NonprofitsResearch For Action Inc

Social Science

Research For Action Inc

PHILADELPHIA, PA

Total revenue

$6.2M

Total expenses

$5.5M

Net assets

$4.8M

Grants received

$8.5M

56 grants

EIN

232710950

Tax year

2023

Mission

To conduct research/evaluations to improve opportunities & outcomes for underserved students

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$3.7M
Program service revenue$2.5M
Investment income$4K
Other revenue$430
Total revenue$6.2M

Expenses

Grants paid$89K
Salaries & benefits$4.4M
Fundraising$457K
Other expenses$1.1M
Total expenses$5.5M
Total assets$5.8M
Net assets$4.8M

People

21 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MARTHA KATE CALLAHAN

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$356K

40 hrs/wk

MEENAKSHI WOLVERTON

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Board

$163K

40 hrs/wk

JANELLE MCDONALD

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

PRESTON SATCHELL

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ALANA SATTERTHWAITE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ISHA WILLIAMS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MICHELLE MARTIN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

BENJAMIN HEROLD

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JESSE GOTTSCHALK

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

TIMOTHY ENG

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DANIELLE COOPER-WILLIAMS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MEGHAN BRENNEMAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MICHAEL DAVIS

SECRETARY/TREASURER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JAMEEL RUSH

BOARD CHAIR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

RAYANE ALAMUDDIN

CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER

Staff

$186K

40 hrs/wk

ALISON MURAWSKI

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Staff

$165K

40 hrs/wk

SAXON NELSON

DIR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Staff

$134K

40 hrs/wk

ALYN TURNER

DIR OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

Staff

$126K

40 hrs/wk

DAVID LAPP

DIR OF POLICY RESEARCH

Staff

$121K

40 hrs/wk

TRACEY HARTMANN

DIR OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Staff

$120K

40 hrs/wk

DAE KIM

CHIEF STATISTICIAN

Staff

$107K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 56 of 56

FromAmountPurposeYear
$106K
To study how cities used out-of-school-time efforts to support young people and communities during the Covid-19 pandemic.
2024
$98K
To study how cities used out-of-school-time efforts to support young people and communities during the Covid-19 pandemic.
2024
$60K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$31K
To help spread findings from the organization's research into Wallace's Youth Arts Initiative.
2024
$15K
TRUSTEE GRANT - VALERIE
2024
$9K
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH FOR ACTION'S DIGITAL ARCHIVE AND PODCAST ABOUT BLACK EDUCATORS IN PHILADELPHIA AND DETROIT
2024
$1K
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$350K
TO PROVIDE ROBUST, TIMELY, AND ACTIONABLE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TO INFORM HOW EDUCATION POLICY AND PRACTICE IN PA AND IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CAN BE IMPROVED TO REDUCE EDUCATIONAL DISPARITIES
2023
$300K
TO SUPPORT THE PACER AND ACER PROJECTS PROVIDING ROBUST, TIMELY, AND ACTIONABLE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TO INFORM HOW EDUCATION POLICY AND PRACTICE IN PA AND IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CAN BE IMPROVED TO REDUCE EDUCATIONAL DISPARITIES
2023
$287K
To support the Out-of-School Time Infrastructure Study, including case studies, policy analysis, and social network analysis.
2023
$182K
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
2023
$170K
CATALYST FUND GRANT - $135,000, RECOVERY AND RESPONSE GRANT - $35,000
2023
$162K
K-12 EDUCATION RESEARCH
2023
$96K
EVALUATING LITERACY INTERVENTION AND TUTORING INITIATIVES ACROSS THE CITY
2023
$64K
TO SUPPORT A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF A COACHING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INCREASE COLLEGE RETENTION AND COMPLETION.
2023
$50K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$18K
BLACK TEACHER INTERACTIVE ARCHIVE
2023
$5K
To conduct an in-depth, longitudinal study of the Boys & Girls Clubs participating in Wave II of the Youth Arts Initiative.
2023
$350K
TO PROVIDE ROBUST, TIMELY, AND ACTIONABLE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TO INFORM HOW EDUCATION POLICY AND PRACTICE IN PA AND IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CAN BE IMPROVED TO REDUCE EDUCATIONAL DISPARITIES
2022
$255K
To support the Out-of-School Time Infrastructure Study, including case studies, policy analysis, and social network analysis.
2022
$250K
RESEARCH ON HIGH SCHOOL PATHWAYS AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS
2022
$250K
RESEARCH ON HIGH SCHOOL PATHWAYS AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS
2022
$218K
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
2022
$166K
EVALUATING LITERACY INTERVENTION AND TUTORING INITIATIVES ACROSS THE CITY
2022
$166K
EVALUATING LITERACY INTERVENTION AND TUTORING INITIATIVES ACROSS THE CITY
2022
$160K
K-12 EDUCATION RESEARCH
2022
$160K
K-12 EDUCATION RESEARCH
2022
$155K
KNOWLEDGE AND NETWORKS GRANT - $55,000, RECOVERY AND RESPONSE GRANT - $100,000
2022
$95K
To conduct an in-depth, longitudinal study of the Boys & Girls Clubs participating in Wave II of the Youth Arts Initiative.
2022
$75K
GENERAL SUPPORT (MULTI-YEAR GRANT)
2022
$64K
TO SUPPORT A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF A COACHING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INCREASE COLLEGE RETENTION AND COMPLETION.
2022
$50K
LEADERSHIP
2022
$50K
TO PROVIDE ROBUST, TIMELY, AND ACTIONABLE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TO INFORM HOW EDUCATION POLICY AND PRACTICE IN PA AND IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CAN BE IMPROVED TO REDUCE EDUCATIONAL DISPARITIES
2022
$375K
TO CONTINUE TO FUND PACER PROJECT AND PILOT AN ACER RESEARCH PROJECT TO EXAMINE DISPARITIES IN EDUCATION IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY
2021
$80K
ANALYSIS OF PERSONALIZED, COMPETENCY-BASED LEARN.
2021
$375K
TO CONTINUE TO FUND PACER PROJECT AND PILOT AN ACER RESEARCH PROJECT TO EXAMINE DISPARITIES IN EDUCATION IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY
2020
$350K
To conduct an in-depth, longitudinal study of the Boys & Girls Clubs participating in Wave II of the Youth Arts Initiative.
2020
$250K
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
2020
$250K
To conduct an evaluation on Lumina's TIE states.
2020
$180K
EDUCATION RESEARCH
2020
$150K
ASPIRE TO EDUCATE EVALUATION
2020
$126K
TO SUPPORT A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF A COACHING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INCREASE COLLEGE RETENTION AND COMPLETION.
2020
$126K
TO SUPPORT A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF A COACHING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INCREASE COLLEGE RETENTION AND COMPLETION.
2020
$80K
ANALYSIS OF PERSONALIZED, COMPETENCY-BASED LEARN.
2020
$50K
ARTS & CULTURE
2020
$3K
COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE
2020
$18K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2018
$15K
EDUCATION JUSTICE NETWORK PARTNERSHIP GRANT
2018
$800K
POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS
2017
$459K
POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS
2017
$155K
POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS
2017
$80K
EDUCATION JUSTICE NETWORK PARTNERSHIP GRANT
2017
$6K
SOCIAL SERVICES/SOCIAL BENEFITS
2017

Funded by

$8.5M from 20 funders · 56 grants · 2017–2024

Gates Foundation

$2.1M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

The Heinz Endowments

$1.8M · 6 grants · 2020–2023

The William Penn Foundation

$1.7M · 10 grants · 2020–2023

The Wallace Foundation

$1.2M · 8 grants · 2020–2024

Laura And John Arnold Foundation

$380K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

The Barra Foundation Inc

$328K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Lumina Foundation for Education Inc

$250K · 1 grant · 2020

Knowledgeworks Foundation

$160K · 2 grants · 2020–2021

Details

EIN232710950
NTEE codeV20Z
Subsection03
Ruling date1994-07
Formed1993
Employees48
Volunteers12
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