Action 318 Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
God has given us a heart for hurting people. In reference to these people Jesus tells us whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine you did for me Matt 25:40. Therefore we strive to love people through action and not just words 1 John 3:18. In 2025 we completed a medical clinic in Waah Sierra Leone and began providing support for the operations of same; supported a dozen pastors in their outreach programs and provided small business grants to allow them to become self-sufficient; helped provide food to those who needed it; paid for medical expenses for the indigent; and paid for higher education costs including living expenses like rent clothing and food for children who came from an orphanage in Sierra Leone.
- Income
- $175,273
- Spending
- $152,665
- Reserves
- 6.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (3)
- Provided funding for emergency medical needs throughout the Bonthe District in Sierra Leone. Roughly 60 individuals impacted.
- We provided money for food housing education of children and other living expenses for 12 pastors and their families. Additionally we provided small business grants that will prayerfully help them to become self-sufficient in the future. Approximately 75 people directly impacted.
- Provided funds for the operating costs of a new medical clinic in Waah Sierra Leone. This clinic provides free care to anyone under the age of 5 as well as the indigent. It has provided urgent care prenatal care and infant and maternal care to around 600 individuals per month since its inception.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2023.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Action Inc (Gloucester, MA), EIN 04-2389332. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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