Oxfam America Action Fund Inc
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What it says it does
OXFAM AMERICA ACTION FUND (OAAF) IS A PARTNER ORGANIZATION TO OXFAM AMERICA. OAAF STRIVES TO END GLOBAL POVERTY, HUNGER, AND SOCIAL INJUSTICE THROUGH LEGISLATIVE LOBBYING AND POLITICAL ADVOCACY.
- Income
- $609,538
- Spending
- $743,981
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 116
- Highest pay
- $548,895, director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $195,149 spent. GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION: OXFAM AMERICA ACTION FUND ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN CONSTITUENCY BUILDING AND INFLUENTIAL ENGAGEMENT THROUGH TARGETED ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS. FOR EXAMPLE, OXFAM AMERICA ACTION NETWORK, COORDINATED WITH OXFAM AMERICA ACTION FUND TO HOLD OVER 140 LOBBY MEETINGS WITH OFFICES ON THE HILL, FOCUSED ON HARMFUL TAX PROPOSALS. OXFAM AMERICA ACTION FUND WELCOMED OVER 40 NEW ACTIVISTS FOR TRAINING BEFORE THE LOBBY VISITS. VOLUNTEERS CONTINUED ADVOCACY THROUGHOUT MARCH, LEADING WEEKLY IN-DISTRICT MEETINGS FOCUSED ON TAX FAIRNESS. ADDITIONALLY, OXFAM AMERICA ACTION FUND PRIORITIZED RESPONSE TO THE DISMANTLING OF US FOREIGN ASSISTANCE, AND TO DATE HAS MOBILIZED APPROXIMATELY 50,000 PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION TARGETING THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND CONGRESS CALLING ON THEM TO PROTECT US FOREIGN AID.
- $126,788 spent. POLICY ADVOCACY: OXFAM AMERICA ACTION FUND CONTINUES TO LEAD BOLD CAMPAIGNS FOR FAIR AND JUST POLICIES. IN ITS FIGHT TO COMBAT EXTREME INEQUALITY AND CHALLENGE THE RISE OF OLIGARCHY, OXFAM AMERICA ACTION FUND OPPOSED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S TAX CUTS FOR ULTRA-WEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS. IN ITS EFFORTS TO PROMOTE US GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AND THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE, OXFAM AMERICA ACTION FUND HAS ADVOCATED AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORTS TO DISMANTLE USAID THROUGH DIRECT ADVOCACY WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATION. IN CLIMATE JUSTICE, OXFAM AMERICA ACTION FUND ADVOCATED AGAINST PROPOSED LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS EXPORT EXPANSION, GATHERING 12,018 OF 647,000 PETITION SIGNATURES, CONTRIBUTING TO LEGISLATIVE DEFEAT.
- $85,894 spent. EDUCATING THE PUBLIC: IN MARCH 2025, OXFAM AMERICA'S SISTERS ON THE PLANET (SOP) AMBASSADOR PROGRAM COORDINATED WITH OAAF TO MARK INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, MOBILIZING 113 PARTICIPANTS TO HOLD 132 CONGRESSIONAL MEETINGS URGING OPPOSITION TO TAX CUTS FOR THE ULTRA-WEALTHY AND CORPORATIONS, AND PROMOTING GENDER EQUITY THROUGH FAIR TAXATION AND INVESTMENT IN WOMEN, GIRLS, AND WORKING FAMILIES. DURING THE 2024 ELECTION SEASON, OXFAM AMERICA ACTION FUND PUBLISHED INFORMATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ELECTION FOR THE ISSUES THAT OAAF ADVOCATES ON AND SHARED THAT WITH THE PUBLIC. ADDITIONALLY, OXFAM AMERICA ACTION FUND WAS PRESENT AT THE 2024 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE CONVENTION (DNCC). STAFF WERE INVOLVED IN COORDINATING ACROSS EVENTS THAT OFFERED A CHANCE TO HIGHLIGHT OAAF POLICY ADVOCACY EFFORTS.
- $189,746 spent. OTHER CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2026.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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