more states

Cities

ATLANTABROOKLYNBURLINGTONESSEX JCTFLINTJEFFERSON CITYLAS CRUCESLOS ANGELESMANCHESTERMIAMIORLANDOPHILADELPHIAST PAULYOUNGSTOWN

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

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