Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1994.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
120 people listed on the 990; $2.3M paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $788K | $518K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $38.7M | $38.3M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $338K | $237K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $64.0M | $85.9M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $46.2M | $56.0M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $17.8M | $29.8M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $48K | |||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $664K | |||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $1.7M | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $10.2M | |||
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $1.7M | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $3.1M | |||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $933K | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $1.5M | |||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $119K | |||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $113K | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $280K | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $128K | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $445K | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $800K | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $3.9M | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $141K | |||
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $223K | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $534K | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.2M | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $27.8M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $25.8M | $31.1M | −$5.3M | $33.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $23.8M | $29.2M | −$5.5M | $32.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 Viewing | $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 | $26.0M | $25.2M | $803K | $14.9M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $29,442,478 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 108 of 108 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $29,442,478 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $27,763,194 across 19 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $85,854,035 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $29,849,957 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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