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EIN 23-7042525

Children's Defense Fund Action Council

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(4)
Num. employees
0
City
Washington
State
District of Columbia
Year formed
1969
Most recent tax filings
2021-12-01
NTEE code, primary
R20: Civil Rights, Advocacy for Specific Groups
Description
Children's Defense Fund Action Council's mission is to leave no child behind and ensure every child has a healthy start, head start, fair start, safe start, moral start in life, and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families. The organization engages the public by providing education on legislation impacting children's needs, issuing action alerts to mobilize grassroots action, and developing congressional member profiles and non-partisan scorecards detailing senators' and representatives' records on children's issues.
Related structure
Children's Defense Fund Action Council is a subordinate organization under Childrens Defense Fund (CDF).
Total revenues
$0
2022
20182019202020212022$0$0.2m$0.4m
Total expenses
$1,451
2022
20182019202020212022$0$0.2m$0.4m
Total assets
$290,353
2022
20182019202020212022$0$0.2m$0.4m
Num. employees
0
2022
2018201920202021202200.51

Program areas at Children's Defense Fund Action Council

Public engagement - provided public education on legislation impacting the needs of children, issued Action alerts to mobilize grassroots Action and developed congressional member profiles and non-partisan congressional scorecards detailing senators and representatives' voting records on legislation that advances or impairs progress for children.

Who funds Children's Defense Fund Action Council

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Craig and Deborah Cogut FoundationWork To Uplift All Childrenworks To Uplift All Children$48,875

Personnel at Children's Defense Fund Action Council

NameTitleCompensation
Gijsbrecht DeleedeChief Financial Officer$0
Randy MarshVice President Operations
Marian Wright EdelmanFounder and President Emeritus / Founder and President Emerita$0
Gijs DeleedePast Chief Financial Officer$0
Marylee AllenSecretary$0

Financials for Children's Defense Fund Action Council

RevenuesFYE 09/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$0
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$0

Form 990s for Children's Defense Fund Action Council

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2021-092022-08-10990View PDF
2020-092021-08-13990View PDF
2019-092020-10-16990View PDF
2018-092019-10-01990OView PDF
2017-122019-03-15990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
May 6, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
May 6, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $200,000 from W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF)
August 3, 2022
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from Dollar General Literacy Foundation
April 14, 2022
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
April 12, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsHuman rights organizationsCivil rights and social justice organizationsChapter / child organizations
Issues
Human rights
Characteristics
Political advocacyGrassroots organizingNational levelNo full-time employees
General information
Address
840 First St Ne Suite 300
Washington, DC 20002
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Website URL
cdfactioncouncil.org/ 
Phone
(202) 662-3622
IRS details
EIN
23-7042525
Fiscal year end
September
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1969
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
R20: Civil Rights, Advocacy for Specific Groups
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Subordinate organization
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