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Filing year 2024

EVIDENCE ACTION

Washington, District of Columbia·EIN 90-0874591·NTEE Q33 · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security·3
Total revenue
$36.2M
Total assets
$201M
Total expenses
$45.1M
Reported officers
16
Mission

EVIDENCE ACTION AIMS TO BE A WORLD LEADER IN SCALING EVIDENCE-BASED AND COST-EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS TO REDUCE THE BURDEN OF POVERTY BY BUILDING A WORLD WHERE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF POOR PEOPLE HAVE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES AND THEIR LIVES ARE MEASURABLY IMPROVED. (SEE SCH. O)

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 8 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Chief Executive Officer
$432k
$458k
Base
$350k
Bonus
$36k
Other
Benefits
$32k
Chief Financial Officer
$275k
$293k
Base
$230k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$33k
Exec. Vp, Accelerator & Programs
vice president
$256k
$271k
Base
$218k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$24k
Chief Engagement Officer
highest compensated employee
$226k
$240k
Base
$190k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$15k
General Counsel & Board Secretary
board secretary
$217k
$231k
Base
$174k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$33k
Executive Vp, Africa Region
executive vice president
$215k
$228k
Base
$200k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$957
Chief People Officer
highest compensated employee
$212k
$225k
Base
$182k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$19k
Executive Vp, Programs
executive vice president
$208k
$221k
Base
$196k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$871

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 8 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in International, Foreign Affairs & National Security

Up 5%
from 2023

From $410k in 2023 to $432k in 2024.

$410k
2023
$432k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 2% in real terms$449k to $458k

Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

EVIDENCE ACTION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$56.4M
$38M
2023
$36.2M
$45.1M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What International, Foreign Affairs & National Security executives earn in District of Columbia

Comparable international, foreign affairs & national security organizations in District of Columbia pay their highest-earning executive a median of $150,000.

25th percentile
$75k
Median
$150,000
75th percentile
$279k
90th percentile
$476k

These are international, foreign affairs & national security sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 89 organizations across 89 filings (2021 – 2023).

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