Public Charity

VERA ACTION INC

VERA ACTION INC, of BROOKLYN, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.9M in revenue, $3.6M in expenses, $3.0M in total assets. 10 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 853897516 BROOKLYN, NY Alliances & Advocacy NTEE: I01 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.9M
Total Expenses$3.6M
Total Assets$3.0M
Grant Records10
Funding Total$6.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

VERA ACTION IS AN INDEPENDENT, BUT ALIGNED ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION TO THE VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE, A 501(C)(3). VERA ACTION HARNESSES THE POWER OF ADVOCACY, LOBBYING, AND POLITICAL STRATEGY TO END MASS INCARCERATION, PROTECT IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS, RESTORE DIGNITY TO PEOPLE BEHIND BARS, AND BUILD SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES.

Where $100 goes at Vera Action Inc

How Vera Action Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$91 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $91 for programs

$91
Messaging justice:Vera Action produces public opinion research to shape a national conversation about safety and justice that recognizes that we can have both
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
TO CONTINUE GRANTEE'S ADVOCACY WORK AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL TO ADVANCE POLICY REFORMS IN COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PUBLIC SAFETY, PRETRIAL JUSTICE, AND SENTENCING.
$400,000
2024
TO SUPPORT NONPARTISAN ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY NARRATIVE DEVELOPMENT
$1,500,000
2024
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ADVOCACY
$750,000
2024
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
$100,000
2024
CONTRIBUTION FOR FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ADVOCACY
$50,000

Showing up to 5 of 10 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Adair H Iacono
CHAIR Bari Mattes
VICE PRESIDENT Insha Rahman
TRUSTEE James Cadogan
TRUSTEE John Savarese
TREASURER Justin Tuck

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Civil Rights & Social Justice
$1,900,000 4 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$1,900,000 2 grants
Education
$1,500,000 1 grant
General Support
$600,000 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$500,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.9M $3.6M $3.0M
2024 $5.2M $3.5M $3.5M
2023 $1.7M $2.5M $3.5M
2022 $751K $1.1M $2.9M
2021 $2.3M $100K $2.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.3M to $1.9M (-14%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.0M.

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