Actors Equity Foundation INC

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 13-2513378

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To benefit members of the acting profession; increase cooperation among those who work in or on behalf of the theatrical profession; contribute to the advancement of the theatrical profession; and work to improve the state of the theater.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$80K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $185K a year · 41% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 73% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $9K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.03% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$193K
×56 vs prior year
Spent
$245K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$4.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$193K
FY2025▲ ×56
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$226K
FY2021$322K
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$250K
FY2024$3K
FY2025$193K
Expenses
$245K
FY2025▼ -9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$277K
FY2021$232K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$241K
FY2024$269K
FY2025$245K
Net assets
$4.6M
FY2025▲ +4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$4.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1975.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $199K Management & general 19% · $46K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Managing Director
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joan Glazer’s $80K as Managing Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joan Glazer$80,000$80,000$80,000$75,000$75,050$75,050

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

Supports actors and advances the theatrical profession through cooperation and improvement.

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3 program services account for $124K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The foundation provides unrestricted grants to support the general operations of not-for-profit theaters and not-for-profit organizations that work to benefit members of the acting profession and improve the state of the theater.

$97Kprogram expense
02

The foundation grants awards to individuals and organizations that recognize accomplishments in the acting profession and those who contribute to the advancement of the theatrical professions. Current foundation awards include the grant fund east, the paul robeson award, the joseph a.

$23Kprogram expense
03

The foundation provides education programming in the form of various career development workshops, both in person and remotely, to individuals of the acting profession. Since the inception of the program we've produced approximately two per year including: master class for musical theatre singing, stage combat workshop, adding tools to…

$4Kprogram expense

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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 3 funders$9K
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Grants paid · 14 grants · $210K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,000
The Actors Fund of AmericaNY · FY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000
The Actors Fund of AmericaNY · FY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,000
The Actors Fund of AmericaNY · FY2022$10,000
The Actors Fund of AmericaNY · FY2021$94,000
The Actors Fund of AmericaNY · FY2019$11,650
Unitemized GrantFY2019$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$193K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$112K
Investment incomeLn 3$81K
Money outPt IX
$245K
Ln 25
Programscol B$199K
Managementcol C$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$112K
Investment incomeLn 3$81K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$59K
Total revenueLn 12$193K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.4M$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M$4.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$104K$104K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$16K$16K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$71K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$4K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$425$425
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$190$190
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$132$132
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$4K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$245K$199K$46K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $193K$245K−$52K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3K$269K−$266K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $250K$241K$9K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$326K$1.4M$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $322K$232K$90K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $226K$277K−$51K$3.2M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $192,855 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$111,548
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$111,548
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $140,795$140,795
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$59,488−$59,488
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $81,307$192,855
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $245,109 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $103,510$103,510
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $16,500$16,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $71,313 · Management $31,131$102,444
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,218 · Management $1,841$6,059
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $425$425
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $6,748$6,748
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,107$2,107
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $190$190
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $132$132
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,677$1,677
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,915 · Management $1,402$5,317
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $199,456 · Management $45,653 · Fundraising $0$245,109
Part X · Balance sheet $4,578,167 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,646$51,114
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,357,778$4,527,053
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,407,424$4,578,167
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,250$1,574
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,250$1,574
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,883,778$3,131,318
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,521,396$1,445,275
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,405,174$4,576,593
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,407,424$4,578,167
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,576,593 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$192,855
XI-2 Total expenses$245,109
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$52,254
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,405,174
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$223,673
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,576,593

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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