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US nonprofit · EIN 815344229 · Columbus, OHiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 815344229) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2018.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Death Penalty Action

Donations deductible
Revenue
$478k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$468k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$48k
$10k liabilities
Net assets
$38k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
3.8 years on average
Staff
2
25 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
6
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Death Penalty Action's network

5 people5 organisationsi5 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
C Anthony MuseBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Chris BrownBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Connie JohnsonBoard Member2022
4 yrs
David SeniorBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Frank ThompsonBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Abraham BonowitzExecutive Directorsince 2022
Daniel FlynnBoard Secretarysince 2022
Nancy HaydtDirector2022
Scott LangleyAdministrator2022
Sharon RisherBoard Presidentsince 2022
Susan GriesBoard Treasurersince 2022

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Abraham BonowitzExecutive Director50$88k
Connie JohnsonBoard Member1$0
David SeniorBoard Member1$0
Frank ThompsonBoard Member1$0
C Anthony MuseBoard Member1$0
Chris BrownBoard Member1$0
Sharon RisherBoard President5$0
Daniel FlynnBoard Secretary1$0
Susan GriesBoard Treasurer5$0

About

Legal name
Death Penalty Action
EIN
815344229
Address
1043 S Roosevelt Ave, Columbus, OH, 43209-2544
State
Ohio
Mission
Death Penalty Action works to stop executions and abolish the death penalty through advocacy, education, and action. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
R01 Civil rights, social action and advocacy
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2017
Principal officer
Abraham Bonowitz (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 2018
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsConnie Johnson
≥4years on the filingsDavid Senior
≥4years on the filingsFrank Thompson
≥3years on the filingsC Anthony Muse

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$48k
Total liabilities
$10k
Net assets or fund balances
$38k
Contributions and grants received
$478k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$6k
Employees
2
Volunteers
25

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$478k$468k$10k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.