Actors Equity Association FY2020 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(5)Since 1913EIN 13-0413995

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$1.6M paid to officers and key staff.
Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2.8M a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.6M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$51.4M
77% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 77% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
85
of 85 voting members
Looks good: 85 of 85 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$26.0M
Spent
$25.2M
Net assets
$14.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$26.0M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$26.0M
FY2021$12.9M
FY2022$21.8M
FY2023$29.4M
FY2024$23.8M
FY2025$25.8M
Expenses
$25.2M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$25.2M
FY2021$21.2M
FY2022$21.8M
FY2023$27.8M
FY2024$29.2M
FY2025$31.1M
Net assets
$14.9M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14.9M
FY2021$25.0M
FY2022$17.8M
FY2023$29.8M
FY2024$32.2M
FY2025$33.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending March 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1994.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

93 people listed on the 990; $1.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$390,886Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Ex. Dir. of Finance
$271,472Pt VII · Sec A
Western Regional Director
$210,334Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Communications
$181,818Pt VII · Sec A
$165,102Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Informational
$147,226Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. to the Eastern Regional Director
$144,433Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Business Rep
$136,127Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Steven Dipaola———$563,863$292,638$271,472
Alvin Vincent JR$438,875$434,062$367,051———
Mary McColl——$215,300$390,069$390,012$390,886
Andrea Hoeschen$239,489$200,669$192,731$183,462$164,006—
Regina Mincey-Garlin$236,000$211,847$200,000———
Calandra Hackney$210,346$190,551$176,330———
Gail Gabler——$153,592$190,840$202,762$210,334
Alison Harma$204,308$181,985$173,662———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for actors and theatre professionals, improving their working conditions and advancing the art of theatre.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Actors' equity promotes diversity, inclusion and the principles of equal opportunity for all who work in the theatre industry. Actors' equity encourages employment and production opportunitites in all disciplines and areas of theatrical production to include persons of every race, color, culture, age, gender, physical disability and…

Pt IX · col B
02

Actors' equity association negotiates and enforces collective bargaining agreements and independent producer agreements with producers and theatres throughout the united states. Actors' equity sets the standard for wages and working conditions and provides benefits, including pensions, health insurance and a 401(k) plan and holds…

Pt IX · col B
03

Actors' equity provides funding and other resources to related organizations that benefit members and the theatre community at large. For example, equity supports the actors' fund and the actors' work program, career transition for dancers, and the wagner labor archives and alliance for inclusion in the arts.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 17 grants · $1.3M · 2019–2024
The Actors Fund of AmericaNY · FY2024$29,500
Career Transition for DancersFY2024$20,000
Career Transition for DancersFY2023$20,000
The Actors Fund of AmericaNY · FY2023$15,000
Career Transition for DancersFY2022$20,000
The Actors Fund of AmericaNY · FY2022$20,000
The Actors Fund of AmericaNY · FY2022$7,500
Career Transition for DancersFY2021$20,000
The Actors Fund of AmericaNY · FY2021$15,000
The Actors Fund of AmericaNY · FY2021$7,500
Career Transition for DancersFY2020$20,000
The Actors Fund of AmericaNY · FY2020$10,000
The Actors Fund of AmericaNY · FY2020$7,500
The Actors Fund of AmericaNY · FY2019$1,010,000
Career Transition for DancersFY2019$20,000
The Actors Fund of AmericaNY · FY2019$10,000
The Actors Fund of AmericaNY · FY2019$7,500

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$26.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M
Money outPt IX
$25.2M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$14.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.9M
Total assetsLn 16$66.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
93
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a85
IndependentVI 1b85
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7$775K
Total revenueLn 12$26.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.0M
SavingsLn 2$2.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$37.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$636K
Other assetsLn 15$17.5M
Total assetsLn 16$66.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51.4M
Net assetsLn 32$14.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5216
VolunteersI 6800
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.8M$4.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$37.0M$37.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$574K$636K
Total assetsLn 16$64.0M$66.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$42.9M$51.4M
Net assetsLn 32$21.1M$14.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.0M
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$465K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.5M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.7M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.4M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.5M
Payroll taxesLn 10$785K
Legal feesLn 11b$768K
Accounting feesLn 11c$128K
Investment management feesLn 11f$187K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$232K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$114K
Office expensesLn 13$437K
Information technologyLn 14$1.1M
OccupancyLn 16$3.8M
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$176K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$220K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$360K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$895K
All other expensesLn 24e$425K
Total functional expensesLn 25$25.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $25.8M$31.1M−$5.3M$33.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $23.8M$29.2M−$5.5M$32.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $29.4M$27.8M$1.7M$29.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $21.8M$21.8M−$39K$17.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $12.9M$21.2M−$8.3M$25.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $26.0M$25.2M$803K$14.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $25,973,473 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $74,389 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $23,486,922$23,486,922
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $676,406$676,406
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $373,761$373,761
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $774,702$774,702
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $587,293$587,293
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,148,604 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,824,869$25,973,473
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $25,170,485 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$1,047,500
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$464,879
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$1,498,065
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$8,658,888
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$1,377,483
IX-9 Other employee benefits$2,509,797
IX-10 Payroll taxes$784,775
IX-11b Legal fees$768,267
IX-11c Accounting fees$128,500
IX-11f Investment management fees$186,826
IX-11g Other fees for services$231,576
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$114,122
IX-13 Office expenses$437,069
IX-14 Information technology$1,068,276
IX-16 Occupancy$3,818,219
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$176,125
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$219,519
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$360,448
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$894,885
IX-24e All other expenses$425,266
IX-25 Total functional expenses$25,170,485
Part X · Balance sheet $66,350,727 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,300,692$2,015,850
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,535,219$2,845,748
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,092,117$5,467,054
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $869,897$853,538
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $574,465$635,960
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $22,615,078$22,430,758
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $14,375,341$14,552,319
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,643,988$17,549,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $64,006,797$66,350,727
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,206,979$33,836,326
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $146,226$99,078
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,917,256$51,414,421
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $21,089,541$14,936,306
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,089,541$14,936,306
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $64,006,797$66,350,727
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,936,306 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$25,973,473
XI-2 Total expenses$25,170,485
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$802,988
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,089,541
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$2,836,251
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$4,119,972
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,936,306

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